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Strength of Materials problems


  • 1. In Mohr's circle, the centre of circle from Y-axis is taken as

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  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.
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  • 2. The shear force diagram fora cantilever beam of length l and carrying a gradually varying load from zero at free end and w per unit length at the fixed end is a

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  • A. horizontal straight line
  • B. vertical straight line
  • C. inclined line
  • D. parabolic curve
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  • 3. When a body is subjected to a direct tensile stress (?) in one plane, the maximum shear stress is __________ the maximum normal stress.

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  • A. equal to
  • B. one-half
  • C. two-third
  • D. twice
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  • 4. A bolt is made to pass through a tube and both of them are tightly fitted with the help of washers and nuts. If the nut is tightened, then

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  • A. bolt arid tube are under tension
  • B. bolt and tube are under compression
  • C. bolt is under compression and tube is under tension
  • D. bolt is Under tension and tube is under compression
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  • 5. The volumetric strain is the ratio of the

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  • A. original thickness to the change in thickness
  • B. change in thickness to the original thickness
  • C. original volume to the change in volume
  • D. change in volume to the original volume
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  • 6. Which of the following statement is correct?

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  • A. The stress is the pressure per unit area.
  • B. The strain is expressed in mm.
  • C. Hook's law holds good upto the breaking point.
  • D. Stress is directly proportional to strain within elastic limit.
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  • 7. When a bar of length l, width b and thickness t is subjected to a pull of P, its

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  • A. length, width and thickness increases
  • B. length, width and thickness decreases
  • C. length increases, width and thickness decreases
  • D. length decreases, width and thickness increases
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  • 8. In the below figure, the point E represents the maximum stress.
    Mechanical Engineering Strength of Materials: In the below figure, the point E represents the maximum stress.

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  • A. True
  • B. False
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  • 9. Strain is equal to (where l = Original length, and ?l = Change in length)

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  • A. l/?l
  • B. ?l/l
  • C. l.?l
  • D. l + ?l
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  • 10. A shaft revolving at ? rad / s transmits torque (T) in N-m. The power developed is

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  • A. T.? watts
  • B. 2 ? T? watts
  • C. watts
  • D. watts
  • Discuss

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