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#21
Steel has a modulus of elasticity of _______ MPa
A200
B2,000
C20,000
D200,000
#22
What is the maximum moment of a beam supported at both ends and carries a uniform load of w throughout its entire length?
AwL / 2
BwL / 8
CwL² / 8
DwL² / 4
#23
_________ is the stress beyond which the material will not return to its original shape when unloaded but will retain a permanent deformation
AElastic limit
BProportional limit
CYield limit
DYield strength
#24
All are methods of determining the bar force of a truss member except one. Which one?
AMethod of joints
BMethod of section
CMethod of virtual work
DMaxwell diagram
#25
The highest ordinate on the stress-strain curve is called
Arupture stress
Belastic limit
Cultimate stress or ultimate strength
Dproportional limit
#26
Shearing stress is also known as
ASimple stress
BShearing stress
CTangential stress
DNormal stress
#27
What type of stress is produced whenever the applied load cause one section of a body to tend to slide past its adjacent section?
Anormal stress
Bsliding stress
Cshearing stress
Dbearing stress
#28
The actual stress that the material has when under load is called
AWorking stress
BTrue stress
CAllowable stress
DNormal stress
#29
The maximum safe stress a material may carry is called
AWorking stress
BTrue stress
CAllowable stress
DNormal stress
#30
Stress caused by forces acting along or parallel to the area resisting the forces is known as
ASimple stress
BShearing stress
CTangential stress
DNormal stress
#31
The point on the stress strain diagram at which there is an appreciable elongation or yielding of the material without any corresponding increase of load is called
Ayield point
Belastic limit
Cultimate stress or ultimate strength
Dproportional limit
#32
The straight line portion of the stress-strain diagram has slope equal to the _______ of the material
Amodulus of rigidity
Bcompressibility
Cmodulus of elasticity
Dshear modulus
#33
The ratio of the unit lateral deformation to the unit longitude deformation is called
Acompressibility
Bbulk modulus
Cshear modulus
DPoisson ratio
#34
It describes the length elasticity of the material
ABulk modulus
BYoung's modulus or tensile modulus
CModulus of Compressibility
DShear modulus
#35
It describes the volume elasticity of the material
ABulk modulus
BYoung's modulus or tensile modulus
CModulus of Compressibility
DShear modulus
#36
The reciprocal of bulk modulus is
ABulk modulus
BYoung's modulus or tensile modulus
CCompressiblity
DShear modulus
#37
It describes the shape elasticity of the material
ABulk modulus
BYoung's modulus or tensile modulus
CCompressiblity
DShear modulus
#38
The fractional deformation resulting from a stress
ABulk modulus
BStrain
CCompressibility
DShear modulus
#39
At the highest or lowest point on the moment diagram
Amaximum shear occur
Bshear is zero
Cmaximum moment is twice the shear
Dshear is negative
#40
The ratio of the ultimate stress to the allowable stress of the materials called
AElastic limit
BStrength
CFactor of safety
DModulus of elasticity

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