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principal stresses

GATE Mechanical Engineering · Manufacturing Engineering - Metal Forming · 1997-2023

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2023 Q26

The principal stresses at a point P in a solid are 70 MPa, -70 MPa and 0. The yield stress of the material is 100 MPa. Which prediction(s) about material failure at P is/are CORREC...

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2018 Q21

In a metal forming operation when the material has just started yielding, the principal stresses are $\sigma_1 = +180$ MPa, $\sigma_2 = -100$ MPa, $\sigma_3 = 0$. Following von Mis...

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2018 Q37

The principal stresses at a point in a critical section of a machine component are σ₁ = 60 MPa, σ₂ = 5 MPa and σ₃ = -40 MPa. For the material of the component, the tensile yield st...

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2017 PYQ

The principal stresses at a point in a critical section of a machine component are $${\sigma _1} = 60\,\,MPa,\,\,{\sigma _2} = 5\,\,MPa$$ and $${\sigma _3} = - 40\,\,MPa.$$ For the...

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2017 PYQ

In a metal forming operation when the material has just started yielding, the principal stresses are $${\sigma _1} = \,\, + 180\,\,MPa,\,\,\,$$ $${\sigma _2} = \,\, - 100\,\,MPa,\,...

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2016 PYQ

The principal stresses at a point inside a solid object are $${\sigma _1} = 100\,\,MPa,\,\,{\sigma _2} = 100\,\,MPa$$ and $${\sigma _3} = 0\,\,MPa.$$ The yield strength of the mate...

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2009 PYQ

If the principal stresses in a plane stress problem are $${\sigma _1}$$ $$= 100$$ MPa, $${\sigma _2}$$ $$= 40$$ MPa, the magnitude of the maximum shear stress (in MPa) wil be

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1997 PYQ

A small element at the critical section of a component in bi-axial state of stress with the two principal stresses being $$360$$ $$MPa$$ and $$140$$ $$MPa.$$ The maximum working st...

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