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Strength of Materials
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In case of eccentrically loaded struts __________ is preferred.
Options
A. solid section
B. hollow section
C. composite section
D. reinforced section
Correct Answer
composite section
Strength of Materials problems
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1. The shear force at the ends of a simply supported beam carrying a uniformly distributed load of
w
per unit length is
Options
A. zero at its both ends
B.
wl
at one end and -
wl
at the other end
C.
wl
/2 at one end and -
wl
/2 at the other end
D.
wl
2
/2 at one end and -
wl
2
/2 at the other end
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Correct Answer:
wl
/2 at one end and -
wl
/2 at the other end
2. The bending moment of a cantilever beam of length
l
and carrying a uniformly distributed load of
w
per unit length is __________ at the free end.
Options
A. zero
B.
wl
/4
C.
wl
/2
D.
wl
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Correct Answer: zero
3. Shear modulus is the ratio of
Options
A. linear stress to linear strain
B. linear stress to lateral strain
C. volumetric strain to linear strain
D. shear stress to shear strain
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Correct Answer: shear stress to shear strain
4. The bending stress in abeam is __________ bending moment.
Options
A. equal to
B. less than
C. more than
D. directly proportional to
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Correct Answer: directly proportional to
5. The Rankine's formula holds good for
Options
A. short columns
B. long columns
C. both short and long columns
D. weak columns
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Correct Answer: both short and long columns
6. In leaf springs, the maximum bending stress developed in the plates is (where
W
= Load acting on the spring,
l
= Span of the spring,
n
= Number of plates,
b
= Width of plates, and
t
= Thickness of plates)
Options
A.
B.
C.
D.
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7. The shear modulus of most materials with respect to the modulus of elasticity is
Options
A. equal to half
B. less than half
C. more than half
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: less than half
8. The ultimate tensile stress for mild steel is __________ the ultimate compressive stress.
Options
A. equal to
B. less than
C. more than
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Correct Answer: more than
9. In a watch, the spring is used to store strain energy. This energy is released
Options
A. to stop the watch
B. to run the watch
C. to change the time
D. all of these
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Correct Answer: to run the watch
10. A rectangular beam of length
l
supported at its two ends carries a central point load
W
. The maximum deflection occurs
Options
A. at the ends
B. at
l
/3 from both ends
C. at the centre
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: at the centre
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