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The phenomenon in which slow extension of material takes place with the time at constant load is called
A Plasticity
B Creep
C Elasticity
D Ductility
In a tensile test on mild steel specimen, the breaking stress as compared to ultimate tensile stress is
A More
B Less
C Same
D More/less depending on composition
The design stress, which is more than the damaging stress, is the least unit stress that will render a member unfit for service before the end of its normal life. The design stress factor or factor of safety indicates the margin between design stress and the __________ stress.
A Working
B Damaging
C Allowable
D None of these
In a tensile test, when the material is stressed beyond elastic limit, the tensile strain __________ as compared to the stress.
A Decreases slowly
B Increases slowly
C Decreases more quickly
D Increases more quickly
Slow and progressive deformation of a material with time under constant stress is called
A Creep
B Erosion
C Resilience
D None of these
In testing a pile by load test, pile platform is loaded with one and half times the design load and a maximum settlement is noted. The load is gradually removed and the consequent rebound is measured. For a safe pile, the net settlement (i.e. total settlement minus rebound) per tonne of test load should not exceed
A 10 mm
B 15 mm
C 20 mm
D 25 mm
A simply supported uniform rectangular bar breadth b, depth d and length L carries an isolated load W at its mid-span. The same bar experiences an extension e under same tensile load. The ratio of the maximum deflection to the elongation, is
A $$\frac{{\text{L}}}{{\text{d}}}$$
B $$\frac{{\text{L}}}{{2{\text{d}}}}$$
C $${\left( {\frac{{\text{L}}}{{2{\text{d}}}}} \right)^2}$$
D $${\left( {\frac{{\text{L}}}{{3{\text{d}}}}} \right)^2}$$
The stress at which extension of the material takes place more rapidly as compared to the increase in load is termed as the __________ point of the material.
A Elastic
B Ultimate
C Yielding
D Breaking
When a body is subjected to a direct tensile stress ($${\sigma _{\text{x}}}$$) in one plane accompanied by a simple shear stress ($${\tau _{{\text{xy}}}}$$ ), the maximum shear stress is
A $$\frac{{{\sigma _{\text{x}}}}}{2} + \frac{1}{2}\sqrt {\sigma _{\text{x}}^2 + 4\tau _{{\text{xy}}}^2} $$
B $$\frac{{{\sigma _{\text{x}}}}}{2} - \frac{1}{2}\sqrt {\sigma _{\text{x}}^2 + 4\tau _{{\text{xy}}}^2} $$
C $$\frac{{{\sigma _{\text{x}}}}}{2} + \frac{1}{2}\sqrt {\sigma _{\text{x}}^2 - 4\tau _{{\text{xy}}}^2} $$
D $$\frac{1}{2}\sqrt {\sigma _{\text{x}}^2 + 4\tau _{{\text{xy}}}^2} $$
When a body is subjected to a direct tensile stress (σ) in one plane, the maximum shear stress is __________ the maximum normal stress.
A Equal to
B One-half
C Two-third
D Twice

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