Railways NTPC (Technical Ability) Engineering Mechanics and Strength of Materials Question Bank Engineering Mechanics

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    Circumferential stress in a cylindrical steel boiler shell under internal pressure is 80 MPa, Young's modulus of elasticity and Poisson's ratio are respectively \[2\,\,\times \,\,{{10}^{5}}\] MPa and 0.28. The magnitude of circumferential strain in the boiler shell will be:

    A) \[3.44\times {{10}^{-\,4}}\]                  

    B) \[3.84\times {{10}^{-\,4}}\]

    C) \[4\times {{10}^{-\,4}}\]                      

    D) \[4.56\times {{10}^{-\,4}}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    \[{{\sigma }_{\theta }}=80\,MPa,\] \[E=2\times {{10}^{5}}MPa,\] n = 0.28 \[{{\sigma }_{1}}=\frac{{{\sigma }_{\theta }}}{2}=40\,MPa\] \[{{\varepsilon }_{\theta }}=\frac{1}{E}[{{\sigma }_{\theta }}-v{{\sigma }_{1}}]\] \[=\frac{{{\sigma }_{\theta }}}{E}[1-0.5v]\] \[=\frac{80}{2\times {{10}^{5}}}[1-0.5\times 0.28]=3.44\times {{10}^{-\,4}}\]


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