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The natural frequency of free torsional vibrations of a shaft is equal to (where q = Torsional stiffness of the shaft and $$I$$ = Mass moment of inertia of the disc attached at the end of a shaft)
A $$2\pi \sqrt {\frac{{\text{q}}}{I}} $$
B $$2\pi \sqrt {{\text{q}}I} $$
C $$\frac{1}{{2\pi }}\sqrt {\frac{{\text{q}}}{I}} $$
D $$\frac{1}{{2\pi }}$$
The torsional rigidity of a shaft is expressed by the
A Maximum torque it can transmit
B Number of cycles it undergoes before failure
C Elastic limit up to which it resists torsion, shear and bending stresses
D Torque required to produce a twist of one radian per unit length of shaft
Two shafts A and B are made of the same material. The diameter of shaft A is twice as that of shaft B. The power transmitted by the shaft A will be __________ of shaft B.
A Twice
B Four times
C Eight times
D Sixteen times
The radius of a friction circle for a shaft rotating inside a bearing is (where r = Radius of shaft and $$\tan \varphi $$  = Coefficient of friction between the shaft and bearing)
A $${\text{r}}\sin \varphi $$
B $${\text{r}}\cos \varphi $$
C $${\text{r}}\tan \varphi $$
D $$\frac{{\text{r}}}{2}\cos \varphi $$
The product of the tangential force acting on the shaft and its distance from the axis of the shaft (i.e. radius of shaft) is known as
A Bending moment
B Twisting moment
C Torsional rigidity
D Flexural rigidity
At the nodal point in a shaft, the amplitude for torsional vibration will be
A Minimum
B Maximum
C Zero
D Infinity
A shaft is subjected to bending moment M and a torque T simultaneously. The ratio of the maximum bending stress to maximum shear stress developed in the shaft, is
A $$\frac{{\text{M}}}{{\text{T}}}$$
B $$\frac{{\text{T}}}{{\text{M}}}$$
C $$\frac{{2{\text{M}}}}{{\text{T}}}$$
D $$\frac{{2{\text{T}}}}{{\text{M}}}$$
Two shafts ‘A’ and ‘B’ under pure torsion are of identical length and identical weight and are made of the same material. The shaft ‘A’ is solid and the shaft ‘B’ is hollow. We can say that
A Shaft B is better than shaft A
B Shaft A is better than shaft B
C Both the shafts are equally good
D None of these
A hollow shaft will transmit a __________ torque than a solid shaft of the same mass and same material.
A Smaller
B Greater
C Medium
D None of these
When a shaft is subjected to a twisting moment, every cross-section of the shaft will be under
A Tensile stress
B Compressive stress
C Shear stress
D Bending stress

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