| For a triangular cross section having horizontal base, Ratio of shear stress at midheight of the section to shear stress at neutral axis of the section is |
A) 3/4
B) 8/9
C) 9/8
D) 4/3
| Type of stress that causes dilation is known as |
A) Thermal stress
B) Shear stress
C) Deviatoric stress
D) Hydrostatic stress
| Transverse shear applied to a beam normally results in |
A) Normal stress only
B) Shear stress only
C) Normal and shear stress
D) Axial stress only
| Which of the following is/are correct for maximum Shear Stress in a triangular section? (i) If depth of the section is doubled, maximum shear stress is reduced by half. (ii) If width of the section is doubled, maximum shear stress is reduced by half. |
A) Only (i)
B) Only (ii)
C) Both (i) & (ii)
D) Neither (i) nor (ii)
| The stress induced in a body, when subjected to two equal and opposite forces which are acting tangentially across the section is known as |
A) Compressive stress
B) Tensile stress
C) Shear stress
D) Bending stress
| In a shaft, shear stress intensity at a point is not |
A) Inversely proportional to the distance from the axis
B) Directly proportional to the distance from the axis
C) Inversely proportional to the polar moment of inertia
D) Directly proportional to the applied torque
| Shear centre is the point in or outside a section through which the shear force applied produces _____ |
A) only twisting
B) only bending
C) twisting and bending
D) no twisting and no bending
| According to the maximum shear stress failure criterion, yielding in material occurs when |
A) Maximum shear stress = yield stress
B) Maximum shear stress = half of yield stress
C) Maximum shear stress = 2 × yield stress
D) Maximum shear stress just exceeds the yield stress
| A I-section is subjected to transverse shear force. At which layer maximum shear stress is developed? |
A) At neutral layer
B) At top edge of flange
C) At bottom edge of flange
D) None of the above
| A circle is marked on a mild steel plate and then it is subjected to two normal stresses is a mutually perpendicular direction along with simple shear. After the loading, the circle |
A) assumes the shape of a ellipse
B) assumes the shape of a cycloid
C) remains as a circle
D) assumes the shape of a square
