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shear stress

GATE Mechanical Engineering · Machine Design - Springs · 1987-2026

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2026 Q19

A closely coiled helical compression spring of mean coil diameter D and wire diameter d, is loaded by an axial force F. The maximum shear stress developed in the wire is

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2026 Q49

A simply supported beam is subjected to an external point load P as shown in the figure below. The beam has a rectangular cross-section of 20 mm x 45 mm. A is a pin support and B i...

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2026 Q52

A welded square plate of 1 m × 1 m is subjected to biaxial stress of magnitude 6.5 MPa and 25 MPa, as shown in the figure below. The ratio of the normal stress acting in the perpen...

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2023 Q19

Air (density = 1.2 kg/m³, kinematic viscosity = 1.5×10⁻⁵ m²/s) flows over a flat plate with a free-stream velocity of 2 m/s. The wall shear stress at a location 15 mm from the lead...

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2021 Q19

Shear stress distribution on the cross-section of the coil wire in a helical compression spring is shown in the figure. This shear stress distribution represents

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2021 Q22

Consider fully developed, steady state incompressible laminar flow of a viscous fluid between two large parallel horizontal plates. The bottom plate is fixed and the top plate move...

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2021 Q55

A cantilever beam of rectangular cross-section is welded to a support by means of two fillet welds as shown in figure. A vertical load of 2 kN acts at free end of the beam. Conside...

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2019 Q21

The state of stress at a point in a component is represented by a Mohr's circle of radius 100 MPa centered at 200 MPa on the normal stress axis. On a plane passing through the same...

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2018 Q6

If σ₁ and σ₃ are the algebraically largest and smallest principal stresses respectively, the value of the maximum shear stress is

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2018 Q7

The state of stress at a point is $\sigma_x = \sigma_y = \sigma_z = \tau_{xz} = \tau_{zx} = \tau_{yz} = \tau_{zy} = 0$ and $\tau_{xy} = \tau_{yx} = 50$ MPa. The maximum normal stre...

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2018 Q15

A motor driving a solid circular steel shaft transmits 40 kW of power at 500 rpm. If the diameter of the shaft is 40 mm, the maximum shear stress in the shaft is ________ MPa.

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2018 Q17

Consider a laminar flow at zero incidence over a flat plate. The shear stress at the wall is denoted by $\tau_w$. The axial positions $x_1$ and $x_2$ on the plate are measured from...

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2018 Q31

A carpenter glues a pair of cylindrical wooden logs by bonding their end faces at an angle of $\theta = 30^{\circ}$ as shown in the figure. The glue used at the interface fails if...

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2018 Q33

A helical compression spring made of a wire of circular cross-section is subjected to a compressive load. The maximum shear stress induced in the cross-section of the wire is 24 MP...

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2017 PYQ

A motor driving a solid circular steel shaft transmits $$40$$ $$kW$$ of power at $$500$$ $$rpm$$. If the diameter of the shaft is $$40$$ $$mm,$$ the maximum shear stress in the sha...

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2017 PYQ

A helical compression spring made of wire of circular cross-section is subjected to a compressive load. The maximum shear stress induced in the cross-section of the wire is 24 MPa....

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2016 PYQ

Consider fluid flow between two infinite horizontal plates which are parallel (the gap between them being $$50$$ $$mm$$). The top plate is sliding parallel to the stationary bottom...

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2016 PYQ

Two circular shafts made of same material, one solid $$(S)$$ and one hollow $$(H)$$, have the same length and polar moment of inertia. Both are subjected to same torque. Here. $${\...

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2015 PYQ

A hollow shaft (d 0 = $$2$$d i , where d 0 and d i are the outer and inner diameters respectively) needs to transmit $$20$$ kW power at $$3000$$ RMP. If the maximum permissible she...

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2014 PYQ

Two solid circular shafts of $${{R_1}}$$ and $${{R_2}}$$ are subjected to same torque. The maximum shear stresses developed in the two shafts are $${\tau _1}$$ and $${\tau _2}.$$ I...

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2014 PYQ

In a simple concentric shaft-bearing arrangement, the lubricant flows in the $$2$$ $$mm$$ gap between the shaft and the bearing. The flow may be assumed to be a plane Couette flow...

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2013 PYQ

For steady, fully developed flow inside a straight pipe of diameter $$D,$$ neglecting gravity effects, the pressure drop $$\Delta p$$ over a length $$L$$ and the wall shear stress...

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2012 PYQ

A solid circular shaft needs to be designed to transmit a torque of $$50$$ $$N.m.$$ If the allowable shear stress of the material is $$140$$ $$MPa,$$ assuming a factor of safety of...

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2012 PYQ

A solid circular shaft needs to be designed to transmit a torque of 50N.m. If the allowable shear stress of the material is $$140$$MPa, assuming a factor of safety of $$2,$$ the mi...

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2007 PYQ

Newton's law of viscosity states that the shear stress in a fluid is proportional to :

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2007 PYQ

Which combination of the following statements about steady incompressible forced vortex flow is correct? P: Shear stress is zero at all points in the flow. Q: Velocity is directly...

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2006 PYQ

For a circular shaft of diameter $$'d'$$ subjected to torque $$T,$$ the maximum value of the shear stress is

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2004 PYQ

An incompressible fluid (kinematic viscosity $$ = 7.4 \times {10^{ - 7}}\,\,{m^2}/s,$$ specific gravity, $$0.88$$) is held between two parallel plates. If the top plate is moved wi...

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2004 PYQ

A solid circular shaft of $$60$$ mm diameter transmits a torque of $$1600$$ N - m. The value of maximum shear developed is

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2003 PYQ

Maximum shear stress developed on the surface of a solid circular shaft under pure torsion is 240 MPa. If the shaft diameter is doubled then the maximum shear stress developed corr...

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1996 PYQ

A thin cylinder of $$100$$mm internal diameter and $$5$$mm thickness is subjected to an internal pressure of $$10$$ MPa and a torque of $$2000$$ Nm. Calculate the magnitudes of the...

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1996 PYQ

A fluid is one which can be defined as a substance that:

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1995 PYQ

A fluid is said to be Newtonian fluid when the shear stress is

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1990 PYQ

The three - dimensional state of stress at a point is given by: $$$\left[ \sigma \right] = \left[ {\matrix{ {30} & {10} & { - 10} \cr {10} & 0 & {20} \cr { - 10} & {20} & 0 \cr } }...

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1989 PYQ

A cylindrical elastic body subjected to pure torsion about its axis develops:

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1987 PYQ

In the case of turbulent flow of a fluid through a circular tube (as compared to the case of laminar flow at the same flow rate) the maximum velocity is ...................., shear...

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1987 PYQ

Weldments in fabricated steel beams are designed for

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