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Multiple choice questions (Set B)
Subject: Mechanics of Solids (Practical)
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1. What are assumptions made during stress analysis of curved beams?
a) The material is nonisotropic
b) The material is non homogeneous
c) The material obeys hooke's law
d) All of the above
Two beams have same length and same weight and same material. One beam has solid circular section and
other hollow circular section with outside diameter/inside diameter ratio=K and having moment of
resistance=M, then
a.0.00326 rad
b.0.00578 rad
c.0.00677 rad
d.0.00786 rad
ANS: a. 0.00326 rad.
8.Beams of fixed types are statically indeterminant in which equations of equilibrium are
a. incompatible
b. insufficient
c. incomplete
d.complete
21.Maximum deflection in a cantilever beam with UDL w over the entire length
will be
a.wL4/4EI
b.wL4/12EI
C.wl4/ 8EI
d.None.
ANS: c.Wl4 /8EI.
24.Maximum slope in a cantilever beam with UDL w over the entire length
will be
a. wl3 /9EI
b. wl3 /6EI
c. wl3 /3EI
d. None.
ANS: b.wl3 /6EI.
43 When a shaft is subjected to a twisting moment, every cross-section of the shaft will be under
(a) Tensile stress
(b) Compressive stress
(c) Shear stress
(d) All of these
ANSWERS: (c) Shear stress
41-A shaft
a. Is always subjected to pure torsion
b. Combination of M & T but no end thrust
c. Combination of torque & end thrust but no bending moment
d. May be subjected to a combination of M, T and end thrust
ANSWERS: (d) May be subjected to a combination of M, T and end thrust
35-For same weight, same material, same length
a. Solid shaft is always stronger than a hollow shaft
b. Solid shaft is always weaker than a hollow shaft and strength ratio will depend upon
Do/Di of hollow shaft
c. Strength of both the shafts in equal
d. Strength of a solid shaft is always weaker and the strength ratio will depend upon Do/Di
of hollow shaft
ANSWERS: (b) Solid shaft is always weaker than a hollow shaft and strength ratio will
depend upon Do/Di of hollow shaft
A thick cylinder under external fluid pressure’ p0′ will have maximum stress at the
Outer radius
Inner radius
Mean radius
None
(Ans:b)
A thick cylinder under internal fluid pressure’ pi will have maximum stress at the
Outer radius
Inner radius
Mean radius
None
(Ans:b)
A thick cylinder under pi and po will have maximum stress at the
Outer radius
Inner radius
Mean radius
None
(Ans:b)
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Multiple choice questions (Set B)
Subject: Mechanics of Solids (Practical)
Attempt all questions: