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If Q is load factor, S is shape factor and F is factor of safety in elastic design, the following:
A Q = S + F
B Q = S - F
C Q = F - S
D Q = S × F
Factor of safety (i.e., overdesign factor) in heat transfer equipments is about __________ percent more than the actual/theoretical design factor.
A 5-10
B 15-20
C 30-35
D 35-40
Factor of safety in machine design is defined as the ratio of ultimate stress to __________ stress.
A Working
B Bearing
C Yield
D None of these
Correct use of 'factor of safety' is very important in equipment design. It is defined as the ratio of the
A Ultimate stress to breaking stress
B Ultimate stress to working stress
C Working stress to ultimate stress
D None of these
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
What does the underlined phrase in the following sentence mean?For your own safety and the safety of others. always pay attention to traffic signals.
A overlook
B glance at
C heed
D hear
when demand for factory's products is high . more money is spent at the factory for safety precautions and machinery maintenance than when demand is low. thus the average number of on -the-job accidents per employee each month should be lower during perids when demand is high than when demand is low and less money is available for safety precautions and machinery maintenance .when demand for its products is high, casts the most serious doubt on the conclusion drawn above?
A Employees demand for higher wages than they do at other times.
B Authority hires new workers but lacks the time to rain them properly.
C Employees are less likely to lose their jobs than are at other times.
D Authority sponsors a monthly safety award for each division in the factory.
When demand for a factory's products is high, more money is spent at the factory for safety precautions and machinery maintenance than demand is low. Thus the average number of on-the-job accidents per employee each month should be bower during periods when demand is high than when demand is low and less money is available for safety precautions and machinery maintenance. Which of the following,if true about a factory when demand for its product is high casts the most serious doubt on the conclusion drawn above?
A Its employees ask for higher wages than they do at other times.
B Its management hires new workers but lacks the time to train them properly.
C Its employees are less likely to lose their jobs than they are at other times.
D Its management sponsors a monthly safety award for each division in the factory.
For the safety of a steam boiler the number of safety valves fitted are
A four
B three
C two
D one
The safety valve on boiler drum compared to safety valve on superheater is set at
A Same value
B Higher value
C Lower value
D Lower/higher depending on steam flow

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