Practice Test: Question Set - 08
1. The stress necessary to initiate yielding is
- (A) Considerably greater than that necessary to
continue it
- (B) Considerably lesser than that necessary to
continue it
- (C) Greater than that necessary to stop it
- (D) Lesser than that necessary to stop it
2. A lap joint is always in _________ shear.
- (A) Single
- (B) Double
- (C) Both A and B
- (D) None of
these
3. When it is indicated that a member is elastic, it means that when force is applied, it will
- (A) Not deform
- (B) Be safest
- (C) Stretch
- (D) Not stretch
4. For a beam, as shown in the below figure, when the load W is applied in the center of the beam, the maximum deflection is
- (A) Wl3 / 48EI
- (B) 5Wl3 / 384EI
- (C) Wl3 / 392EI
- (D) Wl3 / 384EI
5. The relation between Young's modulus (E), shear modulus (C) and bulk modulus (K) is given by
- (A) E = 3K.C/(3K + C)
- (B) E = 6K.C/(3K +
C)
- (C) E = 9K.C/(3K +
C)
- (D) E = 12K.C/(3K + C)
6. The distance between the centers of the rivets in adjacent rows of zigzag riveted joint is known as
- (A) Pitch
- (B) Back pitch
- (C) Diagonal pitch
- (D) Diametric pitch
7. In the below figure, the stress corresponding to point ‘D’ is
- (A) Yield point
stress
- (B) Breaking
stress
- (C) Ultimate
stress
- (D) Elastic
limit
8. A body is subjected to a direct tensile stress of 300 MPa in one plane accompanied by a simple shear stress of 200 MPa. The maximum shear stress will be
- (A) -100 MPa
- (B) 250 MPa
- (C) 300 MPa
- (D) 400 MPa
9. A cylindrical section having no joint is known as
- (A) Joint less section
- (B) Homogeneous section
- (C) Perfect section
- (D) Seamless section
10. A beam which is fixed at one end and free at the other is called
- (A) Simply
supported beam
- (B) Fixed
beam
- (C) Overhanging
beam
- (D) Cantilever
beam
11. The neutral axis of a transverse section of a beam passes through the centre of gravity of the section and is
- (A) In the
vertical plane
- (B) In
the horizontal plane
- (C) In
the same plane in which the beam bends
- (D) At
right angle to the plane in which the beam bends
12. The value of Poisson's ratio for steel is between
- (A) 0.01 to 0.1
- (B) 0.23 to 0.27
- (C) 0.25 to 0.33
- (D) 0.4 to 0.6
13. The columns whose slenderness ratio is less than 80, are known as
- (A) Short
columns
- (B) Long
columns
- (C) Weak
columns
- (D) Medium
columns
14. The stress developed in a material at breaking point in extension is called
- (A) Breaking stress
- (B) Fracture stress
- (C) Yield point stress
- (D) Ultimate tensile
stress
15. For riveting, the size of hole drilled in plates is __________ shank diameter of rivet.
- (A) Equal to
- (B) Less
than
- (C) Greater than
- (D) None
of these
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