Mechanical Engineering
GATE ME topic:manufacturing PYQs
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Question 26
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Assuming the material considered in each statement is homogeneous, isotropic, linear elastic, and the deformations are in the elastic range, which one or more of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE?
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A square plate is supported in four different ways (configurations (P) to (S) as shown in the figure). A couple moment
is applied on the plate. Assume all the members to be rigid and mass-less, and all joints to be frictionless. All support links of the plate are identical.

The square plate can remain in equilibrium in its initial state for which one or more of the following support configurations?
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Which of the following heat treatment processes is/are used for surface hardening of steels?
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Consider sand cast of a cube of edge length
. A cylindrical riser is placed at the top of the casting. Assume solidification time,
, where
is the volume and
is the total surface area dissipating heat. If the top of the riser is insulated, which of the following radius/radii of riser is/are acceptable?Your answerSelect all correct options. You can choose more than one.
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Which of the following additive manufacturing technique(s) can use a wire as a feedstock material?
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Which of these processes involve(s) melting in metallic workpieces?
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Which of the following methods can improve the fatigue strength of a circular mild steel (MS) shaft?
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The velocity field in a fluid is given to be
. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?Your answerSelect all correct options. You can choose more than one.
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The figure shows a purely convergent nozzle with a steady, inviscid compressible flow of an ideal gas with constant thermophysical properties operating under choked condition. The exit plane shown in the figure is located in the nozzle. If the inlet pressure (
) is increased while keeping the back pressure (
) unchanged, which of the following statements is/are true? 
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A rope with two mass-less platforms at its two ends passes over a fixed pulley as shown in the figure. Discs with narrow slots and having equal weight of 20 N each can be placed on the platforms. The number of discs placed on the left side platform is
and that on the right side platform is
.It is found that for
and
, a force
N (refer to part (i) of the figure) is just sufficient to initiate upward motion of the left side platform. If the force
is removed then the minimum value of
(refer to part (ii) of the figure) required to prevent downward motion of the left side platform is ______ (in integer). 
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