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In the triaxial compression test, the application of additional axial stress (i.e. deviator stress) on the soil specimen produces shear stress on
A horizontal plane only
B vertical plane only
C both horizontal and vertical planes
D all planes except horizontal and vertical planes
In a triaxial compression test when drainage is allowed during the first stage (i. e. application of cell pressure) only and not during the second stage (i.e. application of deviator stress at constant cell pressure), the test is known as
A consolidated drained test
B consolidated undrained test
C unconsolidated drained test
D unconsolidated undrained test
The controlled oscillator synthesizer is sometimes preferred over the direct one because
A It is a simpler piece of equipment
B Its frequency stability is better
C It does not require crystal oscillator
D It is relatively free of spurious frequency
Indirect contact heat exchangers are preferred over direct contact heat exchangers, because
A Heat transfer co-efficient are high
B There is no risk of contamination
C There is no mist formation
D Cost of equipment is lower
The strain energy stored in a body due to shear stress, is (where $$\tau $$ = Shear stress, C = Shear modulus and V = Volume of the body)
A $$\frac{{\tau {\text{V}}}}{{2{\text{C}}}}$$
B $$\frac{{2{\text{C}}}}{{\tau {\text{V}}}}$$
C $$\frac{{{\tau ^2}{\text{V}}}}{{2{\text{C}}}}$$
D $$\frac{{2{\text{C}}}}{{{\tau ^2}{\text{V}}}}$$
When a body is subjected to biaxial stress i.e. direct stresses ($${\sigma _{\text{x}}}$$) and ($${\sigma _{\text{y}}}$$) in two mutually perpendicular planes accompanied by a simple shear stress ($${\tau _{{\text{xy}}}}$$ ), then maximum shear stress is
A $$\frac{1}{2}\sqrt {{{\left( {{\sigma _{\text{x}}} - {\sigma _{\text{y}}}} \right)}^2} + 4\tau _{{\text{xy}}}^2} $$
B $$\frac{1}{2}\sqrt {{{\left( {{\sigma _{\text{x}}} + {\sigma _{\text{y}}}} \right)}^2} + 4\tau _{{\text{xy}}}^2} $$
C $$\sqrt {{{\left( {{\sigma _{\text{x}}} - {\sigma _{\text{y}}}} \right)}^2} + \tau _{{\text{xy}}}^2} $$
D $$\sqrt {{{\left( {{\sigma _{\text{x}}} + {\sigma _{\text{y}}}} \right)}^2} + \tau _{{\text{xy}}}^2} $$
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 $$\frac{1}{2}\sqrt {\sigma _{\text{x}}^2 + 4\tau _{{\text{xy}}}^2} $$
In a certain growth fund , 3/5 of the investment capital is investment in stocks, and of that portin, 1/3 is invested in preferred stocks. If the mutual fund has $ 8,64,000 invested in preferred stocks , what is the total amount of money invested in the fund?
A $4,230.000
B $3,264,000
C $3,826,000
D $1,974,000
In a certain growth fund, 3/5 of the investment capital is investment in stocks, and of that portion, 13 is invested in preferred stocks. If the mutual fund has $8,46,000 invested in preferred stocks, what is the total amount money invested in the fund?
A 4230000
B 3264000
C 3826000
D 1974000
The Ackerman steering gear mechanism is preferred to the Davis steering gear mechanism, because
A whole of the mechanism in the Ackerman steering gear is on the back of the front wheels and (
B the Ackerman steering gear consists of turning pairs
C the Ackerman steering gear is most economical
D both (a) and (b)

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