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GATE ME 2013
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
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A long thin walled cylindrical shell, closed at both the ends, is subjected to an internal pressure. The ratio of the hoop stress (circumferential stress) to longitudinal stress developed in the shell is
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GATE ME 2012
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
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A thin walled spherical shell is subjected to an internal pressure. If the radius of the shell is increased by 1% and the thickness is reduced by 1%, with the internal pressure remaining the same, the percentage change in the circumferential (hoop) stress is
Questions Asked from Thin Cylinders (Marks 1)
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GATE ME Subjects
Engineering Mechanics
Strength of Materials
Theory of Machines
Engineering Mathematics
Machine Design
Fluid Mechanics
Turbo Machinery
Heat Transfer
Thermodynamics
Production Engineering
Industrial Engineering
General Aptitude