A simply supported beam carries two equal concentrated loads W at distances L/3

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A simply supported beam carries two equal concentrated loads W at distances L/3 from either support. The maximum bending moment
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1. The stress in the wall of a cylinder in a direction normal to its longitudinal axis, due to a force acting along the circumference, is known as
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A. yield stress
B. longitudinal stress
C. hoop stress
D. circumferential stress
E. ultimate stress.

2. A diagram which shows the variations of the axial load for all sections of the span of a beam, is called
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A. bending moment diagram
B. shear force diagram
C. thrust diagram
D. stress diagram
E. none of these.

5. During a tensile test on a ductile material
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A. nominal stress at fracture is higher than the ultimate stress
B. true stress at fracture is higher than the ultimate stress
C. true stress at fracture is the same as the ultimate stress
D. none of these.

7. Euler's formula states that the buckling load P for a column of length l, both ends hinged and whose least moment of inertia and modulus of elasticity of the material of the column are I and E respectively, is given by the relation
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B.
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E. P = ?El².

10. In a square beam loaded longitudinally, shear develops
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A. on middle fibre along horizontal plane
B. on lower fibre along horizontal plane
C. on top fibre along vertical plane
D. equally on each fibre along horizontal plane
E. none of these.

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