Practice Test: Question Set - 02
1. Wire rope are used in applications with
- (A) Low
speed and low tension
- (B) Low
speed and high tension
- (C) High
speed and high tension
- (D) High
speed and low tension
2. Euler’s equation is valid if
- (A) Pcr/A
< Syt/2
- (B) Pcr/A
> Syt/2
- (C) Pcr/A = Syt/2
- (D) Pcr/A =
100
Where Pcr, A and Syt are critical buckling load, cross-sectional area and yield strength respectively.
3. Which of the following wire ropes will be flexible?
- (A) 6 × 19
- (B) 6 × 7
- (C) 6 × 37
- (D) Any
one of the above
4. When the wire rope passes around the sheave or drum, the stress is maximum
- (A) In
outer wires
- (B) In
inner wires
- (C) In
central wires
- (D) None
of the above
5. In 6 × 19 designation of wire rope, the numbers 6 and 19 respectively for
- (A) Number
of strands and diameter of wire rope
- (B) Diameter
and length of wire rope
- (C) Number
of strands and number of wires in each strand
- (D) Thickness
and width of cross-section of wire rope
6. A machine component is designed as a column when it is subjected to,
- (A) Axial
tensile force
- (B) Bending
moment
- (C) Axial
compressive force
- (D) Torsional
moment
7. Compression member tends to buckle in the direction of
- (A) Axis
of load
- (B) Any
direction in a plane perpendicular to axis of load
- (C) Least
radius of gyration in a plane perpendicular to axis of load
- (D) None
of the above
8. Simple compression formula is valid for slenderness ratio
- (A) More than 30
- (B) Less than 30
- (C) Equal to 30
- (D) More than 40
9. A column made of brittle material is considered as long column when the slenderness ratio is
- (A) More than 80
- (B) Less than 80
- (C) Less than 30
- (D) More than
100
10. Johnson’s equation is valid if
- (A) Pcr/A
< Syt/2
- (B) Pcr/A
> Syt/2
- (C) Pcr/A = Syt/2
- (D) Pcr/A =
100
Where, Pcr, A and Syt are critical buckling load, cross-sectional area and yield strength respectively.
11. Popular lay for wire rope is
- (A) Regular
lay
- (B) Lang’s lay
- (C) Any
one of the above
- (D) None
of the above
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