Strength of Materials MCQs (Part-7)

What is stress?

A Energy per area
B Force per area
C Force per unit length
D Strain per unit length

What does the modulus of elasticity represent?

A Material’s toughness
B Material’s ductility
C Material’s strength
D Material’s stiffness

What is the characteristic of a ductile material?

A Breaks without deformation
B Exhibits high toughness
C Shows large plastic deformation before failure
D Does not deform easily

What is Poisson’s ratio?

A Ratio of lateral strain to axial strain
B Stress ratio
C Ratio of axial strain to lateral strain
D Ratio of energy to force

What is a common cause of shear stress?

A Axial force
B Torque
C Pressure change
D Temperature change

What does the term “bending moment” refer to in beam analysis?

A Axial force distribution
B Internal reaction to shear force
C Moment causing bending in a beam
D External applied load

What is thermal stress caused by?

A Changes in temperature
B Pressure variations
C Mechanical forces
D Material fatigue

What does the term “creep” refer to?

A Sudden fracture under stress
B Strain due to temperature
C Deformation due to bending
D Slow deformation under constant stress

What does a stress-strain curve show?

A Relationship between stress and energy
B Material’s resistance to fatigue
C Relationship between stress and strain
D Relationship between force and temperature

What is a primary feature of brittle materials?

A High plasticity
B Low toughness
C High ductility
D High toughness

What does axial loading affect in a material?

A Compressive or tensile stress
B Lateral deformation
C Shear deformation
D Rotational stress

What type of force is generated in a beam due to external loads?

A Torsional force
B Compressive force
C Rotational force
D Shear force

Which material property describes the resistance to indentation?

A Ductility
B Toughness
C Hardness
D Elasticity

What is buckling in columns caused by?

A Torsional stress
B Excessive compression
C Shear force
D Excessive tension

What is the main cause of fatigue failure?

A Cyclic loading
B Static loads
C Constant stress
D Excessive temperature