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Q.1 A solid circular rod AB of diameter D and length L is fixed at both the ends. A torque T
Ask an Expert is applied at a section x-x as shown below. What is the maximum shear stress
developed in the rod?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Solution. 1
(b)
a. modulus of elasticity
b. modulus of resilience
c. modulus of rigidity
d. modulus of toughness
Solution. 2
(b)
Strain hardening is a process which occurs due to rearrangement of randomly
oriented grains in the direction of tension which leads to decrease in volume of voids
and increase in modulus of resilience.
c. on the horizontal line passing through and away from the centre of gravity beyond the
web.
d. None of these
Solution. 3
(c)
Shear centre always lies on the axis of symmetry.
Q.4 A beam cross-section is used in two different orientations as shown in the figure given
below:
If the bending moment applied to the beam in both the cases is same then the
maximum bending stresses induced in cases (A) and (B) are related as
a.
b.
c.
d.
Solution. 4
(b)
Q.5 Match List-I (Type of section) with List-II (Ratio of maximum shear stress to average
shear stress) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
a. a
b. b
c. c
d. d
Solution. 5
(b)
Q.6 A rod AB of length L and flexural rigidity EI is hinged at A and the hinged end B is
resting on rollers. Find the value of minimum force F which can buckle the rod AB.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Solution. 6
(c)
Q.7 The ratio of area under the bending moment diagram to the flexural rigidity between
two points along a beam gives the change in
a. deflection
b. shear force
c. slope
d. bending moment
Solution. 7
(c)
a.
b.
c.
d.
Solution. 8
(d)
Q.9 The principal strains at a point in a body, under biaxial state of stress are 1000 × 10–6.
and –600 × 10–6. The magnitude of maximum shear strain at that point is ______ × 10–6.
Solution. 9
Q.10 In a simply supported beam AB, when a load of 10 kN acts at point C then the
deflection observed at point D is 5 mm. If a load of 20 kN is applied at D instead of at C
then the deflection observed at point C due to point load 20 kN will be _________ mm.
Solution. 10
10 (9.99 - 10.01)
Q.11 If the length of a column is doubled then the critical load becomes ______ times of
original value.
Solution. 11
Q.12 Deflection due to shear in beams is neglected because deflection due to bending is
very high as compared to a deflection due to shear. The ratio of deflection due to
__________.
Solution. 12
2 (1.99 - 2.01)
Q.13 A circular shaft of length 1 m and diameter 20 mm is subjected to torque such that
angular twist in shaft is 0.1 radian. The shear strain developed in the shaft is ____ × 10–
3.
Solution. 13
1 (0.99 - 1.01)
Q.14 A beam of rectangular section 200 mm × 400 mm carries certain loads such that the
bending moment at a section P is x and at another section Q is (x + y). The distance
between the sections P and Q is 0.5 m and there are no external loads acting between
the two sections. If the value of y is 10 kNm then the maximum shear stress is
__________ MN/m2.
Solution. 14
Q.15 A cantilever beam of constant depth carries a uniformly distributed load on the whole
span. To make the maximum stress at all sections the same, the width of the section at
Solution. 15
2 (1.99 - 2.01)
Q.16 The diameter of a long circular column is reduced by 20%. The percentage reduction in
Euler’s buckling load is _________________.
Solution. 16
59 (56 - 61)
Q.17 A spring of force constant k is cut into two pieces such that one piece is double the
length of the other. The long piece will have a force constant of
a.
b.
c. 3 k
d. 6 k
Solution. 17
(b)
Q.18 For the component loaded with a force P as shown below, the stress developed at the
corner point A is
a.
b.
c.
d.
Solution. 18
(d)
Q.19 A rigid bar AB is hinged at A and supported by a copper rod 2 m long and steel rod 1 m
long. The bar carries a load of 20 kN at D as shown below.
If the cross-sectional area of steel and copper rods are 200 mm2 and 400 mm2
respectively, then the stresses developed in steel rod and copper rod respectively are
[Take, Esteel = 200 GPa and Ecopper = 100 GPa]
Solution. 19
(c)
Q.20 A simply supported beam of 4 m span is carrying loads as shown below. Find the
location of maximum bending moment from point C.
a. 1.0 m
b. 1.5 m
c. 2.5 m
d. None of these
Solution. 20
(a)
Q.21 A simply supported beam AB is acted upon by couples M0 and 2M0 at the ends as
shown in figure. The expressions for the angle of rotation θA and θB at the ends of the
a.
b.
c.
d.
Solution. 21
(d)
Q.22 A circular bar rigidily fixed at its both ends uniformly tapers from 75 mm at one end to
50 mm at the other end. If its temperature is raised through 26 K then what will be the
maximum stress developed in the bar? Take modulus of elasticity of material as 200
GPa and coefficient of thermal expansion as 12 × 10–6/K for the bar material.
a. 128.4 MPa
b. 93.6 MPa
c. 41.6 MPa
d. Zero
Solution. 22
(b)
Q.23 If a solid circular shaft is required to carry a torque of 60 kNm and a bending moment
of 30 kNm then the size of shaft using Tresca’s theory of failure is
[Take modulus of elasticity = 200 GPa, Poisson’s ratio = 0.3, Yield stress = 250 MPa and
factor of safety = 3]
a. 254 mm
b. 202 mm
c. 178 mm
d. 190 mm
Solution. 23
(d)
longitudinal direction. Suitable lateral compressive stress σ2 is applied along each of
the other two lateral directions to limit the net strain in each of the lateral directions to
half the magnitudes of what it could be under σ1 acting alone. If μ is the Poisson’s
a.
b.
c.
d.
Solution. 24
(c)
Q.25 The torque diagram and the beam subjected to torque is shown below.
If the polar modulii of portions AC and CE are 80 × 103 mm4 and 500 × 103 mm4
respectively then the angle of twist of end A is _________ degree. [Take modulus of
rigidity as 80 GPa]
Solution. 25
Q.26
The horizontal displacement of joint A under the action of force P is where,
α is _______ .
[Take E I = constant]
Solution. 26
3 (2.9 - 3.1)
[Take second moment of area of beam as 60 × 106 mm4 and modulus of elasticity of
material as 200 GPa]
Solution. 27
Q.28 A machine component is subjected to the stresses as shown in the figure. The
magnitude of resultant stress on the section AB inclined at an angle of 60° with x-x axis
is _______ MPa.
Solution. 28
Q.29 In an axial tension test on mild steel, stress-strain curve is shown below
Solution. 29
Q.30 A circular steel rod ABCD of different cross-sections is loaded as shown below. If the
cross-sectional areas of part AB, BC and hollow part of CD are 3000 mm2, 2000 mm2
and 1000 mm2 respectively then the axial deformation of bar under the loading is
_______ mm.
Solution. 30
Q.31 A slender column AB of length 3 m which is hinged at one end and fixed at other end.
The increase in temperature of the bar that will produce buckling at the Euler’s load is
__________°C.
Solution. 31
Q.32 A rectangular beam 400 mm deep and 300 mm wide is simply supported over a span of
4 m. If the bending stress in the beam is not to exceed 120 MPa then the value of
uniformly distributed load that the beam can carry is ________ kN/m.
Solution. 32
Q.33 A steel wire of diameter 4 mm is bent into a circle in order to make ring and ends of
wire just touch each other. If the maximum permissible stress in steel is 250 N/mm2
and Young’s modulus of elasticity of steel is 2.05 × 105 N/mm2 then the shortest length
of wire that can be used is _______ m.
Solution. 33