City Guilds Model Questions Vol1 2018 Engineering Question 20

Practice objective / multiple choice question 20 from the 2018 City Guilds Model Questions Vol1 Engineering examination.

City Guilds Model Questions Vol1 2018 Engineering Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 20 CITY_GUILDS_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2018 • ENGINEERING • objective

A solid steel rod of circular cross‑section has a diameter of \(12\ \text{mm}\) and a yield strength of \(250\ \text{MPa}\). The design requires a factor of safety of 2.5. What is the maximum permissible axial load that can be applied to the rod (express your answer in kilonewtons, rounded to one decimal place)?

Answer Options

A. 13.1 kN
B. 7.9 kN
Correct Answer C. 11.3 kN
D. 9.8 kN
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
11.3 kN

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This is City Guilds Model Questions Vol1 2018 Engineering Question 20. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 City Guilds Model Questions Vol1 Engineering examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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