Institute of Engineering

Multiple choice questions

Subject: Mechanics of Solids (Practical)

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1. What are assumptions made during stress analysis of curved beams?
a) The material is nonisotropic
b) The material is non homogeneous
c) The material obeys hooke's law
d) All of the above

2. Neutral axis of a beam always coincides with

a) Axis passing through bottom of beam
b) Axis passing through height h/2 from bottom
c) Axis passing through height h/3 from bottom
d) Axis passing through centroid

3. Two beams have same length and same weight and same material. One beam has solid circular
section and other hollow circular section with outside diameter/inside diameter ratio=K and having
moment of resistance=M, then
a) both beams will have same strength in terms of M
b) Solid beam will have more strength in terms of M
c) Hollow beam will have more strength in terms of M and it will be a function of K
d) Hollow beam will have more strength in terms of M and it will be independent of K

4. Moment of inertia of a section is

a) ∫y^2dA
b) ∫ydA
c) ∫xydA
d) ∫x^2y^2dA

5. Unsymmetrical bending is said to occur when

[A]. The beam cross-section is unsymmetrical [B]. The shear centre does not coincide with
neutral axis
[C]. The bending moment diagram is unsymmetrical [D]. The beam is subjected to thrust in
addition to bending moment
[E]. The beam is subjected to loads that do not lie in a plane containing a principal axis

6. A cantilever of length 3m carries a uniformly distributed load of 15KN/m over a length of 2m from
the free end. If I= 108 mm4 and E= 2×105 N/mm2 ,find the slope at the free end?
a.0.00326 rad
b.0.00578 rad
c.0.00677 rad
d.0.00786 rad

7. Beams of fixed types are statically indeterminant in which equations of equilibrium are
a. incompatible b. insufficient c. incomplete d.complete

8. Maximum deflection in a cantilever beam with UDL w over the entire length will be
a.wL4/4EI b.wL4/12EI C.wl4/ 8EI d.None.

9. Maximum slope in a cantilever beam with UDL w over the entire length will be
 a. wl3 /9EI b. wl3 /6EI c. wl3 /3EI d. None.

10. When a shaft is subjected to a twisting moment, every cross-section of the shaft will be under
(a) Tensile stress (b) Compressive stress (c) Shear stress (d) All of these