For a three-bar truss loaded as shown in the figure, the magnitude of the force in the horizontal member AB is ____________ N (answer in integer).
A 4 × 4 digital image has pixel intensities (U) as shown in the figure. The number of pixels with \( U \leq 4 \) is:
Column-I has statements made by Shanthala; and, Column-II has responses given by Kanishk.
The number of patients per shift (X) consulting Dr. Gita in her past 100 shifts is shown in the figure. If the amount she earns is ₹1000(X - 0.2), what is the average amount (in ₹) she has earned per shift in the past 100 shifts?
A regular dodecagon (12-sided regular polygon) is inscribed in a circle of radius \( r \) cm as shown in the figure. The side of the dodecagon is \( d \) cm. All the triangles (numbered 1 to 12 in the figure) are used to form squares of side \( r \) cm, and each numbered triangle is used only once to form a square. The number of squares that can be formed and the number of triangles required to form each square, respectively, are:
Weight of a person can be expressed as a function of their age. The function usually varies from person to person. Suppose this function is identical for two brothers, and it monotonically increases till the age of 50 years and then it monotonically decreases. Let \( a_1 \) and \( a_2 \) (in years) denote the ages of the brothers and \( a_1<a_2 \). Which one of the following statements is correct about their age on the day when they attain the same weight?
A rectangle has a length \(L\) and a width \(W\), where \(L>W\). If the width, \(W\), is increased by 10%, which one of the following statements is correct for all values of \(L\) and \(W\)? Select the most appropriate option to complete the above sentence.
In the given figure, the numbers associated with the rectangle, triangle, and ellipse are 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Which one among the given options is the most appropriate combination of \( P \), \( Q \), and \( R \)?
We __________ tennis in the lawn when it suddenly started to rain. Select the most appropriate option to complete the above sentence.
Courage : Bravery :: Yearning : Select the most appropriate option to complete the analogy.
A single-stage axial compressor, with a 50 % degree of reaction, runs at a mean blade speed of 250 m/s. The overall pressure ratio developed is 1.3. Inlet pressure and temperature are 1 bar and 300 K, respectively. Axial velocity is 200 m/s. Specific heat at constant pressure, \( C_p = 1005 \, {J/kg/K} \) and specific heat ratio, \( \gamma = 1.4 \). The rotor blade angle at the outlet is __________ degrees (rounded off to two decimal places).
An ideal ramjet with an optimally expanded exhaust is travelling at Mach 3. The ambient temperature and pressure are 260 K and 60 kPa, respectively. The inlet air mass flow rate is 50 kg/s. Exit temperature of the exhaust gases is 700 K. Fuel mass flow rate is negligible compared to air mass flow rate. Gas constant is \( R = 287 \, {J/kg/K} \), and specific heat ratio is \( \gamma = 1.4 \). The thrust generated by the engine is __________ kN (rounded off to one decimal place).
A monopropellant liquid rocket engine has 800 injectors of diameter 4 mm each, and with a discharge coefficient of 0.65. The liquid propellant of density 1000 kg/m³ flows through the injectors. There is a pressure difference of 10 bar across the injectors. The specific impulse of the rocket is 1500 m/s. The thrust generated by the rocket is __________ kN (rounded off to one decimal place).
Air at temperature 300 K is compressed isentropically from a pressure of 1 bar to 10 bar in a compressor. Eighty percent of the compressed air is supplied to a combustor. In the combustor, 0.88 MJ of heat is added per kg of air. The specific heat at constant pressure is \( C_p = 1005 \, {J/kg/K} \) and the specific heat ratio is \( \gamma = 1.4 \). The temperature of the air leaving the combustor is _______ K (rounded off to one decimal place).
An ideal turbofan with a bypass ratio of 5 has core mass flow rate, \( \dot{m}_a,c = 100 \, {kg/s} \). The core and the fan exhausts are separate and optimally expanded. The core exhaust speed is 600 m/s and the fan exhaust speed is 120 m/s. If the fuel mass flow rate is negligible in comparison to \( \dot{m}_a,c \), the static specific thrust (\( \frac{T}{\dot{m}_a,c} \)) developed by the engine is _________ Ns/kg (rounded off to the nearest integer).
Two designs A and B, shown in the figure, are proposed for a thin-walled closed section that is expected to carry only torque. Both A and B have a semi-circular nose, and are made of the same material with a wall thickness of 1 mm. With strength as the only criterion for failure, the ratio of maximum torque that B can support to the maximum torque that A can support is ________ (rounded off to two decimal places).
A thin flat plate is subjected to the following stresses: \[ \sigma_{xx} = 160 \, {MPa}; \, \sigma_{yy} = 40 \, {MPa}; \, \tau_{xy} = 80 \, {MPa}. \] Factor of safety is defined as the ratio of the yield stress to the applied stress. The yield stress of the material under uniaxial tensile load is 250 MPa. The factor of safety for the plate assuming that material failure is governed by the von Mises criterion is ____________ (rounded off to two decimal places).
A prismatic vertical column of cross-section \( a \times 0.5a \) and length \( l \) is rigidly fixed at the bottom and free at the top. A compressive force \( P \) is applied along the centroidal axis at the top surface. The Young’s modulus of the material is 200 GPa and the uniaxial yield stress is 400 MPa. If the critical value of \( P \) for yielding and for buckling of the column are equal, the value of \( \frac{l}{a} \) is ____________ (rounded off to one decimal place).
A uniform rigid bar of mass 3 kg is hinged at point F, and supported by a spring of stiffness \( k = 100 \, {N/m} \), as shown in the figure. The natural frequency of free vibration of the system is _____________ rad/s (answer in integer).
For a three-bar truss loaded as shown in the figure, the magnitude of the force in the horizontal member AB is _________ N (answer in integer).
A 1 m long rod of 1 cm × 1 cm cross section is subjected to an axial tensile force of 35 kN. The Young’s modulus of the material is 70 GPa. The cross-section of the deformed rod is 0.998 cm × 0.998 cm. The Poisson’s ratio of the material is __________ (rounded off to one decimal place).
While taking off, the net external force acting on an airplane during the ground roll segment can be assumed to be constant. The airplane starts from rest. \( S_{LO} \) and \( V_{LO} \) are the ground roll distance and the lift-off speed, respectively. \( \alpha V_{LO} \) (\( \alpha>0 \)) denotes the airplane speed at 0.5 \( S_{LO} \). Neglecting changes in the airplane mass during the ground roll segment, the value of \( \alpha \) is _________ (rounded off to two decimal places).
