Structural Analysis - I (3140603) MCQs

MCQs of Fundamentals of Statically Determinate Structures

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71.
Volumetric strain of a sphere is
(a) Equal to diametric strain
(b) Twice the diametric strain
(c) Thrice the diametric strain
(d) One half of the diametric strain
Answer:

Option (a)

72.
Shear strain is generally defined in terms of
(a) Deformation angle
(b) Increase in length
(c) Modulus of elasticity
(d) Shear modulus
Answer:

Option (a)

73.
If a thin walled hollow spherical ball is placed in a pressure chamber, the stress in its wall will be
(a) Maximum along horizontal axis
(b) Uniform all over the shell
(c) Minimum along vertical axis
(d) Non uniform over the shell
Answer:

Option (b)

74.
In a thin walled cylindrical pipe section having diameter 200mm and thickness 1mm, carries water at 5 N/mm2 pressure, hoop stress shall be
(a) 250 MPa
(b) 500 Mpa
(c) 125 MPa
(d) Zero
Answer:

Option (a)

75.
In a thin walled cylindrical pipe section having radius 200mm and thickness 1mm, carries water at 5 N/mm2 pressure, longitudinal stress shall be
(a) 250 MPa
(b) 500 MPa
(c) 125 MPa
(d) Zero
Answer:

Option (b)

76.
A long closed cylindrical pressure vessel is made by joining different cylindrical parts using lap joint all along the periphery. The rivets shall be under
(a) Bending shear
(b) Direct compression
(c) Direct shear
(d) Torsional shear
Answer:

Option (c)

77.
A thin walled cylindrical pressure pipe is made by welding two semi circular parts along the length. Under working condition, the weld shall be under
(a) Direct shear
(b) Direct tension
(c) Direct compression
(d) Torsional shear
Answer:

Option (a)

78.
In a thin walled closed cylindrical pressure vessel, bending moment will be
(a) Maximum near the end
(b) Maximum at the mid section
(c) Zero everywhere
(d) Uniform everywhere
Answer:

Option (c)

79.
In all cylindrical pressure vessels, the ends are kept in form of hemisphere instead of circular plates. It is done to
(a) Avoid stress concentration
(b) Increase the capacity
(c) Reduce longitudinal stress
(d) Reduce hoop stress
Answer:

Option (c)

80.
In a thin closed cylindrical pressure vessel, the ratio of hoop stress to longitudinal stress shall be
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 1/2
(d) 1/4
Answer:

Option (b)

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