Quiz No.

D - 2

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. An aloy steel having a diameter of 0.45 in. extends 0.002 in. over a gage length of 2.2 in. due to a tensile
load of 3900 lb. What is the modulus of elasticity of this alloy steel?
a. 27,000 ksi c. 28,000 ksi
b. 29,010 ksi d. 30,000 ksi
____ 2. The shearing strain of a block metal 3 in high is subjected to shearing force which distorts the top surface
through a distance of 0.0036 in. is___rad.
a. 0.0012 c. 0.0021
b. 0.0210 d. 0.0120
____ 3. A beam is simply supported over a span of 6 m. Neglecting the weight of the beam, what is the allowable
central load if the maximum bending moment is limited to 1600 Nm?
a. 3200 N c. 1067 N
b. 533 N d. 1600 N
____ 4. The tensile modulus of elasticity of unknown material is 205 GPa and the shear modulus of rigidity is 82
GPa. Find its Poisson’s ratio.
a. 0.30 c. 0.27
b. 0.25 d. 0.33
____ 5. What is the angle of twist for a 2 ft diameter aluminum bar if it is subjected to a torque of 10,000 ft-lb?
The length of the aluminum bar is 6 ft and the modulus of rigidity is 3.7 x 10 psi.
a. 0.00646 degrees c. 0.0041 degrees
b. 0.0312 degrees d. 0.0107 degrees

____ 6. A wire 20 m long, weighing 0.8 N per m, and having a cross sectional area of 6.2 mm , is suspended
vertically from its upper end, E = 103 GPa. Calculate the total elongation if a load of 220 N is attached to
its lower end.
a. 8.42 mm c. 7.14 mm
b. 6.89 mm d. 9.22 mm
____ 7. A uniform cantilever beam weighing 3300 lb is 12 ft long and carries two concentrated loads, one 4500 lb
at the free end and another 13 000 lb at a point 4.1 ft from the free end. Determine the moment applied by
the end fixture.
a. 138,250 ft-lb c. 115,900 ft-lb
b. 105,725 ft-lb d. 180,450 ft-lb
____ 8. A rectangular steel bar, 20 mm wide by 40 mm high, and 4 m long, is simply supported at its end. If the
density of the steel is 7850 kg/m , determine the maximum bending stress caused by the weight of the
bar.
a. 16.8 MPa c. 36.4 MPa
b. 23.1 MPa d. 30.2 MPa
____ 9. The angle of twist of a 2.0 m long transmission shaft must not exceed 2 degrees when a torque of 10 kN-
m is applied to the shaft. Determine the required diameter of the shaft, if it is made of machine steel with
allowable shear stress of 90 MPa and a modulus of rigidity of 79 GPa.
 a. 92.7 mm c. 94.6 mm
b. 95.8 mm d. 93.8 mm
____ 10. A cantilever beam 3 m long is to be designed to support an end load of 44.5 kN. The allowable bending
stress is 151.64 MPa. Determine the required depth of the beam if h = 2b.
a. 208.7 mm c. 230.2 mm
b. 219.4 mm d. 242.8 mm
____ 11. A simple beam having a span of 8 m carries a uniformly distributed load of 4000 N which also carries a
concentrated load of 10,000 N at the center. Determine the magnitude of the maxumum bending
moment?
a. 24 000 Nm c. 28 000 Nm
b. 48 000 Nm d. 20 000 Nm
____ 12. A 400 mm long copper rod of 12 mm diameter is subjected to an axial pull of 3800 N. Determine the
change in diameter. E = 110 GPa and G = 41.5 GPa.
a. 0.00119 mm c. 0.00216 mm
b. 0.00342 mm d. 0.00672 mm
____ 13. A bar in torsion with a total length of 100 in. has a diameter of 2 in. over one half its length and a
diameter of 1.5 in. over the other half. Determine the torque T if the angle of twist is not to exceed 0.03
rad. Let G = 12 x 10 psi.
a. 3448 in.lb c. 2718 in.lb
b. 2196 in.lb d. 3244 in.lb
____ 14. A 25 mm diameter steel shaft has a load of 3000 N at mid span. if the supporting bearing is 40 cm apart,
calculate the maximum deflection.
a. 1.043 mm c. 1.698 mm
b. 1.148 mm d. 1.306 mm
____ 15. A 6 ft cantilever beam is loaded at its free end by a 5000 lb weight. Beam dimensions: b = 2 in., h = 4 in.
Assume modulus of elasticity is 30 000 000 psi. What is the deflection at the free end?
a. 1.67 in. c. 1.40 in.
b. 1.26 in. d. 1.94 in.
____ 16. A block is being machined on a shaping machine. The area being machined is 100 mm x 20 mm and the
block projects 40 mm above the vice. The tool produces a force of 400 N on the work. Taking the
modulus of rigidity as 80,000 MPa, calculate the horizontal deflection of the face being machined.
a. 0.010 mm c. 0.0500 mm
b. 0.0001 mm d. 0.005 mm
____ 17. A 20 ft beam carrying a load of 1000 lb/ft is simply supported at both ends. Calculate the maximum
deflection of the beam having a modulus of elasticity of 29 x 10 psi, and moment inertia of 250 in .
a. 0.208 in. c. 1.220 in.
b. 0.67 in. d. 0.496 in.
____ 18. A 10 ft beam having a rectangular cross section (base = 24 in, height = 1 in.) is fixed at both ends.
Assume E = 28 x 10 psi. Calculate the maximum deflection of 10 000 lb applied at mid span.
a. 1.46 in c. 1.61 in
b. 1.22 in d. 1.02 in
____ 19. What is the total elongation of steel bar having a diameter of 2 in. hanging over with a length of 10 feet?
Weight of the steel is 487 lb/ ft and the load applied at the bottom of the shaft is 2000 lb. E = 29 x 10
psi.
a. 0.00279 in. c. 0.00240 in.
b. 0.00289 in. d. 0.00250 in.
____ 20. A 15 mm steel wire is 2.5 m long and stretches 1.75 mm under a given load? Calculate the load if E = 200
GPa.
a. 18.15 kN c. 24.74 kN
b. 20.18 kN d. 16.96 kN
____ 21. A cantilever beam weighing 25 kN/m has a 0.7 m projection from a fixed end. The beam is rectangular in
a cross section having a depth of 150 mm and a base of 1000 mm. Calculate the maximum deflection of
the free end if modulus of elasticity of the beam is 2000 MPa.
a. 2.588 mm c. 1.645 mm
b. 1.334 mm d. 2.012 mm
____ 22. A structural steel is used as a compression member. Modulus of elasticity is 200 GPa and the Poisson’s
ratio is taken a s0.32. What is its bulk modulus of elasticity?
a. 182.4 GPa c. 185.2 GPa
b. 186.0 GPa d. 166 GPa
____ 23. A rectangular steel-eye bar 15 mm thick and 5.2 mm long between centers of pins carries a total stress of
160 kN in tension. If this bar must not to elongate more than 4 mm and E for steel is 200 GPa, calculate
the required width of the bar.
a. 69.3 mm c. 76.8 mm
b. 54.2 mm d. 60.6 mm
____ 24. A brass wire 10 m long hanging vertically supports a tensile load of 1000 N, determine the required
diameter if the total elongation is not to exceed 2.5 mm. assume E = 100 GPa.
a. 7.14 mm c. 8.42 mm
b. 6.63 mm d. 9.27 mm

____ 25. A brass rod ( E = 105 GPa, = 0.35 ) has a diameter of 20 mm before the load is applied. In order to
maintain clearances on the guide, the diameter of the rod must not exceed 20.03 mm. What is the largest
permissible load?
a. 182.4 KN c. 160.6 KN
b. 204.6 KN d. 141.4 KN