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Strength-of-materials Questions Set 14:

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At the extreme fibers of a bent beam, the bending stress is

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In a body under plane stress conditions, how many independent stress components are there?

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Which of the given parameters determines the value of thermal strain in a bar?

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What is the property called by which a body regains its original dimensions after the removal of a load?

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The true strain observed for a material under tensile loading is 2. What is the correct value of engineering strain for that material? (Take e = 2.7)

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A steel rod 15 m long is at a temperature of 25 °C. Find the free expansion of the length when the temperature is raised by 90 °C. Find the temperature stress (in MN/m²) produced when the rod is permitted to expand by 7 mm.

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When temperature increases, the stresses developed in copper (Cu) and steel are -

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What is the angle of twist for two shafts connected in parallel and subjected to a twisting moment?

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When is the effective length of a solid circular bar 1/√2 of its actual length while determining the crippling load?

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Consider the following types of columns and their modes of failure:


1. Short Columns - Failure by Buckling

2. Long Columns - Failure by Buckling

3. Intermediate Columns - Failure by both Crushing and Buckling


Which of the following options correctly describes the above statement?

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