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  • Question
  • For a 25 mm hole drilled in plates, the diameter of rivet shank should be


  • Options
  • A. 23mm
  • B. 24.5mm
  • C. 25mm
  • D. 26mm

  • Correct Answer
  • 23mm 


  • Strength of Materials problems


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    • 1. When two shafts of same length, one of which is hollow, transmit equal torques and have equal maximum stress, then they should have equal

    • Options
    • A. polar moment of inertia
    • B. polar modulus
    • C. diameter
    • D. angle of twist
    • Discuss
    • 2. When a closely-coiled helical spring is subjected to an axial load, it is said to be under

    • Options
    • A. bending
    • B. shear
    • C. torsion
    • D. crushing
    • Discuss
    • 3. The shear force diagram for a simply supported beam carrying a uniformly distributed load of w per unit length, consists of

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    • A. one right angled triangle
    • B. two right angled triangles
    • C. one equilateral triangle
    • D. two equilateral triangles
    • Discuss
    • 4. The ratio of change in volume to the original volume is called

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    • A. linear strain
    • B. lateral strain
    • C. volumetric strain
    • D. Poisson's ratio
    • Discuss
    • 5. Principle plane is a plane on which the shear stress is

    • Options
    • A. zero
    • B. minimum
    • C. maximum
    • Discuss
    • 6. The shear force of a simply supported beam carrying a central point load changes sign at its midpoint.

    • Options
    • A. Correct
    • B. Incorrect
    • Discuss
    • 7. The efficiency of a riveted joint is the ratio of the strength of the joint to the strength of the solid plate.

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    • A. True
    • B. False
    • Discuss
    • 8. The elongation of a conical bar under its own weight is __________ that of prismatic bar of the same length.

    • Options
    • A. equal to
    • B. half
    • C. one-third
    • D. two-third
    • Discuss
    • 9. The Rankine's theory for active earth pressure is based on the assumption that

    • Options
    • A. the retained material is homogeneous and cohesionless
    • B. the frictional resistance between the retaining wall and the retained material is neglected
    • C. the failure of the retained material takes place along a plane called rupture plane
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 10. An overhanging beam must overhang on both sides.

    • Options
    • A. Correct
    • B. Incorrect
    • Discuss


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