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A material is said to be perfectly elastic if
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A. it regains its original shape on removal of the load
B. It regains its original shape partially on removal of the load
C. it does not regain its original shape at all
D. none of these.

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it regains its original shape on removal of the load

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1. A material may fail if
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A. maximum principal stress exceeds the direct stress ?₀
B. maximum strain exceeds
C. maximum shear stress exceeds
D. total strain energy exceeds
E. all the above.

4. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following : The torsional resistance of a shaft is directly proportional to
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A. modulus of rigidity
B. angle of twist
C. reciprocal of the length of the shaft
D. moment of inertia of the shaft section.

5. A material which obeys Hook's law, is subjected to direct stress ?₀. At its elastic limit, the following statement is true,
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A. Strain is equal to
B. Maximum shear stress =
C. Strain energy =
D. Shear strain energy =
E. All the above.

8. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
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A. The point of intersection of the bending axis with the cross section of the beam, is called shear centre
B. For I sections, the shear centre coincides with the centroid of the cross section of the beam
C. For channels, the shear centre does not concide its centroid
D. Bending loads should pass through the shear centre to avoid twisting
E. All the above.

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