GATE

Civil Engineering
Strength of Materials DPP : 15
DPP:
Transformation of Stress & Transformation of Strain
Transformation of Stress-Strain & Failure theories
and Failure Theories

Q1 ε 0 = 600 × 10
−6

−6
ε 45 = 500 × 10
−6
ε 90 = 200 × 10

E = 2 × 105 N/mm2, µ = 0.3 [MSQ]

(A) Major principal strain is 623.61 × 10–6
(B) Minor principal stress is 80 MPa
(C) Minor principal stress is 107 MPa
(D) Major principal strain is 417.23 × 10–6
yield stress = 200 N/mm2
Q2 µ = 0.3 (MSQ)

(A) Factor of Safety as per maximum principal

stress theory is 1.42
(B) Factor of safety as per maximum shear

(MSQ) stress theory is 2.83

(A) Major principal stress is 13.31 kN/mm2 (C) Factor of safety as per maximum principal

(B) Minor principal plane makes angle of 112.5° strain theory is 1.55

with plane of 10 kN/mm2 (D) Factor of safety as per maximum strain

(C) Maximum shear stress plane has normal energy theory is 1.32

stress of 4 kN/mm2. Q5 σ x = 120 MPa

(D) Maximum shear stress is 11.31 kN/mm2
σ y = −90 MPa

Q3 If maximum principal stress is 150 MPa (MSQ)

(A) Shearing stress in material is 67.45 MPa
(B) Minor Principal stress is -120 MPa
(C) Shearing stress in material is 84.85 MPa
(D) Major principal plane is at an angle of 19.47°
with plane containing 120 MPa.
(MSQ)
Q6 σ x = 140 MPa
(A) Major Principal stress is 430.25 MPa.
τxy = 40 MPa
(B) Major Principal plane makes 16.85° angle
µ = 0.25
with plane containing 200 MPa. −4
ε z = −3. 6 × 10
(C) Maximum shear plane lies at 61.85° from
E = 2 × 105 N/mm2 (MSQ)
vertical anticlockwise.
(D) Maximum shear stress is 360.6 MPa.

Q4

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(A) σy = 124 N/ mm
2
Q10 σ x = 100 MPa

(B) σ1 = 184. 2 N/ mm
2
σ y = 200 MPa

(C) τmax = 40. 2 N/ mm

2
σ 1 = 250 MPa
–
(D) σy = 148 N/ mm
2
(A) σ2 = 50√3 MPa and τmax = 50 MPa
–
(B) σ2 = 100 MPa and τmax = 50√3 MPa
Q7 –
(C) σ2 = 50 MPa and τmax = 50√3 MPa
–
(D) σ2 = 50√3 MPa and τmax = 100 MPa

Q11

E = 2 × 105 MPa
µ = 0.3
A square plate of side 500 mm is subjected to
pure shear as shown. (MSQ)

Value of τ (in N/mm2) is

(A) Change in length of BD is 0.424 mm.
(B) Principal strains are ± 6 × 10–4
(A) 27.45 (B) 43.17
(C) Maximum shear stress is 50 MPa
(C) 19.65 (D) 33.42
(D) Principal stresses are unequal and unlike
Q12
Q8 Principal stresses are 1.56 (tensile), σ (tensile)
and 0.5 σ (compressive) fy (yield stress) = 210
MPa, µ = 0.3. (MSQ)
(A) Value of σ is 105 MPa as per tresca failure
theory
(B) Value of σ is 140 MPa as per rankine failure
theory
(C) Value of σ is 155.5 MPa as per saint venant The resultant stress on plane AB is ________
failure theory N/mm2.
(D) Value of σ is 116.5 MPa as per von-mises (A) 23.6 (B) 32.7
failure theory (C) 19.7 (D) 27.4

Q9 The load on a bolt consists of an axial pull of 10 Q13 σ 1 = 80 N/ mm

2

2
kN together with a transverse shear force of 5 σ 2 = 40 N/ mm

kN. Resultant stress on plane of maximum shear

yield stress = 270 N/mm2. Factor of safety = 3, µ stress is
= 0.3. Find the diameter of bolt according to (A) 63.25 N/mm2 (B) 49.75 N/mm2
following theories. (C) 74.21 N/mm2 (D) 60 N/mm2
(i) Maximum Principal stress theory
Q14 σ 1 = 170 MPa
(ii) Maximum Shear stress theory
σ 2 = 90 MPa
(iii) Maximum strain energy theory
σ 3 = −60 MPa
(iv) Maximum shear strain energy theory
yield stress = 300 MPa. (MSQ)

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(A) Factor of Safety as per maximum Principal (B) εy = 400 µ

stress theory is 3.33 (C) εx = 400 µ
(B) Factor of Safety as per maximum Shear (D) ϕxy = 230. 95 µ
stress theory is 0.652
Q19 Which of the following is/are true (MSQ)
(C) Factor of Safety as per maximum Shear
(A) The resultant stress on major principal plane
stress theory is 1.3
is more than major principal stress
(D) Factor of Safety as per maximum Principal
(B) Maximum shear stress is half of difference of
stress theory is 1.765
principal stresses
Q15 For uniaxial laoding of stress element (C) The normal stress on plane of maximum
shear is sum of principal stresses
(D) Maximum shear planes are at 45° with
principal planes

which of the following is/are true. (MSQ) Q20 Which of the following is/are correct (MSQ)
(A) Mohr circle is tangential to vertical axis (A) Allowable shear stress as per tresca theory
yield stress
(B) Maximum shear stress is Obtained in plane is (2×Factor of Safety)

90° with plane containing σ (B) Mohr circle cannot lie on opposite sides of
(C) Normal stress on plane having angle θ with origin
vertical is σ cos
2
θ (C) Maximum shear strain on a plane can be
(D) Maximum shear stress is
σ

2 obtained from mohr circle of strain and is

equal to radius of mohr circle.
Q16 For stress element in Pure shear (MSQ)
(D) Mohr circle centre always lies of σn axis.
(A) Mohr Circle Centre lies at origin
(B) Principal stresses are equal and unlike
(C) Mohr Circle is a point
(D) Max shear stress is equal to shear applied
on stress element

Q17 ε x = 400 µ
ε y = 200 µ
Yxy = 80 µ
Find normal strain on a plane 30° with vertical
(A) 276.41 µ (B) 613.2 µ
(C) 417.81 µ (D) 384.64 µ

Q18

ε 0 = 400 µ, ε 60 = 500 µ, ε 12 0 = 300 µ.

(MSQ)
(A) εy = 200 µ

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Answer Key
Q1 (A, B) Q10 (C)

Q2 (A, B, D) Q11 (C)

Q3 (C, D) Q12 (C)

Q4 (A, C) Q13 (A)

Q5 (B, C) Q14 (C, D)

Q6 (B, C, D) Q15 (A, C, D)

Q7 (A, B) Q16 (A, B, D)

Q8 (A, B, C, D) Q17 (D)

Q9 (i) 13.07 mm Q18 (B, C, D)

(ii) 14.15 mm
Q19 (B, D)
(iii) 13.48 mm
(iv) 13.68 mm Q20 (A, D)

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