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111. The condilion for a lifting machine to be reversible is that its efficiency should be
A. less than 50%
B. more than 50%
C. more than 66.67%
D. equal to 100%
Explanation:
112. A cable loaded with 10 kN/m of span is stretched between supports in the same horizontal line 100 m apart. If the central dip is 10 m, then the maximum and minimum pull in the cable respectively are
A. 1346.3 kN and 1500 kN
B. 1436.2 kN and 1250 kN
C. 1346.3 kN and 1250 kN
D. 1436.2 kN and 1500 kN
Explanation:
113. A shell of mass 100 kg travelling with a velocity of 10 m/sec breaks into two equal pieces during an explosion which provides an extra kinetic energy of 20000 Joules. If the pieces continue to move in the same direction as before, then the speed of the faster one must be
A. 20 m/sec
B. 30 m/sec
C. 40 m/sec
D. 50 m/sec
Explanation:
114. If a flywheel increases its speed from 10 rpm to 20 rpm in 10 seconds, then its angular acceleration is
A. 3.14 rad/sec 10
B. 3.14 rad/sec 20
C. 3.14 rad/sec 30
D. none of the above
Explanation:
115. The member forces in a statically in determinate truss
A. can be obtained by graphic statics
B. cannot be obtained by graphic statics
C. may be obtained by graphic statics
D. can be obtained by graphic statics by trial and error
Explanation: