The neutral axis of a transverse section of a beam passes through the centre of gravity of the section and is
In the vertical plane
In the horizontal plane
In the same plane in which the beam bends
At right angle to the plane in which the beam bends
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- Impact strength of a material is an index of its
- A closely-coiled helical spring is cut into two halves. The stiffness of the resulting spring will be
- The compression ratio for Diesel engines is
- The torque transmitted by a solid shaft of diameter (D) is (where τ = Maximum allowable shear stress)
- The shear force diagram for a simply supported beam carrying a uniformly distributed load of w per unit…
- Slenderness of a column is zero when
- A boiler shell 200 cm diameter and plate thickness 1.5 cm is subjected to internal pressure of 1.5 MN/m,…
- Which is the incorrect statement about Carnot cycle?
- The absolute zero pressure will be
- In S. I. units, the value of the universal gas constant is
- The compression ratio is the ratio of
- When a body is subjected to biaxial stress i.e. direct stresses (σx) and (σy) in two mutually…
- The efficiency and work ratio of a simple gas turbine cycle are
- The efficiency of Ericsson cycle is __________ Carnot cycle.
- Which of the following gas is mostly used in town for street and domestic lighting and heating?
- The process is adiabatic, if the value of n in the equation pvn = C, is
- Relation between cp and cv is given by (where cp = Specific heat at constant pressure, cv = Specific…
- When a system changes its state from one equilibrium state to another equilibrium state, then the path…
- In case of an under-reinforced beam, the depth of actual neutral axis is __________ that of the critical…
- The ratio of root mean square velocity to average velocity of gas molecules at a particular temperature…
- If a part is constrained to move and heated, it will develop
- The property of a material by virtue of which it can be beaten or rolled into plates is called
- The energy stored in a body when strained within elastic limit is known as
- When a gas is heated at constant pressure
- When a bar is subjected to a change of temperature and its deformation is prevented, the stress induced…
- The value of shear stress which is induced in the shaft due to the applied couple varies
- Strain energy is the
- The mass of flue gas per kg of fuel is the ratio of the
- The property of a material by virtue of which a body returns to its original, shape after removal of…