The shear modulus of resilience is proportional to
A. Shear stress
B. (Shear stress)2
C. (Shear stress)3
D. (Shear stress)4
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For a shoe brake, the equivalent coefficient of friction is equal to (where μ = Actual coefficient of friction and θ = Semi-block angle)
A. θ + sin θ 2 μ sin θ
B. 2 θ + sin 2 θ μ sin θ
C. θ + sin θ 4 μ sin θ
D. 2 θ + sin 2 θ 4 μ sin θ
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Set screws are
A. Similar to small size tap bolts except that a greater variety of shapes of heads are available
B. Slotted for a screw driver and generally used with a nut
C. Used to prevent relative motion between parts
D. Similar to stud
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A key capable of tilting in a recess milled out in a shaft is known as
A. Woodruff key
B. Feather key
C. Flat saddle key
D. Hollow saddle key
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A special case of ductility which permits materials to be rolled or hammered into thin sheets, is called
A. Plasticity
B. Elasticity
C. Ductility
D. Malleability
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A thin spherical shell of internal diameter d is subjected to an internal pressure p. If σ t is the tensile stress for the shell material, then thickness of shell is equal to
A. σ t pd
B. 2 σ t pd
C. 3 σ t pd
D. 4 σ t pd
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The tension on the slack side of the belt is __________ the tension on the tight side of the belt.
A. Equal to
B. Less than
C. Greater than
D. None of these
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When the belt is transmitting maximum power, the belt speed should be
(Where, m = mass of belt per meter (kg/m) and Pmax = maximum permissible tension in belt (N))
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In order to have smooth operation, the minimum number of teeth on the smaller sprocket, for moderate speeds, should be
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Spring index is
A. Ratio of coil diameter to wire diameter
B. Load required to produce unit deflection
C. Its capability of storing energy
D. Indication of quality of spring
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A spring is used to
A. Measure forces
B. Apply forces
C. Store energy
D. All of these
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Which of the following property is essential for spring materials?
A. Stiffness
B. Ductility
C. Resilience
D. Plasticity
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In case of thick cylinders, the tangential stress across the thickness of cylinder is
A. Maximum at the outer surface and minimum at the inner surface
B. Maximum at the inner surface and minimum at the outer surface
C. Maximum at the inner surface and zero at the outer surface
D. Maximum at the outer surface and zero at the inner surface
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Screws used for power transmission should have
A. Very fine threads
B. High efficiency
C. Low efficiency
D. Strong teeth
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Yield point in fatigue loading as compared to static loading is
A. Same
B. Higher
C. Lower
D. Depends on other factors
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Which is correct statement?
Stress concentration in static loading is
A. Very serious in brittle materials and less serious in ductile materials
B. Very serious in ductile materials and less serious in brittle materials
C. Equally serious in both types of materials
D. Seriousness would depend on other factors
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When two helical springs of equal lengths are arranged to form a cluster spring, then
A. Shear stress in each spring will be equal
B. Load taken by each spring will be half the total load
C. Only A is correct
D. Both A and B is correct
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If two springs are in parallel then their overall stiffness will be
A. Half
B. Same
C. Double
D. None of the above
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When two springs are in series (having stiffness K), the equivalent stiffness will be
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In order to remove internal stresses produced by hardening the steel, the process usually adopted is
A. Tempering
B. Normalizing
C. Annealing
D. Spheroidizing
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