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Strength of Materials problems


  • 1. When a rectangular bar of length l, breadth b and thickness t is subjected to an axial pull of P, then linear strain (?) is given by (where E = Modulus of elasticity)

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  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.
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  • 2. The thermal stress __________ upon the cross-sectional area of the bar.

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  • A. depends
  • B. does not depend
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  • 3. For the beam shown in the below figure, the shear force diagram between A and B is
    Mechanical Engineering Strength of Materials: For the beam shown in the below figure, the shear force diagram between A and B is

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  • A. a horizontal line
  • B. a vertical line
  • C. an inclined line
  • D. a parabolic curve
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  • 4. The line of intersection of the neutral layer with any normal cross-section of the beam is called neutral axis.

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  • A. True
  • B. False
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  • 5. When a body is subjected to a direct tensile stress (?), the maximum normal stress is equal to the direct tensile stress.

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  • A. Agree
  • B. Disagree
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  • 6. The strength of the un-riveted or solid plate per pitch length is

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  • A. d.t.?c
  • B. p.t.?t
  • C. (p - d)t.?t
  • D. ?/2 x d2 x ?
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  • 7. A column that fails due to direct stress, is called

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  • A. short column
  • B. long column
  • C. weak column
  • D. medium column
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  • 8. In a thick cylindrical shell subjected to an internal pressure (p), the maximum radial stress at the inner surface of the shell is

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  • A. zero
  • B. p (tensile)
  • C. -p (compressive)
  • D. 2p (tensile)
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  • 9. The tensile strength of the welded joint for double fillet is (where s = Leg or size of the weld, l = Length of weld, and ?t = Allowable tensile stress for weld metal)

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  • A. 0.5 s.l.?t
  • B. s.l.?t
  • C. 2 s.l.?t
  • D. 2.s.l.?t
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  • 10. A thin cylindrical shell of diameter (d) length (l) and thickness (t) is subjected to an internal pressure (p). The longitudinal stress in the shell is

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  • A. pd/t
  • B. pd/2t
  • C. pd/4t
  • D. pd/6t
  • Discuss

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