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Question
The maximum bending moment of a simply supported beam of span
l
and carrying a point load
W
at the centre of beam, is
Options
A.
Wl
/4
B.
Wl
/2
C.
Wl
D.
Wl
2
/4
Correct Answer
Wl
/4
Strength of Materials problems
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1. A pressure vessel is said to be a thick shell, when
Options
A. it is made of thick sheets
B. the internal pressure is very high
C. the ratio of wall thickness of the vessel to its diameter is less than 1/10.
D. the ratio of wall thickness of the vessel to its diameter is greater than 1/10.
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Correct Answer: the ratio of wall thickness of the vessel to its diameter is greater than 1/10.
2. In a tensile test, when the material is stressed beyond elastic limit, the tensile strain __________ as compared to the stress.
Options
A. decreases slowly
B. increases slowly
C. decreases more quickly
D. increases more quickly
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Correct Answer: increases more quickly
3. In the above question, the ratio of stiffness of spring '
B
' to spring '
A
' will be
Options
A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
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Correct Answer: 8
4. When a body is subjected to a direct tensile stress (?) in one plane, then normal stress on an oblique section of the body inclined at an angle ? to the normal of the section is
Options
A. ? cos ?
B. ? cos
2
?
C. ? sin ?
D. ? sin
2
?
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Correct Answer: ? cos
2
?
5. For biaxial stress, the planes of maximum shear are at right angles to each other and are inclined at 45° to the principal planes.
Options
A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: True
6. Within elastic limit, shear stress is __________ shear strain.
Options
A. equal to
B. less than
C. directly proportional to
D. inversely proportional to
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Correct Answer: directly proportional to
7. The planes, which carry no shear stress, are known as principal planes.
Options
A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: True
8. In the below figure, the plastic range occurs
Options
A. before point
A
B. beyond point
A
C. between points
A
and
D
D. between points
D
and
E
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Correct Answer: beyond point
A
9. The stiffness of a closely-coiled helical spring is __________ proportional to number of turns.
Options
A. directly
B. inversely
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Correct Answer: inversely
10. The ratio of maximum shear stress developed in a rectangular beam and a circular beam of the same cross-sectional area is
Options
A. 2/3
B. 3/4
C. 1
D. 9/8
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Correct Answer: 9/8
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