Explore topic-wise MCQs in Machine Design.

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1.

A flat plate 30mm wide and “t”mm wide is subjected to a tensile force of 5kN. The plate has a circular hole of diameter 15mm with the centre coinciding with the diagonal intersection point of the rectangle. If stress concentration factor=2.16, find the thickness of the plate if maximum allowable tensile stress is 80N/mm².

A. 8mm
B. 9mm
C. 10mm
D. 12mm
Answer» C. 10mm
2.

A flat plate 30mm wide and “t”mm wide is subjected to a tensile force of 5kN. The plate has a circular hole of diameter 15mm with the centre coinciding with the diagonal intersection point of the rectangle. If stress concentration factor=2.16, find the thickness of the plate if maximum allowable tensile stress is 80N/mm²?#

A. 8mm
B. 9mm
C. 10mm
D. 12mm
Answer» C. 10mm
3.

Which of the following reduces the stress concentration?

A. Use of multiple notches
B. Drilling additional holes
C. Removal of undesired material
D. Each of the mentioned
Answer» E.
4.

Use of multiple notches in a V shaped flat plate will

A. Reduce the stress concentration
B. Increase the stress concentration
C. No effect
D. Cannot be determined
Answer» B. Increase the stress concentration
5.

Is it logical to use fluid analogy to understand the phenomenon of stress concentration?

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
6.

In which of the following case stress concentration factor is ignored?

A. Ductile material under static load
B. Ductile material under fluctuating load
C. Brittle material under static load
D. Brittle material under fluctuating load
Answer» B. Ductile material under fluctuating load
7.

For an elliptical hole on a flat plate, if width of the hole in direction of the load decrease, Stress Concentration Factor will______

A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Remains constant
D. Can’t be determined. Varies from material to material
Answer» B. Decrease
8.

If a flat plate with a circular hole is subjected to tensile force, then its theoretical stress concentration factor is?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 1
Answer» C. 4
9.

Stress Concentration Factor is the ratio of nominal stress obtained by elementary equations for minimum cross-section and highest value of actual stress near discontinuity.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
10.

Stress concentration is defined as the localization of high stresses due to irregularities present in the component and no changes of the cross section.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.