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GATE ME 2015 Set 3
Numerical
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A cylindrical tank with closed ends is filled with compressed air at a pressure of $$500 kP$$a. The inner radius of the tank is $$2 m,$$ and it has wall thickness of $$10 mm.$$ The magnitude of maximum in-plane shear stress (in $$MP$$a) is ________
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GATE ME 2015 Set 2
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
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A gas is stored in a cylindrical tank of inner radius $$7$$ m and wall thickness $$50$$ mm. The gage pressure of the gas is $$2$$ MPa. The maximum shear stress (in MPa) in the wall is
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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
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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