Description : A Bingham fluid of viscosity μ = 10 Pa.s and yield stress, τ0 = 10 KPa, is shared between flat parallel plates separated by a distance of 10 -3 m. The top plate is moving with a velocity of 1 m/s. The shear stress on the plate is (A) 10 KPa (B) 20 KPa (C) 30 KPa (D) 40 KPa
Last Answer : (B) 20 KPa
Description : Water flowing at a 6m/s through a 60 mm pipe is suddenly channeled into a 30 mm pipe. What is the velocity in the small pipe? a. 34m/s b. 24m/s c. 15m/s d. 27m/s
Last Answer : 24m/s
Description : A circular pipe is subjected to maximum shear force of 60 kN. What is the diameter of the pipe if maximum allowable shear stress is 5 Mpa? a. 27.311 mm b. 75.56 mm c. 142.72 mm d. 692.10 mm
Last Answer : c. 142.72 mm
Description : The Prandtl mixing length is (A) Zero at the pipe wall and is a universal constant (B) Independent of radial distance from the pipe axis (C) Independent of the shear stress (D) Useful for computing laminar flow problems
Last Answer : (D) Useful for computing laminar flow problems
Description : If a solid shaft (diameter 20 cm, length 400 cm, N = 0.8 × 105 N/mm2 ) when subjected to a twisting moment, produces maximum shear stress of 50 N/mm2 , the angle of twist in radians, is (A) 0.001 (B) 0.002 (C) 0.0025 (D) 0.003
Last Answer : (C) 0.0025
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. The intensity of horizontal shear stress at the elemental part of a beam section, is directly proportional to (A) Shear force (B) Area of the section ... . of the area from its neutral axis (D) Moment of the beam section about its neutral axis
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) The shear stress at the pipe (dia = D, length = L) wall in case of laminar flow of Newtonian fluids is (D/4L). ∆p (B) In the equation, T. gc = k. ... to motion (D) With increase in the Mach number >0.6, the drag co-efficient decreases in case of compressible fluids
Last Answer : (D) With increase in the Mach number >0.6, the drag co-efficient decreases in case of compressible fluids
Description : . In case of turbulent flow of fluid through a circular pipe, the (A) Mean flow velocity is about 0.5 times the maximum velocity (B) Velocity profile becomes flatter and flatter with ... , shear stresses, random orientation of fluid particles and slope of velocity profile at the wall are more
Last Answer : (D) Skin friction drag, shear stresses, random orientation of fluid particles and slope of velocity profile at the wall are more
Description : In case of laminar flow of fluid through a circular pipe, the (A) Shear stress over the cross-section is proportional to the distance from the surface of the pipe (B) Surface of velocity distribution is a ... occurs at a radial distance of 0.5 r from the centre of the pipe (r = pipe radius)
Last Answer : (B) Surface of velocity distribution is a paraboloid of revolution, whose volume equals half the volume of circumscribing cylinder
Description : At the center line of a pipe flowing under pressure where the velocity gradient is zero, the shear stress will be (A) Minimum (B) Maximum (C) Zero (D) Could be any value
Description : If the maximum shear stress at the end of a simply supported R.C.C. beam of 6 m effective span is 10 kg/cm2 , the share stirrups are provided for a distance from either end where, is (A) 50 cm (B) 100 cm (C) 150 cm (D) 200 cm
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Shear stress in a fluid flowing in a round pipe (A) Varies parabolically across the cross-section (B) Remains constant over the cross-section (C) Is zero at the centre and varies linearly with the radius (D) Is zero at the wall and increases linearly to the centre
Last Answer : (C) Is zero at the centre and varies linearly with the radius
Description : A hollow shaft has an inner diameter of 3.7 cm and an outer diameter of 4.0 cm. A 1 kN-m torque is applied to this shaft. What is the shear stress at the mid-radius of this shaft? (a) 117Mpa (b) 178 Mpa (c) 286 Mpa (d) 363 Mpa
Last Answer : (c) 286 Mpa
Description : Bed pressure drop in an air fluidised bed of catalyst particles (ρp = 200 kg/m3, Dp = 0.05 cm) of 60 cm bed depth and bed porosity of 0.5 expressed in cm of water (manometer) is (A) 90 (B) 60 (C) 45 (D) 30
Last Answer : (B) 60
Description : An R.C.C. beam of 6 m span is 30 cm wide and has a lever arm of 55 cm. If it carries a U.D.L. of 12 t per m and allowable shear stress is 5 kg/cm2 , the beam (A) Is safe in shear (B) Is safe with stirrups (C) Is safe with stirrups and inclined bars (D) Needs revision of section
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) The form drag is dependent upon the occurrence of a wake (B) The shear stress at any given cross-section of a pipe for steady flow (either laminar or turbulent ... of viscosity (D) Existence of the boundary layer in fluid flow is because of viscosity of the fluid
Last Answer : (C) An ideal fluid is the one, which has negligible surface tension and obeys the Newton's law of viscosity
Description : If d is the diameter of the pipe, p is the total internal pressure, f is the permissible tensile stress and n is the effective of the joint, the thickness t of metal pipe, is (A) n (pd/2f) (B) (1/n) (pd/2f) (C) (1/n) (pd/3f) (D) (1/n) (pf/d
Last Answer : (B) (1/n) (pd/2f)
Description : A bed consists of particles of density 2000 kg/m3 . If the height of the bed is 1.5 metres and its porosity 0.6, the pressure drop required to fluidise the bed by air is (A) 25.61 kPa (B) 11.77 kPa (C) 14.86 kPa (D) 21.13 kPa
Last Answer : (B) 11.77 kPa
Description : . A 0.5 m high bed made up of a 1 mm dia glass sphere (density 2500 kg/m3 ) is to be fluidised by water (density 1000 kg/m3 ). If at the point of incipient fluidisation, the bed voidage is 40%, the pressure drop across the bed is (A) 4.4 KPa (B) 2.94 KPa (C) 3.7 KPa (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) 4.4 KPa
Description : A 300mm diameter pipe, 5mm wall thickness is to be radiographed using the double wall single image technique. The source to be used is Iridium. Which of the following statements is true? a) ... problem with the technique d) Only the double wall, double image technique should be used with Iridium
Last Answer : c) There is no problem with the technique
Description : Reynolds number for water flow through a tube of I.D. 5 cm is 1500. If a liquid of 5 centipoise viscosity and 0.8 specific gravity flows in the same pipe at the same velocity, then the pressure drop will (A) Increase (B) Decrease (C) Remain same (D) Data insufficient to predict pressure drop
Last Answer : (A) Increase
Description : An R.C.C. column of 30 cm diameter is reinforced with 6 bars 12 mm placed symmetrically along the circumference. If it carries a load of 40, 000 kg axially, the stress is (A) 49.9 kg/cm2 (B) 100 kg/cm2 (C) 250 kg/cm2 (D) 175 kg/cm
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : A short, hollow cast iron cylinder with a wall thickness of 1 cm is to carry a compressive load of 10 tonnes. If the working stress in compression is 800 kg/cm2, the outside diameter of the cylinder should not be less than a) 0.5cm b) 5 cm c) 2.5cm d) 4.5 cm
Last Answer : b) 5 cm
Description : Consider the following statements in respect of steady laminar flow through a circular pipe: 1. Shear stress is zero on the central axis of the pipe 2. Discharge varies directly with the viscosity of the fluid 3. Velocity is maximum at the ... 2 , 3 & 4 (b) 1 & 3 only (c) 2 & 4 only (d)3 & 4 only
Last Answer : (b) 1 & 3 only
Description : In slump test, each layer of concrete is compacted by a steel rod 60 cm long and of 16 mm diameter for (A) 20 times (B) 25 times (C) 30 times (D) 50 time
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : If discharge of a pump is 0.16 cumecs, the economic diameter of pipe, is (A) 0.488 m (B) 4.88 cm (C) 48.8 cm (D) 4.88 m
Last Answer : (A) 0.488 m
Description : A triangular section having base b, height h, is placed with its base horizontal. If the shear stress at a depth y from top is q, the maximum shear stress is (A) 3S/bh (B) 4S/bh (C) 4b/Sh (D) 3b/bS
Last Answer : (A) 3S/bh
Description : The maximum shear stress occurs on the filament which makes an angle with the horizontal plane equal to (A) 30° (B) 45° (C) 60° (D) 90
Last Answer : (B) 45°
Description : In the triaxial compression test, the application of additional axial stress (i.e. deviator stress) on the soil specimen produces shear stress on (A) Horizontal plane only (B) Vertical plane only (C) Both horizontal and vertical planes (D) All planes except horizontal and vertical planes
Last Answer : (D) All planes except horizontal and vertical planes
Description : A retaining wall 6m high supports a backfill with a surcharge angle of 10°. The back of the wall is inclined to the vertical at a positive batter angle of 5°. If the angle of wall friction is 7°, then the resultant ... inclined to the horizontal at an angle of (A) 7° (B) 10° (C) 12° (D) 17
Last Answer : (C) 12°
Description : Assuming flow to be laminar, if the diameter of the pipe is halved, then the pressure drop will (A) Increase (B) Decrease (C) Remain same (D) Be quadrupled
Description : For laminar flow of Newtonian fluids through a circular pipe, for a given pressure drop and length & diameter of pipe, the velocity of fluid is proportional to (where, μ = fluid viscosity ) (A) μ (B) 1/μ (C) √μ (D) 1/√μ
Last Answer : (B) 1/μ
Description : The fluid velocity varies as the cube of the cylindrical pipe diameter in case of steady state laminar flow at constant pressure drop for __________ fluid. (A) Newtonian (B) Pseudo-plastic (C) Dilatent (D) Bingham plastic
Last Answer : (B) Pseudo-plastic
Description : The fluid velocity varies as the square of the cylindrical pipe diameter, in case of steady state laminar flow at constant pressure drop, for __________ fluid. (A) Newtonian (B) Dilatant (C) Pseudo-plastic (D) Non-Newtonian
Last Answer : (A) Newtonian
Description : Discharge in laminar flow through a pipe varies (A) As the square of the radius (B) Inversely as the pressure drop (C) Inversely as the viscosity (D) As the square of the diameter
Last Answer : (A) As the square of the radius
Description : The fluid velocity varies as the square root of the cylindrical pipe diameter in case of steady state laminar flow at constant pressure drop of __________ fluid. (A) Dilatent (B) Pseudo-plastic (C) Bingham plastic (D) Newtonian
Last Answer : (A) Dilatent
Description : The pressure drop per unit length for laminar flow of fluid through a long pipe is proportional to (where, A = cross-sectional area of the pipe & D = Diameter of the pipe) (A) A (B) D (C) 1/A (D) 1/A2
Last Answer : (C) 1/A
Description : An R.C.C. beam of 25 cm width and 50 cm effective depth has a clear span of 6 metres and carries a U.D.L. of 3000 kg/m inclusive of its self weight. If the lever arm constant for the section is 0.865, the maximum intensity ... , is (A) 8.3 kg/cm2 (B) 7.6 kg/cm2 (C) 21.5 kg/cm2 (D) 11.4 kg/cm2
Description : A muff coupling is connecting two shafts. The torque involved is 650N-m. The shaft diameter is 45mm with length and breadth of the key being 14mm and 80mm respectively. Find the shear stress induced in the key. a) 30.2N/mm2 b) 25.8N/mm2 c) 34.4N/mm2 d) None of the listed
Last Answer : b) 25.8N/mm2
Description : What is the shear stress acting on the outer surface of a hollow shaft subjected to a torque of 100 Nm?(The inner and outer diameter of the shaft is 15 mm and 30 mm respectively.) a. 50.26 N/mm2 b. 40.24 N/mm2 c. 20.120 N/mm2 d. 8.74 N/mm2
Last Answer : c. 20.120 N/mm2
Description : Critical section for shear in case of flat slabs is at a distance of (A) Effective depth of slab from periphery of column/drop panel (B) d/2 from periphery of column/capital/ drop panel (C) At the drop panel of slab (D) At the periphery of column
Description : A liquid mixture contains 30% o-xylene, 60% p-xylene and 10%. mxylene (all percentages in w/w). Which of the following statements would be true in respect of this mixture? (A) The mixture exhibits ... : o-xylene 30, p-xylene 60 and m-xyoene 10 (D) The mixture contain optical isomers
Last Answer : (A) The mixture exhibits an azeotrope at 101.3 kPa
Description : Vena-contracta pressure tapping is at a distance __________ from the position of an orificemeter fitted in a pipe of internal diameter 'd' (A) d (B) 0.5 d (C) 2d (D) 4d
Last Answer : (B) 0.5 d
Description : If the strain energy stored per unit volume in a hollow shaft subjected to a pure torque when t attains maximum shear stress fs the ratio of inner diameter to outer diameter, is 17/64 (fs/N) (A) 1/2 (B) 1/3 (C) 1/4 (D) 1/5
Last Answer : (C) 1/4
Description : What is the shear stress acting along the neutral axis of triangular beam section, with base 60 mm and height 150 mm, when shear force of 30 kN acts? a. 15.36 N/mm2 b. 10.6 N/mm2 c. 8.88 N/mm2 d. Insufficient data
Last Answer : c. 8.88 N/mm2
Description : The travel distance to an exit point on a working platform must be no more than? a. 7.4m b. 45m c. 15m d. 60m
Last Answer : c. 15m
Description : Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to the rotary dryer. (A) Flights (located in the inside shell of rotary dryer) lift the material being dried and shower it down through the current of ... D) Recommended peripheral speed of a rotary drier is in the range of 10 to 30 metres/minute
Last Answer : (C) Rotary dryer is suitable for drying sticky materia
Description : An air-water vapour mixture has a dry bulb temperature of 60°C and a dew point temperature of 40°C. The total pressure is 101.3 kPa and the vapour pressure of water at 40°C and 60°C are 7.30 kPa and 19.91 kPa respectively ... air is: (A) 0.048 (B) 0.079 (C) 0.122 (D) 0.152
Last Answer : (D) 0.152
Description : In a tension test, the yield stress is 300 kg/cm2 , in the octahedral shear stress at the point is: (A) 100 kg/cm2 (B) 150 kg/cm2 (C) 200 kg/cm (D) 250 kg/cm2
Last Answer : (A) 100 kg/cm2