TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITTUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES

General Engineering Examination (GEE)

2nd Semester, SY 2002-2003

Set A ( 2 points each)

Part 1. Write the letter that corresponds to the correct answer on the space provided.

________1. The following are mechanical properties of materials except:

A. corrosion B. malleability C. plasticity D. elasticity E. toughness

________ 2. Phenomenon associated w/ the failure of a material described to be the rapid stretching of
material and simultaneously
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A. torsion B. necking C. strain D. rolling E. stress

________ 3. Term synonymous with linear deformation as unit elongation.

A. stress B. shear C. strain D. elastic unit E. torsion

________ 4. Described as contact pressure between separate bodies.

A. bearing stress B. compressive stress C. shear stress D. torsion
E. tensile stress

________ 5. It is described as the actual stress when the material is under load.
A. ruptive strength B. ultimate strength C. working stress D. yield strength
E. proportional limit

________ 6. A component of internal forces which measures the pulling or pushing action over a section.
A. tension B. compression C. bending D. axial
E. torque

________ 7. The ratio of the lateral strain to the longitudinal strain when the element is loaded with the
longitudinal tensile force.
A. spring ratios B. safety factor C. load factor D. Poisson ratio
E. rigidity factor

________ 8. It is generally referral to the weight of the structure, or to the load which one applied is not
removed.
A. dead load B. static load C. permanent load D.
uniform load E. import load

________ 9. It is caused by forces acting along or parallel to the area resisting the force
A. simple stress B. tensile stress C. bearing stress D. Shear
stress E. simple stress

________ 10. This value is the second moment of area about a controidal axis.
A. moment of inertia B. moment of rigidity C. strain D. factor of safety
E. torsional factor

________11. In deriving torsion formulas, the following re the assumption except:

A. Shaft is loaded by twisting couples in planes that are parallel to the axis of the shaft
B. Circular sections remain circular
C. Stresses do not exceed the proportional limit
D. Plane sections remain plane and do not wrap
E. none of the above

________12. The following are the assumptions in deriving the relation between bending moment and the
flexural stresses it causes,
and between the vertical shear and the shearing except;
A. The material in the bema is non-homogeneous and obeys Hookes Law.
B. The moduli of elasticity for tension and compression are equal
C. The plane sections of the beam remain plane
 D. The beam is initially straight and of constant cross-section
E. None of the above

________13. The change in area between two points in the shear diagram is equivalent to:
A. change in load between that points B. maximum moment
C. the change in moment between that points D. ordinate of the loading diagram
E. none of the above

________ 14. It measures the resistance to twisting of a structural member

A. moment of inertia B. torque C. rotation D. bending of
moment E. shear stress

________ 15. A material with the same elastic properties at all points
A. brittle material B. ductile material C. homogeneous material D. elastic
material E. plastic material

________ 16. The stress beyond which the material will not return to its original shape when unloaded but
will retain a permanent set.
A. yield point B. proportional limit C. ultimate strength D.
elastic limit E. rupture stress

________ 17. The change of length of a specimen as its standard length at STP to a temperature change of
one degree.
A. elongation B. thermal expansion C. torque D. bending E.
coefficient of linear expansion

________ 18. It is a study which deals with the relations between externally applied loads and their internal
effects in bodies.
A. Static B. Dynamic C. strength of materials D. Mechanics
E. Physics

________ 19. Phenomenon associated with failure of material that is described as when material stretches
rapidly and simultaneously
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A. strain B. torsion C. rolling D. necking
e. Stress

________ 20.The following are practical applications of principles of thin-walled cylinders except:
A. pipelines B. cylindrical containers C. pressure vessels D. puncher
E. water tanks

________ 21. A permanent deformation retained on a material is sheep goes beyond the elastic limit.
A. creed B. linearity C. permanent set D. distortion
E. yield strength

________ 22. The following are concepts closely associated with strength of materials study except:
A. external forces B. stresses C. internal forces D. deformable
bodies E. rigid bodies

________ 23. The change in moment between two successive points in beam is said to be equal to:
A. area of the moment diagram B. area of the shear diagram C. area
of the load diagram
D. area of the stress-strain diagram E. area of the flexure diagram

________ 24. The line of intersection between the neutral surface and the transverse exploratory section of
the beam.
A. deflection line B. neutral axis C. zero stress D. moment point
E. major axis
________ 25. A point in the beam where the latter changes in its shape from concave up to concave down is
called:
A. point of the inflection B. elastic curve C. common point D. index
point E. rigidity point

________ 26. In the cross-section of a member subjected to bending, what do you call the plane where the
stress is zero?
A. compression zone B. longitudinal axis C. transverse axis D. neutral axis
E. none of the above

________ 27. A material having the same elastic properties in all directions at any one point of the body.
A. homogenous B. an isotropic C. allotropic D.
isotropic E. all of these

________ 28. A condition wherein the forces acting on a body cannot be determined by the equations of
static alone because there
are more unknown forces than there are equations of equilibrium.
A. statically determine B. axially loaded bar C. determine to the first
degree
D. statically indeterminate E. any of these

________ 29. It is the stress beyond which the material will not return to its original shape when unloaded
but will retain a
permanent deformation.
A. yield strength B. yield point C. rupture strength D. elastic limit
E. none of the above

________ 30. It is a type of a beam supported by a hinge and a roller reaction, with either or both ends
extending beyond supports.
A. statically indeterminate beam B. overchanging beam C. simple beam
D. cantilever beam E. none of the above

Part II. (4 pts each) Solve the following problems using scratch papers and write the letter that corresponds
to the correct answer
On the space provided. Solutions showing the final answer to each problem should be submitted.

________ 1. A cylindrical pressure vessel is fabricated from steel plates which have a thickness of 20mm.
The diameter of the pressure vessel is 500 mm and its length is 3m. Determine the maximum
internal pressure which can be applied if the stress in the steel is limited to 140 MPa.
A. 51.5 Mpa B. 21.2MPa C. 43.2 MPa D. 1.2 MPa E. none of the
above\

________ 2. A steel wire 10m long hanging vertically supports a tensile load of 2000N.Neglecting the weight
of the wire, determine the required diameter if the stress is not exceed 140Mpa and the elongation
is not exceed 5 mm. Assume E= 200 Gpa.
A. 2mm B. 15.04 mm C. 12 mm D. 5.05 mm E. none of the
above

5 KN

2.5 KN/m 2m

h
1m 3m
80 mm
________ 3.
Determine the
maximum height h of the beam shown in the figure if the flexural stress is not exceed 20 MPa.
A. 163.39 mm B. 139.63 mm C. 136.93 D. 169.33 mm E.
133.69 mm
________ 4. A simply supported beam, 2 in. wide by 4 in. long, is subjected to a concentrated load of 2000
lb. At a point 3 ft from one
of the supports. Determine the maximum fiber stress and the stress in a fiber located 0.5 in. from
the top of the beam at mid span.
A. 10, 125 psi, 5 062.5 psi B. 12, 150 psi6, 520.5 psi C. 11, 250 psi,6
250.5 psi
D. 10, 251 psi, 5, 625.5 psi E. None of the above

________ 5. A 40 mm diameter bar is used as a simply supported beam 2 m long. Determine the largest
uniformly distributed load that can be applied over the left half of the beam if the flexural stress
is limited to 60MN/m2.
A. 1340KN/m B. 1507.96KN/m C. 1340N/m D. 1507.96/m E.
1430N/m

________ 6. Floor joists 50 mm wide by 200 mm high is supported on 4 m span and carries a floor loaded
with 5 KN/m2. Compute the centerline spacing between joist to develop a bending stress of 8
MPa. What safe floor load could be carried on a centerline spacing of0.40 m?
A. 0.257m, 3.75 KN/m2 B. 0.357 m, 3.57KN/m2 C. 0.267 m,
3.33KN/m2
D. 0.257 m, 3.45KN/m2 E. 0.257m, 3.57 KN/m2
________ 7. A timber beam 80 mm wide by 160 mm deep is subjected to a vertical shear V= 40 KN.
Determine the shearing stress develop at layers 20 mm apart from top to bottom of the section.
A. 1.20 MPa, 2.37 MPa, 3.55 MPa, 4.72 MPa B. 1.17 MPa, 2.34 MPa, 3.52MPa, 4.69 MPa
C. 1.19 MPa, 2.36 MPa, 3.54 Mpa, 4.71 MPa D. 1.18 MPa, 2.35 MPa, 3.53 MPa, 4.70MPa
E. 1.21 MPa, 2.38 MPa, 3.56 MPa, 4.73 MPa

________ 8. What is the mid span moment of simply supported beam of length L and subjected to a
uniform load w.
A. wL2/11 B. wL2/4 C. wL2/8 D. wL2/10 E. none of these

________ 9. The shear diagram between A and B varies uniformly from zero at A to10 KN at B. If the
distance between A and B is 5m and magnitude of moment at A is-15KN m, determine the
magnitude of moment at B.
A. 13 KN/m B. 15 KN/m C. 5 KN/m D. 10 KN/m E. none of these

________ 10. A high-strength steel band saw, 20 mm wide by a 0.80 mm thick, runs over pulleys 60 m in
diameter. What maximum flexural stress is developed? What minimum diameter pulleys can be
used without exceeding a flexural stress of 400 MPa? Assume E = 200 GPa.
A. 400MPa, 300 mm B. 253.55 MPa, 200 mm C. 266.67 MPa,
400 mm
D. 240 MPa, 200 mm E. 300 MPa, 400 mm

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