Engineering Sciences
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Questions 1651–1660 of 1772. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.
Question 54
Open questionXE-CMCQ2 marksNeeds review
In an ionic solid the cation and the anion have ionic radii as 0.8 Å and 1.6 Å respectively. The maximum coordination number of the cation in the structure will be
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Which of the following statement(s) is / are true regarding susceptibility of a material
(i) Magnetic susceptibility is positive for a diamagnetic material
(ii) Magnetic susceptibility is negative for a diamagnetic material
(iii) Magnetic susceptibility is negative for an antiferromagnetic material
(iv) Magnetic susceptibility is positive for a paramagnetic material
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In the truss shown, a mass
is hung from the node J. The magnitude of net force (in Newtons) transferred by the truss EFGHIJ onto the truss JKLMNO at the node J is ________.Assume acceleration due to gravity,
. 
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A ball moves along a planar frictionless slot as shown. Which one of the paths shown closely matches the path taken by the ball after it exits the slot at E?

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A rod EF moving in a plane has velocity
at E and
at F that are parallel to each other. Which of the following CANNOT be true? 
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The beam shown below carries two external moments. A counterclockwise moment of magnitude
acts at point B and a clockwise moment of magnitude
acts at the free end, C. The beam is fixed at A. The shear force at a section close to the fixed end is equal to 
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Two pendulums are shown below. Pendulum-A carries a bob of mass
, hung using a hinged massless rigid rod of length
whereas Pendulum-B carries a bob of mass
and length
. The ratio of the natural frequencies of Pendulum-A and Pendulum-B is given by 
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A closed thin-walled cylindrical steel pressure vessel of wall thickness
is subjected to internal pressure. The maximum value of pressure
(in kPa) that the wall can withstand based on the maximum shear stress failure theory is given by (Yield strength of steel is
and mean radius of the cylinder
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Open questionXE-DMCQ1 markNeeds review
The state of stress at a point in a body is represented using components of stresses along X and Y directions as shown. Which one of the following represents the state of stress along X′ and Y′ axes? (X′-axis is at 45° clockwise with respect to X-axis).

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Open questionXE-DNAT1 markNeeds review
An aluminum specimen with an initial gauge diameter
and a gauge length
is subjected to tension test. A tensile force
is applied at the ends of the specimen as shown resulting in an elongation of
in the gauge length. The Poisson’s ratio (
) of the specimen is ________.Shear modulus of the material
. Consider engineering stress-strain conditions. 
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