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  • A pressure vessel is said to be a thin shell when the ratio of wall thickness of the vessel to its diameter is __________ 1/10.


  • Options
  • A. equal to
  • B. less than
  • C. greater than

  • Correct Answer
  • less than 

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    • 1. The rectangular beam 'A ' has length l, width b and depth d. Another beam 'B' has the same width and depth but length is double that of 'A'. The elastic strength of beam 'B' will be __________ as compared to beam A.

    • Options
    • A. same
    • B. one-halt
    • C. one-fourth
    • D. one-eighth
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    • 2. Which of the following is the correct torsion equation?

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
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    • 3. The hoop stress in a thin cylindrical shell is

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    • A. longitudinal stress
    • B. compressive stress
    • C. radial stress
    • D. circumferential tensile stress
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    • 4. The section modulus of a circular section about an axis through its C.G., is

    • Options
    • A. ?d2/4
    • B. ?d2/16
    • C. ?d3/16
    • D. ?d3/32
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    • 5. The strain energy stored in a body, when suddenly loaded, is __________ the strain energy stored when same load is applied gradually.

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    • A. equal to
    • B. one-half
    • C. twice
    • D. four times
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    • 6. The strength of the shaft is judged by the torque transmitted by the shaft.

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    • A. Yes
    • B. No
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    • 7. When a body is subjected to a direct tensile stress (?x) in one plane accompanied by a simple shear stress (?xy ), the maximum normal stress is

    • Options
    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
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    • 8. According to Euler's column theory, the crippling load of a column is given by p = ?2 EI/Cl2 In this equation, the value of C for a column with both ends hinged, is

    • Options
    • A. 1/4
    • B. 1/2
    • C. 1
    • D. 2
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    • 9. A simply supported beam with a gradually varying load from zero at B and w per unit length at A is shown in the below figure. The shear force at B is equal to

    • Options
    • A. wl/6
    • B. wl/3
    • C. wl
    • D. 2 wl/3
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    • 10. The ratio of linear stress to the linear strain is called

    • Options
    • A. modulus of rigidity
    • B. modulus of elasticity
    • C. bulk modulus
    • D. Poisson's ratio
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