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Maximum strain theory for the failure of a material at the elastic limit, is known as
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A. Guest's or Trecas' theory
B. St. Venant's theory
C. Rankine's theory
D. Haig's theory
E. Von Mises's theory.
Correct Answer
St. Venant's theory
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1. If
I
x
and
I
y
are the moments of inertia of a section about
X
and
Y
axes, the polar moment of inertia of the section, is
Options
A.
B.
C.
I
X
+
I
Y
D.
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I
X
+
I
Y
2. A close coil helical spring when subjected to a moment
M
having its axis along the axis of the helix
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A. it is subjected to pure bending
B. its mean diameter will decrease
C. its number of coils will increase
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: it is subjected to pure bending
3. The force in
AC
of the truss shown in the given figure, is
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A. 5
t
tension
B. 4
t
tension
C. 4
t
compression
D. 5
t
compression
E. None of these.
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Correct Answer: 4
t
tension
4. Keeping breadth constant, depth of a cantilever of length
l
of uniform strength loaded with uniformly distributed load
w
varies from zero at the free end and
Options
A.
at the fixed end
B.
C.
D.
at the fixed end
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5. The equation of a parabolic arch of span
l
and rise
h
, is given by
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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6. For beams breadth is constant,
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A. depth
d
?
M
B. depth
d
?
M
C. depth
d
? 3
M
D. depth
d
?
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d
?
M
7. The ratio of crippling loads of a column having both the ends fixed to the column having both the ends hinged, is
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A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
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Correct Answer: 4
8. A shaft rotating
N.R.M.
under a torque
T
, transmits a power
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A.
Newton metres/sec
B.
Newton metres/min
C.
Newton metres/min
D.
Newton metres/sec
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Newton metres/sec
9. Shear centre of a half circular section of radius
r
and of constant thickness, lies at a distance of
x
from the centre where
x
is
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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10. The maximum bending moment for a simply supported beam with a uniformly distributed load
w
/unit length, is
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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