Split nut is a locking device in which
A. One smaller nut is tightened over main nut and main nut tightened against smaller one by loosening, creating friction jamming
B. A slot is cut partly in middle of nut and then slot reduced by tightening screw
C. A hard fibre or nylon cotter is recessed in the nut and becomes threaded as the nut is screwed on the bolt causing a tight grip
D. Through slots are made at top and a cotter pin is passed through these and a hole in the bolt, and cotter pin splitted and bent in reverse direction at the other end
Answer: Option B
A cotter joint is used to connect two __________ rods.
A. Co-axial
B. Perpendicular
C. Parallel
D. None of these
The rated life of a bearing varies
A. Directly as load
B. Inversely as square of load
C. Inversely as cube of load
D. Inversely as fourth power of load
The bending stress in a curved beam is
A. Zero at the centroidal axis
B. Zero at the point other than centroidal axis
C. Maximum at the neutral axis
D. None of these
The centre to centre distance between two consecutive rivets in a row, is called
A. Margin
B. Pitch
C. Back pitch
D. Diagonal pitch
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