Q. The load required to produce a unit deflection in a spring is called

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Q. A pressure vessel is said to be a thin shell when it is made of thin sheets.

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Q. When a column is subjected to an eccentric load, the stress induced in the column will be

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Q. Which of the following statement is wrong?

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Q. When a shaft is subjected to a twisting moment, every cross-section of the shaft will be under

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Q. A double strap butt joint with equal straps is

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Q. At the neutral axis of a beam

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Q. The line of intersection of the neutral layer with any normal cross-section of the beam is called neutral axis.

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Q. In a thick cylindrical shell subjected to an internal pressure (p), the maximum radial stress at the inner surface of the shell is

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Q. Shear strength of the welded joint for double parallel fillet is (where τ = Allowable shear stress for weld metal)

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Q. The strength of the un-riveted or solid plate per pitch length is

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Q. A simply supported beam is one which is supported on more than two supports.

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Q. For long columns, thevalue of buckling load is __________ crushing load.

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Q. A column that fails due to direct stress, is called

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Q. The thermal stress __________ upon the cross-sectional area of the bar.

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

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Q. If the section modulus of a beam is increased, the bending stress in the beam will

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Q. A beam encastered at both the ends is called

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Q. The maximum shear stress is equal to the radius of Mohr's circle.

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Q. A closely coiled helical spring is of mean diameter (D) and spring wire diameter (d). The spring index is the ratio of

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