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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 allowable tensile stress in mild steel stirrups, reinforced cement concrete, is
A 1400 kg/cm2
B 190 kg/cm2
C 260 kg/cm2
D 230 kg/cm2
In leaf springs, the maximum bending stress developed in the plates is (where W = Load acting on the spring, $$l$$ = Span of the spring, n = Number of plates, b = Width of plates and t = Thickness of plates)
A $$\frac{{{\text{W}}l}}{{{\text{nb}}{{\text{t}}^2}}}$$
B $$\frac{{3{\text{W}}l}}{{2{\text{nb}}{{\text{t}}^2}}}$$
C $$\frac{{2{\text{W}}l}}{{{\text{nb}}{{\text{t}}^2}}}$$
D $$\frac{{3{\text{W}}l}}{{{\text{nb}}{{\text{t}}^2}}}$$
The ultimate tensile stress for mild steel is __________ the ultimate compressive stress.
A Equal to
B Less than
C More than
D None of these
The ultimate tensile stress of mild steel compared to ultimate compressive stress is
A Same
B More
C Less
D Unpredictable
The allowable static stress for steel gears is approximately __________ of the ultimate tensile stress.
A One-fourth
B One-third
C One-half
D Double
The tensile strength of the welded joint for double fillet is (where s = Leg or size of the weld, $$l$$ = Length of weld and $${\sigma _{\text{t}}}$$ = Allowable tensile stress for weld metal)
A $$0.5\,{\text{s}}l{\sigma _{\text{t}}}$$
B $${\text{s}}l{\sigma _{\text{t}}}$$
C $$\sqrt 2 \,{\text{s}}l{\sigma _{\text{t}}}$$
D $$2\,{\text{s}}l{\sigma _{\text{t}}}$$
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
Two tanks are filled to capacity with automobile fuel. The first tank holds 600 gallons more than the second tank. If 100 gallons were to be pumped from each tank, the first tank would then contain 3 times as much fuel as the second tank. What is the total number of gallons of fuel in the two full tanks?
A 1,400
B 1,200
C 1,000
D 900
A tank is fitted with 8 pipes, some of them that fill the tank and others that are waste pipe meant to those that empty the tank can empty it in 6 hours. If all the pipes are kept open when the tank is full, it will take exactly 6 hours for the tank to empty. How many of these are these are fill pipes?
A 2
B 4
C 6
D 5

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