MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. A cube with a side length of 1 cm is heated uniformly 1° C above the room temperature and all the sides are free
to expand. What will be the increase in volume of the cube? (Given coefficient of thermal expansion is α per °C)
A. 3α cm3
B. α cm3
C. 2α cm3
D. zero
ANS: A

2. Compute the induced/compressive stress, in kPa, of a steel solid shafting of 50 mm diameter and 800 mm in
length that is subjected to an increase of temperature by 80 deg C.
A. 196,530 kPa
B. 181,445 kPa
C. 162,256 kPa
D.112,187 kPa
ANS: A

3. A steel train rails is 400 meters long, in March it is at -30 C and 40 C in July. What is the change in length in mm?
K of steel = 11.7 x 10–6 m/m-C.
A. 421 mm
B. 303 mm
C. 328 mm
D. 503 mm
ANS: C

4. An iron steam pipe is 200 ft long at 0oC. What will be its increase in length when heated to 100 oC? Coefficient of
linear expansion is 10 x 10–6 per oC.
A. 0.18 ft
B. 0.28 ft
C. 0.12 ft
D. 0.20 ft
ANS: D

5. A steel railroad rails 10 m long are laid with clearance of 3 mm at a temperature of 15 oC. At what temperature
will the rail just touch? Assume coefficient of linear expansion of 11.7 micro meter per meter oC and E = 20 GPa.
A. 46.90 C
B. 50.36 C
C. 56.06 C
D. 40.64 C
ANS: D

6 A steel rod 10 mm in diameter and 1m long is heated from 20°C to 120°C, E = 200 GPa and = 12 × 10 per °C. If
the rod is not free to expand, the thermal stress developed is:
A. 120 MPa (tensile)
B. 120 MPa (compressive)
C. 240 MPa (tensile)
D. 240 MPa (compressive)
ANS: D

7. A cylinder 1.0 cm at 30oC is to be slide into a hole on a steel plate. The hole has a diameter of 0.99970 cm at
30oC. To what temperature the plate must be heated? Coefficient of linear expansion for steel is 1.2 x 10 –5 per oC
A. 62oC
B. 48oC
C. 65oC
D. 55oC
ANS:D