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  • If there is a fall in the temperature of a composite body, then a member having greater coefficient of linear expansion will be subjected to compressive stress.


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  • A. True
  • B. False

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  • False 

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    • 1. A column of length (l) with both ends fixed may be considered as equivalent to a column of length __________ with one end fixed and the other end free.

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    • A. l/8
    • B. l/4
    • C. l/2
    • D. l
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    • 2. The actual neutral axis of a reinforced cement concrete beam is based on the principle that the moment of areas of compression and tension zones at the neutral axis are equal.

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    • A. Agree
    • B. Disagree
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    • 3. The product of Young's modulus (E) and moment of inertia (I) is known as

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    • A. modulus of rigidity
    • B. bulk modulus
    • C. flexural rigidity
    • D. torsional rigidity
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    • 4. At the neutral axis of a beam, the shear stress is

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    • A. zero
    • B. minimum
    • C. maximum
    • D. infinity
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    • 5. The shear stress at the centre of a circular shaft under torsion is

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    • A. zero
    • B. minimum
    • C. maximum
    • D. infinity
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    • 6. The buckling load for a given column depends upon

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    • A. area of cross-section of the column
    • B. length and least radius of gyration of the column
    • C. modulus of elasticity for the material of the column
    • D. all of the above
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    • 7. The hoop stress in a riveted cylindrical shell of diameter (d), thickness (t) and subjected to an internal pressure (p) is (where ? = Efficiency of the riveted joint)

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    • 8. Fatigue test is carried out for

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    • A. stresses varying between two limits of equal value, but of opposite sign
    • B. stresses varying between two limits of unequal value, but of opposite sign
    • C. stresses varying between two limits of unequal value but of same sign
    • D. all of the above
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    • 9. According to Euler's column theory, the crippling load of a column is given by p = ?2 EI/Cl2. In the Euler's formula, the value of C for a column with both ends fixed is 4.

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    • A. Agree
    • B. Disagree
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    • 10. When a closely-coiied helical spring of mean diameter (D) is subjected to an axial load (W), the deflection of the spring (?) is given by (where d = Diameter of spring wire, n = No. of turns of the spring, and C = Modulus of rigidity for the spring material)

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