Gate Exam HR Interview


A steel bar 2 m long, 20 mm wide and 10 mm thick is subjected to a pull of 2 kN. If the same bar is subjected to a push of 2 kN, the Poission's ratio of the bar in tension will be __________ the Poisson's ratio for the bar in compression.


A. equal to
B. less than
C. greater than

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Gate Other Question

A pressure vessel is said to be a thick shell, when


A. it is made of thick sheets
B. the internal pressure is very high
C. the ratio of wall thickness of the vessel to its diameter is less than 1/10.
D. the ratio of wall thickness of the vessel to its diameter is greater than 1/10.


A square beam and a circular beam have the same length, same allowable stress and the same bending moment. The ratio of weights of the square beam to the circular beam is


A. 1/2
B. 1
C. 1/1.12
D. 1/2