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GATE Mechanical Engineering · Strength of Materials - Stress and Strain · 2014-2026

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2026 Q51

A cylindrical pressure vessel made of steel has diameter of 3 m and wall thickness of 15 mm. For steel, Young's modulus and Poisson's ratio are 210 GPa and 0.3, respectively. The c...

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2025 Q56

The state of stress at a point is shown in the figure given below. Under plane stress assumption, the normal strain along the thickness direction (εzz) is ________ (rounded off to...

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2023 Q24

A beam is undergoing pure bending as shown in the figure. The stress (σ)-strain (ε) curve for the material is also given. The yield stress of the material is σY. Which of the optio...

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2021 Q25

A steel cubic block of side 200 mm is subjected to hydrostatic pressure of 250 N/mm². The elastic modulus is 2 × 10⁵ N/mm² and Poisson ratio is 0.3 for steel. The side of the block...

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2019 Q6

Consider a linear elastic rectangular thin sheet of metal, subjected to uniform uniaxial tensile stress of 100 MPa along the length direction. Assume plane stress conditions in the...

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2019 Q30

Consider two concentric circular cylinders of different materials M and N in contact with each other at r = b, as shown below. The interface at r = b is frictionless. The composite...

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2019 Q41

In a UTM experiment, a sample of length 100 mm, was loaded in tension until failure. The failure load was 40 kN. The displacement, measured using the cross-head motion, at failure,...

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2018 Q31

A bar of circular cross section is clamped at ends P and Q as shown in the figure. A torsional moment $T = 150$ Nm is applied at a distance of 100 mm from end P. The torsional reac...

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2014 PYQ

A circular rod of length $$‘L’$$ and area of cross-section $$‘A’$$ has a modulus of elasticity $$‘E’$$ and coefficient of thermal expansion $$‘α’.$$ One end of the rod is fixed and...

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