ANNA UNIVERSITY,

CHENNAI 25
MODEL QUESTION
PAPER
B.E. Aeronautical
Engineering, VI
SEMESTER
EXPERIMENTAL
STRESS ANALYSIS
TIME – 3
Hours
MAXIMUM : 100 Marks
PART A (10 X 2 = 20 Marks)
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

1. Distinguish between accuracy and

sensitivity.
2. What is null balancing wheat stone
bridge circuit?
3. Based on Principal of operation,
classify the extension meters.
4. What are the master grating and
model grating of morie technique.
5. What are the requirement in
selection of Photo elastic materials?
6. How will you obtain dark and light
field in a circular polariscope?
7. Enumerate the various Non-
Destructive Testing (NDT) methods ?
8. What is a stress gauge?
9. In what way three dimensional
photo elasticity is different from two-
dimensional photo elasticity?
10. Briefly explain Acoustic emission
Inspection.

PA
RT B (5 X 16 = 80 Marks)

11. Derive an expression for change in

output voltage of wheat stone bridge circuit
in terms of the changes in
resistances.
16

12a. Explain in detail the working

principle and measurement of strains from
an Acoustical strain gauge with neat
sketch.
16
( OR )

b. Derive an expression for output

voltage of whetstone bridge circuit for strain
gauges. Calculate the sensitivity when all
the gauges are active.
Given R = 120 ohms, I = 50 mA, S =
g g g

2. 16

13a. What are strain rosettes? What are

their uses? For a rectangular rosette on a
steel specimen ? = -600 x 10 , ? = 300 x
A
-6
B

10 , ? = 400 x 10 . Determine the principal

-6
C
-6

strains, principal stresses and directions

E = 210 Gpa.
steel 16

( OR )
b. Explain with necessary equations
how isoclinics are eliminated in circular
polariscope setup. What are the properties
of isochromatics? 16

14a. i. Explain Fringe

sharpening.
8
ii. Explain Fringe multiplication
technique used in Photoelasticity.
8

( OR )
b. Explain any two compensation
techniques used in Photoelasticity.
16

15a. i. Why do we require

separation? Explain any two-separation
techniques in detail.
 8
ii. Explain in detail how stress-freezing
technique is employed in three-dimensional
Photoelasticity?
8

( OR )
b. Explain
i. Ultrasonic testing in NDT and their
applications. 8
ii.
Radiography
8