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Land masses are heated and cooled much faster than water bodies. Identify the true statements in this regard:
I. Land gets heated by conduction
II. Water has higher specific heat
III. Only the surface layers of water are heated
IV. Water gets heated by convection
The toughness of stone is said to be high if the value of the toughness index exceeds __________
The toughness of the composite depends on the toughness of the matrix.
In the case of plane stress, the relationship between the fracture toughness and crack extension force is given as _______ (where K is the fracture toughness, δ is the crack extension force, and E is the young’s modulus).
In the case of plane strain, the relationship between the fracture toughness and crack extension force is given as _______ (where K is the fracture toughness, δ is the crack extension force, ν is the poison’s ratio, and E is the young’s modulus).
The toughness of a material __________ when it is heated.
Thin walled pressure vessels are to be made either from Material A and B. If the applied stress is 1.2 times higher when material A is used and (KIC)A = 0.6(KIC)B (where, KIC denotes plain strain fracture toughness). The ratio of critical crack lengths in material A and B will be
The cast iron when heated to red heat with powdered red haematite in an oven for increasing its toughness, is converted to
The toughness of material depends on _____ and _____ of material.
According to the fracture theory of the material, the critical value of the crack extension force, which makes the crack propagate to the fracture is called the fracture toughness of the material.