1.

The maximum value of the bending moment for the following simply supported beam is:

ql 2 ql 2 ql 2 ql 2
a) b) c) d)
8 16 4 6
2. The vertical support reaction at the pin support is equal to:
P

L/2 L/2

PL P P PL
a) b) c) d)
4 2 4 2
3. In case of pure bending, in XOZ plane, the neutral axis is:
a) The intersection between the loading plane and the neutral surface
b) The intersection between the neutral surface and the cross-section
c) The intersection between the loading plane and the cross-section
d) The intersection between the cross-section and the longitudinal axis of the element
4. Hooke’s law expresses the relationship between:
a) Internal forces and stresses
b) Stresses and strains
c) Loads and dimensions of the element
d) Properties of the cross-section and elastic characteristics
5. In case of plane stress, the stress tensor Tσ is a 2x2 matrix. The corresponding strain tensor is:
a) A 2x2 matrix
b) A 3x1 vector
c) A 3x3 matrix
d) Constant
6. The normal stress formula in case of pure tension / compression is:
N N N
a)  x  b)  x  c)  x  N  A d)  x 
A A EA
7. The length change of an element subjected to pure tension / compression is inversely proportional to:
a) GA b) EIy c) EA d) N/A
8. When the shear force is defined by a 1st degree function, the bending moment is defined by:
a) a 3rd degree function
b) the bending moment can not be defined
c) a 2nd degree function
d) a constant value
9. In case of pure shear, the principal stresses are:
1   1    1  0 1  
a) b) c)
 2   2  E    2   d) N2
2 
A2

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10. The extreme values of the normal stress over a cross-section, in case of pure bending, occur:
a) at the farthest points from the neutral axis
b) at the level of the neutral axis
c) in case of extreme loading conditions
d) at every point of the cross-section
11. The principal stresses at a point, 1 and  2 , represent:
a) The maximum values of a shear stress at the point, given in MPa
b) The extreme values of the normal stresses at the considered point
c) The corresponding normal stresses on the planes of maximum shear stress
d) Randomly occurring stresses at the considered point
12. Bernoulli’s postulates states that:
a) the element deforms with respect to its longitudinal axis
b) the cross-section remains plane and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis after element deformation
c) the cross-section remains plane after element deformation
d) the longitudinal axis of the element changes shape after deformation
13. The shear strain  represents:
a) the change of shear forces
b) the change of the right angle between two orthogonal directions
c) the strain between two shear forces
d) the change of the right angle between two parallel lines
14. The duality of shear stresses implies that:
a) The stresses diverging from the common edge have different magnitudes
b) The shear stresses occur in pairs and are considered with opposite signs
c) The shear stresses are equal in magnitude and are converging to or diverging from the common edge
d) The shear stresses converging to or diverging from the common edge are different in magnitude
15. What is the state of loading for the following element?

a) Bending around y axis

b) Pure shear
c) Pure torsion
d) Combined shear and bending
16. What is the state of loading for the following element?

2
 x
y

a) Pure bending in XOZ plane

b) Pure bending around z axis
c) Axial tension and compression
d) Pure torsion
17. For the following element the components of the internal resistant wrench different from 0 are:

x
y

a) N; Vz ; M y b) N; Vy ; M y c) N; Vy ; M z d) N; M z ; M y

18. For the following element the components of the internal resistant wrench different from 0 are:

x
y

a) N; Vz ; M y ; M z b) N;Vz ;M y ;T c) N; Vz ; M y d) N; M y ; T

19. The normal stress at any points of the cross-section of an element subjected to pure bending is calculated by
means of _____________’s equation:
a) Bernoulli b) Newton c) Saint-Venant d) Navier
20. The axial force diagram for the following element has the shape of a:

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 a) Rectangle b) Trapeze c) 2nd degree parabola d) Triangle
21. The neutral surface of an element subjected to bending is characterized by the fact that:
a) all fibers belonging to it do not change their length after element deformation
b) most of the fibers belonging to it are subjected to pure tension
c) the stress in the fibers is equal to the strength of the material
d) the axial strain in the fibers is larger than 0

22. The shape of the bending moment diagram over the AB interval is:

C
A
B

a) Rectangular
b) 2nd degree parabola
c) Triangular
d) 3rd degree parabola
23. The concentrated load produces:
P

L/2 L/2
a) A discontinuity in the shear force diagram of unknown magnitude
b) A peak in the bending moment diagram
c) A peak in the axial force diagram
d) A discontinuity in the twisting moment diagram equal in magnitude to P.
24. My
The extreme normal stresses, in case of bending (  x  max
 z ), at the most loaded section of an element of
Iy
constant cross-section, are obtained for the points located:
a) at the level of the neutral axis
b) at the extreme fibers of the cross-section
c) at the mid-point between the neutral axis and the extreme fibers
d) at the points symmetrically located with respect to the vertical axis z of the cross-section
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25. The superposition principle states that:
a) the effect of a system of forces upon a structural element is equal to the sum of effects of each force taken
individually
b) a system of forces is superposed to a structural element
c) a structural element acted by a system of forces is a principal one
d) elements acted by principal forces can be superposed
26. A member of constant strength is defined as:
a) a member with constant cross-section along its length
b) a member of constant cross-section exceeding the strength requirement
c) a member of variable cross-section so that at any of its sections the normal stress  x is zero
d) a member of variable cross-section so that at any of its sections the normal stress  x is equal to the prescribed
value of the material strength
27. In strength of materials, a positive bending moment M y produces tensile stresses (tension):
a) over the entire cross-section
b) in the lower fibers
c) in the upper fiber
d) does not produce tensile stresses