Strength of Materials in ME

This is an MCQ-based quiz on the topic of the Strength of Materials in ME.

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A trolley wire weighs 1.2 kg per meter length. The ends of the wire are attached to two poles 20 meters apart. If the horizontal tension is 1500 kg find the dip in the middle of the span

2.5 cm 3.0 cm 4.0 cm 5.0 cm

In the lever of third order, load W, effort P and fulcrum F are oriented as follows

W between P and F F between W and P P between W and F W, P and F all on one side

A number of forces acting at a point will be in equilibrium if

Their total sum is zero Two resolved parts in two directions at right angles are equal Sum of resolved parts in any two perpendicular directions are both zero All of them are inclined equally

The possible loading in various members of framed structures are

compression or tension buckling or shear shear or tension all of the above

If n = number of members andy = number of joints, then for a perfect frame, n =

2j-1 2j-2 2j-3 3j-2

Angle of friction is the

Angle between normal reaction and the resultant of normal reaction and the limiting friction Ratio of limiting friction and normal reaction The ratio of minimum friction force to the friction force acting when the body is just about to move The ratio of minimum friction force to friction force acting when the body is in motion

A reinforced concrete beam is assumed to be made of

Isotropic material Homogeneous material Heterogeneous material None of the above

If a rigid body is in equilibrium under the action of three forces, then

These forces are equal The lines of action of these forces are parallel The lines of action of these forces meet in a point Both B & C

Rankine gordon formula accounts for direct as well as buckling stress and is applicable to

Short columns Long columns Very long columns All of the above

Which of the following is a non-hoookean material?

Steel Copper Rubber Aluminium

The point of con-traflexture occurs at a section where ................. In a loaded beam.

Shearing force is minimum Shearing force is maximum Bending moment is maximum Bending moment is zero or changes sign

The materials which have the same elastic properties in all directions are called ...........

Hard Brittle Isotropic Homogeneous