SAMPLE PROBLEM:
1. A SOLID CYLINDER OF DIAMETER d CARRIES AN AXIAL LOAD P. SHOW THAT ITS CHANGE IN
DIAMETER IS 4 Pv/π Ed.
2. A RECTANGULAR ALUMINUM BLOCK IS 100 mm LONG IN THE X DIRECTION, 75 mm WIDE IN THE Y
DIRECTION AND 50 mm THICK IN THE Z DIRECTION. IT IS SUBJECTED TO A TRI-AXIAL LOADING
CONSISTING OF A UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED TENSILE FORCE OF 200 kN IN THE X DIRECTION AND
UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED COMPRESSIVE FORCES OF 160 kN IN THE Y DIRECTION AND 220 kN IN THE
Z DIRECTION. IF v = 1/3 AND E = 70 GPa, DETERMINE A SINGLE DISTRIBUTED LOADING IN THE X
DIRECTION THAT WOULD PRODUCE THE SAME Z DEFORMATION AS THE ORIGINAL LOADING.
3. A WELDED STEEL CYLINDRICAL DRUM MADE OF 10-mm PLATE HAS AN INTERNAL DIAMETER OF
1.20 m. BY HOW MUCH WILL THE DIAMETER BE CHANGED BY AN INTERNAL PRESSURE OF 1.5 MPa?
ASSUME THAT POISSON’S RATIO IS 0.30 AND E = 200 GPa.
4. A 50-mm-DIAMETER STEEL TUBE WITH A WALL THICKNESS OF 2 mm JUST FITS IN A RIGID HOLE.
FIND THE TANGENTIAL STRESS IF AN AXIAL CONPRESSIVE LOAD OF 10 kN IS APPLIED. ASSUME v=0.30
AND E=200x109 N/m2. NEGLECT THE POSSIBILITY OF BUCKLING.
5. A 150-mm LONG BRONZE TUBE, CLOSED AT ITS ENDS, IS 80 mm IS DIAMETER AND HAS A WALL
THICKNESS OF 3 mm. IT FITS WITHOUT CLEARANCE IN AN 80 mm HOLE IN A RIGID BLOCK. THE TUBE
IS THEN SUBJECTED TO AN INTERNAL PRESSURE OF 4 MN/m2. ASSUMING v=1/3 AND E=83x103
MN/m3, DETERMINE THE TANGENTIAL STRESS IN THE TUBE.
SAMPLE PROBLEM:
1. THE RIGID PLATFORM IN THE FIGURE HAS NEGLIGIBLE MASS
AND RESTS ON TWO ALUMINUM BARS, EACH 250 mm LONG. THE
CENTER BAR IS STEEL AND IS 249.90 mm LONG. FIND THE STRESS
IN THE STEEL BAR AFTER THE CENTER LOAD P=400 kN IS APPLIED.
EACH ALUMINUM BAR HAS AN AREA OF 1200 mm2 AND E=70
GPa. THE STEEL BAR HAS AN AREA OF 2400 mm2 AND E=200 GPa.
2. THE ASSEMBLY IN THE FIGURE CONSISTS OF A RIGID BAR AB
(HAVING NEGLIGIBLE MASS PINNED AT 0 AND ATTACHED TO THE
ALUMINUM ROD AND THE STEEL ROD. IN THE POSITION
SHOWN, THE BAR AB IS HORIZONTAL AND THERE IS A GAP d = 4
mm BETWEEN THE LOWER END OF THE ALUMINUM ROD AND
ITS PIN SUPPORT AT D. FIND THE STRESS IN THE STEEL ROD
WHEN THE LOWER END OF THE ALUMINUM ROD IS PINNED TO
THE SUPPORT AT D.
3. THE BAR SHOWN IS FIRMLY ATTACHED TO
UNYIELDING SUPPORTS. IF A LOAD P = 200 kN IS
APPLIED.
A. FIND THE LOAD CARRIED BY THE ALUMINUM
B. FIND THE LOAD CARRIED BY THE STEEL
C. FIND THE STRESS IN ALUMINUM
D. FIND THE STRESS IN STEEL
4. A ROD IS COMPOSED OF THREE SEGMENTS
SHOWN IN THE FIGURE AND CARRIES THE AXIAL
LOADS P1 = 120 kN AND P2 = 50 kN. IF THE WALLS ARE
RIGID.
A. DETERMINE THE STRESS OF BRONZE
B. DETERMINE THE STRESS OF ALUMINUM
C. DETERMINE THE STRESS OF STEEL
5. A ROD IS COMPOSED OF THREE SEGMENTS
SHOWN AND CARRIES THE AXIAL LOADS P1 = 120
kN AND P2 = 50 kN. IF THE LEFT WALL YIELDS 0.60
mm.
A. DETERMINE THE STRESS OF BRONZE
B. DETERMINE THE STRESS OF STEEL
C. DETERMINE THE STRESS OF ALUMINUM
6. AS SHOWN IN THE FIGURE, A RIGID BEAM WITH
NEGLIGIBLE MASS IS PINNED AT 0 AND SUPPORTED
BY TWO RODS, IDENTICAL EXCEPT FOR LENGTH. IF
P = 30 kN.
A. FIND THE LOAD IN ROD A
B. FIND THE LOAD IN ROD B
C. IF ROD A ELONGATES BY 2 mm. HOW MUCH
IS THE ELONGATION OF ROD B
7. AS SHOWN IN THE FIGURE, A RIGID BEAM WITH NEGLIGIBLE MASS IS PINNED AT ONE END AND
SUPPORTED BY TWO RODS. THE BEAM WAS INITIALLY
HORIZONTAL BEFORE THE LOAD WAS APPLIED. IF P = 120
kN.
A. FIND THE ELONGATION OF STEEL
B. FIND THE ELONGATION OF ALUMINUM
C. FIND THE VERTICAL MOVEMENT OF P
8. A RIGID BAR OF NEGLIGIBLE MASS, PINNED
AT ONE END, IS SUPPORTED BY A STEEL ROD
AND A BRONZE ROD AS SHOWN.
A. COMPUTE THE LOAD CARRIED BY THE
STEEL WITHOUT EXCEEDING A STRESS
IN THE STEEL OF 120 MN/m2 OR IN
THE BRONZE OF 70 MN/m2
B. COMPUTE THE LOAD CARRIED BY THE
BRONZE WITHOUT EXCEEDING A
STRESS IN THE STEEL OF 120 MN/m2
OR IN THE BRONZE OF 70 MN/m2
C. WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM LOAD P THAT
CAN BE APPLIED WITHOUT EXCEEDING A STRESS IN STEEL OF 120 MN/m2 OR IN BRONZE OF
70 MN/m2
SAMPLE PROBLEM:
1. A STEEL ROD WITH A CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA PF 150 mm2 IS STRETCHED BETWEEN TWO FIXED
POINTS. THE TENSILE LOAD AT 20oC IS 5000 N.
A. WHAT WILL BE THE STRESS AT -20oC?
B. AT WHAT TEMPERATURE WILL THE STRESS BE ZERO?
ASSUME α = 11.7 mm/cmoC AND E = 200 x 109 N/m2
2. THE COMPOSITE BAR SHOWN IS FIRMLY ATTACHED
TO UNYIELDING SUPPORTS. AN AXIAL LOAD P = 200 kN
IS APPLIED AT 20oC. ASSUME α = 11.7 um/(moC) FOR
STEEL AND 23.0 um/(moC) FOR ALUMINUM.
A. FIND THE REACTION AT THE LEFT SUPPORT
B. FIND THE STRESS AT THE ALUMINUM
C. FIND THE STRESS AT THE STEEL
3. AT WHAT TEMPERATURE WILL THE ALUMINUM AND
STEEL SEGMENTS SHOWN IN THE FIGURE HAVE
NUMERICALLY EQUAL STRESSES?
4. A IS ROD IS COMPOSED OF THE THREE SEGMENTS
AS SHOWN. IF P1 AND P2 EACH EQUAL 50 kN AND
THE WALLS YIELD 0.300 mm WHEN THE
TEMPERATURE DROPS 50oC
A. COMPUTE THE STRESS OF BRONZE
B. COMPUTE THE STRESS OF ALUMINUM
C. COMPUTE THE STRESS OF STEEL
5. THE RIGID BAR AB IS PINNED AT 0 AND CONNECTED TO
TWO RODS AS SHOWN IN THE FIGURE. IF THE BAR AB IS
HORIZONTAL AT A GIVEN TEMPERATURE, DETERMINE THE
RATIO OF THE AREAS OF THE TWO RODS SO THAT THE BAR
AB WILL BE HORIZONTAL AT ANY TEMPERATURE. NEGLECT
THE MASS OF BAR AB.
Steel
6. A RIGID HORIZONTAL BAR OF NEGLIGIBLE MASS IS E = 200 GPa
A = 9000 mm2
CONNECTED TO TWO RODS AS SHOWN IN THE FIGURE. IF L=3m
THE SYSTEM IS INITIALLY STRESS-FREE, DETERMINE THE α= 11. 7 um/moc
TEMPERATURE CHANGE THAT WILL CAUSE A TENSILE
STRESS OF 60 MPa IN THE STEEL ROD. Bronze
E = 83 GPa L=3m
A = 900 mm2 α= 11. 7 um/moc
7. FOR THE ASSEMBLY SHOWN, DETERMINE THE STRESS IN
EACH OF THE TWO VERTICAL RODS IF THE TEMPERATURE RISES
40oC AFTER THE LOAD P = 50 kN IS APPLED. NEGLECT THE
DEFPRMATION AND THE MASS OF THE HORIZONTAL BAR AB.