Discipline

Strength of Materials MCQs

MCQ practicePrincipal Stress and Principal Planes MCQs – Part 1Structures · 15 questions
MCQ practiceFixed Beam MCQs – Part 1Structures · 7 questions
MCQ practiceBending Moment and Shear Force MCQs – Part 1Structures · 15 questions
MCQ practiceColumns and Struts MCQs – Part 1Structures · 15 questions
MCQ practiceSpring MCQs – Part 1Structures · 12 questions
MCQ explainedA horizontal beam carrying a UDL is supported with equal overhangs a and a central span b. The bending moment…Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedA double-U butt weld connects two plates of section 200 mm (depth d) × 20 mm (width b). If the weld is subject…Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedA simply supported beam of span L carries a couple M at distance a from the left support (b from the right). T…Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedA rectangular beam of uniform strength, subjected to a bending moment M, has a constant width. The depth varie…Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedThe slope of a bending moment diagram gives:Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedFor a beam of uniform strength with constant depth:Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedA rectangular log of wood is floating in water with a load of 100 N at its centre. The maximum shear force in…Structures · 2 min read
MCQ explainedThe ratio of the flexural rigidity of a beam of section b × d to that of another beam of section b × 2d of the…Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedAn I-section has flanges 100 mm wide × 20 mm thick and a web 80 mm high × 20 mm thick. The shear stress at poi…Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedThe shear force diagram of a cantilever beam carrying a concentrated load at the free end is a/an:Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedTwo identical simply supported beams of span l carry equal total loads W: one as a central point load, the oth…Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedThe ratio of maximum shear stress to average shear stress in a circular beam is:Structures · 1 min read
MCQ explainedA simply supported beam carries a distributed load of zero intensity over one support, increasing linearly to…Structures · 1 min read