List of top Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering Questions

The physical principle used for the derivation of momentum equation is
Which of the following states that the time rate of change of circulation around a closed curve consisting of the same fluid elements is zero?
Pressure gradient in the flow direction
The ratio of modulus of rigidity to bulk modulus for a Poisson's ratio of 0.25 would be:
A rectangular section beam subjected to a bending moment M varying along its length is required to develop the same maximum bending stress at any cross section. If the depth of the section is constant, then its width will vary as:
Which of the following assumptions / statements is NOT true about the Euler-Bernoulli beam theory?
AB = 40 cm while BC = 30 cm. Areas A and C are equal to 8 \( \text{cm}^2 \) while areas B and D are 6 \( \text{cm}^2 \). The given section is subject to \( M_x = 100 \text{kNm} \) and \( M_y = 40 \text{kNm} \). Find an expression for the bending stress. Assume that the webs are ineffective in bending.
In a short column with eccentric loading, the neutral axis:
If a laminate consists of pairs of layers with identical thickness and elastic properties, but with orientation of +θ and -θ with respect to the laminate reference axis, then the laminate is called as
The Shear stresses in the fiber and matrix are 200GPa and 20GPa respectively. If the fiber volume fraction is 70%, then the longitudinal compressive strength of the lamina is
What is the center pressure if the lift coefficient and lift curve slope of an aerofoil of percentage camber 0.6 are 1.02 and 2, respectively?
Which type of grids is the best for flow over an airfoil?
What is the Coefficient of pressure, where velocity at the surface of the cylinder is equal to free stream velocity?
When airfoil thickness decreases, the critical Mach number
Which of the following statements is NOT true of a 1-D problem represented using 2-node line elements as indicated?
The shear centre position of a thin-walled symmetrical channel section will lie
The shape functions indicated here are for a
Axisymmetric problems involving axisymmetric loading and solids of revolution can be conveniently formulated with the following element type.
Shear flow has the same units as
Which of the following statements is true about Finite Element Analysis (FEA)?
The lifting flow over circular cylinder is obtained by the combination of
Which of these analyses needs a stretched grid?
Which of the following is usually measured as the angle between the line of 25% chord and a perpendicular to the root chord?
The schadowgraph flow visualization technique depends on
Numerical panel methods are applicable for