Mechanical Engineering

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946. According to Rankine’s theory, the failure occurs at a point in a member

when the maximum shear stress in a bi-axial stress system reaches the shear stress at elastic limit in a simple tension test
when the maximum principal stress in a bi-axial stress system reaches the elastic limit of the material in a simple tension test
when the strain energy per unit volume in a bi-axial stress system reaches the strain energy at the elastic limit per unit volume as determined from a simple tension test
when the maximum princ
✅ The correct answer is option B.

949. The indicated thermal efficiency is defined as the

ratio of thermal efficiency to the Rankine efficiency
ratio of brake power to the indicated power
ratio of heat equivalent to indicated power to the energy supplied in steam
product of thermal eff
✅ The correct answer is option C.