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Question
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
Correct Answer
to run the watch
Strength of Materials problems
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1. 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
2. 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
3. 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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Correct Answer:
4. In case of eccentrically loaded struts __________ is preferred.
Options
A. solid section
B. hollow section
C. composite section
D. reinforced section
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Correct Answer: composite section
5. 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
6. 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
7. A closely-coiled helical spring is cut into two halves. The stiffness of the resulting spring will be
Options
A. same
B. double
C. half
D. one-fourth
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Correct Answer: double
8. The modulus of elasticity for mild steel is approximately equal to
Options
A. 10 kN/mm
2
B. 80 kN/mm
2
C. 100 kN/mm
2
D. 210 kN/mm
2
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Correct Answer: 210 kN/mm
2
9. A thick pressure vessel is always used for the generation of steam, as it can withstand high pressures.
Options
A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: False
10. A beam supported on more than two supports is called
Options
A. simply supported beam
B. fixed beam
C. overhanging beam
D. continuous beam
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Correct Answer: continuous beam
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