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(Practice Test)
1. Strain is defined as the ratio of
(a) change in volume to original volume
(b) change in length to original length
(c) change in cross-sectional area to original crosssectional area
(d) any one of the above
(e) none of the above.
2. Hooke's law holds good upto
(a) yield point
(b) limit of proportionality
(c) breaking point
(d) elastic limit
(e) plastic limit.
3. Young's modulus is defined as the ratio of
(a) volumetric stress and volumetric strain
(b) lateral stress and lateral strain
(c) longitudinal stress and longitudinal strain
(d) shear stress to shear strain
(e) longitudinal stress and lateral strain.
4. The unit of Young's modulus is
(a) mm/mm
(b) kg/cm
(c) kg
(d) kg/cm2
(e) kg cm2.
5. Deformation per unit length in the direction of
force is known as
(a) strain
(b) lateral strain
(c) linear strain
(d) linear stress
(e) unit strain.
6. It equal and opposite forces applied to a body tend
to elongate it, the stress so
produced is called
(a) internal resistance
(b) tensile stress
(c) transverse stress
(d) compressive stress
(e) working stress.
7. The materials having same elastic properties in all
directions are called
(a) ideal materials
(b) uniform materials
(c) isotropic materials
(d) practical materials
d
b
c
d
c
b
c
d
d
e
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Saturday, February 2, 2013
Strength of Materials
(Stresses in Beams)
Q.1. Which of the following statements regarding
assumptions in analysis of stressed beam is false
(a)
The material is homogeneous and isotropic,
so that it has the same elastic properties in all
directions
(b)
Modules of elasticity in tension and
compression are equal
(c)
The radius of curvature of the beam before
bending is equal to that of its transverse dimensions
(d)
Normal sections of the beam, which were
plane before bending, remain plane after bending
3-d
10-b
4-b
5-b
6-b
7-b
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Saturday, January 12, 2013
Strength of Materials
(Torsion of Shafts)
Q.1. A propeller shaft in a ship is 350 mm in
diameter. the allowable working stress in shear is 50
MPa and the allowable angle of twist is 1 degree in
4. a
5. d
6. c
7. c
8.
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Thursday, January 3, 2013
Strength of Materials
(Torsion of Shafts)
Q.1. Two steel shafts A and B are used for
transmitting power. The ratio of revolutions of shafts
i.e. NA/NB = 2. The ratio of torques on shafts i.e.
TA/TB = 1/2. The ratio of the horse power transmitted
by the shafts i.e. PA/PB are
(a)
1/2
(b)
1/4
(c)
1
(d)
2
Q.2. A twisting moment of 1 kNm is impressed
upon a 50 mm diameter shaft, then maximum shear
stress will be
(a)
25 MPa
(b)
32 MPa
(c)
37 MPa
(d)
41 MPa
Answers
1. c
2. d
3. d
d
9. d
10. d
4. c
5. b
6. a
7. a
8.
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Monday, December 31, 2012
Engineering Mechanics
Questions and Answers
from GATE and IES Exams
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Thursday, September 6, 2012
Strength of Materials
(Torsion of Shafts)
Q.1.
For a solid or a hollow shaft subject to a
twisting moment T, the torsional shearing stress at a
distance r from the centre will be
(a) = Tr/J
(b) = Tr
(c) = TJ/r
(d) none of these
where J is second moment of area.
A hollow prismatic beam of circular section is
subjected to a torsional moment. The maximum shear
stress occurs at
(a) inner wall of cross section
(b) middle of thickness
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.
Q.6.
Q.7.
Strength of Materials
(Stresses and Strains)
Q.1. If all the dimensions of a prismatic bar of square
cross section suspended freely from the ceiling of a
roof are doubled then the total elongation produced
by its own weight will increase
(a) eight times
(b) four times
(c) three times
(d) two times (IES 1996)
Q.2. For an isotropic material, the number of
independent material constants are
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4 (AMIE Winter 1999)
Strength of Materials
(Stresses & Strains)
Q.1. The work done on a unit volume of material, as
simple tensile force is gradually increased from zero
to a value causing rupture, is called
(a) modulus of elasticity
(b) modulus of toughness
(c) modulus of resilience
(d) none of these
Q.2. The unit of modulus of resilience is
(a) N-m^-2
(b) Nm-m^-3
(c) N-m^-3
(d) none of these
Q.3. For most metals, Poissons ratio() lies in the
range
(a) 0.1 to 0.9
(b) 0.05 to 0.1
(c) 1 to 10
(c) WL/2AE
(d) none of these
Answers:
1. b
2. b
3. d
4. c
5. b
6. c
7. b
8. c
9. a
10. c
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Friday, August 10, 2012
b. Bending stress
c. Tensile stress
b. Elastic limit
c. Plastic limit
c. E/PlA
b. Body
d. None of the
a. Strain/Stress
length
b. Change in length/Original
c. Stress/Strain
d. Stress/Original length
b. Youngs modulus
a. Youngs modulus
b. Bulk modulus
c. Poissons ratio
d. Modulus of rigidity
c. Modulus of rigidity
b. Normal
a. 3wl2/8
5wl2/12
c. 1400 MPa
d.
c. wl2/24
d.
d. None of
b. wl2/12
c. 15 MPa
d.
d. Deflection at the
b. Column
d. Column
b. 50
a. 16
b. 8
c. 4
d. 2
c.
d. 100
b. increases
d. remain
b. 2, 3 and 4
d. 2 and 4
b.
d.
b. 100 N/mm2
d. 120.8 N/mm2
c.
c. 1
b. Column
d. Column
b. 50
d. 100
a. wl/2
b. wl/5
c. wl/4
d. wl/3
c. 50 +
27. A cast iron specimen in a torsion test gives a
b. increase to 1.5
d. remain unaffected
d.
b. An ellipse
d. A parabola
a. 900 N.m
N.m
c. 500
c. A
b. 700 N.m
d. 450 N.m
b.
b. 0.30
d. 0.20
c.
d.
30. If the numbers of turns in a spring are halved,
its stiffness is
a. halved
times
b. doubled
d. not changed
c. increased four
bulk modulus
modulus of rigidity
modulus of elasticity
principal stress.
2.The Young's modulus of a wire is defined as the stress which will increase the length of wire compared
to its original length
half
same amount
double
one-fourth
four times.
3.Percentage reduction of area in performing tensile test on cast iron may be of the order of
50%
25%
0%
15%
60%.
4.If the radius of wire stretched by a load is doubled, then its Young's modulus will be
doubled
halved
become four times
become one-fourth
remain unaffected.
5.During a tensile test on a specimen of 1 cm cross-section, maximum load observed was 8 tonnes and
area of cross-section at neck was 0.5 cm2. Ultimate tensile strength of specimen is
4 tonnes/cm2
8 tonnes/cm2
16 tonnes/cm2
22 tonnes/cm2
none of the above.
6.True stress-strain curve for materials is plotted between
load/original cross-sectional area and change in length/original length
load/instantaneous cross-sectional area original area and log.
load/instantaneous cross-sectional area and change in length/original length
load/instantaneous area and instantaneous area/original area
none of the above.
8.It equal and opposite forces applied to a body tend to elongate it, the stress so produced is called
internal resistance
tensile stress
transverse stress
compressive stress
working stress.
9.In a tensile test on mild steel specimen, the breaking stress as compared to ultimate tensile stress is
more
less
same
more/less depending on composition
may have any value.
opt 5
13.A thin mild steel wire is loaded by adding loads in equal increments till it breaks. The extensions noted
with increasing loads will behave as under
uniform throughout
increase uniformly
first increase and then decrease
increase uniformly first and then in-crease rapidly
increase rapidly first and then uniformly.
rubber
plastic
brass
steel
glass.
17.The ultimate tensile stress of mild steel compared to ultimate compressive stress is
same
more
less
more or less depending on other factors
unpredictable.
elastic limit
plastic limit.
kinematic viscosity
surface tension
bulk modulus
strain
elasticity.
24.The materials having same elastic properties in all directions are called
ideal materials
uniform materials
isotropic materials
practical materials
elastic materials.
1.The ratio of lateral strain to the linear strain within elastic limit is known as
Young's modulus
bulk modulus
modulus of rigidity
modulus of elasticity
Poisson's ratio.
4.The property of a material which allows it to be drawn into a smaller section is called
plasticity
ductility
elasticity
malleability
durability.
5.The change in the unit volume of a material under tension with increase in its Poisson's ratio will ,
increase
decrease
remain same
increase initially and then decrease
unpredictable.
6.The total elongation produced in a bar of uniform section hanging vertically downwards due to its own
weight is equal to that produced by a weight
of same magnitude as that of bar and applied at the lower end
half the weight of bar applied at lower end
half of the square of weight of bar applied at lower end
one-fourth of weight of bar applied at lower end
none of the above.
8.In the tensile test, the phenomenon of slow extension of the material, i. e. stress increasing with the
time at a constant load is called
creeping
yielding
breaking
plasticity
none of the above.
12.The property of a material by virtue of which it can be beaten or rolled into plates is called
malleability
ductility
plasticity
elasticity
reliability.
14.Rupture stress is
breaking stress
maximum load/original cross-sectional area 04)
load at breaking point/A
load at breaking point/neck area
maximum stress.
15.The materials which exhibit the same elastic properties in all directions are called
homogeneous
inelastic
isotropic
isotropic
relativistic.
16.The ratio of direct stress to volumetric strain in case of a body subjected to three mutually
perpendicular stresses of equal intensity, is equal to
Young's modulus
bulk modulus
modulus of rigidity
modulus of elasticity
Poisson's ratio.
20.The stress at which extension of the material takes place more quickly as com pared to the increase
in load is called
elastic point of the material
plastic point of the material
breaking point of the material
yielding point of the material
ultimate point of the material.
21.When it is indicated that a member is elastic, it means that when force is applied, it will
not deform
be safest
stretch
not stretch
none of the above.
22.The percentage reduction in area of a cast iron specimen during tensile test would be of the order of
more than 50%
2550%
1025%
510%
negligible.
2.A riveted joint in which every rivet of a row is opposite to other rivet of the outer row, is known as
3.Efficiency of a riveted joint is the ratio of its strength (max. load it can resist without failure) to the
strength of the unpunished plate in
tension
compression
bearing
any one of the above
none of the above.
5.A riveted joint in which the number otrivets decrease from innermost to outer most row is called
chain riveted joint
diamond riveted joint
7.The distance between the centers of the rivets in adjacent rows of zig-zag riveted joint is known as
pitch
back pitch
diagonal pitch
diametral pitch
lap.
8.The strain energy stored in a body due to suddenly applied load compared to when it is applied
gradually is
same
twice
four times
eight times
half.
9.A material capable of absorbing large amount of energy before fracture is known as
ductility
toughness
resilience
shock proof
plasticity.
12.Diamond riveted joint can be adopted in the case of following type of joint
butt joint
lap joint
14.The stress induced in a body due to suddenly applied load compared to when it is applied gradually is
same
half
two times
four times
none of the above.
16.The ratio of elongation in a prismatic bar due to its own weight (W) as compared to another similar bar
carrying an additional weight (W) will be
1:2
1:3
1:4
1 : 2.5
1 : 2.25.
18.In a prismatic member made of two materials so joined that they deform equal ly under axial stress,
the unit stresses in two materials are
equal
proportional to their respective moduli of elasticity
inversely proportional to their moduli of elasticity
average of the sum of moduli of elasticity
none of the above.
19.A boiler shell 200 cm diameter and plate thickness 1.5 cm is subjected to internal pressure of 1.5
MN/m , then the hoop stress will be
30 MN/m2
50 MN/m2
100 MN/m2
200 MN/m2
300 MN/m2.
20.A beam is loaded as cantilever. If the load at the end is increased, the failure will occur
in the middle
at the tip below the load
at the support
anywhere
none of the above.
21.The deformation of a bar under its own weight compared to the deformation of same body subjected
to a direct load equal to weight of the body is
same
double
half
four times
one-fourth.
resonant condition.
23.When two plates are butt together and riveted with cover plates with two rows of rivets, the joi;it is
known as
lap point
butt joint
single riveted single cover butt joint
double riveted double cover butt joint
single riveted double cover butt joint.
24.The weakest section of a diamond riveting is the section which passes through
the first row
the second row
the central row
one rivet hole of the end row
none of the above.
25.In riveted boiler joints, all stresses, shearing, bearing and tensile are based on the
size of rivet
size of the drilled or reamed hole
average of size of rivet and hole
smaller of the two
any one of the above.
1.The safe twisting moment for a compound shaft is equal to the
maximum calculated value
4.In a belt drive, the pulley diameter is doubled, the belt tension and pulley width remaining same. The
changes required in key will be
increase key length
increase key depth
increase key width
5.A key is subjected to side pressure as well at shearing forces. These pressures are called
bearing stresses
fatigue stresses
crushing stresses
resultant stresses
none of the above.
6.The value of shear stress which is induced in the shaft due to the applied couple varies
from maximum at the centre to zero at the circumference
from zero at the centre to maximum at the circumference
from maximum at the centre to mini-mum at the cricumference
from minimum at the centre to maxi-mum at the circumference
none of the above.