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Torsion

GATE Civil Engineering · Strength of Materials - Torsion · 1994-2025

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2025 Q30

The design shear strength of a reinforced concrete rectangular beam with a width of 250 mm and an effective depth of 500 mm, is 0.3 MPa. The torsional moment capacity of the sectio...

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2025 PYQ

The design shear strength of a reinforced concrete rectangular beam with a width of 250 mm and an effective depth of 500 mm , is 0.3 MPa . The torsional moment capacity of the sect...

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2025 PYQ

A circular tube of thickness 10 mm and diameter 250 mm is welded to a flat plate using 5 mm fillet weld along the circumference. Assume Fe410 steel and shop welding. As per IS 800:...

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2024 Q40

A homogeneous shaft PQR with fixed supports at both ends is subjected to a torsional moment T at point Q, as shown in the figure. The polar moments of inertia of the portions PQ an...

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2023 Q14

A circular solid shaft of span L = 5 m is fixed at one end and free at the other end. A torque T = 100 kN.m is applied at the free end. The shear modulus and polar moment of inerti...

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2023 PYQ

A circular solid shaft of span L = 5 m is fixed at one end and free at the other end. A torque T = 100 kN.m is applied at the free end. The shear modulus and polar moment of inerti...

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2021 Q19

A solid circular torsional member OPQ is subjected to torsional moments as shown in the figure (not to scale). The yield shear strength of the constituent material is 160 MPa. The...

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2019 Q5

A closed thin-walled tube has thickness, t, mean enclosed area within the boundary of the centerline of tube's thickness, Am, and shear stress, τ. Torsional moment of resistance, T...

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2018 Q8

A solid circular beam with radius of 0.25 m and length of 2 m is subjected to a twisting moment of 20 kNm about the z-axis at the free end, which is the only load acting as shown i...

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2017 PYQ

A hollow circular shaft has an outer diameter of $$100$$ $$mm$$ and inner diameter of $$50mm.$$ If the allowable shear stress is $$125$$ $$MPa$$, the maximum torque (in $$kN$$-$$m$...

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2010 PYQ

A solid circular shaft of diameter d and length $$L$$ is fixed at one end and free at the other end. A torque t is applied at the free end. The shear modulus of the material is $$G...

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2009 PYQ

A hollow circular shaft has an outer diameter of $$100$$ $$mm$$ and a wall thickness of $$25$$ $$mm.$$ The allowable shear stress in the shaft is $$125$$ $$MPa.$$ The maximum torqu...

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2008 PYQ

A reinforced concrete beam of rectangular cross section of breadth $$230$$ $$mm$$ and effective depth $$400$$ $$mm$$ is subjected to maximum factored shear force of $$120$$ $$kN.$$...

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2008 PYQ

The maximum shear stress in a solid shaft of circular cross-section having diameter subjected to a torque $$T$$ is $$\tau $$ . If the torque is increased by four times and the diam...

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2007 PYQ

The maximum and minimum shear stresses in a hollow circular shaft of outer diameter $$20$$ $$mm$$ and thickness $$2$$ $$mm,$$ subjected to a torque of $$92.7$$ $$N.m$$ will be

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2006 PYQ

A long shaft of diameter $$d$$ is subjected to twisting moment $$T$$ at its ends. The maximum normal stress acting at its cross-section is equal to

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2004 PYQ

A circular solid shaft of span $$L=5m$$ is fixed at one end and free at the other end. A twisting moment $$T=100$$ $$kN$$-$$m$$ is applied at the free end. The torsional rigidity $...

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2004 PYQ

At the limit state of collapse, an $$RC$$ beam is subjected to flexural moment $$200$$ $$kN$$-$$m$$, shear force $$20$$ $$kN$$ and torque $$9$$ $$kN$$-$$m$$. The beam is $$300$$ $$...

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2004 PYQ

At the limit state of collapse, an $$RC$$ beam is subjected to flexural moment $$200$$ $$kN$$-$$m$$, shear force $$20$$ $$kN$$ and torque $$9$$ $$kN$$-$$m$$. The beam is $$300$$ $$...

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1999 PYQ

In section, shear centre is a point through which, if the resultant load passes, the section will not be subjected to any

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1999 PYQ

In a section, shear center is a point through which, if the resultant load passes, the section will not be subjected to any

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1994 PYQ

A cantilever beam curved in plan and subjected to lateral loads will develop at any section

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