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Strength of Materials problems


  • 1. The maximum deflection of a fixed beam of length l carrying a total load W uniformly distributed over the whole length is

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  • 2. The maximum deflection of a cantilever beam of length l with a point load W at the free end is

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  • 3. In a simple bending theory, one of the assumption is that the plane sections before bending remain plane after bending. This assumption means that

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  • A. stress is uniform throughout the beam
  • B. strain is uniform throughout the beam
  • C. stress is proportional to the distance from the neutral axis
  • D. strain is proportional to the distance from the neutral axis
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  • 4. A thick cylindrical shell having ro and ri as outer and inner radii, is subjected to an internal pressure (p). The minimum tangential stress at the outer surface of the shell is

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  • 5. The maximum bending moment for a simply supported beam with a gradually varying load from zero at both ends and w per metre at the centre, lies at the centre of a beam.

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  • B. Disagree
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  • 6. Which of the following statement is correct?

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  • A. The size of hole drilled in riveting plates is less than the actual size of rivet.
  • B. The centre to centre distance between two consecutive rivets in a row is called margin.
  • C. Rivets are generally specified by its shank diameter.
  • D. Tearing of plates can be avoided by taking the pitch of rivets equal to 1.5 times the diameter of rivet hole.
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  • 7. The rivets are used for __________ fastenings.

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  • A. permanent
  • B. temporary
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  • 8. In the below figure, curve C represents soft brass.
    Mechanical Engineering Strength of Materials: In the below figure, curve C represents soft brass.

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  • A. True
  • B. False
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  • 9. The factor of safety is always more than unity.

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  • A. Correct
  • B. Incorrect
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  • 10. When a body is subjected to direct tensile stresses (?x and ?y ) in two mutually perpendicular directions, accompanied by a simple shear stress ?xy , then in Mohr's circle method, the circle radius is taken as

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