Strength of Materials Questions

• The assumption made in the theory of the reinforced cement concrete beam is that
• The tensile strength of ductile materials is __________ its compressive strength.
• The thickness of a thin cylindrical shell with hemispherical ends is __________ that of spherical ends.
• The strain energy stored in a body due to shear stress, is (where τ = Shear stress, C = Shear modulus, and V = Volume of the body)
• Hook's law holds good up to
• The unit of stress in S.I. units is
• When there is a sudden increase or decrease in shear force diagram between any two points, it indicates that there is a
• The extension of a circular bar tapering uniformly from diameter d1 at one end to diameter d2 at the other end, and subjected to an axial pull of P is __________ the extension of a circular bar of diameter d1 d2 subjected to the same load P.
• In a leaf spring, the length of all the leaves are equal.
• The ratio of the lateral strain to the linear strain is called