Strength of Materials - Stress and Strain
GATE Civil Engineering · 5 questions across 4 years (2018-2026) · 10% recurrence rate
Recurrence sparkline
2018–2026Difficulty mix
Question types
All 5 questions on Strength of Materials - Stress and Strain
Which one of the following stress conditions represents the state of pure shear stress?
The three-dimensional state of stress at a point is given by $\sigma = \begin{pmatrix} 10 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 40 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 \end{pmatrix}$ MPa. The maximum shear stress at the point is
Find the correct match between the plane stress states and the Mohr's circles. (P) 10 10 (Q) 10 10 10 10 (R) 10 110 (S) 10 10 (I) τ -10 σ (II) τ -10 σ (III) τ 10 σ (IV) τ -10 10 σ
A hanger is made of two bars of different sizes. Each bar has a square cross-section. The hanger is loaded by three-point loads in the mid vertical plane as shown in the figure. Ignore the self-weight of the hanger. What...
A plate in equilibrium is subjected to uniform stresses along its edges with magnitude $\sigma_{xx} = 30$ MPa and $\sigma_{yy} = 50$ MPa as shown in the figure. The Young's modulus of the material is $2\times10^{11}$ N/m...