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  • The ratio of maximum and average shear stresses on a rectangular section, is


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  • A. 1
  • B. 1.25
  • C. 1.5
  • D. 2.0
  • E. 2.5

  • Correct Answer
  • 1.5 


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    • 1. A lift of weight W is lifted by a rope with an acceleration f. If the area of cross-section of the rope is A, the stress in the rope is

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    • 2. The maximum deflection of a simply supported beam of span L, carrying an isolated load at the centre of the span ; flexural rigidity being EI, is

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    • 3. The maximum deflection due to a load W at the free end of a cantilever of length L and having flexural rigidity EI, is

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    • 4. The degree of indeterminacy of the frame in the given figure, is

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    • A. zero
    • B. 1
    • C. 2
    • D. 3
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    • 5. At any point of a beam, the section modulus may be obtained by dividing the moment of inertia of the section by

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    • A. depth of the section
    • B. depth of the neutral axis
    • C. maximum tensile stress at the section
    • D. maximum compressive stress at the section
    • E. none of these.
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    • 6. A close coil helical spring of mean diameter D consists of n coils of diameter d. If it carries an axial load W, the energy stored in the spring, is

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    • 7. The equivalent length of a column of length L having one end fixed and the other end free, is

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    • A. 2L
    • B. L
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    • 8. The force in BC of the truss shown in the given figure, is

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    • A. 3.0t compression
    • B. 3.0t tension
    • C. t tension
    • D. t compression
    • E. None of these.
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    • 9. If the strain energy stored per unit volume in a hollow shaft subjected to a pure torque when t attains maximum shear stress fs the ratio of inner diameter to outer diameter, is

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    • 10. The moment of inertia of a circular section about any diameter D, is

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