DOUBLE SHEAR TEST 1.

Write down the equation for finding out shear stress at any layer in the cross section of a beam, explaining each terms with neat sketches. 2. Draw shear stress distribution for a rectangular and circular cross section and write down the relation connecting maximum and average shear stress. 3. In the case of I sections , shear is resisted by ____________. 4. While conducting shear test, no heat is produced unlike tension test . give reasons. 5. If double shear test and single shear test are conducted for the same material, is there any variation for the shear strength? Give reasons. 6. Give the IS code which explains the testing method for finding out shear strength of metals. 7. Give the expression for finding out principle stresses in terms of bending stress (f) and shear stress (q) 8. For a simply supported beam subjected to vertical downward loading, what will be the direction of major and minor principle stresses? 9. What is meant by double shear? Give practical examples for single and double shear. 10. What are the limitations of double shear test? BENDING TEST ON BEAMS 1. The tensile strength of a material as obtained by flexural test is higher than that of direct tension tests. Explain the reason. 2. If instead of a two-point loading, a uniformly distributed load is applied, how will the test results vary? Give reason for your answer. 3. Give the assumptions in theory of simple bending and write down the equation.

4. Larger EI, smaller will be the curvature and grater will be the deflection. True or False. Give reason for your answer. 5. An unequal I section is subjected to two point bending test such that for one trial, the beam is loaded on the longer flange and the next trial, the beam is inverted. What will be difference in the value of E and maximum stress? 6. Why is I section preferred over a rectangular section? 7. What do you mean by beam of uniform section? What is its practical application? 8. What is the range of UTM that you will select to conduct bending test on a mild steel I section? How did you arrive at the range to be selected? 9. What is the significance of conducting bending test on beams? 10. What is the principle of working of UTM?

TEST ON SPRINGS 1. What are the two families of springs? Give examples. 2. Classify close-coil helical sprig, open-coil helical spring and leaf spring as torsion spring or bending springs. 3. \define resilience of a spring .In open coil spring, resilience is due to _______________________. 4. Draw the W- graph of a linear spring, hard spring and soft spring. 5. What are leaf springs? What are the two-types of leaf springs? Draw its diagram. Where are they used? 6. A closed-coil helical spring as shown in Fig-I is to be cut into two equal pieces and combined as shown in Fig-II. The ratio of the maximum angular twist of the arrangement in Fig-II to that of Fig-II, due to same load W will be _____

7. What are the differences between a closed-coil and open-coiled helical spring? Give their practical application. 8. Two closed coiled springs made of same material having the same mean radius of the coil and same number of turns. If the diameter of the wire of one of the springs is half that of the other, find the ratio of their stiffness. 9. What is the kind of spring used in clocks? 10. Find the equivalent stiffness. Load=w, all springs have same stiffness.

TENSION TEST ON STEEL 1. Sketch the typical stress- strain curve of mild steel and HYSD bar. 2. What are the parameters that influence the yield stress of steel? 3. Which property of material can be interpreted by calculating the parameters % elongation and % reduction in area? How these parameters influence that property. 4. Define proof stress. 5. Which IS code specifies about the gauge length in tension test. 6. What is the effect of gauge length on % elongation. 7. State the reason why in tension test temperature of specimen increases when it breaks. 8. Two mild steel bar samples are to be tested in tension. Second sample has high carbon content than the first one. State for which sample % elongation will be more. 9. What is the capacity of UTM used for conducting tension test on steel in our lab? WORKABILITY TEST: 1. What you meant by workability and factors affecting workability? 2. Why river sand and gravel provide greater workability to concrete than crushed sand and aggregate? 3. How grading of aggregate is related to workability? 4. How mix proportions influences workability? 5. How we can improve workability without changing water cement ratio? 6. Which experiment is best for field testing of workability? 7. Name and sketch the pattern of slump? 8. Name the disadvantage of Vee Bee Consistometer test?

9. What you meant by Vee Bee Degree? 10. Vibrator compaction is not used for highly workable concrete why? 11. What degree of workability is useful for pumping and tremie Placing? MODULUS OF ELASTICITY OF CONCRETE 1. What you mean by static modulus of elasticity of concrete? 2. Why we are using the term modulus of elasticity instead of Youngs Modulus for concrete? 3. The stress-strain curve for aggregate and cement paste are straight lines, but stress-strain curve for concrete is not straight line, why? 4. Which are the factors affecting modulus of elasticity of concrete? 5. Strength of wet concrete is lower than dry concrete. But modulus of elasticity of concrete of wet concrete is higher than modulus of elasticity of concrete of dry concrete. Why? OR 6. What is the effect of water content on the modulus of elasticity of concrete? 7. What are the non-destructive tests used for the determination of modulus of elasticity of concrete? 8. What are the different moduli of elasticity of concrete? Out of these which one used for practical cases? 9. Draw a graph showing different modulus of elasticity of concrete? 10. Draw stress-strain graph for different mixes (1:1:2), (1:2.5:3.5) & 1:3:5. FLEXURE TEST ON CONCRETE BEAMS 1. How you find the bending stress of an R.C.C beam tested? 2. What are the limitations of the pure bending equation M=f Z.

3. How the crack pattern differs in an RCC and PCC beam? 4. What is the IS specification for bending stress? 5. How you derive the split tensile stress equation for cylinder? 6. What is the different test methods used to find the tensile stress in concrete? TORSION TEST 1. Give the Torsion formula explaining each term with suitable figures. Also show the variation of torsional shear stress. 2. Explain torsional section modulus and torsional rigidity 3. A solid shaft of 80mm diameter is transmitting 100kW power at 200 rpm. Calculate the maximum shear stress induced in the shaft and the angle of twist in degrees for a length of 6m. Take N = 8 x 104 N/mm2. 4. What is polar moment of inertia? 5. Write down the assumptions used in developing torsion formula. 6. Find the torque which a shaft of 200mm diameter can safely transmit, if the shear stress is not exceeding 50 N/mm2. 7. How torsion formula can be used in the case of a composite shaft?