GATE TEST SERIES

STRENGTH OF MATERIAL TEST 1

Q1. How can one reduce the deflection in a simply supported laterally loaded beam?
I. Increase the area moment of Inertia.
II. Decrease the span moment of inertia.
III. Select a different material with lesser modulus of elasticity.
IV. Decrease the load on the beam.
a. I, II and III
b. II, III and IV
c. I, II and IV
d. I and II

Q2. A shaft subjected to torsion experience maximum shear stress on the

surface. The maximum principal stress on the surface inclined at 45 to the axis will
be?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Q3. The ratio of area under the bending moment diagram to the flexural rigidity
between any two point along a beam, gives the change in
a. deflection
b. slope
c. shear force
d. bending moment

Q4. A ductile material fails through which of the following mechanisms under
tension?
a. Barrel-like failure
b. Failure on a diagonal plane
c. Cup and cone failure
d. Cannot be predicted

Q5. The two shaft AB and BC of equal length and diameter d and 2d are made of
same material and are subjected to a twisting moment T at the point B. If Ta and Tc
represent the twisting moments developed at ends A and C, then
a. Ta = Ta
b. Tc = 8Ta
c. Tc = 16Ta
d. Ta = 16Tc

Q6. The relationship governing the simple bending of beam is

a.

b.

c.

d.

Q7. The strain energy stored in a bar is 50 J, If the load applied is 10 N, the
product of strain and length of the bar will be
a. 10 m
b. 1 m
c. 0.1 m
d. 100 m

Q8. When a body is strained and work is done on the body the following load vs
elongation graph was obtained.

The change in internal energy of body will be

a. 10 J
b. 20 J
c. 4J
d. 5J

Q9. M- relationship for a simply supported beam shown below is given by

a.
 b.

c.

d.

Q10. For the following data available with respect to the pressurized thin cylinder,
[where d is diameter of thin cylinder and t and l are thickness and length respectively
of cylinder]
Resisting area 2t l = 25 mm2
Projected area d l = 50 mm2 .
If the internal pressure in the cylinder is 10 MPa, then circumferential stress is
__________ MPa.

Q11. The value of maximum principle stress for the stress system shown below is
________MPa.

Q12. The maximum bending stress induced in a steel wire of modulus of elasticity
300 kN/mm2 and diameter 2 mm when would on a drum of diameter 2 m is equal to
_____ N/mm2.

Q13. A motor of 50 W power rotates a solid shaft AB at 500 rad/s. The weight
density of the shaft AB is 12 N/m3. The maximum normal stress induced in shaft is
__________ Pa.
Q14. The overhanging beam ABC carries a concentrated load P at end C the
displacement of the beam at C,is ___________m

Q15. A column has a rectangular cross-section of 10 mm 20 mm and a length of 1

m. The slenderness ratio of the column is _________.

Q16. Mohrs circle for the state of stress is defined by MPa is a circle
with radius _____ MPa.

Q17. A sphere of diameter 5 m is subjected to a uniform pressure P = 250 MPa on

all directions as shown above and the Youngs modulus of sphere is E = 200 GPa.
The bulk modulus of the material of sphere is

a. 378.871 GPa
b. 509.0625 GPa
c. 478.871 GPa
d. 419.0625 GPa

Q18. For the given beam the bending moment at the centre of the beam will be

a. 120 kNm
b. 128 kNm
c. 176 kNm
d. 512 kN
Q19. Principal stresses at a point in an elastic material are 100 MPa tensile, 50 MPa
tensile and 25 MPa tensile. The elastic limit in simple tension is 220 MPa. The factor
of safety based on shear strain energy theory is
a. 3.33
b. 1.24
c. 2.12
d. 3.92

Q20. An elastomeric bearing pad is subjected to a shear force during a static

loading test. The pad has dimensions a = 150 mm and b = 225 mm and thickness
t = 55 mm. The lateral displacement of the top plate with respect to the bottom plate
is 14 mm under a load P = 16 kN. The shear modulus of elasticity G of the
elastomer is approximately.

a. 1.0 MPa
b. 1.5 MPa
c. 1.7 MPa
d. 1.9 MPa

Q21. A thin steel tube of 2.5 cm mean diameter and 0.16 cm thickness is subjected
to an axial pull of 10 kN and an axial torque of 23.5 Nm. Find the magnitude of the
principal stress (MPa) at any point
a. 100
b. 50
c. 90
d. 70

Q22. A cantilever beam of uniform strength having dimensions B H at support and

span length of L is subjected to a concentrated load P at free end. If the width of
beam is constant throughout the length then the depth of the beam at a distance x
from free end will be

a.

b.

c.

d.
Q23. A beam 6 m long carries horizontal and vertical loads as shown in figure.
Beam is hinged at end A and roller supported at D. The bending moment diagram of
the given beam will be

a.

b.

c.

d.
Q24. Consider four thin-walled beams of different open cross-sections, as shown in
the cases (i - iv). A shear force of magnitude F acts vertically downward at the
location P in all the beams. In which of the following case, does the shear force
induce bending and twisting?

a. (i)
b. (ii)
c. (iii)
d. (iv)

Q25. A column of length L has its one end fixed and other hinged. The cross-section
is a circle of diameter D. The slenderness ratio is :

a.

b.

c.

d.

Q26. A rod [Youngs modulus 200 N/m2 and Poissons ratio 0.4] of length 4 m is
suspended from the ceiling by one of its ends. The weight density of the rod is 1.2
N/m3. The relative increment of its volume V/V is ________ 103.

Q27. It is required to keep the length of the cylinder constant on raising its temperature
by 100C. The pressure that has to be applied to the ends is ________ atm. [Take
Youngs modulus and coefficient of linear expansion of steel as 200 GPa and 11.7
10-6/C]
Q.28. A steel rod whose one end is fixed and the other is twisted through an angle
= 60, the length of the rod is 1 m and radius r is 10 mm the elastic deformation
energy of steel rod is _________ Joule. [Take rigidity modulus of steel as 82 GPa]

Q29. A copper bar 25 cm long is fixed vertically by means of supports at its ends.
The temperature of the bar is then raised by 120C. If load support yields by 0.01
cm then the magnitude of stress induced in the bar will be ________ MPa.

Q30. A steel wire hangs from a high-altitude balloon. The steel has unit weight 80
kN/m3 and yield stress of 300 MPa. The required factor of safety against yield is
2.0. The maximum permissible length of thewire is _____ m.

Q31. The maximum shear stress induced in a solid circular shaft of diameter 15
cm when the shaft transmits 150 kW power at 180 rpm is ___________ MPa.

Q32. A round steel tubular strut is 3.75 cm in external diameter and is 2 m long.
The thickness it should have in order to withstand an axial load of 10 kN is
___________ cm. It is hinged at both ends.

Q33. The stresses on two perpendicular planes through a point are 120 MPa tensile
80 MPa compressive and 60 MPa shear. The area of corresponding Mohrs circle is
__________ mm 2. [Take 1 MPa = 0.10 mm]