Gate Exam HR Interview


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

Read Solution (Total 0)

Gate Other Question

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


A thin cylindrical shell of diameter (d), length (l) and thickness (t)is subjected to an internal pressure (p). The hoop stress in the shell is


A. pd/t
B. pd/2t
C. pd/4t
D. pd/6t