114.
When load is applied to a beam axially at the centroid of the cross section, the beam is
said to be loaded
A. eccentrically
B. concentrically
C. dynamically
D. pseudostatically
The answer is: B
115. A positive moment on a beam causes what kind of stress in the upper fibers of the beam?
A. compression
B. tension
C. shear
D. fatigue
The answer is: A
116. Which of the following statements about shear diagram is not true?
A. The shear at any point is equal to the sum of the loads and reactions from the point to the left
end.
B. The magnitude of the shear at any point is equal to the slope of the moment line at that point.
C. Loads and reactions upward are positive.
D. The shear diagram is straight and sloping over uniformly distributed loads.
The answer is: B
117. The strength of non-ferrous alloys is at maximum at room temperature while that of ferrous
metal has a maximum strength at _____ °F.
A. 400
B. 1200
C. 450
D. 350
The answer is: A
118. The disadvantage of using the Goodman design criterion instead of the Soderberg design
criterion is that it
A. applies only for brittle materials.
B. is the more conservative of fluctuating stress theories.
C. is acceptable for metals only below their critical temperature.
D. requires the material's ultimate strength to be known.
The answer is: D
119. An alloy of copper and tin.
A. bronze
B. brass
C. zinc
D. none of these
The answer is: A
120. The stress in an elastic material is:
A. inversely proportional to the material's yield strength
B. inversely proportional to the force acting
C. proportional to the displacement of the material acted upon by the force.
D. inversely proportional to the strain.
The answer is: C
121. The "slenderness ratio" of a column is generally defined as the ratio of its:
A. length of its minimum width
B. unsupported length to its maximum radius of gyration
C. length of its moment of inertia
D. unsupported length to its least radius of gyration
The answer is: D
122. The relationship between the extension of a spring and the force required to produce the
extension is:
A. F = ma
B. F = μN
C. F = mV²/R
D. F = kx
The answer is: D
123. The linear portion of the stress-strain diagram of steel is known as the:
A. modulus of elongation
B. plastic range
C. irreversible range
D. elastic range
The answer is: D
124. The moment at a point on a loaded beam is
A. algebraic sum of all moments and couples acting between the investigation point and one of
the ends.
B. sum of all vertical forces acting between the investigation point and one of the ends.
C. sum of all vertical stresses acting between the investigation point and one of the ends.
D. sum of the beam's reaction moments.
The answer is: A
125. The shear at a point on a loaded beam is the
A. algebraic sum of all the beam's reaction loads acting between the investigation point and one
of the ends.
B. sum of all vertical forces acting between the investigation point and one of the ends.
C. sum of all vertical stresses acting between the investigation point and one of the ends.
D. sum of the beam's reaction moments.
The answer is: B
126. Structural steel elements to torsion develop.
A. tensile stress
B. compressive stress
C. shearing stress
D. moment
The answer is: C
127. The stress in an elastic material is:
A. inversely proportional to the yield strength of the material
B. inversely proportional to the force acting
C. proportional to the displacement of the material acted upon by the force
D. proportional to the length of the material subjected to the force
The answer is: C
128. The amount by which the width of a tooth space exceeds the thickness of the engaging
tooth on the pitch circle of the gear:
A. clearance
B. tip relief
C. backlash
D. chordal addendum
The answer is: C
129. An impact test for which the specimen is supported at one end as a cantilever:
A. Izod test
B. Charpy test
C. Brinell test
D. Endurance test
The answer is: A
130. Permissible variation of size of a dimension:
A. clearance
B. variation
C. tolerance
D. deviation
The answer is: C
131. Heating or cooling of steel that produces a rounded form of carbide:
A. normalizing
B. embrittlement
C. spheroidizing
D. annealing
The answer is: C
132. Heating and slow cooling of metal:
A. normalizing
B. annealing
C. surface hardening
D. cold rolling
The answer is: B
133. Steel that has been deoxidized with a strong deoxidizing agent such as silicon or aluminum
in order to eliminate oxygen and carbon reaction during solidification:
A rimmed steel
B. stainless steel
C. killed steel
D. monel
The answer is: C
134. A kind of gear used for heavy duty work where a large ratio of speed is required and are
extensively used in speed reducer.
A. hypoid gear
B. cycloid gear
C. bevel gear
D. worm gear
The answer is: D
135. A group of thin steel strip for measuring clearances:
A. depth gage
B. line center gage
C. feeler gage
D. lay-out gage
The answer is: C
136. An imaginary circle passing thru the points at which the teeth of meshing gears contact
each other.
A. pitch circle
B. base circle
C. addendum circle
D. dedendum
The answer is: A
137. A device for accurately measuring diameter.
A. feeler gage
B. laser
C. micrometer
D. diametometer
The answer is: C
186. On Mohr's circle for stress the extreme shear stresses are indicated by the ordinate at
point
A. E
B. B
C. C
D. D
The answer is: A
187. At quite low temperatures (say-75°C) the notched bar impact value of steel:
A. increases significantly
B. decreases significantly
C. remains unchanged
D. depends on heat treatment carried out.
The answer is: B
188. All of the following shapes can lead to stress concentration except
A. stepped shafts.
C. gently tapered parts with large fillets and radii.
B. plates with holes.
D. shafts and keyways.
The answer is: C
189. Stress concentration factors are not normally applied to any of the following configurations
except
A. static loading of ductile materials.
B. applications with local yielding around discontinuities.
C. applications where stresses are kept low by design.
D. long grooves where the ratio of groove radius to shaft diameter is small.
The answer is: D
190. If the applied stress is known as a function of 9, then the principal stresses may be found
by the mathematical process of
A. reduction by partial fractions.
B. addition.
C. differentiation.
D. integration.
The answer is: C
191. A foundation bolt with a circular end is secured to the floor by means of a steel cotter. If the
pull on the bolt is 14000kg, the diameter of the bolt should be:
A. 10 mm
B. 30 mm
C. 20 mm
D. 60 mm
The answer is: D
192. In case of knuckle joint the pin is most likely to fail in:
A. compression
B. shear
C. tension
D. double shear
The answer is: D
193. In case of sunk key:
A. The key is cut in both shaft and hub
B. The keyway is cut in hub only
C. The keyway is cut in shaft only
D. The key is helical along the shaft
The answer is: A
194. Materials with low values of thermal expansion are desirable for
A. Pyrex glassware.
B. barometers.
C. thermometers.
D. railroad rails.
The answer is: A
195. Very low values of the coefficient of thermal expansion lead to
A. very low values of thermal expansion.
B. no thermal expansion.
C. high values of thermal expansion.
D. very high values of thermal expansion.
The answer is: A
196. The units or relative stiffness or rigidity are
A. newton.
B. newton/meter.
C. newton-meters.
D. dimensionless.
The answer is: D
197. Individual rigidity values
A. have no significance.
B. indicate how much stronger one member is than another.
C. are significant only for ductile materials.
D. are significant only for brittle materials.
The answer is: A
198. The ratio of two rigidities
A. have no significance.
B. indicate how much stronger one member is than another.
C. are significant only for ductile materials.
D. are significant only for brittle materials.
The answer is: A
199. The sum of the strains in the three orthogonal directions (∈x, ∈y, ∈z) in accordance with
Poisson's ratio is
A Hooke's law.
B. the modulus of elasticity.
C. dilation.
D. the shear modulus.
The answer is: C
200. The constant of proportionality relating the linear expansion of an object to its change in
temperature is called its
A. modulus of elasticity.
B. shear modulus.
C. bulk modulus.
D. coefficient of linear expansion.
The answer is: D
