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The edges of a boiler plate are bevelled to an angle of

A. 30°

B. 45°

C. 60°

D. 80°

Correct Answer :

D. 80°


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Which is correct statement? Stress concentration in cyclic loading is

A. Very serious in brittle materials and less serious in ductile materials

B. Very serious in ductile materials and less serious in brittle materials

C. Equally serious in both types of materials

D. Seriousness would depend on other factors

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The bending stress in a curved beam is

A. Zero at the centroidal axis

B. Zero at the point other than centroidal axis

C. Maximum at the neutral axis

D. None of these

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In the calculation of induced shear stress in helical springs, the Wahl's stress factor is used to take care of

A. Combined effect of transverse shear stress and bending stress in the wire

B. Combined effect of bending stress and curvature of the wire

C. Combined effect of transverse shear stress and curvature of wire

D. Combined effect of torsional shear stress and transverse shear stress in the wire

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I.S. specifies following total number of grades of tolerances

A. 18

B. 16

C. 20

D. 22

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The edges of a boiler plate are bevelled to an angle of

A. 30°

B. 45°

C. 60°

D. 80°

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A compound cylinder with inner radius 50 mm and outer radius 70 mm is made by shrinking one cylinder on to the other cylinder, the junction radius is 60 mm and the junction pressure is 1.1 N/mm². The maximum hoop stress developed in the inner cylinder is

A. 3.6 N/mm² compression

B. 3.6 N/mm² tension

C. 7.2 N/mm² compression

D. 7.2 N/mm² tension

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Aircraft body is usually fabricated by

A. Welding

B. Pre-casting

C. Riveting

D. Casting

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Surface endurance limit of gear material is dependent upon its

A. Elastic strength

B. Yield strength

C. Brinell hardness number

D. Toughness

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In thrust bearings, the load acts

A. Along the axis of rotation

B. Parallel to the axis of rotation

C. Perpendicular to the axis of rotation

D. In any direction

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The crest diameter of a screw thread is same as

A. Major diameter

B. Minor diameter

C. Pitch diameter

D. Core diameter

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The condition for maximum power transmission is that the maximum tension in the flat belt should be equal to

A. 3 Pc

B. Pc

C. Pc/3

D. 2 Pc Where, Pc = tension in belt due to centrifugal force

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Which of the following statement is wrong?

A. A key is used as a temporary fastening

B. A key is subjected to tensile stresses

C. A key is always inserted parallel to the axis of the shaft

D. A key prevents relative motion between the shaft and boss of the pulley

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The size of a cam depends upon

A. Base circle

B. Pitch circle

C. Prime circle

D. Pitch curve

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While designing a screw in a screw jack against buckling failure, the end conditions for the screw are taken as

A. Both the ends fixed

B. Both the ends hinged

C. One end fixed and the other end hinged

D. One end fixed and the other end free

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Elastic nut is a locking device in which

A. One small nut is tightened over main nut and main nut tightened against smaller one by loosening, creating friction jamming

B. A slot is cut partly in middle of nut and then slot reduced by tightening a screw

C. Hard fibre or nylon cotter is recessed in the nut and becomes threaded as the nut is stewed on the bolt causing a tight grip

D. Through slots are made at top and a cotter pin is passed through these and a hole in the bolt, and cotter pin splitted and bent in reverse direction at other end

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If T₁ and T₂ are the tensions on the tight and slack sides of the belt respectively, and Tc is the centrifugal tension, then initial tension in the belt is equal to

A. T₁ - T₂ + Tc

B. T₁ + T₂ + Tc

C. (T₁ - T₂ + Tc)/2

D. (T₁ + T₂ + Tc)/2

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For circumferential joint in boilers, the type of joint used is

A. Butt joint with single cover plate

B. Butt joint with double cover plate

C. Lap joint with one ring overlapping the other

D. Any one of the above

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When a close coiled helical spring is compressed, its wire is subjected to

A. Tension

B. Shear

C. Compression

D. All of the above

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The notch sensitivity q is expressed in terms of fatigue stress concentration factor Kf and theoretical stress concentration factor Kt as

A. (Kf + 1)/ (Kt + 1)

B. (Kf - 1)/ (Kt - 1)

C. (Kt + 1)/ (Kf + 1)

D. (Kt - 1)/ (Kf - 1)

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A hot short metal is

A. Brittle when cold

B. Brittle when hot

C. Brittle under all conditions

D. Ductile at high temperature

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Which process will increase the fatigue duration of parts?

A. Finishing and polishing

B. Shotpeening

C. De-carburisation

D. Electroplating

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When a closely coiled helical spring is subjected to a couple about its axis, the stress induced in the wire material of the spring is

A. Bending stress only

B. A combination of torsional shear stress and bending

C. Direct shear stress only

D. A combination of bending stress and direct shear stress

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When the speed of belt increases,

A. The coefficient of friction between the belt and pulley decreases

B. The coefficient of friction between the belt and pulley increases

C. The power transmitted will decrease

D. The power transmitted will increase

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Castle nut is a locking device in which

A. One smaller nut is tightened over main nut and main nut tightened against smaller one by loosening, creating friction jamming

B. A slot is cut partly is middle of nut and then slot reduced by tightening a screw

C. A hard fibre or nylon cotter is recessed in the nut and becomes threaded as the nut is screwed on the bolt causing a tight grip

D. Through slots are made at top and a cotter pin is passed through these and a hole in the bolt, and cotter pin spitted and bent in reverse direction at other end

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The deflection of a cantilever beam under load W is 8. If its width is halved, then the deflection under load W will be

A. 2/8

B. 8/2

C. 4/8

D. 8/4

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The yield point in static loading is __________ as compared to fatigue loading.

A. Higher

B. Lower

C. Same

D. None of these

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In composite or reverse laid ropes

A. Direction of twist of wires in strands is opposite to the direction of twist of strands

B. Direction of twist of wires and strands are same

C. Wires in two adjacent strands are twisted in opposite direction

D. Wires are not twisted

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For standard coarse threads of nut, the threads will be as strong in failure by shear as the bolt in tension, if the height of nut (h) is approximately

A. 0.4 times

B. 0.6 times

C. 0.7 times

D. 0.8 times

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Screws used for power transmission should have

A. Very fine threads

B. High efficiency

C. Low efficiency

D. Strong teeth

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According to Rankine's theory, the failure occurs at a point in a member

A. When the maximum shear stress in a biaxial stress system reaches the shear stress at elastic limit in a simple tension test

B. When the maximum principal stress in a biaxial stress system reaches the elastic limit of the material in a simple tension test

C. When the strain energy per unit volume in a biaxial stress system reaches the strain energy at the elastic limit per unit volume as determined from a simple tension test

D. When the maximum principal strain in a biaxial stress system reaches the strain at the elastic limit as determined from a simple tension test