Q. The maximum bending moment for a simply supported beam with a gradually varying load from zero at both ends and w per metre at the centre, lies at the centre of a beam.

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Q. A body is subjected to a tensile stress of 1200 MPa on one plane and another tensile stress of 600 MPa on a plane at right angles to the former. It is also subjected to a shear stress of 400 MPa on the same planes. The maximum shear stress will be

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Q. A shaft of diameter D is subjected to a twisting moment (T) and a bending moment (M). If the maximum bending stress is equal to maximum shear stress developed, then M is equal to

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Q. The factor of safety is always more than unity.

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Q. Mohr's circle is used to determine the stresses on an oblique section of a body subjected to

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Q. The proof resilience is the maximum strain energy which can be stored in a body.

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Q. The maximum shear stress developed in a beam of rectangular section is __________ the average shear stress.

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Q. The strength of a riveted joint is equal to the

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Q. The neutral axis of the symmetrical beam does not pass through the centroid of the beam.

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Q. The Poisson's ratio for steel varies from

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Q. The deformation of a bar under its own weight is __________ the deformation, if the same body is subjected to a direct load equal to weight of the body.

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Q. Which of the following statement is correct?

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

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Q. If the magnitude of direct stress and bending stress is equal, then there will be zero stress at one of the extreme ends of a column.

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Q. When a thin cvlindrical shell is subjected to an internal pressure, the volumetric strain is (where ε1 = Hoop strain, and ε2 = Longitudinal strain)

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Q. In a riveted joint, when the rivets in.the adjacent rows are staggered in such a way that every rivet is in the middle of the two rivets of the opposite row, the joint is said to be diamond riveted.

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Q. In a simple bending theory, one of the assumption is that the plane sections before bending remain plane after bending. This assumption means that

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Q. A uniformly distributed load may be assumed to behave like a point load at the centre of gravity of the load for all sorts of calculations.

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Q. The shear force in the centre of a simply supported beam carrying a uniformly distributed load of w per unit length, is

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Q. When a change in length takes place, the strain is known as

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