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The torsional rigidity of a shaft is expressed by the-
The moment of inertia of a solid cylinder of mass 'm', radius 'R' and length l' about the longitudinal axis or polar axis is-
Two beams of equal cross-sectional area are subjected to equal bending moment. If one beam has a square cross-section and the other has a circular cross-section
The maximum shear stress in a rectangular cross section ______________per cent greater than the average shear stress on the cross section.
The most economical cross-section for a component subjected to bending is
A solid shaft can resist a bending moment of 3 KNM and a twisting moment of 4 KNM together, then the maximum torque (in KNM) that can be applied is
For a circular cross section beam is subjected to a shearing force F, the maximum shear stress induced will be (where d = diameter)
For a rectangular cross section beam, subjected to transverse loading, the ratio of Maximum shear stress to average shear stress across the crossection is:
Eccentric loading applies to ______stress
For a rectangular cross-section beam subjected to maximum shear force F, the shear stress at the top edge is
The neutral axis in a beam is subjected to ____________ bending stres
For a round shaft subjected to pure torsion, the shear stress at the centre (axis) will be
In a uniform I-section beam, where does the largest shear stress act ?
The ratio of moment carrying capacity of a square cross-section beam of dimension D to the moment carrying capacity of a circular cross-section of diameter D is:
The steel bars in a concrete beam are embedded
stresses are impinged on the shaft during transverse vibrations.
Bending stress on the neutral axis of the cross sectional beam is _________
Where does the intensity of bending stress at any point in
The variation of stress in the simple bending of beams is
The stress distribution in a curved beam, when subjected to a pure-bending couple, is
The bending moment at a section of a beam will have its local maximum where the shear force is-
The section modulus is denoted by-
When a rectangular beam is loaded vertically downwards, the maximum compressive stress is developed on the-
The maximum bending stress in a curved beam having symmetrical section always occurs at the
A cantilever of length L carries a gradually (linearly)varying load from zero at its free end to w per unit length at the fixed end. The product of deflection and flexural rigidity at the free end is
The phenomenon of springback happens in a bending operation due to the following reason
The reaction at the two supports of a simply supported beam carrying a uniformly distributed load over its entire span is: (the intensity of loading on the beam is w/unit length and I is the length of the beam).
For a simply supported beam of length L with a triangular load that varies gradually (linearly) from zero at both ends to w per unit length at the centre, the maximum bending moment is
Section modulus Z is expressed as
What will be the section modulus (Z) of a rectangular beam of width (b) and depth (h)?
What is the point in a hanging beam where the bending moment is zero is known as?
A cantilever of span L carries a concentrated load W at its free end. Which of the following is true for this cantilever?
The moment diagram is when the cantilever beam whose free ends are applied with bending moment.
Which of the following is NOT a type of beam?
The most economical section of a beam to bear maximum bending moment is
The point in a beam at which the bending moment is maximum, the shear force at that point is
In a simply supported beam, where the shear force is zero, the bending moment will be
The rate of change of bending moment is equal to
In plotting the curves for Shear force diagrams and bending moment diagrams, what is plotted on the common axis?

Determine the value of shear force at point A in the figure shown below.

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The shear force obtained at the midpoint of the cantilever beam is 12 kN. What is the value of uniformly distributed load w (kN/m) acting over the entire length, if the span length of the beam is 4 m?
Positive Bending Moment is also called as
A simply supported beam of span L is subjected to a moment Mo at a distance of 4 from the left end. Magnitude of the maximum bending moment in the beam is
When the shear force at a section of a beam under bending is zero, the bending moment at that section is either a maximum or a minimum. This is because the shear force is a measure of the rate of change of the bending moment. When the shear force is zero, the bending moment is either at its peak or at its trough.
Two beams have the same width but the first beam has double the depth of the second beam. The elastic strength of the first beam compared to the second beam will be
Beams of uniform strength vary in section such that
A beam is subjected to bending moment M. What is the relationship between shear force F and bending moment M?
Which of the following statement is INCORRECT?
The unbalanced vertical force, which tends to slide one portion of the beam upward or downward, is called as
The point on the beam where the curvature changes from sagging to hogging is a point of