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The change in length due to a tensile or compressive force acting on a body is given by (where P = Tensile or compressive force acting on the body, $$l$$ = Original length of the body, A = Cross-sectional area of the body and E = Young's modulus for the material of the body)
A $$\frac{{{\text{P}}l{\text{A}}}}{{\text{E}}}$$
B $$\frac{{{\text{P}}l}}{{{\text{AE}}}}$$
C $$\frac{{\text{E}}}{{{\text{P}}l{\text{A}}}}$$
D $$\frac{{{\text{AE}}}}{{{\text{P}}l}}$$
The property of a fluid which enables it to resist tensile stress is known as
A Compressibility
B Surface tension
C Cohesion
D Adhesion
Danielle has been visiting friends in Ridge-wood for the past two weeks. She is leaving tomorrow morning and her flight is very early. Most of her friends live fairly close to the airport. Madison lives ten miles away. Frances lives five miles away, Samantha, seven miles. Alexis is farther away than Frances, but closer than Samantha. Approximately how far away from the airport is Alexis?
A nine miles
B seven miles
C eight miles
D six miles
In a tensile test, when the material is stressed beyond elastic limit, the tensile strain __________ as compared to the stress.
A Decreases slowly
B Increases slowly
C Decreases more quickly
D Increases more quickly
The property of a material which enables it to resist fracture due to high impact loads is known as
A Elasticity
B Endurance
C Strength
D Toughness
The property of a material which enables it to be drawn into wires with the application of a tensile force, is called
A Plasticity
B Elasticity
C Ductility
D Malleability
Efficiency of a riveted joint is the ratio of its strength (max. load it can resist without failure) to the strength of the unpunched plate in
A Tension
B Compression
C Bearing
D Any one of the above
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
The tensile strength of the welded joint for double fillet is (where s = Leg or size of the weld, $$l$$ = Length of weld and $${\sigma _{\text{t}}}$$ = Allowable tensile stress for weld metal)
A $$0.5\,{\text{s}}l{\sigma _{\text{t}}}$$
B $${\text{s}}l{\sigma _{\text{t}}}$$
C $$\sqrt 2 \,{\text{s}}l{\sigma _{\text{t}}}$$
D $$2\,{\text{s}}l{\sigma _{\text{t}}}$$
A cylinderical rod subjected to a tensile strain within the elastic limit undergoes a volume change. If the volume strain is equal to half the tensile strain, then the Poisson's ratio of the rod is
A 0
B 0.33
C 0.44
D 0.25

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