A spring of mean radius 40 mm contains 8 action coils of steel (N = 80000 N/mm²), 4 mm in diameter. The clearance between the coils being 1 mm when unloaded, the minimum compressive load to remove the clearance, is 30 N 25 N 40 N 35 N TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
A two hinged parabolic arch of span l and rise h carries a load varying from zero at the left end to ? per unit run at the right end. The horizontal thrust is ωl²/8h ωl²/12h ωl²/16h ωl²/4h TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The ratio of the area of cross-section of a circular section to the area of its core, is 15 11 14 16 TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
A bar L metre long and having its area of cross-section A, is subjected to a gradually applied tensile load W. The strain energy stored in the bar is WL/2AE WL/AE W²L/2AE W²L/AE TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The yield moment of a cross section is defined as the moment that will just produce the yield stress in The neutral fibre of the section The outer most fibre of the section The inner most fibre of the section The fibre everywhere TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
A short column (30 cm × 20 cm) carries a load P 1 at 4 cm on one side and another load P2at 8 cm on the other side along a principal section parallel to longer dimension. If the extreme intensity on either side is same, the ratio of P1 to P2 will be 5/8 2/3 3/2 8/5 TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
A steel rod of sectional area 250 sq. mm connects two parallel walls 5 m apart. The nuts at the ends were tightened when the rod was heated to 100°C. If steel = 0.000012/C°, Esteel = 0.2 MN/mm², the tensile force developed at a temperature of 50°C, is 100 N/mm 2 150 N/mm² 120 N/mm² 80 N/mm² TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Maximum shear stress theory for the failure of a material at the elastic limit, is known Haig's theory Guest's or Trecas' theory Rankine's theory St. Venant's theory TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Total strain energy theory for the failure of a material at elastic limit, is known Guest’s or Trecas’ theory Rankine’s theory St. Venant’s theory Haig’s theory TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
If Q is load factor, S is shape factor and F is factor of safety in elastic design, the following: Q = S – F Q = F – S Q = S + F Q = S × F TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?