# GATE2016-3-30

An inextensible massless string goes over a frictionless pulley. Two weights of $100$ $N$ and $200$ $N$ are attached to the two ends of the string. The weights are released from rest, and start moving due to gravity. The tension in the string (in $N$) is __________

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In a sheet metal of $2$ $mm$ thickness a hole of $10$ $mm$ diameter needs to be punched. The yield strength in tension of the sheet material is $100$ $MPa$ and its ultimate shear strength is $80$ $MPa$. The force required to punch the hole (in $kN$) is __________
A bolted joint has four bolts arranged as shown in figure. The cross sectional area of each bolt is $25$ $mm^2$. A torque $T$ = $200N-m$ is acting on the joint. Neglecting friction due to clamping force, maximum shear stress in a bolt is ______ $MPa$.
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