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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
Underground cables are laid at sufficient depth
A To minimize temperature stresses
B To avoid being unearthed easily due to removal of soil
C To minimize the effect of shocks and vibrations due to gassing vehicles, etc.
D For all of the above reasons
Which of the following methods is used for laying of underground cables?
A Direct laying
B Draw-in-system
C Solid system
D All of the above
The material commonly used for sheaths of underground cables is
A Lead
B Rubber
C Copper
D Iron
In congested areas where excavation is expensive and inconvenient 'draw in system' of laying of underground cables is often adopted.
A Yes
B No
A plate with an elliptical hole in the centre, with semi-major axis (a) perpendicular to the direction of loading and semi-minor axis (b) along the direction of loading, is subjected to a pull P. The maximum stress induced at the edge of the hole is equal to (where $$\sigma $$ = Stress for a plate with no hole i.e. nominal stress)
A $$\sigma \left( {1 + \frac{{\text{b}}}{{2{\text{a}}}}} \right)$$
B $$\sigma \left( {1 + \frac{{2{\text{a}}}}{{\text{b}}}} \right)$$
C $$\sigma \left( {1 + \frac{{\text{b}}}{{3{\text{a}}}}} \right)$$
D $$\sigma \left( {1 + \frac{{3{\text{a}}}}{{\text{b}}}} \right)$$
The maximum stress due to stress concentration in a bar having circular transverse hole, as compared to its static stress without hole will be
A Same in both cases
B 2 times more
C 3 times more
D 4 times more
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
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 $$\frac{1}{2}\sqrt {\sigma _{\text{x}}^2 + 4\tau _{{\text{xy}}}^2} $$

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