Mechanical Engineering
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Question 6
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A single-degree-of-freedom oscillator is subjected to harmonic excitation
as shown in the figure.

The non-zero value of
, for which the amplitude of the force transmitted to the ground will be
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A circular disk of radius
is confined to roll without slipping at P and Q as shown in the figure.

If the plates have velocities as shown, the magnitude of the angular velocity of the disk is
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The stress state at a point in a material under plane stress condition is equi-biaxial tension with a magnitude of 10 MPa. If one unit on the σ − τ plane is 1 MPa, the Mohr’s circle representation of the state-of-stress is given by
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The equation of motion of a spring-mass-damper system is given by
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A four bar mechanism is shown below.

For the mechanism to be a crank-rocker mechanism, the length of the link PQ can be
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The number of qualitatively distinct kinematic inversions possible for a Grashof chain with four revolute pairs is
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A helical gear with 20° pressure angle and 30° helix angle mounted at the mid-span of a shaft that is supported between two bearings at the ends. The nature of the stresses induced in the shaft is
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The process, that uses a tapered horn to amplify and focus the mechanical energy for machining of glass, is
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The crystal structure of γ iron (austenite phase) is
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Two plates, each of 6 mm thickness, are to be butt-welded. Consider the following process and select the correct sequence in increasing order of size of the heat affected zone.
Arc welding
MIG welding
Laser beam welding
Submerged arc welding
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