262. A mild steel flat 3m long 150mm wide and 15mm thick carries an axial tensile load of 150kN.

If the value of
u for mild steel is 0.3, it can be concluded that:
A. Length, width and thickness all will elongate B Length and width will increase but thickness will
decrease C. Length and thickness will increase but width will decrease D. Length will increase but
width and thickness will decrease
Answer: D
263. Laminated springs are generally:
A Loaded at ends and supported at centre B. Loaded at centre and supported at ends
C. Loaded as well as supported at centre D. Loaded as well as supported at ends
Answer: B
264. A tension bar is found to taper uniformly from (D - a) cm diameter to (D + a) cm. The error involved in using
the mean diameter to calculate the Young's modulus is nearly:
A.10a/D percent B. (10a/D)2 percent C. (10a/D)3 percent D. (10a/D)4 percent
Answer: B
265. The effect of arching a beam is to:
A. Increase the shear force B. reduce the shear force C. Reduce the bending moment throughout
D. Increase the bending moment throughout
Answer: C
266. The forces in a section could be:
[. Shear force II. Bending moment 111. Normal thrust
internal forces at every cross-section in an arch are:
A. I and II only B. II and III only c land 111 only D. I, Hand ill
Answer: D
267. According to Rankine's theory of failure, elastic failure occurs:

A. When the minor principal stress is equal to the elastic limits value in a simple tension test.
B. When the greatest principal stress reaches the elastic limit value in simple tension test
C. When the greatest principal stress Is equal to the stress corresponding to the upper yield limit in a tension
test D. None of the above
Answer: B
268. According to Von Mises theory, tho elastic failuro occurs:
A. When the shear strain energy is least
3. When shear strain equals 50% of the value of tensile strain at elastic limit in a simple tension test
C. When the shear strain energy per unit volume in the stressed material equals shear strain energy per
unit volume at the elastic limit in a simple tension test D. None of the above
Answer: C
269. For a shear force to be uniform throughout the span of a simply supported beam, it should be subjected to:
A. A couple at mid span B. A couple at any point on the span C. A uniformly distributed load
D. Two concentrated loads spaced at third points
Answer: A
270. In a three-hinged beam, the bending moment will be zero at:
A. The left hinged B. The right hinged C. Both the hinges D. The crown
Answer: D
271. A propped cantilever is indeterminate externally to:
A. The second degree B. The third degree C. The fourth degree D. None of these
Answer: A
272. The shear stress when a circular shaft subjected to torsion is..........at the outermost fibres and.......at the centre
of the shaft.
A. Maximum, maximum B Minimum, minimum C Maximum, minimum D. Minimum, maximum
Answer: C
273. Under an unaxial strain en , a body has the maximum normal strain on a plane inclined at G to the direction of
unaxial strain, 0 being equal to: A 135° B 100° C. 60° D.0°
Answer: D
274. The theory of failure suitable for brittle materials is:
A. Distortion energy theory B. Maximum strain energy theory G. Maximum shear stress theory
D. Maximum principal stress theory
Answer: D
275. In a tensile test conducted on a ductile material, the ratio of the true stress to the engineering stress, is
approximately:
A. 0.2 B. 1.05 C. 0.9 D. 10.0
Answer: C
276. The ratio of the area under the bending moment diagram between any two points along a beam to the flexural
rigidity EI gives the change to the following parameter between the points.
A. Deflection B. Shear force C. Slope D. Bending moment
Answer: C
277. in SI units, one bar is equal to
A. 0.1 N/mm2 B 1.ON/mm2 C 1. 0 N/cm2 D. 10.0N/m2
Answer: A