Strength of Materials MCQs (Part-13)

What is stress in materials?

A Force per unit area
B Energy per unit volume
C Temperature change
D Force per unit length

What is the primary cause of plastic deformation?

A Excessive strain
B High temperature
C Excessive stress beyond yield point
D Low temperature

What does Hooke’s Law relate?

A Stress and deformation
B Stress and strain in the elastic limit
C Strain and temperature
D Stress and energy

What is the effect of shear stress?

A Twisting and sliding of layers
B Compression of the material
C Elongation of the material
D Expansion of the material

What does the modulus of elasticity measure?

A Ability to absorb energy
B Resistance to deformation under stress
C Strength of material
D Ability to resist fracture

What is thermal stress?

A Stress due to deformation
B Stress due to pressure
C Stress caused by force
D Stress due to temperature change

What is Poisson’s ratio?

A Ratio of lateral strain to axial strain
B Ratio of deformation to temperature
C Ratio of stress to strain
D Ratio of force to area

What does the stress-strain curve show?

A Force distribution in a material
B Stress at failure
C Relationship between stress and strain
D Material’s thermal response

What happens at the yield point of a material?

A Material experiences permanent deformation
B Material deforms elastically
C Material fractures
D Material absorbs energy

What is buckling in columns?

A Lateral deformation under compressive load
B Deformation due to shear stress
C Permanent elongation under tensile load
D Fracture under compressive load

What causes fatigue failure in materials?

A Cyclic loading over time
B Static loads
C High temperature
D Constant deformation

What is the primary factor in determining the deflection of a beam?

A Beam’s thickness
B Beam’s material hardness
C Beam’s length
D Beam’s length and load applied

What happens during creep?

A Quick recovery after stress removal
B Instantaneous deformation under high temperature
C Slow deformation over time under constant stress
D Sudden fracture of material

What is plasticity in materials?

A Ability to undergo permanent deformation without failure
B Ability to absorb energy without fracturing
C Ability to resist bending
D Ability to return to the original shape

What does shear force in a beam indicate?

A Internal resistance to shear stress
B Force acting in the direction of the beam’s length
C Internal resistance to bending
D Load distribution along the beam