Q. The shear force at the centre of a simply supported beam with a gradually varying load from zero at both ends to w per metre at the centre, is

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Q. The proof resilience per unit volume of a material is known as modulus of resilience.

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Q. According to Unwin's formula, the relation between diameter of rivet hole (d) and thickness of plate (t) is given by (where d and t are in mm)

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Q. A spring, when loaded, is permanently distorted and recover its original shape when the load is removed.

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Q. When a rectangular beam is loaded longitudinally, the shear force develops on the top layer.

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Q. The capacity of a strained body for doing work on the removal of the straining force, is called

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Q. The hoop stress in a thin cylindrical shell is

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Q. Which of the following is the correct torsion equation?

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Q. According to Euler's column theory, the crippling load of a column is given by p = π2 EI/Cl2 In this equation, the value of C for a column with both ends hinged, is

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Q. The strength of the shaft is judged by the torque transmitted by the shaft.

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Q. The shear force at a certain point on a beam changes sign from +ve value to -ve value or vice versa. The bending moment at that point will be zero.

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Q. In a riveted joint, when the number of rivets decreases from the inner most row to outer most row, the joint is said to be

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Q. A body is subjected to a direct tensile stress of 300 MPa in one plane accompanied by a simple shear stress of 200 MPa. The minimum normal stress will be

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Q. The polar modulus for a hollow shaft of outer diameter (D) and inner diameter (d) is

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Q. The ratio of linear stress to the linear strain is called

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Q. A riveted joint may fail by

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Q. Which of the following is a proper sequence?

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Q. The neutral axis of a beam is subjected to __________ stress.

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Q. When a load on the free end of a cantilever beam is increased, failure will occur

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Q. The length of a conical bar is l, diameter of base is d and weight per unit volume is w. It is fixed at its upper end and hanging freely. The elongation of the bar under the action of its own weight will be

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