GATE Mechanics of Materials: Thin-walled pressure vessels – Previous Year Questions

4 GATE previous year questions on Thin-walled pressure vessels (Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

1. GATE 2022 ME (ME1) Q52 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A thin-walled cylindrical pressure vessel has mean wall thickness of t and nominal radius of r. The Poisson's ratio of the wall material is 1/3. When…
2. GATE 2023 ME Q40 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – The figure shows a thin-walled open-top cylindrical vessel of radius r and wall thickness t. The vessel is held along the brim and contains a…
3. GATE 2024 ME Q57 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – The figure shows a thin cylindrical pressure vessel constructed by welding plates together along a line that makes an angle = 60° with the horizontal.…
4. GATE 2026 ME Q51 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A cylindrical pressure vessel made of steel has diameter of 3 m and wall thickness of 15 mm. For steel, Young's modulus and Poisson's ratio are 210…