The potential energy stored up in a deformed body is known as
A.Strain energy
B.Potential energy
C.Resilience
D.Deformation energy
E.None of the above
Category: Strength Of Materials Mcqs
For which of the following diameters a seam-less pipe of 3 mm wall thickness will be considered as a thin walled cylinder?
A.30 mm
B.60 mm
C.80 mm
D.90 mm
E.All of the above
A feinforced concrete beam is considered as made of
A.Homogeneous material
B.Hetrogeneous material
C.Composite material
D.Isotropic material
E.Clad material
A beam supporting a uniformly distributed load over its entire length L is pinned at one end and passes over a roller support at a distance x from the other end. The value of x such that the greatest bending moment in the beam is as small as possible, will be
A.0.111 L
B.0.125 L
C.0.2 L
D.0.293 L
E.0.33 L
The strain energy of the spring when it is subjected to the greatest load which the spring can carry without suffering permanent distortion is known as
A.Limiting stress
B.Proof stress
C.Proof load stress
D.Proof resilience
E.Proof strain energy
The neutral axis of a simply supported beam is
A.Where fibres are subjected to maximum bending stress
B.When fibres are subjected to minimum bending stress
C.Where fibres are subjected to maximum compression
D.Where fibres do not undergo strain
E.Where fibres undergo maximum strain
A material which recovers fully after unloading but not instantaneously is known as
A.Plastic
B.Elastic
C.Partially elastic
D.Anelastic
E.Inelastic
A cantilever beam rectangular in cross-section is subbjected to a load W at its free end. If the depth of the beam is doubled and the load is halved, the deflection of the free end as compared to original deflection will be
A.Half
B.One-sixteenth
C.One eight
D.Double
E.Eight times
A column is known as short column if
A.The length is more than 30 times the diameter
B.Slenderness ratio is more than 120
C.The length is less than 8 times the diameter
D.The slenderness ratio is more than 32
E.The length is 15 times the diameter
