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The product of the tangential force acting on the shaft and its distance from the axis of the shaft (i.e. radius of shaft) is known as
Options
A. bending moment
B. twisting moment
C. torsional rigidity
D. flexural rigidity
Correct Answer
twisting moment
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1. Modulus of resilience is the proof resilience per unit volume of a material.
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A. Correct
B. Incorrect
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Correct Answer: Correct
2. A rod is enclosed centrally in a tube and the assembly is tightened by rigid washers. If the assembly is subjected to a compressive load, then
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A. rod is under compression
B. tube is under compression
C. both rod and tube are under compression
D. tube is under tension and rod is under compression
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Correct Answer: both rod and tube are under compression
3. Which of the following statement is correct?
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A. A continuous beam has only two supports at the ends.
B. A uniformly distributed load spreads uniformly over the whole length of a beam.
C. The bending moment is maximum where shear force is maximum.
D. The maximum bending moment of a simply supported beam of length
l
with a central point load
W
is
Wl
/8.
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Correct Answer: A uniformly distributed load spreads uniformly over the whole length of a beam.
4. The relation between Young's modulus (
E
), shear modulus (
C
) and bulk modulus (K) is given by
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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5. In watches, the spring is used to absorb shocks and vibrations.
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A. Yes
B. No
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Correct Answer: No
6. The polar moment of inertia of a solid circular shaft of diameter (
D
) is
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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7. In a beam subjected to pure bending, the intensity of stress in any fibre is __________ the distance of the fibre from the neutral axis.
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A. equal to
B. less than
C. more than
D. directly proportional to
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Correct Answer: directly proportional to
8. The relation between Young's modulus (
E
) and bulk modulus (
K
) is given by
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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9. On one side of a neutral axis of a beam, there is a tensile stress and on the other side of the beam there is a compressive stress.
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A. Agree
B. Disagree
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Correct Answer: Agree
10. Two shafts '
A
' and '
B
' have the same material. The shaft '
A
' is solid of diameter 100 mm. The shaft '
B
' is hollow with outer diameter 100 mm and inner diameter 50 mm. The torque transmitted by shaft '
B
' is __________ as that of shaft '
A
'.
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A. 1/6
B. 1/8
C. 1/4
D. 15/16
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Correct Answer: 15/16
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