Strength of Materials

By: Garnel Avellano

1. THE SECTION OF A BEAM AT WITCH THBENDING MOMENT CHANGES
FROM POSITIVE TO NEGATIVE IS CALLED.

A.
B.
C.
D.

CRITICAL PIONT
DEFLECTION PIONT
PIONT OF INFLECTION
NONE OF THE ABOVE

ANSWER: C. PIONT OF INFLECTION

2. A CIRCULAR STEEL PLATE MUST FIT INTO AN OPENING WHOSE AREA IS
FIFTY SQUARE INCHES. FIND THE DIAMETER OF THE PLATE TO TWO
DECIMAL PLACES.
A.
B.
C.
D.

7.98 IN.
8.65 IN.
6.45 IN.
9.60 IN.

ANSWER: A. 7.98 IN.

3. FIND THE CONSTANT OF 81HP IN A 3 INCHES COLD ROLLED LINE
SHAFTING WHICH TRANSMITTED 210 RMP.
A.
B.
C.
D.

900
600
800
500

ANSWER: A. 900
4. A STEEL WIRE 10 M. LONG , HANGING VERTICALLY SUPPORTS A TENSILE
LOAD OF 1000 N. NEGLECTING THE WEIGHT OF THE WIRE, DETERMINE
THE REQUIRED DIAMETER IF THE ELONGATION IS NOT TO EXCEED 2.5
MM. ASSUME E = 200 GPa.
A.
B.
C.
D.

5.046 MM.
3.596 MM.
4.297 MM.
6.382 MM.

ANSWER: A. 5.046 MM.

5. THE RATIO OF THE LATERAL EXPANSION TO THE LONGITUDINAL
SHORTENING OF A CONCRETE CYLINDER WHEN SUBJECTED TO
COMPRESSIVE LOAD.
A.
B.
C.
D.

MODULUS OF ELASTICITY
POISSONS RATIO
MODULUS OF RUPTURE
NONE OF THE ABOVE

ANSWER: B. POISSONS RATIO

6. THE MOMENT OF INERTIA OF ANY PLANE FIGURE CAN BE EXPRESSED IN
UNITS OF LENGTH TO THE:
A.
B.
C.
D.

FIRST POWER
SECOND POWER
THIRD POWER
FOURTH POWER

ANSWER: D. FOURTH POWER

7. THE MOMENT OF INERTIA ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL X X AXIS OF A CROSS
SECTION IS:
A.
B.
C.
D.

THE INTEGRAL OF y2dA

THE INTEGRAL OF xdA
THE INTEGRAL OF x2dA
THE INTEGRAL OF xydA

ANSWER: A. THE INTEGRAL OF y2dA

8. THE STRESS IN AN ELASTIC MATERIAL IS:
A.
B.
C.
D.

INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL TO THE MATERIALS YIELD STRENGHT

INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL TO THE FORCE ACTING
PROPORTIONAL TO THE DISPLACEMENT
INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL TO THE STRAIN

ANSWER: C. PROPORTIONAL TO THE DISPLACEMENT

9. PRINCIPAL STRESSES OCCUR ON THOSE PLANES:
A. WHERE THE SHEARING STRESS IS ZERO
B. WHICH ARE 45o APART

C. WHERE THE SHEARING STRESS IN MINIMUM

D. WHICH ARE SUBJECTED TO PURE TENSION
ANSWER: A. WHERE THE SHEARING STRESS IS ZERO
10. THE DEFLECTION OF A BEAM IS:
A. DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL TO THE MODULUS OF ELASTICITY AND
MOMENT OF INERTIA
B. INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL TO THE MODULUS OF ELASTICITY
AND MOMENT OF INERTIA
C. DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL TO THE LOAD IMPOSED AND
INVERSELY TO THE LENGTH SQUARED
D. INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL TO THE WEIGHT AND LENGTH
ANSWER: B. INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL TO THE MODULUS OF
ELASTICITY AND MOMENT OF INERTIA
11. POISSONS RATIO IS THE RATIO OF THE:
A. UNIT LATERAL DEFORMATION TO THE UNIT LONGITUDINAL
DEFORMATION
B. UNIT STRESS TO NUIT STRAIN
C. ELASTIC LIMIT TO PROPORTIONAL LIMIT
D. SHEAR TO COMPRESSIVE STRAIN
ANSWER: A. UNIT LATERAL DEFORMATION TO THE UNIT
LONGITUDINAL
12. THE LINEAR PORTION OF THE STRESS STRAIN DIAGRAM OF STEEL IS
KNOWN AS THE:
A.
B.
C.
D.

MODULUS OF ELONGATION
PLASTIC RANGE
STRAIN HARDENING
ELASTIC RANGE

ANSWER: D. ELASTIC RANGE

13. STRESS CONCENTRATION FACTOR:
A. IS A RATIO OF AVERAGE STRESS ON A SETION TO THE
ALLOWABLE STRESS
B. IS THE RATIO OF AREAS INVOLVED INA SUDDEN CHANGE OF
CROSS SECTION

C. IS THE RATIO OF MAXIMUM STRESS PRODUCED IN A SECTION TO

THE AVERAGE STRESS OVER THE SECTION
D. IS THE LOAD FACTOR APPLIED TO LOADS
ANSWER: C. IS THE RATIO OF MAXIMUM STRESS PRODUCED IN A
SECTION TO THE AVERAGE STRESS OVER THE
SECTION
14. MODULUS OF RIGITY OF A STEEL MEMBER IS
A. DEFINE AS THE UNIT SHEAR STRESS DIVIDED BY THE UNIT SHEAR
DEFORMATION (SHEAR STRAIN)
B. EQUAL TO THE MODULUS OF ELASTICITY DIVIDED BY ONEPLUS
POISSONS RATIO
C. DEFINED AS THE LENGTH DIVIDED BY THE MOMENT OF INERTIA
D. EQUAL TO APPROXIMATELY 7/10 OF THE MODULUS OF ELASTICITY
ANSWER: A. DEFINE AS THE UNIT SHEAR STRESS DIVIDED BY THE UNIT
SHEAR DEFORMATION (SHEAR STRAIN)
15. FIXING BOTH ENDS OF A SIMPLY SUPPORTED BEAM THAT HAS A
UNIFORM LOAD THROUGH OUT THE SPAN WILL INCREASE THE
ALLOWABLE LOAD BY:
A.
B.
C.
D.

25%
50%
75%
100%

ANSWER: B. 50%
16. THE AREA OF THE SHEAR DIAGRAM BETWEEN ANY TWO PIONTS ON THE
BEAM IS EQUAL TO:
A.
B.
C.
D.

CHANGE IN SHEAR BETWEEN TWO POINTS

TOTAL SHEAR BETWEEN THE TWO POINTS
AVERAGE MOMENT BETWEEN THE TWO POINTS
CHANGE IN MOMENT BETWEEN THE TWO POINTS

ANSWER: A. CHANGE IN MOMENT BETWEEN TWO POINTS

17. A THIN WALLED CYLINDRICAL SHELL HAS AN INTERNAL DIAMETER OF 2
M. AND IS FABRICATED FROM PLATES 20 MM. THICK. CALCULATE THE
SAFE PRESSURE IN THE SHELL IF THE TENSILE STRENGHT OF THE
PLATE IS 400 kN/MM2 AND THE FACTOR OF SAFETY IS 6.

A.
B.
C.
D.

1.33 N/mm 2
0.33 N/mm 2
13.3 N/mm 2
133.3 N/ mm 2

ANSWER: A. 1.33 N/mm 2

18. THE LINEAR PORTION OF THE STRESS-STRAIN DIAGRAM OF THE STEEL
IS KNOWN AS THE:
A.
B.
C.
D.

MODULUS OF ELONGATION
PLASTIC RANGE
STRAIN HARDENING
ELASTIC RANGE

ANSWER: ELASTIC RANGE

19. FOR A SYSTEM TO BE IN EQUILIBRIUM, THE SUM OF THE EXTERNAL
FORCES ACTING ON THE SYSTEM MUST BE:
A.
B.
C.
D.

EQUAL TO UNITY
A MAXIMUM
INDETERMINATE
ZERO

ANSWER: D.ZERO
20. A SHORT STRUCTURAL MEMBER OF LENGTH L, AREA A AND MODULUS
OF ELASTICITY E, SUBJECTED TO A COMPRESSION LOAD OF P. THE
MEMBER WILL:
A.
B.
C.
D.

ELONGATED BY PL/AE
SHORTEN BY PL/AE
BUCKLE AT 2 EI/LL
NONE OF THE ABOVE

ANSWER: B. SHORTEN BY PL/AE

21. WHAT IS A METAL CHARACTERISTIC TO WITHSTAND FORCES THAT
CAUSE TWISTING?
A.
B.
C.
D.

TORSIONAL STRENGHT
MODULUS OF ELASTICITY
TWISTING MOMENT
ELASTICITY

ANSWER: A. TORSIONAL STRENGHT

22. DTERMINE THE ESTIMATE WEIGHT OF AN A-36 STEEL PLATE SIZE 3/16 X
6 20.
A.
B.
C.
D.

919 LBS.
1012 LBS.
829 LBS.
735 LBS.

ANSWER: A. 919 LBS.

23. A 3 DIAMETER SHORT SHAFT CARRYING TWO PULLEY CLOSE TO THE
BEARINGS TRNSMIT HOW MUCH HORSEPOWER IF THE SHAFT MAKES
280 RPM?
A.
B.
C.
D.

199 HP
198 HP
200 HP
210 HP

ANSWER: A. 199 HP
24. WHAT PRESSURE IS REQUIRED TO PUNCH A HOLE 2
A.
B.
C.
D.

10 TONS
20 TONS
30TONS
40 TONS

ANSWER: A. 10 TONS
25. COMPUTE THE WORKING STRENGHT OF A 1 BOLT WHICH IS SCREWED
UP TIGHTLY IN A PACKED JOINT WHEN THE ALLOWABLE WORKING
STRESS IS 13000psi?
A.
B.
C.
D.

3600 psi
3950 psi
3900 psi
3800 psi

ANSWER: A. 3600 psi

26. WHAT IS THE WORKING STRENGHT OF A 2 BOLT WHICH IS SCREWED
UP TIGHTLY IN A PACKED JOINT WHEN THE ALLOWABLE OWRKING
STRESS IS 12000 psi?

A.
B.
C.
D.

20,120 lbs.
25,347 lbs.
20,443 lbs.
20,200 lbs.

ANSWER: B. 25,347 lbs.

27. COMPUT THE SPEED OF THE GEAR MOUNTED ON A 52.5 mm DIAMETER
SHAFT RECEIVING POWER FROM A DRIVING MOTOR WITH 250 hp.
A.
B.
C.
D.

2182 rpm
2071 rpm
2282 rpm
2341 rpm

ANSWER: C. 2282 rpm

28. WHAT FORCE P IS REQUIRED TO PUNCH A in. HOLE ON A 3/8 in. THICK
PLATE IF THE ULIMATE SHEAR STRENGHT OF THE PLATE IS 42000 psi?
A.
B.
C.
D.

24940 lbs
24620 lbs
24960 lbs
24740 lbs

ANSWER: D. 24740 lbs

29. A HOLLOW SHAFT HAS INNER DIAMETER OF 0.035 m. AND OUTER
DIAMETER OF 0.06 m. DETEREMINE THE POLAR MOMENT OF INERTIA OF
THE HOLLOW SHAFT.
A.
B.
C.
D.

1.512 x 10-6 m4
1.215 x 10-6 m4
1.152 x 10-6 m4
1.125 x 10-6 m4

ANSWER: B. 1.215 x 10-6 m4

30. WHAT IS THE MODULUS OF ELASTICITY IF THE STRESS IS 44,000 psi AND
a UNIT OF 0.00105?
A.
B.
C.
D.

41.905 x 106
42.300 x 106
41.202 x 106
43.101 x 106

ANSWER: A. 41.905 x 106

31. DETERMINE THE THICKNESS OF A STEEL AIR RECEIVER WITH 30 INCHES
DIAMETER AND PRESSURE LOAD OF 120 psi. DESIGN STRESS OF 8000
psi.
A.
B.
C.
D.

in.
5/8 in.
3/8 in.
in.

ANSWER: A.1/4 in.

32. THE SECTION MODULUS OF A RECTANGULAR OF BASE b AND HEIGHT
h ABOUT ITS BASE IS:
A.
B.
C.
D.

bh2/6
bh3/3
bh2/12
bh3/12

ANSWER: D. bh3/12
33. A 2-in. SOLID SHAFT IS DRIVEN BY A 36-in. GEAR AND TRANSMITS POWER
AT 120 rpm. IF ALLOWABLE SHEARING STRESS IS 12 psi, WHAT
HORSEPOWER CAN BE TRANSMITTED?
A.
B.
C.
D.

29.89
35.89
38.89
34.89

ANSWER: A.35.89
34. A COILED SPRING WITH 5 cm. OF OUTSIDE DIAMETER IS REQUIRED TO
WORK UNDER THE LOAD OF 190 N. THE WIRE DIAMETER IS 15 mm, THE
SPRING IS TO HAVE 6 ACTIVE COILS AND THE ENDS TO BE CLOSED AND
ROUND. DETERMINE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COILS. THE MODULUS OF
RIGIDITY IS 80GPa AND THE MEAN RADIUS IS TO BE 23 mm, WITH 7 mm
PITCH OF THE SPRING.
A.
B.
C.
D.

6.5 COILS
7.5 COILS
8.5 COILS
9.5 COILS

ANSWER: C. 8.5 COILS

35. A HELICAL SPRING HAVING SQUARE AND GROUND ENDS HAS A TOTAL
OF 18 COILS AND ITS MATERIAL HAS MODULUS OF ELASTICITY IN SHEAR
OF 78.910 GPa. IF THE SPRING HAS AN OUTSIDE DIAMETER OF 10.42 cm.
AND A WIRE DIAMETER OF 0.625 cm, COMPUTE THE MAXIMUM
DEFLECTION THAT CAN BE PRODUCED IN THE SPRING DUE TO A LOAD
OF 50 Kgs.
A.
B.
C.
D.

302 mm
342 mm
551 mm
322 mm

ANSWER: C.551 mm
36. DESIGN THE SIZE OF SOLID STEEL TO BE USED FOR 500 hp, 250 rpm
APPLICATION IF THE ALLOWABLE TORSIONAL DEFLECTION IS 10 AND
THE ALLOWABLE STRESS IS 10,000 psi AND MODULUS OF RIGIDITY IS 13
X 106 psi.
A.
B.
C.
D.

5 dia.
4 5/8 dia.
4 7/8 dia.
4 dia.

ANSWER: B. 4 5/8 dia.

37. WITH THE ELECTRIC ARC WELDING RATE OF 18 in./min., HOW LONG WIL
IT TAKE TO WELD A in. THICK PLATE BY 3 ft. LONG SEAM ?
A.
B.
C.
D.

3 min.
2 min.
1.5 min.
4 min.

ANSWER: B.
38. A HOLLOW SHAFT HAS AN INNER DIAMETER OF 0.035 m. AN OUTER
DIAMETER OF 0.06 m. COMPUTE FOR THE TORQUE IF THE SHEAR
STRESS IS NOT TO EXCEED 120 Gpa IN Nm.
A.
B.
C.
D.

4500
4100
4300
4150

ANSWER: A.
39. WHT MODULUS OF ELASTICITY IN TENSION IS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A
UNIT DEFORMATION OF 0.00105 m/m FROM A LOAD PRODUCING A UNIT
TENSILE STRESS OF 44,000 psi?
A.
B.
C.
D.

42.300 X 106 psi

41.202 X 106 psi
43.101 X 106 psi
41.905 X 106 psi

ANSWER: D.
40. IF THE ULTIMATE SHEAR STRENGHT OF STEEL PLATE IS 42,000 lb/in2,
WHAT FORCE IS NECESSARY TO PUNCH A 0.75 INCH DIAMETER HOLE IN
A INCH THICK PLATE?
A.
B.
C.
D.

63008 lbs.
68080 lbs.
61800 lbs.
66800 lbs.

ANSWER: C.
41. A STEEL TIE ROD ON BRIGDE MUST BE MADE TO WITHSTAND A PULL OF
5000 lbs. FIND THE DIAMETER OF THE ROD ASSUMING A FACTOR OF
SAFETY OF 50 AND ULTIMATE STRESS OF 64000 lb/in2 .
A.
B.
C.
D.

0.75 in.
0.71 in.
0.84 in.
0.79 in.

ANSWER: B.
42. COMPUTE THE NOMINAL SHEAR STRESSES AT THE SURFACE IN MPa
FOR A 40 mm DIIA, METER SHAFT THAT TRANSMIT 750 Kw at 1500 rpm.
AXIAL AND BENDING LOAD ARE ASSUMED NEGLIGIBLE. TORSIONAL
SHEARING STRESS IS 28 N/mm2.
A.
B.
C.
D.

218
312
232
380

ANSWER: D

43. THE RATIO OF THE MOMENT OF INERTIA OF THE CROSS-SECTION OF

THE BEAM TO THE SECTION MODULUS.
A.
B.
C.
D.

EQUAL TO THE RADIUS GRYATION

EQUAK TO THE AREA OF THE CROSS-SECTION
MEASURE A DISTANCE
DEPENDENT ON THE MODULUS OF ELASTICITY OF THE BEAM
MEASURE

ANSWER: C.
44. CONTINUOUS STRECHING UNDER LOAD EVN IF THE STRESS IS LESS
THAN THE YIELD PIONT:
A.
B.
C.
D.

PLASTICITY
ELASTICITY
CREEP
DUCTILITY

ANSWER: B.
45. THE MAXIMUM MOMENT IN A SIMPLE BEAM SUBJECT TO A TRIANGULAR
LOAD BEGINNING AT ZERO FROM THE LEFT SUPPORT TO A VALUE AT
THE RIGHT SUPPORT OCCURS AT DISTANCE FROM THE LEFT SUPPORT
OF:
A.
B.
C.
D.

0.5 L
0.577 L
0.667 L
0.750 L

ANSWER: B.
46. SHEAR CENTER OF A CROSS SECTION :
A. IS LOCATED AT THE CENTRIOD FOR WF AND DOUBLY SYMMETRIC
SHAPES.
B. CAN BE LOCATED BY EQUILIBRIUM OF INTERNAL TORSIONAL
SHEAR STRESSES WITH EXTERNAL TORSIONAL FORCES.
C. FOR SINGLY SYMMETRY CROSS SECTION SUCH AS C SHAPE, IS
LOCATED AT THE AXIS OF SYMMETRY BUT NOT AT THE
CENTRIOD.
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE
ANSWER: D.

47. THE STRESS IN AN ELASTIC MATERIAL IS:

A.
B.
C.
D.

INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL TO THE MATERIALS YIELD STRENGHT

INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL TO THE FORCE ACTING
PROPORTIONAL TO THE DISPLACEMENT
INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL TO THE STRAIN

ANSWER: C.
48. THE LINEAR PORTION OF THE STRESS- STRAIN DIAGRAM OF STEEL OS
KNOWN AS THE
A.
B.
C.
D.

MODULUS OF ELASTICITY
PLASTIC RANGE
STAIN HARDENING
ELASTIC RANGE

ANSWER: D.
49. PRINCIPAL STRESS OCCUR ON THOSE PLANES
A.
B.
C.
D.

WHERE THE SHEARING IS ZERO

WHICH ARE 45 0 DEGREES APART
WHERE THE SHEARING STRESS IS AN MAXIMUM
WHICH ARE SUBJECTED TO PURE TENSION

ANSWER: A.
50. THE DEFLECTION OF THE BEAM IS
A. DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL TO THE MODULUS OF ELASTICITY AND
MOMENT OF INERTIA
B. INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL TO THE MODULUS OF ELASTICITY
AND MOMENT OF INERTIA
C. DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL TO THE LOAD IMPOSED AND
INVERSELY TO THE LENGTH SQUARED
D. INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL TO THE WEIGHT AND LENGTH
ANSWER: A.
51. POISSONS RATIO IS THE RATIO OF THE
A. UNIT LATERAL DEFORMATIONTO THE UNIT LONGITUDINAL
DEFORMATION
B. UNIT STRESS TO UNIT STRAIN

C. ELASTIC LIMIT TO PORTION LIMIT

D. SHEAR STRAIN TO COMPRESSIVE STRAIN
ANSWER: A.
52. LARGE DEFORMATION OF A STRUCTURAL MEMBER BENDING OUT OF
LINE BECAUSE OF LARGE AND CRITICAL LOADS:
A.
B.
C.
D.

BUCKLE
INSTABILITY
PLASTIC DEFORMATION
ALL OF THE ABOVE

ANSWER: A.
53. A PROPPED CANTILEVER BEAM (A BEAM FIXED AT ONE END AND SIMPLE
SUPPORTED AT THE OTHER END) IS SUBJECT TO A UNIFORM LOAD OF
10 kN/m AND A CONCENTRATED LOAD OF 40 Kn AT MIDSPAN.
DETERMINE THE REACTION AT THE SIMPLE SUPPORT IF THE SOAN IS 10
m.
A.
B.
C.
D.

50 KN.
60 KN
70 KN
80 KN

ANSWER: A.
54. A TRUCK IS MOVING ALONG 20 m. SPAN OF BEAM. THE FRON AXLE LOAD
IS 8 Kn, THE MIDDLE LOAD IS SPACED AT 3 m. ROM THE FRONT AND 6 m.
FROM THE REAR . DETERMINE THE MAX. MOMENT PRODUCED ABY THE
LOAD.
A.
B.
C.
D.

142.62 Kn.m
153.54 kn.m
141.62 Kn.m
234.45 KN.M

ANSWER: C.
55. A TEE SECTION IS MADE UP OF A 30 X 150 mm FLANGE AND A 30 mm X
mm WEB. THE NEUTRAL AXIS ABOVE THE LOWEST FIBERS OF THE
SECTION IS :
A. 155 mm
B. 35 mm

C. 160 mm
D. NONE OF THE ABOVE
ANSWER: D .
56. THE SUM OF ALL FORCES IN THE ORTHOGONAL DIRECTIONS AND SUM
OF ALL MOMENTS ABOUT ANY PIONT ARE ZERO:
A. BUCKLING LOAD
B. COMPATABILITY
C. EQUILIBRIUM
D. STABILITY
ANSWER: C.
57. A MILD STEEL COLUMN IS HOLLOW AND CIRCULAR IN CROSS SECTION
WITH AN EXTERNAL DIAMETER OF 350 mm AND INTERNAL DIAMETER OF
300 mm. IT CARRIES A COMPRESSIVE LOAD OF 200 Kn. THE
SHORTENING OF THE COLUMN IF ITS INITIAL HEIGHT IS 5 m AND E =
200000 N/mm2 .
A.

78.4 N/mm2
B. -0.00039
C. 1.95 mm
D. NONE ON THE LIST
ANSWER: C.
58. FIND THE CONSTANT OF 81HP IN A 3 INCHES COLD ROLLED LINE
SHAFTING WHICH TRANSMITTED 210 RMP.
A.
B.
C.
D.

900
600
800
500

ANSWER: A.
59. A STEEL WIRE 10 M. LONG , HANGING VERTICALLY SUPPORTS A TENSILE
LOAD OF 1000 N. NEGLECTING THE WEIGHT OF THE WIRE, DETERMINE
THE REQUIRED DIAMETER IF THE ELONGATION IS NOT TO EXCEED 2.5
MM. ASSUME E = 200 GPa.
A.
B.
C.
D.

5.046 MM.
3.596 MM.
4.297 MM.
6.382 MM.

ANSWER: A.
60. THE RATIO OF THE LATERAL EXPANSION TO THE LONGITUDINAL
SHORTENING OF A CONCRETE CYLINDER WHEN SUBJECTED TO
COMPRESSIVE LOAD.
A.
B.
C.
D.

MODULUS OF ELASTICITY
POISSONS RATIO
MODULUS OF RUPTURE
NONE OF THE ABOVE

ANSWER: B.
61. THE MOMENT OF INERTIA OF ANY PLANE FIGURE CAN BE EXPRESSED IN
UNITS OF LENGTH TO THE:
A.
B.
C.
D.

FIRST POWER
SECOND POWER
THIRD POWER
FOURTH POWER

ANSWER: D
62. THE MOMENT OF INERTIA ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL X X AXIS OF A CROSS
SECTION IS:
A.
B.
C.
D.

THE INTEGRAL OF y2dA

THE INTEGRAL OF xdA
THE INTEGRAL OF x2dA
THE INTEGRAL OF xydA

ANSWER: A.
63. THE STRESS IN AN ELASTIC MATERIAL IS:
A.
B.
C.
D.

INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL TO THE MATERIALS YIELD STRENGHT

INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL TO THE FORCE ACTING
PROPORTIONAL TO THE DISPLACEMENT
INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL TO THE STRAIN

ANSWER: C.
64. PRINCIPAL STRESSES OCCUR ON THOSE PLANES:
A. WHERE THE SHEARING STRESS IS ZERO

B. WHICH ARE 45o APART

C. WHERE THE SHEARING STRESS IN MINIMUM
D. WHICH ARE SUBJECTED TO PURE TENSION
ANSWER: A.

65. POISSONS RATIO IS THE RATIO OF THE:

A. UNIT LATERAL DEFORMATION TO THE UNIT LONGITUDINAL
DEFORMATION
B. UNIT STRESS TO NUIT STRAIN
C. ELASTIC LIMIT TO PROPORTIONAL LIMIT
D. SHEAR TO COMPRESSIVE STRAIN
ANSWER: A
66. 66. A MILD STEEL COLUMN IS HOLLOW AND CIRCULAR IN CROSS
SECTION WITH AN EXTERNAL DIAMETER OF 350 mm AND INTERNAL
DIAMETER OF 300 mm. IT CARRIES A COMPRESSIVE LOAD OF 200 Kn.
THE SHORTENING OF THE COLUMN IF ITS INITIAL HEIGHT IS 5 m AND E =
200000 N/mm2 .
A.
B.
C.
D.

NONE IN THE LIST

19.60 cm
19.30 in.
19.60 mm.

ANSWER: A.
67. A T-BEAM MADE UP OF A FLANGE AND A WEB, FROM 2 PLATES 20 X 200
mm JIONED TOGETHER TO FROM A T, IS SUBJECTED TO A TENSILE
FORCE P WHOSE LINE OF THE FLANGE OF THE T SECTION. THE
CENTRIOD OF THE FLANGE OF THE T SECTION. THE CENTRIOD IS 65 mm
FROM THE TIP, THE MOMENT OF INERTIA IS 37.7 X 10>6 mm. THE
MAXIMUM NORMAL STRESS IS LIMITED TO 150 N/mm>2.
A.
B.
C.
D.

5000000N
NONE IN THE LIST
14252136546N
681816 N

ANSWER: D.
68. A BAR OF METAL 2mm IN DIAMETER IS TESTED ON A LENGTH OF 250 mm.
IN TENSION THE FF. RESULT WERE RECORDED :

LOAD Kn
10.4
31.2
EXTENSION mm
0.036
0.089
THE YOUNG MODULUS E IS NEARLY :
A.
B.
C.
D.

80700N/mm>2
2154465N/mm>2
21654024N/mm>2
NONE IN THE LIST

ANSWER: D.
69. A BEAM HAS THE CROSS SECTION 300 mm BY 900mm. IT IS SUBJECTED
TO ANORMAL TENSILE FORCE P WHOSE LINE OF ACTION PASSES 100
mm ABOVE THE CENTRION. CALCULATE THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE
VALUE OF P IF THE MAXIMUM DIRECT STRESS IS LIMITED TO +-150
N/mm>2.
A.
B.
C.
D.

2451354KN
21648KN
10224KN
21300 KN

ANSWER: D.
70. THE STRESS FLOW, q OF A BEAM 0.25 m X 50 m IN SECTION THAT IS
SUBJECTED TO A SHEAR OF 95 KN is:
A.
B.
C.
D.

526 KN
NONE IN THE LIST
258 KN/m
285 KN/m

ANSWER: D
71. THE INERTIA PORTION OF THE STREE-STRAI DIAGRAM OF A STEEL IS
KNOWN AS THE:
A.
B.
C.
D.

ELASTIC RANGE
STRAIN HARDENING
PLASTIC RANGE
MODULUS OF ELONGATION

ANSWER: A.

72. IF A MEMBER IS NOT RESTRAINED AGAINST SWAY,AND HAS HINGED

ENDS, AND THE CRITICAL LOAD IS REACHED, THIS MEMBER WILL
BUCKLE LATERALLY TURNING INTO THE SHAPE OF;
A.
B.
C.
D.

S-CURVE
FULL SINEWAVE
HALF SINE WAVE
NOT IN THE LIST

ANSWER: B.
73. TO DETERMINE THE REQUIRED SECTION MODULUS S, THE MINIMUM M
MAX SHOULD BE:
A.
B.
C.
D.

MULTIPLIED BY THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE BENDING STRESS

DIVIDED BY THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE BENDING STRESS
NONE IN THE LIST
DIVIDED BY THE MODULUS OF ELASTICITY E AND MOMENT OF
INERTIA

ANSWER: B.
74. IN A LONG COLUMN (SLENDERNESS RATIO > 160) WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING HAS THE GREATEST INFLUENCE ON ITS TENDENCY TO
BUCKLE UNDER A COMPRESSIVE LOAD:
A.
B.
C.
D.

MODULUS OF ELASTICITY
RADIUS OF GYRSTION OF THE COLUMN
LENGTH OF THE COLUMN
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF THE MATERIAL

ANSWER: C.
75. THE ALLOWABLE LOAD IN SHEAR FOR AN 8.5 mm WELD HAVING AN
ALLOWABLE SHEARING OF 124 MPa FOR A TOTAL LENGTH OF 306 mm IS
ABOUT :
A.
B.
C.
D.

NONE IN THE LIST

1054 N
228000 N
745 N

ANSWER: C.

76. THE MAX. MOMENT OF A BEAM WITH SPAN 7 m.CARRYING A UNIFORM

LOAD OF 12 KN/m WITH BOTH ENDS FIXED IS EQUAL TO
A.
B.
C.
D.

49 Kn/M
62 Kn/M
32 Kn/M
86 Kn/M

ANSWER: A.
77. A STEEL COLUMN HAS THE FOLLOWING PROPERTIES: MODULUS OF
ELASTICITY E = 200000 MPa, YIELD STRENGTH Fy = 200 MPa, LENGTH L=
12 m. MOMENT OF INERTIA I = 37.7 X 10>6 mm>4 AREA = 8000 mm>2. THE
ALLOWABLE STRESS IS CLOSEST TO:
A.
B.
C.
D.

120 MPa
67.4 MPa
33.7 MPa
91.1 MPa

ANSWER: C.
78. A STEEL WIDE FLANGE BEAM IS LATERALLY SUPPORTED. THE WIDTH OF
THE WEB IF THE BEAM IS 700 mm AND WEB THICKNESS IS 10 mm, IF Fy IS
EQUAL TO 250 MPa, THE ALLOWABLE BENDING STRESS IS :
A.
B.
C.
D.

180 MPa
150 MPa
165 MPa
200 MPa

ANSWER: C.
79. THE MOMENT OF INERTIA OF A TRPEZOID WITH BASE b = 600 mm AND
TOP a = 400 mm AND DEPTH d = 900 mm IS NEAREST TO:
A. 50 X 109 mm4
B. 400 X 109 mm4
C. 60 X 109 mm4
D. 30 X 109 mm4
ANSWER: D.
80. A RECTANGULAR FOOTING 2 m BY 1.5 m CARRIES A VERTICAL LOAD OF
500 Kn AND MOMENT OF 100 Kn-M IN THE LONGER DIRECTION OF THE

FOOTING. WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM SOIL PRESSURE UNDER THE

FOOTING?
A.
B.
C.
D.

353 Kn/M2
3000 PSF
267 Kn/M2
533 Kn/M2

ANSWER: C.
81. A STRIP OF STEEL 1 mm THICK IS BENT INTO AN AREA OF A CIRCLE
RADUIS 1.0 m E IS EQUAL TO 200GPa. THE MAXIMUM BENDIND STRESS
IS:
A.
B.
C.
D.

100MPa
50 MPa
200 MPa
NONE IN THE LIST

ANASWER: A.
82. THE SHEAR CAPACITY V IF A STEEL WIDE FLANGE SECTION , 600 mm
DEEP WHOSE WEB IS 9 mm THICK , IS CLOSEST TO : (ASSUME Fy = 200
MPa)
A.
B.
C.
D.

486 Kn
864 Kn
432 Kn
684 Kn

ANSWER: C.
83. A FLAT BAR 50 mm BY 6 mm IN CROSS SECTION IS BENT BY A COUPLE
SUCH THAT THE MAXIMUM STRESS IN THE SECTION IS 162 MPa . IF THE
MODULUS OF ELASTICITY OF THE MATERIAL IS 200000 N/mm 2 , THE
RADIUS OF CURVATURE OF THE BAR IS:
A.
B.
C.
D.

370 m
37 m
3.70 m
3700m

ANSWER: C.
84. THE STRUCTURAL I-BEAM SUPPORTING A FLOOR CARRIES A FLOOR
LOAD OF OF 4.6 kn/m2. THE BEAMS SPAN 6.0 m AND ARE SIMPLY

SUPPRTED AT THEIR ENDS. DETERMINE THE CENTER LINE SPAING IF

THEIR ENDS. DETERMINE THE CENTER LINE SPAING IF THE ALLOWABLE
STRESS IN THE BEAM IS 120 MPa AND THE SECTION MODULUS IS 534 X
10 3 mm3 .
A.
B.
C.
D.

3.75 m
3.45 m
4.0 m
3.0 m

ANSWER: D.
85. A FLAT STEEL BAR IS 75 mm WIDE , 9 mm THICK , AND 1.2 m LONG. IT IS
BENT BY TWO EQUAL COUPLES APPLIED AT THE ENDS SUCH THAT THE
MIDPIONT DEFLECTION IS 40 mm. DETERMINE THE MAGNITUDE OF THE
COUPLES. ASSUME E = 200000MPa.\
A.
B.
C.
D.

2001 N-m
1414 N-m
202.5 N-m
707.6 Kn-m

ANSWER: C.
86. A RECTANGULAR SECTION HAS AN MOMENT OF INERTIA Ix = 300 X 106
mm4 AND Iy = 80 X 106 mm4 ABOUT AN AXIS INCLINED 45 DEGREES
COUNTER CLOCKWISE WHICH PASSES THROUGH THE CENTROID.
A.
B.
C.
D.

250 X 106 mm4

190 X 106 mm4
210 X 106 mm4
230 X 106 mm4

ANSWER: B.
87. A PRECAST BEAM OF LENGTH L IS TO BE LIFTED AT TWO PIONTS. THE
TWO PIONTS SHOULD BE AT ______ DISTANCE FROM THE ENDS SO THE
MAXIMUM MOMENT IS AS SMALL AS POSSIBLE.
A.
B.
C.
D.

0.21 L
0.33 L
0.50 L
0.25 L

ANSWER: A.

88. A SIMPLY SUPORTED BEAM OF LENGTH 7 m HAS A CONCENTRTED

COUPLE Mo OF 10 Kn-m APPLIED AT ONE END. THE MAXIMUM
DEFLECTION IS LOCATED AT THIS DISTANCE FROM THE APPLIED LOAD.
A.
B.
C.
D.

2.50 m
2.252 m
3.95 m
2.75 m

ANSWER: C.
89. A BEAM LENGTH L AND WITH BOTH ENDS FIXED AGAINTS ROTATION
CARRIES A CONCENTRATED LOAD E SOMEWHERE ALONG THE SPAN. IF
L OBTAINED WHEN CONCENTRATED IS AT THIS DISTANCE FROM ONE OF
THE SUPPORTS..
A.
B.
C.
D.

0.23L
0.375 L
0.50 L
0.25 L

ANSWER: A.
90. A PROPED CANTILEVER BEAM (FIXED AT ONE END AND SIMPLY
SUPPORTED AT THE OTHER END) HAS A SPAN L OF 6.0 m THE BEAM
CARRIES A UNIFORM LOAD w OF 600 kn/m THROUGH OUT THE SPAN .
COMPUTE THE ROTATION AT THE SIMPLY SUPPOTED END.
A.
B.
C.
D.

1350/EI
10800/EI
5400/EI
2700/EI

ANSWER: D.
91. A SIMPLE BEAM OF LENGTH L HAS A CONCENTRATED LOAD OF P AT A
DISTANCE A FROM THE LEFT SUPPOT AND b FROM THE RIGHT SUPPOT.
THE MAXIMUM MOMENT IN THE BEAM IS:
A.
B.
C.
D.

Pa2 /L
NONE IN THE LIST
Pa2 /L2
Pab/L

ANSWER: D

92. A SHEAR CENTER OF A H SECTION WITH UNEQUAL FLANGE IS LOCATED

REARER TO THE BIGGER FLNGE. IF THE SMALLER FLANGE IS 16 mm BY
100 mm, THE LARGER IS 16 mm BY 200 mm, AND THE WEB IS 9 mm BY 284
mm, THE DISTANCE OF THE SHEAR CENTER FROM THE CENTER O FTHE
BIGGER FLANGE IS :
A.
B.
C.
D.

248 mm
31.56 mm
142 mm
252.44 mm

ANSWER: B.
93. CALCULATE THE MOMENT APPLIED AT THE END OF A FLAT STEEL BAR
1.2 m LONG THAT WILL PRODUCE A MIDPIONT DEFLECTION OF 40 mm.
THE FLAT BAR IS 75 mm WIDE AND 9 mm THICK. USE E = 200000 MPa.
A.
B.
C.
D.

202.5 N-m
404.5 N-m
303.5 N-m
505.5 N-m

ANSWER: A.
94. THIS SUBJECT INVOLVED ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR DETERMINING
STRENGTH , STIFFNESS( DEFORMATION CHARACTERISTICS) AND
STABILITY OF THE VAROUS MEMBER IN AN STRUCTURAL SYSTEM:
i.
MECHANICS OF MATERIALS
ii.
STRENGTH OF MATERIALS
iii.
MECHANICS OF DEFORMABLE BODIES
A.
B.
C.
D.

ONE OF THE THREE

TWO OF THE THREE
ONE OF THE THREE
ALL OF THE THREE

ANSWER: D.
95. A METAL SPECIMEN WITH 36 mm DIAMETER AND HAS A LENGTH L = 360
mm . A FORCE OF 300 Kn ELONGATES THE LENGTH BY 1.2 mm. WHAT IS
THE ELASTIC MODULUS?
A.
B.
C.
D.

198763 MPa
176829 MPa
199999MPa
88419MPa

ANSWER: D.
96. STRESS TENSOR CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING INDEPENDENT STRESSES:
A.
B.
C.
D.

6 NORMAL STRESSES + 3 SHEARING STRESSES

6 NORMAL STRESSES + 6 SHEARING STRESSES
3 NORMAL STRESSES + 3 SHEARING STRESSES
3 NORMAL STRESSES + 6 SHEARING STRESSES

ANSWER: C.
97. A SIMPLE BEAM HACING A SPAN OF 10 m. IS SUBJECTED TO A COUPLE
AT THE LEFT SUPPOT. AT WHAT DISTANCE FROM THE LEFT SUPPOT
WILL MAXIMUM DEFLECTION OCCURS?
A.
B.
C.
D.

4.22 m.
0
5.5 m
5m

ANSWER: A.
98. THE ALLOWABLE CAPACITY OF A 10 mm THICK FILLET WELD , E 60
ELECTRODE (Fu = 415 MPa) IS :
A.
B.
C.
D.

900 N/mm
880 N/mm
885 N/mm
740 N/mm

ANSWER: B.
99. THE ROTATION OR TWIST IN DEGREES OF A SHAFT, 800 mm LONG,
SUBJECTED TO A TORQUE OF 80 N-m, 20 IN DIAMETER, AND SHEAR
MODULUS G OF 80000MPa IS:
A.
B.
C.
D.

3.95
2.92
NONE IN THE LIST
3.94

ANSWER: C.
100.
THE LOCATION OF THE MAXIMUM SHEARING STRESS IN THE
STRUCTURAL STEEL ROLLED SECTION IS AT THE :

A.
B.
C.
D.

FLANGE JUNCTION OF WEB AND FLANGE

WEB JUNTION OF WEB AND FLANGE
UNIFORM A CROSS SECTION
WEB NEUTRAL AXIS

ANSWER: D.