Code No: 53016 Set No.

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JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD
II B.Tech. I Sem., I Mid-Term Examinations, September 2011
MECHANICS OF SOLIDS
Objective Exam
Name: ______________________________ Hall Ticket No.
A

Answer All Questions. All Questions Carry Equal Marks. Time: 20 Min. Marks: 10.

I Choose the correct alternative:

1. Hooks Law holds good up to [ ]
A) Proportional limit B) Yield Point C) Elastic Limit D) Plastic Limit

2. The ratio of Lateral Strain to longitudinal strain is called_________ [ ]
A) Bulk Modulus B) Modulus of Elasticity C) Poissons Ratio D) Modulus of Rigidity

3. The thermal stress is given by [ ]
A) T E B)

ET

C)
T
E
D)
T E
1

4. The total Strain energy stored in a body is known as_________ [ ]
A) Impact Energy B) Proof Resilience C) Modulus of Resilience D) Resilience

5. A rod is enclosed centrally in a tube and the assembly is tightened by rigid washers. If the assembly
is subjected to compressive load, then [ ]
A) Rod is subjected to a compressive load B) Tube is subjected to a compressive load
C) Both are subjected to a compressive load D) None of the above

6. The bending moment on a section is Maximum where shearing force is [ ]
A) Minimum B) Maximum C) Change in Sign D) Equal

7. A Cantilever beam of length (L) carries a point load (W) at the free end. The Shear
Force diagram will be__________ [ ]
A) Two equal and opposite rectangles B) a rectangle
C) Two equal and opposite triangles D) a triangle

8. In theory of simple bending the bending stress in beam section varies [ ]
A) Linearly B) Parabolically C) Elliptically D) None of above.

9. If b is the width of the beam andd is depth of beam then Section modulus of rectangular section
is given by [ ]
A)
12
2
db
B)
12
2
bd
C)
6
2
db
D)
6
2
bd

10. In a circular section, the maximum shear stress (
max
) is given by_______ [ ]
A)
avg

2
1
B)
avg

3
4
C)
avg

3
2
D) none of the above.

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Code No: 53016 :2: Set No. 1

II Fill in the blanks:

11. The relation between Modulus of Elasticity (E), Modulus of Rigidity (N) & Bulk Modulus (K) is
given by _________________

12. A Rod of length (l) tapers uniformly from a diameter D
1
to a diameter D
2
and carries an axial tensile
load (P).The extension of the rod would be________________.

13. The point of Contra flexure occurs only in____________ type of beams.

14. The ratio of change in volume to original volume is known as___________________.

15. Shear force for a uniformly distributed load varies according to a straight line law
Whereas B.M varies according to a ___________ curve.

16. The Neutral axis of a beam is an axis at which the bending stress is _____________.

17. The relation between Max stresses (
b
) offered by a section, moment of resistance (M) and section
modulus (Z) is given by__________________ .

18. The section modulus of circular section having diameter (d) is given by _________.

19. The maximum shear stress developed in a beam of rectangular section is _________ .

20. Factor of safety is defined as ratio of _______________ to ___________________.




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Overhanging
Volumetric Strain
parabolic
zero
1.5 times
Ultimate stress
Working Stress