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  1. Which of the following statement is correct?

  2. 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.

  3. When a bar of length l, width b and thickness t is subjected to a push of P, its

  4. A.
    length, width and thickness increases
    B.
    length, width and thickness decreases
    C.
    length increases, width and thickness decreases
    D.
    length decreases, width and tickness increases

  5. If the magnitude of direct stress and bending stress is equal, then there will be zero stress at one of the extreme ends of a column.

  6. A.
    Agree
    B.
    Disagree

  7. When a thin cvlindrical shell is subjected to an internal pressure, the volumetric strain is (where ε1 = Hoop strain, and ε2 = Longitudinal strain)

  8. A.
    1 - ε2
    B.
    1 + ε2
    C.
    2 - ε1
    D.
    2 + ε1

  9. In a riveted joint, when the rivets in.the adjacent rows are staggered in such a way that every rivet is in the middle of the two rivets of the opposite row, the joint is said to be diamond riveted.

  10. A.
    Yes
    B.
    No

  11. The factor of safety is always more than unity.

  12. A.
    Correct
    B.
    Incorrect

  13. Mohr's circle is used to determine the stresses on an oblique section of a body subjected to

  14. A.
    direct tensile stress in one plane accompanied by a shear stress
    B.
    direct tensile stress in two mutually perpendicular directions
    C.
    direct tensile stress in two mutually perpendicular directions accompanied by a simple shear stress
    D.
    all of the above

  15. The proof resilience is the maximum strain energy which can be stored in a body.

  16. A.
    Yes
    B.
    No

  17. The maximum shear stress developed in a beam of rectangular section is __________ the average shear stress.

  18. A.
    equal to
    B.
    4/3 times
    C.
    1.5 times
    D.
    twice

  19. In the below figure, curve C represents soft brass.

  20. A.
    True
    B.
    False