GATE AE · 2021 · AE
Question 10: Strength of Materials
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Question 10
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Uniaxial tension test (see the figure) is conducted on two different samples prepared with homogeneous, isotropic materials. One of the materials is brittle, whereas the other is ductile.

Assuming that there is no stress concentration at loading points, the failure would initiate:
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GATE AE 2021 · Paper 1
Aerospace Engineering · Original paper archive
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- Aerospace Engineering
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- Multiple choice (MCQ)
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- 1 mark
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