When two shafts of same length, one of which is hollow, transmit equal torques and have equal maximum stress, then they should have equal
A. Polar moment of inertia
B. Polar modulus
C. Diameter
D. Angle of twist
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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
A. Young's modulus
B. Bulk modulus
C. Modulus of rigidity
D. Modulus of elasticity
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Flow stress corresponds to
A. Fluids in motion
B. Breaking point
C. Plastic deformation of solids
D. Rupture stress
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Which is the false statement about true stress strain method?
A. It does not exist
B. It is more sensitive to changes in both metallurgical and mechanical conditions
C. It gives a more accurate picture of the ductility
D. It can be correlated with stress strain values in other tests like torsion, impact, combined stress tests etc.
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The change in the unit volume of a material under tension with increase in its Poisson's ratio will
A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Remain same
D. Increase initially and then decrease
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A key is subjected to side pressure as well at shearing forces. These pressures are called
A. Bearing stresses
B. Fatigue stresses
C. Crushing stresses
D. Resultant stresses
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A riveted joint in which the number otrivets decrease from innermost to outer most rows is called
A. Chain riveted joint
B. Diamond riveted joint
C. Crisscross riveted joint
D. Zigzag riveted joint
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The Poisson's ratio for steel varies from
A. 0.23 to 0.27
B. 0.27 to 0.30
C. 0.31 to 0.34
D. 0.32 to 0.42
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When a body is subjected to two equal and opposite pulls, as a result of which the body tends to extend its length, the stress and strain induced is
A. Compressive stress, tensile strain
B. Tensile stress, compressive strain
C. Tensile stress, tensile strain
D. Compressive stress, compressive strain
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When a body is subjected to two equal and opposite forces, acting tangentially across the resisting section, as a result of which the body tends to shear off across the section, the stress and strain induced is
A. Tensile stress, tensile strain
B. Compressive stress, compressive strain
C. Shear stress, tensile strain
D. Shear stress, shear strain
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In a stress-strain diagram for mild steel, as shown in the below figure, the point ‘A’ represents
A. Elastic limit
B. Upper yield point
C. Lower yield point
D. Breaking point
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The strength of a riveted joint is equal to the
A. Pull required to tear off the plate per pitch length (Pt )
B. Pull required to shear off the rivet per pitch length (Ps )
C. Pull required to crush the rivet per pitch length (Pc )
D. Minimum value of Pt , Ps or Pc
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The safe twisting moment for a compound shaft is equal to the
A. Maximum calculated value
B. Minimum calculated value
C. Mean value
D. Extreme value
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Resilience of a material is considered when it is subjected to
A. Frequent heat treatment
B. Fatigue
C. Creep
D. Shock loading
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A section of beam is said to be in pure bending, if it is subjected to
A. Constant bending moment and constant shear force
B. Constant shear force and zero bending moment
C. Constant bending moment and zero shear force
D. None of the above
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The bending moment diagram for a simply supported beam carrying a uniformly distributed load of ‘w’ per unit length, will be
A. A horizontal line
B. A vertical line
C. An inclined line
D. A parabolic curve
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Two shafts 'A' and 'B' are made of same material. The shaft 'A' is solid and has diameter D. The shaft 'B' is hollow with outer diameter D and inner diameter 2 D . The strength of hollow shaft in torsion is _________ as that of solid shaft.
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The ratio of the largest load in a test to the original cross-sectional area of the test piece is called
A. Elastic limit
B. Yield stress
C. Ultimate stress
D. Breaking stress
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For a 25 mm hole drilled in plates, the diameter of rivet shank should be
A. 23 mm
B. 24.5 mm
C. 25 mm
D. 26 mm
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The maximum deflection of a cantilever beam of length 'l ' with a point load 'W' at the free end is
A. 3 E I W l 3
B. 8 E I W l 3
C. 16 E I W l 3
D. 48 E I W l 3
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