Gate Exam General Ability


The Poisson's ratio for cast iron varies from


A. 0.23 to 0.27
B. 0.25 to 0.33
C. 0.31 to 0.34
D. 0.32 to 0.42

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Gate Other Question


The bending moment of a cantilever beam of length l and carrying a gradually varying load from zero at free end and w per unit length at the fixed end is __________ at the fixed end.


A. wl/2
B. wl
C. wl2/2
D. wl2/6


The Rankine's theory for active earth pressure is based on the assumption that


A. the retained material is homogeneous and cohesionless
B. the frictional resistance between the retaining wall and the retained material is neglected
C. the failure of the retained material takes place along a plane called rupture plane
D. all of the above