The strain energy stored in a body due to shear stress, is (where $$\tau $$ = Shear stress, C = Shear modulus and V = Volume of the body)
A. $$\frac{{\tau {\text{V}}}}{{2{\text{C}}}}$$
B. $$\frac{{2{\text{C}}}}{{\tau {\text{V}}}}$$
C. $$\frac{{{\tau ^2}{\text{V}}}}{{2{\text{C}}}}$$
D. $$\frac{{2{\text{C}}}}{{{\tau ^2}{\text{V}}}}$$
Answer: Option C
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A. Equal to
B. Less than
C. Greater than
D. None of these
A. $$\frac{{{\text{w}}l}}{6}$$
B. $$\frac{{{\text{w}}l}}{3}$$
C. $${\text{w}}l$$
D. $$\frac{{2{\text{w}}l}}{3}$$
The columns whose slenderness ratio is less than 80, are known as
A. Short columns
B. Long columns
C. Weak columns
D. Medium columns
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