Important/Repeated Questions – Module Wise

Module 1

1. Define Poisons ratio? (Asked Three times)

2. Define Bulk Modulus and Young’s modulus?
3. Explain Hooks Law? (Asked Two times)
4. What is Volumetric Strain?

1. Draw stress strain diagram and mark important points? (Asked

three times)
2. A Thermal Stress Problem for finding elongation?
3. Define Young’s modulus, Bulk modulus, Shear modulus with
definition and equation? (Asked two times)
4. What is principle of superposition?
5. Problem for calculating elongation of bar with youngs modulus
given? (Asked two times)
6. Problem to find strain and Youngs Modulus?
1. Problem to find elongation or change in length of bar (sample problem
below) (Asked four times)

2. Definition of thermal stress and strain and problems? (Asked four

times)
3. Problem to find modulus of elasticity, rigidity, posions ratio and bulk
modulus? (Asked two times)
 Module 2

1. Define coefficient of friction, angle of friction and angle of

repose? (Asked two times)
2. Define Centre of Gravity and Centroid?
3. Define polar moment of inertia? (Asked three times)
4. Perpendicular and parallel axis theorem?
5. What are types of friction/comparison of friction(static,limiting
and dynamic) (Asked three times)

1. Find the moment of inertia of rectangle(derivation)? (asked

two times)
2. State laws of friction (Asked four times)
3. Prove parallel axis theorem
4. Problem to find coefficient of friction and angle of friction?
5. Problem to find position of centroid?

Problems to find coefficient of friction, angle of friction

Moment of inertia calculation and centroid calculation
problems of I section, T section? (Asked tow
times)
Derivation of moment of inertia of circular /rectangular
section? (Asked two times)
 Module 3

1. What is efficiency of rivet?

2. Explain types of riveted joint?

1. Explain main types of failures of riveted joint? (Asked two

times)
2. Problems of hoop stress and longitudinal stress? (Asked three
times)
3. Explain chaulking and fullering?
4. What are types of welded joint?
5. Derive the expression of hoop stress and longitudinal stress?
6. Torque equation for hollow and solid shaft?

1. Find efficiency and failure of riveted joint? (Asked two

times)
2. Hoop stress derivation? (Asked two times)
3. Shaft problems(find diameter/power)
4. Derive strength of welded joint(transverse fillet or parallel
fillet)?
5. Torsion equation?
 Module 4

1. Define spring index?

2. Difference between column and struts?
3. Explain long column and short column? (Asked two times)
4. Define stiffness?
5. Define crippling load?

1. Explain main types of beams and loading? (Asked two times)

2. Explain terms like buckling load, crippling load, effective length
and slenderness ratio?
3. Problems of spring to find number of coils, mean diameter,
spring coil diameter, spring wore diameter etc… (Asked
three times)
4. What are assumptions in eulers theory? (Asked three
times)
5. Difference between closely coiled and open coiled spring?
6. Explain point of contraflexure?

Draw shear force diagram and bending moment

diagram of cantilever/simply supported beam?
Assumptions in eulers theory?
Find deflection and slope?
Find crippling load?