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DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Submission Deadline: 20/02/25 Instructor: Dr. Arvind Kumar Rajput

1. Prove that the sum of the normal stresses  x +  y =  x' +  y' is constant.
2. The state of stress at a point in a member is shown on the element. Determine (a) the principal
stress (b) the maximum in-plane shear stress and (c) the avg normal stress at the point. Specify
the orientation of the element in each case. Show the results on each element. See Fig. 1.

Fig. 1 Fig. 2

3. The wood beam is subjected to a load of 12 kN. If a grain of wood in the beam at point A makes
an angle of 25° with the horizontal as shown in Fig.2, determine the normal and shear stress
that act perpendicular and parallel to the grain due to loading.
4. The wooden block will fail if the shear stress acting along the grain is 4 MPa. If the normal
stress σx =3MPa , determine the necessary compressive stress that will cause failure. See Fig.
3.

Fig. 3
5. The nose wheel of the plane is subjected to a design load of 12 kN. Determine the principal
stresses acting on the aluminum wheel support at point A. See Fig. 4.

Fig. 4
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6. Draw Mohr circle and determine the principal stresses for the state of stress in Fig. 5.

Fig. 5 Fig. 6 Fig. 7

7. Determine the equivalent state of stress if an element is oriented 45° clockwise from the
element. (Refer Fig. 6).
8. Determine the equivalent state of stress if an element is oriented 30° clockwise from the
element. (Refer Fig. 7).
9. Determine the equivalent state of stress which represents (a) the principal stress, and (b) the
maximum in-plane shear stress and the associated average normal stress. For each case,
determine the corresponding orientation of the element with respect to the element. (Refer Fig.
8).

Fig. 8 Fig. 9
10. The rotor shaft of the helicopter is subjected to the tensile force and torque as shown in Fig. 9,
when the rotor blades provide the lifting force to suspend the helicopter at midair. If the shaft a
diameter of 150 mm, determine the principal stress and maximum in-plane shear stress at a
point located on the surface of the shaft.
11. Determine the internal torque at each section and show the torsional stress on differential
volume elements located at A, B, C and D. (Refer Fig. 10).

Fig. 10 Fig. 11
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12. The solid and hollow shafts are each subjected to the torque T. In each case, sketch the shear
stress distribution along the two radial lines. (Refer Fig. 11 and consider 𝑅𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑑 = 𝑅𝑜 = 𝑅𝑖 ).
13. The shaft is hollow from A to B and solid form B to C. Determine the maximum shear stress
developed in the shaft. The shaft has an outer diameter of 80 mm, and the thickness of the wall
of the hollow segment is 10 mm. Refer Fig. 12.

Fig. 12 Fig. 13
14. Determine the maximum shear stress developed in the 40 mm diameter shaft. Refer Fig. 13.
15. The solid shaft is fixed to the support at C and subjected to the torsional loading shown.
Determine the shear stress at points A and B and sketch the shear stress on volume elements
located at these points. Refer Fig. 14.

Fig. 14 Fig. 15
16. The copper pipe having an outer diameter 40 mm and inner diameter of di, is tightly secured to
the wall at A and three torques are applied to its as shown in Fig 15. If the absolute maximum
shear stress developed in the pipe is 297MPa, determine the inner diameter of the pipe.
17. The rod has a diameter of 20mm and a weight of 200 N/m. Determine the maximum torsional
stress in the rod at a section located at B due to the rod’s weight. See Fig. 16.

Fig. 16
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18. The shaft consists of rod segments AB and CD, and the tubular segment BC. The outer diameter
of the tube is 120 mm and the materials has an allowable shear stress of τallow =75MPa . If the
torque T =12 kN.m is applied to the shaft, determine the required minimum diameter of the rod
and the maximum inner diameter of the tube. See Fig. 17.

Fig. 17 Fig. 18
19. The pump operates using the motor that has power of 75 W. If the impeller at B is turning at
180 rpm, determine the maximum shear stress developed in the 20 mm diameter transmission
shaft at A. See Fig. 18.
20. Determine the angle of twist of wheel B with respect to wheel A. The shaft has diameter of 40
mm and is made of steel for which G=75GPa. See Fig. 19.

Fig. 19 Fig. 20
21. The 80-mm-diamter shaft is made of steel. If it is subjected to the uniform distributed torque,
determine the angle of twist of end A with respected to B. take G=75GPa. See Fig. 20.
22. The 80-mm-diamter shaft is made of steel. If it is subjected to the triangular distributed load,
determine the angle of twist of end A with respected to C. take G=75GPa. See Fig. 21.

Fig. 21