MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The modulus of elasticity for a material is 200 GN/m 2 and Poisson's ratio is 0.25. What is the modulus of rigidity?
A. 80 GN/m2
B. 250 GN/m2
C. 125 GN/m2
D. 320 GN/m2
ANS: A

2. The Young's modulus of elasticity of a material is 2.5 times its modulus of rigidity. The poisson's ratio for the
material will be:
A. 0.25
B. 0.50
C. 0.33
D. 0.75
ANS: A

3. Determine the load capacity in kN on a 25 mm diameter x 1200 mm long steel shaft if its maximum elongation
shall not exceed 1 mm. Assume E = 200,000 MPa.
A. 88.2 kN
B. 83.2 Kn
C. 78.3 kN
D. 81.8 kN
ANS: D

4. A 30 m long aluminum bar is subjected to a tensile stress of 175 MPa. Determine the elongation if E = 69116
MPa.
A. 78 mm
B. 74 mm
C. 76 mm
D. 72 mm
ANS: C

5. Determine the bulk modulus of a steel cubical section having a modulus of elasticity of 400,000 MPa and
Poisson’s ratio of 0.15.
A. 166,667 N/mm2
B. 369,847 N/mm2
C. 254,697 N/mm2
D. 190,476 N/mm2
ANS: D

6. Young's modulus of elasticity and Poisson's ratio of a material are 1.25 × 10 5 MPa and 0.34 respectively. The
modulus of rigidity of the material is:
A. 0.4025 ×105 Mpa
B. 0.8375 × 105 MPa
C. 0.4664 × 105 Mpa
D. 0.9469 × 105 MPa
ANS: C

7. If a material had a modulus of elasticity of 2.1 × 10 6 kgf/cm2 and a modulus of rigidity of 0.8 × 106 kgf/cm2 then
the approximate value of the Poisson's ratio of the material would be:
A. 0.26
B. 0.47
C. 0.31
D. 0.5
ANS:C