Description : The property of a fluid which enables it to resist tensile stress is known as (A) Compressibility (B) Surface tension (C) Cohesion (D) Adhesion
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Property of a fluid by which its own molecules are attracted is called (A) Adhesion (B) Cohesion (C) Viscosity (D) Compressibility
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : Property of a fluid by which molecules of different kinds of fluids are attracted to each other is called (A) Adhesion (B) Cohesion (C) Viscosity (D) Compressibility
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : Bulk modulus of a fluid is the ratio of (A) Shear stress to shear strain (B) Increase in volume to the viscosity of fluid (C) Increase in pressure to the volumetric strain (D) Critical velocity to the viscosity of fluid
Description : Which one of the following statements is correct ? a) For water at 100o Celsius at sea level, the vapour pressure is equal to atmospheric pressure b) Surface energy (or tension) is caused by ... it both in static and in dynamic conditions d) Air is 50,000 times more compressible than water
Last Answer : c) Viscosity of a fluid is the property exhibited by it both in static and in dynamic conditions
Description : The property of fluid by virtue of which it offers resistance to shear is called (A) Surface tension (B) Adhesion (C) Cohesion (D) Viscosity
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Hoop strain of the walls of a cylinder due to liquid is (pd/2tE) (1 - 1/2m) (B) Longitudinal strain in the walls of a cylinder due to liquid is ... change in the cylinder due to liquid is (pd/2tE) (5/2 - 2/m) (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : The coefficient of compressibility of soil, is the ratio of (A) Stress to strain (B) Strain to stress (C) Stress to settlement (D) Rate of loading to that of settlement
Description : The strain energy due to volumetric strain (A) Is directly proportional to the volume (B) Is directly proportional to the square of exerted pressure (C) Is inversely proportional to Bulk modulus (D) All the above
Description : A solid cube is subjected to equal normal forces on all its faces. The volumetric strain will be x- times the linear strain in any of the three axes when (A) x = 1 (B) x = 2 (C) x = 3 (D) x = 4
Last Answer : (C) x = 3
Description : If a circular beam of diameter d experiences a longitudinal strain P/E and a lateral strain 2P/mE, the volumetric strain is (A) (P/E) + (2P/mE) (B) (P/E) - (2P/mE) (C) (P/E) + (mE/2P) (D) (P/E) - (mE/2P)
Last Answer : (B) (P/E) - (2P/mE)
Description : Volumetric Strain is (a)Increase in length / original length (b)Decrease in length / original length (c)Change in volume / original volume (d)All of the above
Last Answer : C is correct
Description : A fluid whose viscosity does not change with the rate of deformation or shear strain is known as (A) Real fluid (B) Ideal fluid (C) Newtonian fluid (D) Non-Newtonian fluid
Description : If cohesion between molecules of a fluid is greater than adhesion between fluid and glass, then the free level of fluid in a dipped glass tube will be (A) Higher than the surface of liquid (B) The same as the surface of liquid (C) Lower than the surface of liquid (D) Unpredictable
Description : In soils having same values of plasticity index, if liquid limit is increased, then (A) Compressibility and permeability decrease and dry strength increases (B) Compressibility, ... permeability and dry strength increase (D) Compressibility and permeability increase and dry strength decreases
Description : The ratio of stress to volumetric strain is called a) Shear Modulus b) Young’s Modulus c) Bulk Modulus d) Modulus of elasticity
Last Answer : c) Bulk Modulus
Description : The volumetric strain is: a) V/Vo b) Vo/V c) V/t d) None
Last Answer : a) V/Vo
Description : The strain due to tensile stress is : a) Compressive strain b) Shear strain c) Volumetric strain d) Tensile strain
Last Answer : d) Tensile strain
Description : Poisson’s ratio is a. Lateral strain / Longitudinal strain b. Shear strain / Lateral strain c. Longitudinal strain / Lateral strain d. Lateral strain / Volumetric strain
Last Answer : a. Lateral strain / Longitudinal strain
Description : Bulk modulus of elasticity is a. Tensile stress / Tensile strain b. Shear stress / Shear strain c. Tensile stress / Shear strain d. Normal stress on each face of cube / Volumetric strain
Last Answer : d. Normal stress on each face of cube / Volumetric strain
Description : Define volumetric strain. Also give the relation between lateral strain to and Poisson’s ratio.
Last Answer : Volumetric strain: Volumetric strain is defined as the ratio of change in volume to original volume.
Description : In an incompressible flow of fluid, the fluid (A) Temperature remains constant (B) Compressibility is greater than zero (C) Density does not change with pressure & temperature (D) Is frictionless
Last Answer : (C) Density does not change with pressure & temperature
Description : The shear resistance of a soil is constituted basically of the following component. (A) The frictional resistance to translocation between the individual soil particles at their contact point (B) To the ... (C) Cohesion and adhesion between the surfaces of the soil particles (D) All the above
Description : The compressibility of clays is caused due to: (A) Expulsion of double layer water from in between the grains (B) Sliping of particles to new positions of greater density (C) Bending of particles as elastic sheets (D) All the above
Description : 03. A fluid whose viscosity changes with the rate of deformation or shear strain is known as NonNewtonian fluid. A) True B) False
Last Answer : A
Description : The property of a liquid which offers resistance to the movement of one layer of liquid over another adjacent layer of liquid, is called (A) Surface tension (B) Compressibility (C) Capillarity (D) Viscosity
Description : The fluid property, due to which, mercury does not wet the glass is (A) Surface tension (B) Viscosity (C) Cohesion (D) Adhesion
Last Answer : (A) Surface tension
Description : The continuity equation (A) Is independent of the compressibility of the fluid (B) Is dependent upon the viscosity of the fluid (C) Represents the conservation of mass (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Represents the conservation of mass
Description : Mercury is an ideal barometric fluid mainly due to its (A) High density (B) Low compressibility (C) Low capillary action (D) Very low vapor pressure
Last Answer : (D) Very low vapor pressure
Description : Location of vena-contracta in an orificemeter does not depend upon the (A) Type of orifice (B) Density, viscosity & compressibility of the fluid (C) Ratio of pipe diameter to orifice diameter (D) Pipe roughness
Last Answer : (A) Type of orifice
Description : Which of the fluid forces are not considered in the Reynold's equation of flow? (A) Viscous forces (B) Turbulent forces (C) Pressure forces (D) Compressibility forces
Last Answer : (D) Compressibility forces
Description : Which of the following denotes the effect of compressibility in fluid flow? (A) Weber number (B) Mach number (C) Euler number (D) Reynolds number
Last Answer : (B) Mach numbe
Description : The mercury does not wet the glass. This is due to the property of the liquid known as (A) Cohesion (B) Adhesion (C) Viscosity (D) Surface tension
Description : Mercury does not wet glass. This is due to property of liquid known as (A) Adhesion (B) Cohesion (C) Surface tension (D) Viscosity
Description : Water flows through a horizontal pipe at a constant volumetric rate. At a location where the cross sectional area decreases, the velocity of the fluid: (1) increases (2) decreases (3) stays the same (4) none of the above
Last Answer : (1) increases
Description : In a fully turbulent flow (Re > 10 5 ) in a pipe of diameter 'd', for a constant pressure gradient, the dependence of volumetric flow rate of an incompressible fluid is (A) d (B) d 2 (C) d 2.5 (D) d
Last Answer : (C) d 2.5
Description : In case of a, centrifugal pump, the ratio h1/h2is termed as the __________ efficiency (where, h1 = actual measured head & h2 = head imparted to the fluid by impeller). (A) Mechanical (B) Overall (C) Volumetric (D) Impeller
Last Answer : A) Mechanical
Description : Water flows through a horizontal pipe at a constant volumetric rate. At a location where the cross sectional area decreases, the velocity of the fluid: w) increases x) decreases y) stays the same
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- INCREASES
Description : 16. The shear stress-strain graph for a Non-Newtonian fluid is a curve. A) Correct B) Incorrect
Description : The stress-strain relation of the Newtonian fluid is (A) Linear (B) Parabolic (C) Hyperbolic (D) Inverse type
Description : According to Newton's law of viscosity, the shear stress on a layer of a fluid is __________ to the rate of shear strain. (A) Equal to (B) Directly proportional (C) Inversely proportional (D) None of these
Description : The shear stress-strain graph for a Newtonian fluid is a (A) Straight line (B) Parabolic curve (C) Hyperbolic curve (D) Elliptical
Description : the coefficients of volume change and compressibility of a soil sample are 6.75 × 10-2 and 3 × 10-2 respectively, the void ratio of the soil sample, is (A) 1.10 (B) 1.15 (C) 1.20 (D) 1.30
Description : If a soil undergoes a change in shape and volume by application of external loads over it, but recovers its shape and volume immediately after removal of the load, the property of the soil is said to ... Resilience of soils (B) Elasticity of soils (C) Compressibility of soils (D) None of these
Description : Black cotton soil is unsuitable for foundations because its (A) Bearing capacity is low (B) Permeability is uncertain (C) Particles are cohesive (D) Property to undergo a volumetric change due to variation of moisture content
Description : Nylon-6 as compared to nylon 66 has lower (A) Abrasion resistance (B) Thermal stability (C) Adhesion to rubber (D) Hardness
Last Answer : (A) Abrasion resistance
Description : In electronic fuel injection, there is improvement in the _____________ efficiency due to comparatively less resistance in the intake manifolds which will cause less pressure losses. a) mechanical b) volumetric c) overall d) none of the mentioned
Last Answer : Answer: b Explanation: In electronic fuel injection, there is improvement only in the volumetric efficiency due to comparatively less resistance in the intake manifolds which will cause less pressure losses and no other efficiencies are hindered.
Description : Strain energy of a member may be equated to (A) Average resistance × displacement (B) ½ stress × strain × area of its cross-section (C) ½ stress × strain × volume of the member (D) ½ (stress)2 × volume of the member + Young's modulus E
Last Answer : (D) ½ (stress)2 × volume of the member + Young's modulus E
Description : A liquid would wet the solid, if adhesion forces as compared to cohesion forces are (A) Less (B) More (C) Equal (D) Less at low temperature and more at high temperature