A mass of 1 kg is attached to the end of a spring with a stiffness of 0.7 N/mm. The critical damping coefficient of this system is
A. 1.4 N-s/m
B. 18.52 N-s/m
C. 52.92 N-s/m
D. 529.2 N-s/m
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The Hooke's joint consists of:
A. Two forks
B. One fork
C. Three forks
D. Four forks
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In a cam drive with uniform velocity follower, the sharp corners of the displacement diagram are rounded off at the beginning and at the end of each stroke. This is done
A. Because of difficulty in manufacturing cam profile
B. Because of loose contact of follower with cam surface
C. In order to have acceleration in beginning and retardation at the end of stroke within the finite limits
D. Because the uniform velocity motion is a partial parabolic motion
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The relation between the controlling force (Fc ) and radius of rotation (r) for a stable spring controlled governor is
A. Fc = ar + b
B. Fc = ar - b
C. Fc = ar
D. F c = r a + b
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The velocity of a particle moving with simple harmonic motion, at any instant is given by (where ω = Displacement of the particle from mean position)
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The partial balancing of reciprocating parts in locomotives produces
A. Hammer blow
B. Swaying couple
C. Variation in tractive force along the line of stroke
D. All of the above
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The acceleration of a particle at any instant has two components i.e. radial component and tangential component. These two components will be
A. Parallel to each other
B. Perpendicular to each other
C. Inclined at 45°
D. Opposite to each other
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An exact straight line motion mechanism is a
A. Scott-Russell's mechanism
B. Hart's mechanism
C. Peaucellier's mechanism
D. All of these
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In a mechanism, usually one link is fixed. If the fixed link is changed in a kinematic chain, then relative motion of other links
A. Will remain same
B. Will change
C. Could change or remain unaltered depending on which link is fixed
D. Will not occur
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In a Hartnell governor, the stiffness of the spring is given by (where S1 and S2 = Spring forces exerted on the sleeve at max. and min. radii of rotation and h = Compression of the spring)
A. h S 1 + S 2
B. h S 1 − S 2
C. 2h S 1 + S 2
D. 2h S 1 − S 2
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One end of a helical spring is fixed while the other end carries the load W which moves with simple harmonic motion. The frequency of motion is given by (where δ = Deflection of the spring)
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In vibration isolation system, if ω n ω < 2 , then for all values of damping factor, the transmissibility will be (where ω = Angular speed of the system, ω n = Natural frequency of vibration of the system)
A. Less than unity
B. Equal to unity
C. Greater than unity
D. Zero
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Which of the following would constitute a link?
A. Piston, piston rod and cross head
B. Piston and piston rod
C. Piston rod and cross head
D. Piston, crank pin and crank shaft
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The ratio of the maximum displacement of the forced vibration to the deflection due to the static force, is known as
A. Damping factor
B. Damping coefficient
C. Logarithmic decrement
D. Magnification factor
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In a mechanism, the fixed instantaneous centers are those centers which
A. Remain in the same place for all configurations of the mechanism
B. Vary with the configuration of the mechanism
C. Moves as the mechanism moves, but joints are of permanent nature
D. None of the above
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The moment on the pulley which produces rotation is called
A. Inertia
B. Momentum
C. Moment of momentum
D. Torque
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The tendency of a body to resist change from rest or motion is known as
A. Mass
B. Friction
C. Inertia
D. Resisting force
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The length of a simple pendulum which gives the same frequency as the compound pendulum, is
A. kG + l 1
B. k G 2 + l 1
C. l 1 k G 2 + l 1 2
D. l 1 kG + l 1 2
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For the brake to be self locking, the force P at C shown in the below figure, should
A. Be zero
B. Act in upward direction
C. Act in downward direction
D. None of these
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When the pitching of a ship is __________ the effect of gyroscopic couple acting on it will be to move the ship towards port side.
A. Upward
B. Downward
C. Forward
D. Backward
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