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What is Buckling in Beams?
Important Questions on Mechanical Properties of Solids
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The area of cross section of the rope used to lift a load by a crane is . The maximum lifting capacity of the crane is metric tons. To increase the lifting capacity of the crane to 25 metric tons, the required area of cross section of the rope should be
(take )
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Let a steel bar of length , breadth and depth be loaded at the centre by a load . Then the sag of bending of the beam is Young's modulus of material of steel).
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Explain why steel is preferred to copper, brass, aluminium in heavy-duty machines and in structural designs.
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Why are the beams used in the construction of bridges I-shaped?
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The expression for the sag produced in a beam when it is loaded at the center is given by
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Why the maximum height of mountains on earth is ?
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While constructing buildings and bridges a pillar with distributed ends is preferred to a pillar with rounded ends. Why?
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Explain application of elastic behaviour of material.
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What can be the maximum height of a mountain on earth?
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Explain the meaning of buckling in beams.
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Explain the difference between buckling and bending of a beam.
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What do you understand by buckling in beams?
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Which of the following expressions can be used to calculate the maximum height of mountains on earth?
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A steel bar of length , breadth , and depth loaded at the centre by a load . The sag of c.g is given by
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A beam of metal supported at two ends is loaded at the centre. The depression at the centre is proportional to , where denotes Young's modulus of material. The value of is
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What shape is preferred for the beams that are used in construction of bridges? Why?
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A rectangular beam of metal, supported at its two ends is loaded at the centre. If is Young's modulus of the material of beam then bending of the beam at the centre is proportional to
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Cotyledons are also called-
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Which of the following relations is incorrect for the sag of beam?
Where, is load, is length of the beam, is breadth of the beam, is depth of the beam, is Young's modulus of the material of beam.
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Is there a limit to the maximum height of a mountain on earth? If so, then what is it?
