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  1. For permissible shear stress fs, the torque transmitted by a thin tube of mean diameter D and wall thickness t, is

  2. A.

    B.

    C.

    πD2t fs

    D.


  3. A compound bar consists of two bars of equal length. Steel bar cross-section is 3500 mm2 and that of brass bar is 3000 mm2. These are subjected to a compressive load 100,000 N. If Eb = 0.2 MN/mm2 and Eb = 0.1 MN/mm2, the stresses developed are:

  4. A.

    σb = 10 N/mm2, σs = 20 N/mm2

    B.

    σb = 8 N/mm2, σs = 16 N/mm2

    C.

    σb = 6 N/mm2, σs = 12 N/mm2

    D.

    σb = 5 N/mm2, σs = 10 N/mm2


  5. p = \(\frac { n^2EI } { L^2 }\)is the equation for Euler's crippling load if

  6. A.

    both the ends are fixed

    B.

    both the ends are hinged

    C.

    one end is fixed and other end is free

    D.

    one end is fixed and other end is hinged.


  7. Flat spiral springs

  8. A.

    consist of uniform thin strips

    B.

    are supported at outer end

    C.

    are wound by applying a torque

    D.

    are used in clock-work mechanism

    E.

    all the above.


  9. A simply supported uniform rectangular bar breadth b, depth d and length L, carries an isolated load W at its mid-span. The same bar experiences an extension e under same tensile load. The ratio of the maximum deflection to the elongation, is

  10. A.

    \( \frac { L} {d } \)

    B.

    \( \frac { d} { 2d } \)

    C.

    \( [\frac { L} {2d } ]^2\)

    D.

    \( [\frac { L} {3d } ]^2\)


  11. A cantilever of length 2 cm and depth 10 cm tapers in plan from a width 24 cm to zero at its free end. If the modulus of elasticity of the material is 0.2 x 106 N/mm2, the deflection of the free end, is

  12. A.

    2 mm

    B.

    3 mm

    C.

    4 mm

    D.

    5 mm

    E.

    6 mm


  13. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

  14. A.

    The bending stress in a section is zero at its neutral axis and maximum at the outer fibres

    B.

    The shear stress is zero at the outer fibres and maximum at the neutral axis

    C.

    The bending stress at the outer fibres, is known as principal stress

    D.

    The planes of principal stresses are inclined at 45° to the neutral plane

    E.

    All the above.


  15. A simply supported rolled steel joist 8 m long carries a uniformly distributed load over it span so that the maximum bending stress is 75 N/mm2. If the slope at the ends is 0.005 radian and the value of E = 0.2 x 106 N/mm2, the depth of the joist, is

  16. A.

    200 mm

    B.
    250 mm
    C.

    300 mm

    D.

    350 mm

    E.

    400 mm


  17. A square column carries a load P at the centroid of one of the quarters of the square. If a is the side of the main square, the combined bending stress will be

  18. A.

    \( \frac { p } { a^2} \)

    B.

    \( \frac {2 p } { a^2} \)

    C.

    \( \frac {3p } { a^2} \)

    D.

    \( \frac {4p } { a^2} \)


  19. The degree of indeterminacy of the frame in the given figure,

  20. A.

    1

    B.

    2

    C.

    3

    D.

    0