The shear force diagram of a cantilever beam of length l and carrying a uniformly distributed load of w per unit length will be

A)
a rectangle
B)
an issoscles triangle
C)
an equilateral triangle
D)
a right angled triangle

Correct Answer : Option (D) :   a right angled triangle

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The ratio of linear stress to the linear strain is called
A)
bulk modulus
B)
Poisson's ratio
C)
modulus of elasticity
D)
modulus of rigidity

Correct Answer :   modulus of elasticity

A riveted joint may fail by
A)
shearing of rivets
B)
tearing of the plate at an edge
C)
tearing of the plate across a row of rivets
D)
any one of the above

Correct Answer :   any one of the above

A body is subjected to a direct tensile stress of 300 MPa in one plane accompanied by a simple shear stress of 200 MPa. The minimum normal stress will be
A)
-100 MPa
B)
250 MPa
C)
300 MPa
D)
400 MPa

Correct Answer :   -100 MPa

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