COMPLETE 26/09/2010

Poornima Group of Institutions, Jaipur

Branch: Civil Engineering
Sub./Code: Strength of Material-I/3CE01
Unit II
Submitted By: N. K. Jain (HOD, ME)
1. Poissons ratio is defined as the ratio of
(1)Longitudinal stress and longitudinal strain (2) longitudinal stress and lateral stress
(3) Lateral stress and longitudinal stress
(4) Lateral stress and lateral strain

(5) none of the above

Ans. (3)

2. The stress necessary to initiate yielding is

(1)Considerably greater than the necessary to continue it
(2) Considerably lesser than the necessary to continue it
(3) greater than that necessary to stop it

(4)lesser than that necessary to stop it

(5) equal to that necessary to stop it

Ans. (1)

3. Mohrs circle can be used to determine following stress on inclined surface

(1)principle stresses (2)normal stress (3)tangential stress (4)maximum shear stress
(5)all of the above

Ans. (5)

4. According to Hooks law, stress and strain

(1)are directly proportional (2)are inversely proptional (3)are curvilinearly related
(4)have unpredictable relationship
(5)none of the above

Ans. (1)

5. Principal plane is one which carries

(1)no shear stress

(2)maximum shear stress

(4)maximum resultant of stresses

(5) no result of stresses

(3)no normal stress

Ans. (1)

6. For biaxial stress the maximum shear stress occurs on plane inclined at following angle to the principle
normal plane
(1)900

(2)450

(3)1450

(4)1350

(5)none of the above

Ans. (2)

7. On the plane having maximum or minimum principle stresses, the tangential stress will be
(1) minimum
(4)infinity

(2)maximum
(3)zero
(5)some value depending on magnitude of two stresses

Ans.

(3)
8. Maximum shear stress in Mohrs circle is
(1) equal to radius of Mohrs circle (2)greater than radius of Mohrs circle
(3) less than radius of Mohrs circle

(4)could be any of the above

(5) none of the above Ans.(1)

9. The normal stresses on an oblique section of a body subjected to a direct stress p in one plane, if be the
inclination of the oblique section with normal to the stress, is equal to
(1)p cos

(2) p2 cos

(3) p/2 cos

(5) p cos2

(4) p cos2

Ans.(5)

10. If a principle plane be subjected to maximum principle stress, then shear stress on this plane will be
(1) zero

(2) maximum

(3)minimum

(4)infinity

Ans. (1)

11. If p1 and p2 be the major and minor tensile stresses, then maximum value of tangential stress equal to
(1)p1

(2)p2

(3)p1 p2

(4) p1 + p2

(5) (p1 p2)/2

Ans. (5)
12. In a prismatic bar be subjected to an axial tensile stress p, then the shear stress induced on a plane inclined
at an angle with the axis will be
(1)p/2 sin2
Ans.(2)

(2) p/2 sin2

(3) p sin2

(4) p cos2

(5) p/2 cos2

13. Shear stress on mutually perpendicular planes are

(1)zero

(2)minimum

(3)maximum

(4)equal

(5)none of the above Ans.

(4)
14. Mohrs circle is used to determine the stresses on an oblique section of a body subjected to
(1) direct stresses in two mutually perpendicular directions
(2)a direct stress in one plane along with simple shear stress
(3) direct stresses in two mutually perpendicular directions accompanied by a simple shear stress
(4)all of the above

(5)none of the above

15. The plane of maximum shear stress with reference to principal planes are located at

Ans.(4)

(1)00

(2)22.50

(3)450

(4)900

(5)1350

Ans.

(3)
16. The normal stress on the plane of minimum stress in the cases of plane stress problem will be
(1)zero

(2)maximum

(4)principle stress

(3)half the difference of two mutually perpendicular stresses

(5)none of the above

Ans.(1)

17. The extremities of any diameter on Mohrs circle represent

(1)principal stresses

(2)normal stresses on plane at 450

(3)shear stresses on plane at 450

(4)normal and shear stresses on a plane

Ans.(2)

18. In case of pure shear at a point, the sum of normal stresses on two orthogonal planes equal to
(1)maximum shear stress

(2)twice the maximum shear stress

(3)half the maximum shear stress

(4)zero

(5)none of the above

Ans.(4)

19. The principal stress in the case of pure shear will be equal in magnitude
(1)and similar in nature

(2) and opposite in nature

(3)to half the shear stress and similar in nature

(4) to half the maximum shear stress but opposite in nature

Ans.(1)

20. Deformation per unit length in the direction of force is known as

(1)strain

(2)lateral strain

(4)linear stress

(5)unit strain

(3)linear strain
Ans.(3)