Strength of Materials Questions and Answers

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Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Exercise 5
Exercise 6

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Q 1
The point of contraflexure occurs in

A)   cantilever beams

B)   simply supported beams

C)   overhanging beams

D)   fixed beams


Correct Option - C

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Q 2
Which of the following statement is correct?

A) The energy stored in a body, when strained within elastic limit is known as strain energy.

B) The maximum strain energy which can be stored in a body is termed as proof resilience.

C) The proof resilience per unit volume of a material is known as modulus of resilience.

D) all of the above


Correct Option - D

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Q 3
The energy stored in a body when strained within elastic limit is known as

A)   resilience

B)   proof resilience

C)   strain energy

D)   impact energy


Correct Option - C

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Q 4
When shear force at a point is zero, then bending moment is __________ at that point.

A)   zero

B)   minimum

C)   maximum

D)   infinity


Correct Option - C

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Q 5
The deformation per unit length is called

A)   tensile stress

B)   compressive stress

C)   shear stress

D)   strain


Correct Option - D

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Q 6
A concentrated load is one which

A) acts at a point on a beam

B) spreads non-uniformly over the whole length of a beam

C) spreads uniformly over the whole length of a beam

D) varies uniformly over the whole length of a beam


Correct Option - A

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Q 7
A thin spherical shell of diameter (d) and thickness (t) is subjected to an internal pressure (p). The stress in the shell material is

A)   pd/t

B)   pd/2t

C)   pd/4t

D)   pd/8t


Correct Option - C

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