GATE Mechanics of Materials: Bending and shear stresses, shear centre – Previous Year Questions

3 GATE previous year questions on Bending and shear stresses, shear centre (Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

1. GATE 2023 ME Q24 (1 mark, Multiple select) – A beam is undergoing pure bending as shown in the figure. The stress ()-strain () curve for the material is also given. The yield stress of the…
2. GATE 2023 ME Q58 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – The area moment of inertia about the y-axis of a linearly tapered section shown in the figure is m4. (Answer in integer)
3. GATE 2026 ME Q49 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A simply supported beam is subjected to an external point load P as shown in the figure below. The beam has a rectangular cross-section of 20 mm 45…