This document analyzes the most common topics that have appeared on the GATE Strength of Materials exam over the past 5 years. It finds that statically indeterminate beams, Mohr's circle, stress and strain, deflection of beams, and torsion are the topics that have appeared most frequently on the exams from 2016 to 2015. Based on this analysis, the most important topics to study for the 2017 GATE ME exam in Strength of Materials are shear force and bending moment, Mohr's circle, stress and strain, deflection of beams, and torsion.

1. Important & most asked
topics in Strength of Material
for ME
By

2. In 2016 gate Set-1 these topics
came
 Deflection of beam
Stress & Strain
Moment of inertia
Statically indeterminate beams
Mohr’s Circle
Torsions
Plain Stress & Strain
Bending stress
Helical spring

3. In 2016 Set – 2 these topics
came
 Statically indeterminate beams
Mohr’s Circle
Torsions
Plain Stress & Strain
Deflection of beam
Stress & Strain

4. In 2016 Set – 3 these topics
came
 Stress & Strain
Moment of inertia
Statically indeterminate beams
Mohr’s Circle
Torsion
Plain Stress & Strain

5. In 2015 Set – 1 these topics
came
 Simple Stress & Strain
Column
Torsion
Deflection of beams

6. In 2015 Set – 2 these topics
came
 Simple Stress & Strain
Torsion
Mohr’s Circle
Slope & Deflection of beams
Shear Force & Bending Moment
Deflection of beams

7. In 2015 Set – 3 these topics
came
 Mohr’s Circle
Area moment of inertia
Shear Force & Bending Moment

8. According to overall last 5 years of analysis the
following topics in SOM are most important for Gate
2017 ME exam
 Shear Force and Bending Moment
 Mohr’s Circle
 Stress & Strain
 Deflection of Beams
 Torsion