Practice Test: Question Set - 02
1. The maximum stress concentration factor for a rectangular plate with a transverse hole loaded in tension or compression is
- (A) 2
- (B) 3
- (C) 2.5
- (D) 1
2. Stress concentration occurs due to
- (A) Blow
holes
- (B) Keyways
and splines
- (C) Machining
scratches
- (D) Any
one of the above
3. The surface finish factor for a highly polished component is
- (A) 0.89
- (B) 1
- (C) 0.85
- (D) 0.75
4. In cyclic loading, the effect of stress concentration is more serious in case of
- (A) Components
made of brittle materials
- (B) Components
made of ductile materials
- (C) Components
made of brittle as well as ductile materials
- (D) None
of the above
5. A stress that varies in sinusoidal manner with respect to time from a minimum value to maximum value and which has some mean as well as amplitude value is called
- (A) Reversed
stress
- (B) Fluctuating
stress
- (C) Repeated
stress
- (D) Varying
stress
6. The factor of safety for machine parts subjected to reversed stresses is
- (A) Ratio
of yield strength to maximum stress
- (B) Ratio
of endurance limit to amplitude stress
- (C) Ratio
of ultimate tensile strength to maximum stress
- (D) Ratio
of endurance limit to mean stress
7. The relationship between endurance limit of component subjected to fluctuating torsional shear stresses (Sse) to endurance limit in revered bending (Se) is
- (A) Sse
= 0.4 Se
- (B) Sse
= 0.75 Se
- (C) Sse
= 0.577 Se
- (D) Sse
= π Se
8. The endurance limit of the component can be increased by
- (A) Increasing
the size of component
- (B) Shot
peening
- (C) Increasing
the stress concentration
- (D) Coating
9. Stress concentration occurs due to
- (A) Abrupt
change in cross-section
- (B) Discontinuities
in component
- (C) Internal
cracks and flaws
- (D) Any
one of the above
10. The approximate relationship between endurance limit of rotating beam specimen (S’e) and ultimate tensile strength (Sut), in case of steel component, is
- (A) S’e
= 0.4 Sut
- (B) S’e
= 0.75 Sut
- (C) S’e
= 0.577 Sut
- (D) S’e
= 0.5 Sut
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