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1. Poisson Ratio of steel in elastic range is

(a) 0.5 (b) 0.4

(C) 0.3 (d) 0.2

2. The stress corresponding to the maximum load in stress-strain curve is called as

(a) Breaking stress

(b) True stress

(c) Ultimate stress

(d) Yield stress

[Rajasthan Nagar Nigam AE Shift-2, 2016]

3. If a material is heated up, its Elastic modulus

( a) decreases (c) remains constant

(b) increases (d) None of the above

[ APPSC AEE (CIVIL/MECHANICAL) 2019 ]

4.The ratio of change of dimension of the body to the original dimension is known as

(a) Strain

(b) Stress

(c) Force

(d) Pressure [ GPSC AE January 2018 ]

5. The stress induced in a body, when subjected to two equal and opposite forces which are
acting tangentially across the section is known as

(a) Compressive stress

(b) Tensile stress

(c) Shear stress

(d) Bending stress

6. If longitudinal strain is tensile, the lateral strain will be

(a) tensile

(b) compressive

(c) zero

(d) Not determined [ GPSC AE January 2018 ]

7. If Poisson's ratio of a material is 0.5, then the elastic modulus for the material is

(a) Three times its shear modulus

(b) Four times its shear modulus

(c) Equal to its shear modulus

(d) Indeterminate

[ UPRVUNL AE 2015 ]

8. A member which is subjected to reversible tensile or compressive stresses may fail at

stresses lower than the ultimate stresses of the material. This property of metal is called

(a) Plasticity of the metal

(b) Workability of the metal

(c) Fatigue of the metal

(d) Creep of the metal

[MPPSC AE 2014]

9. Pressure meter test is used for the determination of

(a) Poisson's ratio

(b) shear modulus

(c) bulk modulus

(d) Young's modulus

[ UPPCL AE 2018 ]

10. To measure ___ used strain, strain rosettes are

(a) Linear (b) Shear

(c) Volumetric (d) Any of the above

[APPSC (PHE) AE Paper-2 2012]

11. The work done per unit volume in elongating a body by a Uniaxial force is

(a) stress/strain

(b) stress × strain

(c) stress x strain

(d) None of the above [ APPSC (PHE) AE ]

12. Modulus of Rigidity G can be expressed in usual notations as

(a)

(b)

(c) )

(d)

13. Which of the following expression gives the correct relationship between Young's
modulus(E), Bulk modulus (K) and Poisson's ratio (u)?

(α) E - 3K(1 - 2 )

(b) K - 3E(1 - 2 )

(c) E = 3K(1 - )

(d) K = 3E(1 - ) [BPSC AE (Pre) 2018]

14. If a material has identical elastic properties in all directions, it is said to be

(a) Homogenous

(b) Isotropic

(c) Elastic

(d) Orthotropic

15. Bulk modulus is defined as the ratio of

(a) Direct stress to direct strain (b) Direct stress to shear strain

(c) Direct stress to lateral strain (d) Direct stress to volumetric strain
16. What will be the unit of Strain energy Density in SI system-

(a) J/m³

(c) Inlb/in³

(b) J/m³s

(d) Js/m³ [Sikkim PSC AE 2017]

17. modulus of rigidity is the ratio

(a) Linear stress to linear strain

(b)Linear stress to lateral stress

(c)Volumetric strain to linear strain

(D)Shear stress to shear strain

18. 5 If stress and strain for a body of volume 2 x 10 mm² are 10 N/mm² and 1 × 105 N/mm²,

Resilience of the body is:

(a) 10 N mm

(b) 20 N mm

(C) 100 N mm

(d) 200 N mm

[TNPSC AE 2015]

19. A rod of uniform cross-section A and length L is deformed by 8, when subjected to a normal

force P. The Young's Modulus E of the material is,

(a) 0.25

b) 0.33
(c) 0.5

(d) 0.75

20. A bar of 80 mm diameter and 800 mm length is subjected to an axial load of 200 kN. It

elongates by 0.30 mm and the diameter decreases by 0.01 mm. What is the Poisson's ratio of
the material of the bar?

(a) 0.25

(b) 0.33

(c) 0.5

(d) 0.75

21. A bar of 40 mm diameter and 400 mm length is subjected to an axial load of 100 kN.

It elongates by 0.150 mm and the diameter decreases by 0.005 mm. What is the

Poisson's ratio of the material of the bar?

(a) 0.25

(b) 0.33

(C) 0.5

(d) 0.75

[ESE 2006]
22. A bar made of a material which has modulus of elasticity 2 x 105 MPa and

poisson's ratio 0.25. Which one of the following corresponds to shear modulus of the

material?

(a) 0.5 x 105 MPa

(b) 0.2 x 105 MPa

(c) 0.8 x 105 MPa

(d) 0.4 x 105 MPa

[Rajasthan JE 2016]

23. The ratio of modulus of rigidity and modulus of elasticity (G/E) for any elastic isotropic
material is:

(a) less than 1 2

(b) less than 1 3

(c) more than 1 3

(d) both (a) and (c) [HPPSC AE 2016]

24.A circular silicon carbide rod exhibiting an elastic modulus of 450 GPa under a uniaxial

stress of 450 MPa. The strain energy density stored in this specimen is

(a) 225 Nmm/mm³

(b) 0.225 Nmm/mm³

(c) 2.25 Nmm/mm²

(d) 22.5 Nmm/mm³

(e) 225 kNmm/mm³

 [CGPSC AE 2014]

25. In case of a stepped bar of a material subjected to an axial load, the total elongation is

proportional to:

(a) P/E

26. A uniform bar of length L, cross sectional area A and material density pis suspended
vertically from one end. Axial elongation of the bar will be

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

27. A torsion test gives the shear modulus of a specimen as 12 x102 N/mm². When the same
sample was subjected to a tensile test, its elastic modulus was found to be 3 x 106 N/mm².
Poisson's ratio of the material would be

(a) 0.35

(b) 0.16

(c) 0.75

(d) 0.25
 [ASSAM PSC CCE (PRE) 2015]

28. Proof Resilience is the

(a) Maximum energy stored at elastic limit of a material

(b) Minimum energy stored at elastic limit of a material

(c) Average energy stored at elastic limit of a material

(d) None of the above

[GESCOM (KARNATAKΑ) ΑΕ 2011 2011]

29.When a bar is subjected to a change of temperature and its deformation is prevented. Which

of the following stresses is induced ?

(a) Thermal stress

(b) Shear stress

(c) Tensile stress

(d) Compressive stress [Nagaland PSC CTSE 2017]

30 . The property by which a metal resists impact load is called

(a) Ductility

(b) Toughness

(c) Elasticity
(d) Malleability

[UPPSC State Eng. A.E. 2004(1) & 2007(1)]

31. The maximum stress that can be applied to a material for an infinite number of cycles of

repeated stress without causing failure is called

(a) elastic limit

(b) proportional limit

(c) ultimate strength

(d) endurance limit [ Punjab PSC SDE 2016 ]

32. The value of Poisson's ratio of the materials lies between

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 0 and 1/2

(c) 0 and 1

(d) 2 and 3

[ APPSC AEE 2012 ]

33. A rectangular bar having cross section A, length L, modulus of elasticity E and Poisson's

ratio 1/m, is subjected to axial pull of P. The volumetric strain will be given by

(a) (1- ) (b) (1- )

(c) (1- ) (d) (1- )

34. A metal bar of length 100 mm is inserted between two rigid supports and its temperature is
increased by 10°C. If the coefficient of thermal expansion is 8 x 10/°C and the -6 0 young's

modulus is 1.5 × 105 MPa, the stress in the bar is:

(a) Zero

(b) 12 MPa

(c) 24 MPa

(d) 2400 MPa

35 . A copper rod of square cross section is fixed between two rigid supports and over which a
steel rod of square cross-section is simply placed. If the temperature of the whole assembly is
raise T°C, the stresses in steel and copper respectively are

(a) Tensile and compressive

(b) zero and compressive

(c) compressive and tensile

(d) compressive and zero

[ BPSC AE 2012 Paper-V ]

36.The stress developed in bar which is not free to expand due to increase in temperature, is

given as

(a) p = atE
(b) p=

(c) p=

(d) p=

37. A bar of length L and cross-sectional area A is subjected to gradually applied load w. The
strain energy stored in the bar is:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

38. A bar having a cross-sectional area of 700 mm2 is subjected to axial loads at the positions
indicated. The value of stress in the segment QR is

35KN 49KN
63KN P21 21KN

P Q R S

(a) 40 MPa

(b) 50 MPa

(c) 70 MPa

(d) 120 MPa

39 . The number of elastic constants for a completely anisotropic elastic material which follows
Hooke's law is?

(a) 3

(b) 4

(c) 21

(d) 25

40 . Two roads of different materials having coefficient of linear expansion , α 2 and Young's
module E1, E2 respectively are fixed between two massive walls. The rods are heated such that
they undergo the same increase in temperature. There is no bending of the rods. If : α₂ = 2:3,
the thermal stresses are equal, what is the ratio of E₁ to E2 ?

(a) 2:3

(b) 1:1

(c) 3:2

(d) 4:9

41. A steel bar ABC of uniform cross-section 100 mm² is suspended vertically and loaded as 2
shown in the figure. If the lower end of bar C does not move when loads are applied (neglect

self-weight), then the value of force P is- (Es = 200 kN/mm²)

(a) 24 kN

(b) 42 kN

(c) 36 kN

(d) 15 kN

42 . 0.2 percent proof stress means-

(a) stress corresponding to 0.2 percent strain

(b) 0.2 percent of ultimate stress

(c) stress at which if unloading is made, there will be 0.2 percent permanent strain

(d) None of the above

[BPSC AE Pre 2018]

43 . Yield strength is:

(a) stress required to produce certain arbitrary plastic deformation

(b) stress required to produce certain arbitrary elastic deformation

(c) stress required to cause fracture

(d) stress required to cause fatigue

[HPPSC 2016-11]

44. Match List-I (Elastic constant) with List-II (Definition) and select the correct answer using the

codes given below the list :

List-l List-ll
A. Young’s modulus 1. The ratio of lateral strain to linear strain
within elastic limit
B. Possion’s ratio 2. The ratio of stress to strain within
elastic limit
C. Bulk modulus 3. The ratio of shear stress to shear strain
within elastic limit
D. Rigidity modulus 4The ratio of direct stress to corresponding
volumetric strain

A B C D

(a) 3 1 4 2
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 2 4 1 3

(d) 3 4 1 2

45 . Volumetric strain is defined as which of th following:

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

46 . The principle of superposition is not applicable when

(i) The material does not obey Hooke's law

(ii) The effect of temperature changes is taken into consideration

(iii) The structure is being analysed for the effect of support settlement

Which of these statement(s) is/are correct?

(a) (i) only

(b) (i) and (ii)

(c) (ii) and (iii)

(d) (i), (ii) and (iii)

47. A steel rod of length 20 m at 30°C is heated upto 40°C. What is the temperature stress
devloped if the expansion is prevented? Given, a = 12 x 10 per °C, E = 2 × 105 N/mm²

(a) 2.4 N/mm²

(b) 24 N/mm²

(c) 240 N/mm²

(d) 0.24 N/mm² [Kerala PSC AE 2015]

48 . A steel rod 15 m long is at a temperature of 15°C. The values of a = 12× 10-6/°C and E =

200 GN/m² are adopted. When the temperature is raised to 65°C, what is the free expansion of

the length; and if this expansion of the rod is fully prevented, what is the temperature stress
produced?

(a) 5 mm and 120 MN/m²

(b) 9 mm and 120 MN/m²

(c) 5 mm and 150 MN/m²

(d) 9 mm and 150 MN/m²

[ESE 2019]

49 . The deformation of a vertically held bar of length L and cross-section A is due to its self-

weight only. If Young's modulus is E and the unit weight of the bar is y, the elongation dL is

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d) [ ESE 2018]

50 . A mild steel bar, circular in cross-section, tapers from 40 mm diameter to 20 mm diameter

over its length of 800 mm. It is subjected to an axial pull of 20 kN. E = 2×105 N/mm². The

increase in the length of the rod will be

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

51 . The total elongation of the structural element (fixed at one end, free at the other end, and of

varying cross-section) as shown in the figure, when subjected to load 2P at the free end is
52 . A steel rod of 30 mm diameter and 3 m length is subjected to an axial pull of 50 kN. If E =

200 x 109 pa , the elongation of the rod will be:

(a) 2.225 mm

(b) 1.062 mm

(c) 0.525 mm

(d) 3.152 mm [ ISRO Scientist/Engineer 2020]

53 . A rod of length L = 500 mm and cross sectional area A= 60mm2 is made of an elasto-
plastic material having a modulus of elasticity E = 200 GPa in its elastic range and yield point σy
= 300 MPa. The rod is subjected to an axial load until it is stretched 7 mm and the load is then

removed. What is the resulting permanent strain ?

(a) 6.25 mm

(b) 6.50 mm

(c) 6.00 mm

(d) 5.95 mm [ ISRO Scientist/Engineer 2014]

54 . Given that for an element in a body of homogeneous isotropic material subjected to plane

stress; 8x, &y and &z are normal strains in x, y and z directions respectively and u is the
Poisson's ratio, the magnitude of unit volume change of the element is givenby:

(a) + + (b) - ( +

(c) μ( + + ) (d) ( + )-
55 . A steel bar 2 m long, 20 mm wide and 15mm thick is subjected to a tensile load of 30 kN. If
Poisson's ratio is 0.25 and Young's modulus is 200 GPa, an increase in volume will be :

(a) 160 mm³

(b) 150 mm3

(c) 140 mm3

(d) 130 mm³ [ ESE 2020 ]

56 . A prismatic bar has a cross-section of 25 mm × 50 mm and a length of 2000 mm. Under an

axial load of 100 kN, the measured elongation of the bar is 2 mm. The tensile stress and %
strain in the bar are:

(a) 80 MPa and 0.1%

(b) 0.08 GPa and 1.0%

(c) 80 N/mm² and 1%

(d) 800 MPa ad 0.01%

(e) 8 kN/mm² and 0.001%

57. At room temperature the rods are shown in figure. When temperature is raised, what is the
nature of stresses developed in each rod, if EAl < Es and CAI

(a) Compressive in aluminium and steel

(b) Tensile in aluminium and steel

(c) Compressive in aluminium and tensile in steel

(d) Tensile in aluminium and compressive in steel

58 . If a solid steel sphere of 10,000 cm³ subjected to a uniform hydrostatic pressure of 700 ×

10 kg(f)/sq.m, then decrease in volume of the sphere for 1/K = 6×10¹¹ [kg(f)/sq.m]-¹

(a) 2.4 cm³ (b) 8.4 cm³

(c) 4.2 cm3 (d) 1.2 cm3

59 . When the strain in a material increases with time under sustained constant stress, the
phenomenon is known as

(a) strain hardening

(b) hysteresis

(c) creep 0

(d) visco-elasticity

60 . A 1m long rod is fixed at one end. There is a rigid wall at a distance 1 mm from the free end

of the rod as depicted in the figure. What is the thermal stress generated in the rod if its
temperature is increased by 100°C? Take E = 200 GPa and a = 12 × 10-6 per C

(a) 40 MPa (b) 80 MPa

(c) 120MPa (d) 240MPa

61. Find out the Lame constants ( and ) for an isotropic material having modulus of elasticity
(E) and Poisson's ratio (v) as 200 GPa and 0.2, respectively.

(a) 80 GPa, 80 GPa

(b) 35.71 GPa, 166.6 GPa

(c) 55.55 GPa, 83.33 GPa

(d) 73.33 GPa, 66.66 GPa

62 . The largest internal force in the bar shown in the following figure is

(a) 20 kN

(b) 13 kN

(c) 10 kN

(d) 7KN

[GPSC AE Dec 2018]

63 . The stress due to suddenly applied load is______ times that of gradually applied load.

(a) 2

(b) 3

(c) 4

(d) 5 [ APPSC (PHE) AE Paper-2 2012]

64 . A tensile force of P is applied on a compound bar having two members X and Y. Then the
load shared by the member X is

65 . A round steel bar is of length 40 cm consists o two equal portions of 20 cm each having

diameters of 10 cm and 8 cm respectively. Tak E as 2 x 106 kg/cm². If the rod is subjected to =

tensile load of 10 tonnes, the elongation in em will be given by:

(a) ( ) (b) ( )

(c) ( ) (d) (

66 . Which of the following is the correct representation of an idealized stress-strain curve for a
perfectly plastic material?

(where = stress, ɛ = strain)

[UPRVUNL AE 2014]

67 . Shear strain is given by:

where u, v and w are the displacement vectors along x, y and z axis respectively.

1-C 2-C 3-A 4-A 5-C 6-B 7-A 8-C 9-B 10-A
11-C 12-A 13-A 14-B 15-D 16-A 17-D 18-C 19-C 20-B
21-B 22-C 23-D 24-B 25-D 26-A 27-D 28-A 29-A 30-B
31-D 32-B 33-B 34-B 35-B 36-A 37-D 38-A 39-C 40-C
41-A 42-C 43-B 44-B 45-A 46-A 47-B 48-B 49-C 50-B
51-A 52-B 53-A 54-A 55-B 56-A 57-A 58-C 59-C 60-A
61-C 62-B 63-A 64-A 65-A 66-B 67-B

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