Shear Force and Bending Moment MCQ Questions

MCQ on Strength of materials

12-In simply supported beam of rectangular cross section, the bending stress is ____ and shear stress is ____ at neutral axis.

(A) Zero, Maximum

(B) Maximum, Zero

(C) Zero, Zero

(D) Maximum, Maximum

 

13-The Clapeyron’s theorem is used for analysis of _______.

(A) Two hinged arch

(B) Fixed beam

(C) Continuous beam

(D) Thin cylinders

 

14- The ratio of maximum bending stress to maximum shear stress on the cross-section when a shaft is simultaneously subjected to torque T and bending moment M is

(A) T/M

(B) M/T

(C) 2T/M

(D) 2M/T

 

15-Which of the following represents the bending at a section of the beam?

(A) EI (d4y/dx4)

(B) EI (d3y/dx3)

(C) EI (d2y/dx2)

(D) EI (dy/dx)

 

16-For Rectangular section of simply supported beam the maximum shear stress (Tmax) is………times average shear stress (Tavg).

(A) 1.3

(B) 1.0

(C) 1.5

(D) 2.0

 

17-The first derivative of deflection at any point on a beam defines _______ at that location.

(A) Slope of the beam

(B) Bending moment of beam

(C) Shear force of the beam

(D) Load intensity of beam

 

18-The deflection of the free end of a cantilever of span L having a point load W at the mid-span is

(A) WL3 /3EI

(B) 5WL3 /24EI

(C) 5WL3 /48EI

(D) WL3 /24EI

 

19-If the magnitude of shear force is constant, then the magnitude of the slope of bending moment curve is

(A) zero

(B) increasing

(C) decreasing

(D) constant

 

20-In case of rolled steel beam, shear force is mainly resisted by ______

(A) Web

(B) Flange

(C) Web and flange

(D) Weld

 

21-Moment of resistance of a beam at any section _______ with _______ in flexural rigidity

(A) Increases, decrease

(B) Decreases, increase

(C) Increases, increase

(D) Constant, increase

 

22-Slope at the supports of a simply supported beam of span L with a uniformly distributed load of intensity w is

(A) wL3 /12EI

(B) wL3 /24EI

(C) wL3 /48EI

(D) wL3 /96EI

 

ANSWERS:

12-(A), 13-(C), 14-(D), 15-(C), 16-(C), 17-(A), 18-(C), 19-(D), 20-(A), 21-(C), 22-(B)