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END SEMESTER ARREAR UG DEGREE EXAMINATIONS – NOV/DEC 2020

BRANCH –AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING
COURSE CODE /NAME: 16AE4204 / AIRCRAFT STRENGTH OF MATERIALS
QP CODE:(OFFICE USE) Semester: IV
Duration: 3 Hours Maximum: 100 Marks
BLOOMS TAXONOMY LEVEL (BTL)
LEVEL L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L6 TOTAL
% 62.2 28.8 10 - - - -

//Example: Qbank In Examly : 16AE4204_ASM_ESE_PART_A_SET 1

PART A (Answer All Questions) CO Mark BTL

A triangular frame is
a. Perfect
1. b. Imperfect CO1 1 R
c. Deficient frame
d. Redundant frame
A member under tension is called
a. Strut
2. CO1 1 R
b. Tie
c. Strut-tie
d. Bar
A member under compression is called
a. Strut
3. b. Tie CO1 1 R
c. Strut-tie
d. Bar
A frame, in which the number of members is greater than 2j-3,is known as
a
4. a. Deficient frame CO1 1 R
b. Redundant frame
c. Perfect frame
d. Truss
A frame, framethe number of members is less than 2j-3,is known as a
in which
a. Deficient frame
5. b. Redundant frame CO1 1 AP
c. Perfect frame
d. Truss frame
 In the method of sections, generally a “cut” passes through no more than
_____ members in which the forces are unknown.
a. 1
6. b. 2 CO1 1 AP
c. 3
d. 4

Strain energy is the

a. energy stored in a body when strained within elastic limits
7. b. energy stored in a body when strained up to the breaking of a CO2 2 R
specimen
c. maximum strain energy which can be stored in a body
d. Proof resilience per unit volume of a material.
The stress at which the extension of the material takes place more quickly
as compared to the increase in load, is called
a. Elastic limit CO2 2
8. R
b. Yield point
c. Ultimate point
d. breaking point
Resilience is the
Energy stored in a body when strained within elastic limits
9. Energy stored in a body when strained up to the breaking of the specimen CO2 2 R
Maximum strain energy which can be stored in a body
None of the above
The point of contra flexure is a point where
shear force changes sign
10. bending moment changes sign CO2 2 R
shear force is maximum
bending moment is maximum
The energy stored in a body when strained within elastic limit is known as
resilience
11. proof resilience CO2 2 R
strain energy
impact energy
Proof resilience is the mechanical property of material which indicates
their capacity to bear
Static tensile loads CO2 2
12. Static comp. loads R
Shocks
None of the above
The ratio of length of the column to the radius of gyration is known as
Slenderness ratio
13. Factor of safety CO3 3 AP
Young’s modulus
Poisons ratio

Effective length of the column whose both the ends are pinned
l
14. l/2 CO3 3 R
l/4
2l
 Beam column carries
Axial compressive load with transverse load
15. Axial tensile load along with point load CO3 3 R
Shear load along with transverse load
UDL along with point load
Radius of gyration (K)
a. √ I / A
b. √ 2 A /I CO3 3
16. U
c. √ A /2I
d. √ A /4I

Factor of safety
Crippling load/Safe load
17. Safe load/ Crippling load CO3 3 R
Load /Ultimate stress
Ultimate stress/ Load
When a beam column subjected to axial compressive load the initial
deflection can be written as
a. y’= c sin (πx /l ¿ CO3 3
18. U
b. y’= c cos (πx /l ¿
c. y’= c sec (πx /l ¿
d. y’= c tan (πx /l ¿
According to Maximum principal stress theory ,the failure will occur at
a. σ 1 ≥ σ t
¿

19. b. σ 1 ≤ σ t
¿ CO4 4 U
c. σ t ≤ σ 1
¿

d. σ t = σ 1
¿

Which of the following theories is suitable for ductile materials?

a. Max. principal stress theory
20. b. Max. principal strain theory CO4 4 R
c. Max. shear stress theory
d. Distortion energy theory
Maximum shear stress theory was postulated by
a. St. Venant
21. b. Mohr CO4 4 R
c. Rankine
d. Tresca
……………….theory is suitable for brittle Materials.

a. Max. principal stress theory CO4 4

22. b. Max. strain energy R
c. Max. shear stress theory
d. Distortion energy theory
_______theory overestimates the behavior of ductile materials
a. Max. principal stress theory
23. b. Max. principal strain theory CO4 4 R
c. Max. shear stress theory
d. Distortion energy theory
 Failure in metallic materials is characterized by
a. Yield Strength.
24. b. Torsional Strength CO4 4 R
c. Tensile Strength
d. Compressive Strength

The length, Young’s modulus and coefficient of thermal expansion of bar

P are twice that of bar Q. what will be the ration of stress developed in bar
P to that in bar Q if the temperature of both bars is increased by the same
amount? CO5 5
25. AP
a) 2
b) 8
c) 4
d) 16
 The thermal stress is a function of _____________
P. Coefficient of linear expansion
Q. Modulus of elasticity
R. Temperature rise CO5 5
26. AP
a) P and Q
b) Q and R
c) Only P
d) Only R
 A steel rod of length L and diameter D, fixed at both ends, is uniformly
heated to a temperature rise of δT. The Youngs modulus is E and the
coefficient of linear expansion is unity. The thermal stress in the rod is
____________ CO5 5
27. R
a) Zero
b) T
c) EδT
d) EδTL

Which stress is induced in a member, when expansion or contraction due

to temperature variation is prevented?

28. a. Compressive stress CO5 5 U

b. Tensile stress
c. Thermal stress
d. None of the above

_____ of material can be defined as its ability to resist a fluctuating or

repetitive stress.
29. CO5 5
a. Creep strength R
U
b. Fatigue strength
c. Impact strength
d. Tensile strength
 What decreases fatigue strength?

a. Shot peening CO5 5

30. R
b. Case hardening
c. Inclusions
d. Grain refinement

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PART A (Answer All Questions)

A perfect frame consists of 7 members. Find the number of joints?

a. 7
1. b. 6 CO1 1 AP
c. 8
d. 9
A moment applied at the hinged end B “ carries over” to the fixed end A,
a moment equal to half the amount of applied moment and of the same
rotational sense.
2. a. Carry over moment CO1 1 R
b. Carry over factor
c. Factor of safety
d. Gauge factor
If a beam is simply supported in both the ends then slop and deflection at
both the ends are
a. Slop is Not equal to zero and deflection is zero CO1
3. 1 AP
b. Not equal to zero
c. Zero
d. Slop is zero and deflection is not equal to zero
Strain energy for axially loaded bar can be written as
a. U = P2L/2AE
4. b. U = P2L/4AE CO2 2 R
c. U = P2L/AE
d. U = P2L/8AE
Deflection of simply supported beam carrying UDL throughout the span
is………..
5 q L4
a.
384 EI
5 q L4
b. CO2
5. 84 EI 2 AP
5 q L4
c.
34 EI
7 q L4
d.
384 EI

Strain energy due to bending is given by

M2
a. U = ∫ x dx
2 EI
6. M2 CO2 2 R
b. U = ∫ x dx
4 EI
M2
c. U = ∫ x dx
8 EI
 M 2x
d. U = ∫ dx
12 EI

The simply supported beam 'A' of length l carries a central point load W.
Another beam 'B' is loaded with a uniformly distributed load such that the
total load on the beam is W. The ratio of maximum deflections between
beams A and B is E
7. CO3 3 AP
a. 5/8
b. 8/5
c. 5/4
d. 4/5

The strain energy stored in a solid circular shaft subjected to shear stress
(τ) is (where C= Modulus of rigidity for the shaft material

a. 2 τ /4 C X Volume of shaft
8. CO3 3 R
b. τ2/2C X Volume of shaft
c. τ2/8C X Volume of shaft
d. τ2/4C X Volume of shaft

Modulus of resilience is

a. Proof resilience of a body per unit deflection

9. b. Proof resilience of a body per unit area CO3 3 R
c. Proof resilience of a body per unit volume
d. Proof resilience of a body per unit stiffness

Rankine formula can be expressed as

σa A
a. P R = l 2
1+ a ()
k
σa A
b. P R = l 2
10.
1+ a 2( )k CO4 4 R
σa A
c. P R = 2l 2
1+ a ( )
k
σa A
d. P R = l 2
1+ a 4( )k
11. Euler’s formula can be expressed as CO4 4 R
π 2 EI
P
a. E =
Le2
π 2 2 EI
b. P E =
Le2
π 2 4 EI
c. P E =
Le 2
π 2 EI
d. P E =
2 Le2
 Maximum bending moment when the beam column subjected to point
load at the eccentric distance
a. Pa CO4
12. 4 AP
b. Pe
c. 2Pa
d. P/a
Above what temperature is the phenomenon of creep important in steel?
a. 200 °C
13. b. 500 °C CO5 5 AP
c. 300 °C
d. 600 °C
What is the maximum endurance limit of aluminium?

a. 97 MPa CO5
14. 5 AP
b. 130 MPa
c. 170 MPa
d. 290 MPa
 What is the value of thermal stress, if a rod of 3 m is heated at 50 oC and
is fixed at both the ends?
(Take α = 10 x 10-6 /oC& E= 200 x 103 Mpa)
15. CO5 5 AP
a. 25 Mpa
b. 50 Mpa
c. 100 Mpa
d. 150 Mpa

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