Q. When a closely-coiled helical spring is subjected to an axial load, it is said to be under

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Q. When a rectangular beam is loaded transversely, the zero stress is developed on the neutral axis.

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Q. Compression members always tend to buckle in the direction of the

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Q. The maximum tangential stress in a thick cylindrical shell is always __________ the internal pressure acting on the shell.

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Q. A thin spherical shell of diameter (d) and thickness (t) is subjected to an internal pressure (p). The stress in the shell material is

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Q. Rivets are generally specified by

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Q. Principle plane is a plane on which the shear stress is

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Q. For a 25 mm hole drilled in plates, the diameter of rivet shank should be

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Q. A beam of uniform strength has

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Q. The shear force of a simply supported beam carrying a central point load changes sign at its midpoint.

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Q. In a simple bending theory, one of the assumption is that the material of the beam is isotropic. This assumption means that the

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Q. The Poisson's ratio for cast iron varies from

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Q. The Rankine's theory for active earth pressure is based on the assumption that

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Q. The strain energy stored in a spring, when subjected to maximum load, without suffering permanent distortion, is known as

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Q. An overhanging beam must overhang on both sides.

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Q. The resultant stress on an inclined plane which is inclined at an angle θ to the normal cross-section of a body which is subjected to a direct tensile stress (σ) in one plane, is

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Q. The slenderness ratio is the ratio of

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Q. When two shafts of same length, one of which is hollow, transmit equal torques and have equal maximum stress, then they should have equal

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Q. According to Euler's column theory, the crippling load for a column of length (l) fixed at both ends is __________ the crippling load for a similar column hinged at both ends.

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Q. The ratio of change in volume to the original volume is called

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