TOP Strength of Materials Multiple choice Questions and Answers pdf

11.    The ultimate tensile stress of mild steel compared to ultimate compressive stress is
(a)     same
(b)     more
(c)    less
(d)    more or less depending on other factors
(e)    unpredictable.
Ans: b

12.    Tensile strength of a material is obtained by dividing the maximum load during the test by the
(a)     area at the time of fracture
(b)    original cross-sectional area
(c)     average of (a) and (b)
(d)    minimum area after fracture
(e)    none of the above.
Ans: b

13.    The impact strength of a material is an index of its
(a)     toughness  
(b)     tensile strength
(c)    capability of being cold worked
(d)    hardness
(e)     fatigue strength.
Ans: a

14.    The Young's modulus of a wire is defined as the stress which will increase the length of wire compared to its original length
(a)     half
(b)     same amount
(c)     double
(d)     one-fourth
(e)    four times.
Ans: b

15.    Percentage reduction of area in performing tensile test on cast iron may be of the order of
(a)     50%
(b)     25%
(c)     0%
(d)     15%
(e)     60%.
Ans: c

16.    The intensity of stress which causes unit strain is called
(a)     unit stress 
(b)     bulk modulus
(c)    modulus of rigidity
(d)    modulus of elasticity
(e)    principal stress.
Ans: d

17.    True stress-strain curve for materials is plotted between
(a)    load/original cross-sectional area and change in length/original length
(b)    load/instantaneous cross-sectional area original area and log.
(c)    load/instantaneous cross-sectional area and change in length/original length
(d)    load/instantaneous area and instantaneous area/original area
(e)    none of the above.
Ans: b

18. During a tensile test on a specimen of 1 cm cross-section, maximum load observed was 8 tonnes and area of cross-section at neck was 0.5 cm2. Ultimate tensile strength of specimen is
(a)    4 tonnes/cm2
(b)    8 tonnes/cm2
(c)     16 tonnes/cm2
(d)    22 tonnes/cm2
(e)    none of the above.
Ans: b

19.    For steel, the ultimate strength in shear as compared to in tension is nearly
(a)     same
(b)     half
(c)     one-third
(d)     two-third
(e)     one-fourth.
Ans: b

20.    Which of the following has no unit
(a)    kinematic viscosity
(b)    surface tension
(c)    bulk modulus
(d)    strain
(e)     elasticity.
Ans: d

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