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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
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
The ratio of the largest load in a test to the original cross-sectional area of the test piece is called
A Elastic limit
B Yield stress
C Ultimate stress
D Breaking stress
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
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
Hall effect is observed in a specimen when it is carrying current and is placed in a magnetic field. The resultant electric field inside the specimen is
A Normal to both current and magnetic field
B In the direction of current
C Antiparallel to magnetic field
D In arbitrary direction
Hall effect is observed in a specimen (metal or semi conductor) when it is carrying current and is placed in a magnetic field. The resultant electric field inside the specimen is
A Normal to both current and magnetic field
B In the same direction as current
C In a direction anti parallel to magnetic field
D None of the above
When an open coiled helical compression spring is subjected to an axial compressive load, the maximum shear stress induced in the wire is (where D = Mean diameter of the spring coil, d = Diameter of the spring wire, K = Wahl's stress factor and W = Axial compressive load on the spring)
A $$\frac{{{\text{WD}}}}{{\pi {{\text{d}}^3}}} \times {\text{K}}$$
B $$\frac{{2{\text{WD}}}}{{\pi {{\text{d}}^3}}} \times {\text{K}}$$
C $$\frac{{4{\text{WD}}}}{{\pi {{\text{d}}^3}}} \times {\text{K}}$$
D $$\frac{{8{\text{WD}}}}{{\pi {{\text{d}}^3}}} \times {\text{K}}$$
Wohler test is a destructive test to find out the __________ strength of a prepared metal specimen.
A Creep
B Fatigue
C Endurance
D Tensile
The ductility of a material __________ with the increase in percentage reduction in area of a specimen under tensile test.
A Increases
B Decreases
C Remains same
D None of these

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