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61
Shear stress induced in a shaft subjected to tension will be
A
maximum at periphery and zero at center
B
maximum at center
C
uniform throughout
D
none of the above
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Answer: none of the above
62
In a belt drive, the pulley diameter is doubled, the belt tension and pulley width remaining same. The changes required in key will be
A
increase key length
B
increase key depth
C
increase key width
D
double all the dimensions
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Answer: increase key width
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63
A key is subjected to side pressure as well at shearing forces. These pressures are called
A
bearing stresses
B
fatigue stresses
C
crushing stresses
D
resultant stresses
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64
The value of shear stress which is induced in the shaft due to the applied couple varies
A
from maximum at the center to zero at the circumference
B
from zero at the center to maximum at the circumference
C
from maximum at the center to mini-mum at the cricumference
D
from minimum at the centro to maxi-mum at the circumference
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Answer: from zero at the center to maximum at the circumference
65
The torsional rigidity of a shaft is expressed by the
A
maximum torque it can transmit
B
number of cycles it undergoes before failure
C
elastic limit up to which it resists torsion, shear and bending stresses
D
torque required to produce a twist of one radian per unit length of shaft
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Answer: torque required to produce a twist of one radian per unit length of shaft
66
The safe twisting moment for a compound shaft is equal to the
A
maximum calculated value
B
minimum calculated value
C
mean value
D
extreme value
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Answer: minimum calculated value
67
Longitudinal stress in a thin cylinder is
A
equal to the hoop stress
B
twice the hoop stress
C
half of the hoop stress
D
one-fourth of hoop stress
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Answer: half of the hoop stress
68
A cylindrical section having no joint is known as
A
jointless section
B
homogeneous section
C
perfect section
D
seamless section
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69
A boiler shell 200 cm diameter and plate thickness 1.5 cm is subjected to internal pressure of 1.5 MN/m , then the hoop stress will be
A
30 MN/m2
B
50 MN/m2
C
100 MN/m2
D
200 MN/m2
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70
The force acting along the circumference will cause stress in the walls in a direction normal to the longitudinal axis of cylinder; this stress is called
A
longitudinal stress
B
hoop stress
C
yeiled stress
D
ultimate stress
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71
The deformation of a bar under its own weight compared to the deformation of same body subjected to a direct load equal to weight of the body is
A
same
B
double
C
half
D
four times
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72
The weakest section of a diamond riveting is the section which passes through
A
the first row
B
the second row
C
the central row
D
one rivet hole of the end row
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Answer: one rivet hole of the end row
73
Rivets are made of following type of material
A
tough
B
hard
C
resilient
D
ductile
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74
Diamond riveted joint can be adopted in the case of following type of joint
A
butt joint
B
lap joint
C
double riveted lap joints
D
all types of joints
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75
If the rivets in adjacent rows are staggered and the outermost row has only one rivet, the arrangement of the rivets is called
A
chain riveting
B
zig zag riveting
C
diamond riveting
D
criss-cross riveting
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76
A riveted joint in which the number otrivets decrease from innermost to outer most row is called
A
chain riveted joint
B
diamond riveted joint
C
criss-cross riveted joint
D
zig-zag riveted joint
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Answer: diamond riveted joint
77
A riveted joint in which every rivet of a row is opposite to other rivet of the outer row, is known as
A
chain riveted joint
B
diamond riveted joint
C
criss-cross riveted joint
D
zig-zag riveted joint
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Answer: chain riveted joint
78
When two plates are butt together and riveted with cover plates with two rows of rivets, the joi;it is known as
A
lap point
B
butt joint
C
single riveted single cover butt joint
D
double riveted double cover butt joint
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Answer: double riveted double cover butt joint
79
Efficiency of a riveted joint is the ratio of its strength (max. load it can resist without failure) to the strength of the unpunched plate in
A
tension
B
compression
C
bearing
D
any one of the above
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80
In riveted boiler joints, all stresses, shearing, bearing and tensile are based on the
A
size of rivet
B
size of the drilled or reamed hole
C
average of size of rivet and hole
D
smaller of the two
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Answer: size of the drilled or reamed hole
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