Mechanical Engineering - Strength of Materials

16.
The shear force diagram of a cantilever beam of length l and carrying a uniformly distributed load of w per unit length will be
a right angled triangle
an issoscles triangle
an equilateral triangle
a rectangle
Answer: Option
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17.
Whenever some external system of forces acts on a body, it undergoes some deformation. As the body undergoes some deformation, it sets up some resistance to the deformation. This resistance per unit area to deformation, is called
strain
stress
pressure
modulus of elasticity
Answer: Option
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18.
The longitudinal stress in a riveted cylindrical shell of diameter (d), thickness (t) and subjected to an internal pressure (p) is
Answer: Option
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19.
Two solid shafts 'A' and 'B' are made of the same material. The shaft 'A' is of 50 mm diameter and shaft 'B' is of 100 mm diameter. The strength of shaft 'B' is __________ as that of shaft A.
one-half
double
four times
eight times
Answer: Option
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20.
In calculating the strength of a riveted joint in tearing, shearing and crushing, the
actual diameter of rivet is used
actual diameter of hole drilled for rivet is used
mean diameter of hole drilled and rivet is used
smaller of the rivet diameter and hole diameter is used
Answer: Option
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