Q. A welded joint as compared to a riveted joint has __________ strength.

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Q. The shear force at apoint on a beam is the algebraic __________ of all the forces on either side of the point.

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Q. The point of contraflexure occurs in

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Q. A beam of uniform strength may be obtained by

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Q. The springs in brakes and clutches are used to

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Q. The maximum deflection of a fixed beam carrying a central point load lies at

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Q. Parallel fillet welds are designed for bending strength.

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Q. The design of thin cylindrical shells is based on

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Q. The pull required to crush the rivet per pitch length is

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Q. The deformation of the bar per unit length in the direction of the force is known as

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Q. When a bar of length l, width b and thickness t is subjected to a pull of P, its

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Q. A column with maximum equivalent length has

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Q. A column of length (l) with both ends fixed may be considered as equivalent to a column of length __________ with both ends hinged.

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Q. The product of the tangential force acting on the shaft and its distance from the axis of the shaft (i.e. radius of shaft) is known as

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Q. When a body is subjected to a direct tensile stress (σ) in one plane, the maximum shear stress is __________ the maximum normal stress.

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Q. Strain is equal to (where l = Original length, and δl = Change in length)

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Q. The total strain energy stored in a body is termed as

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Q. Modulus of resilience is the proof resilience per unit volume of a material.

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Q. In order to avoid sliding of masonry dam, the force of friction between the dam and soil should be at least __________ the total water pressure per metre length.

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Q. In a beam subjected to pure bending, the intensity of stress in any fibre is __________ the distance of the fibre from the neutral axis.

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