Aerospace Engineering
GATE AE concept:torsion PYQs
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Question 17
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A cantilever beam with an unsymmetric cross-section is subjected to a transverse shear force (P) at its free end. P acts at the shear center of the beam cross-section. Which one of the following statements is TRUE about the deformation of this beam?
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The deformation of an open-section bar subjected to pure torsion can be solved by choosing an appropriate Prandtl stress function. Which of the following statements is/are true about the Prandtl stress function?
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Which of the following statement(s) is / are true about the shear centre of a cross-section:
P: It is that point in the cross-section through which shear loads produce no twisting.
Q: This point is also the centre of twist of sections subjected to pure torsion.
R: The normal stress at this point is always zero.
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