Tutorial sheet 2
Unit: III (Simple Bending stress and Torsion)
1. Define beam and discuss different type of beams in detail.
2. Define neutral layer and neutral axis.
3. Define pure bending.
4. List the assumptions made in 'Theory of Simple Bending'. Also, derive flexural formula.
5. Derive the expression for shear stress in a beam.
6. Show that in a beam of rectangular section maximum shear stress is 1.5 times average
shear stress.
7. Show that in a beam of circular cross section maximum shear stress is 4/3 times average
shear stress.
8. Write the assumptions made in deriving torsion equations and also, derive the equations.
9. Define Flexural Rigidity and Tonsional Rigidity.
10. A circular pipe of external diameter 70 mm and thickness 8 mm is used as a simply
supported beam over an effective span 2.5 m. Find the maximum concentrated load that
can be applied at the centre of the span, if the permissible stress in the tube is 150 N/mm2.
(P=5.2kN)
11. A cantilever of square section 200mmX200 mm, 2 m long, just fails in flexure when a
load of 12 kN is placed at its free end. A beam of the same material and having a
rectangular cross section 150 mm wide and 300 num deep is simply supported over a
span of 3 m. Calculate the minimum central concentrated load required to fail the beam.
(W= 54kN)
12. A circular log of timber has diameter D. Find the dimension of the strongest rectangular
section to resist moment, one can cut from this log.
(b=D/√3; h=√2D/√3)
13. Determine the diameter of a solid shaft which will transmit 440 kW at 280 rpm. The
angle of twist should not exceed one degree per metre length and the maximum torsional
shear stress is to be limited to 40 N / mm2. Assume G = 84 kN /mm2.
(d=124.08mm)
14. The working condition to be satisfied by a shaft transmitting power are (i) the shaft must
not twist more than 1º in a length of 15 times diameter, (ii) the shear stress must not
exceed 80 MN/m2. What is the actual working stress and diameter of the shaft to transmit
736 kW at 200 rpm? Take shear modulus as 80 GN/m2.
(d=156.6mm; shear stress=46.5 N/mm2)
15. A wooden beam is 8 cm wide and 12 cm deep with a semi-circular groove of 2 cm radius
planned out in the centre of each side. Calculate the maximum stress in the section when
simply supported on a span of 3 m, loaded with a concentrated load of 450 N at a
distance of 1 m from the one end and a uniformly distributed load of 500 N per metre run
over the whole span.
16. For the beam shown in Figure, moment of inertia Ixx = 4000 cm4 and centroid (y) = 9 cm,
find the maximum safe value of W if the working stress in tension is 40 MPa and in
compression is 75 MPa.
17. A hollow circular shaft, 12 m long, is required to transmit 15 MW when running at a
speed of 300 r.p.m. If the maximum shearing stress allowed in the shaft is 80 MPa and
the ratio of inner diameter to the outer diameter is 3/4, find the dimension of the shaft and
also the angle of twist of one ends of the shaft relative to the other. Modulus of rigidity of
the material is 85 GPa.
18. A hollow shaft of diameter ratio 3/5 is required to transmit 800 kW at 110 r.p.m., the
maximum torque being 20% greater than the mean. The shear stress is not to exceed 63
MPa and the twist in a length of 3 m is not to exceed 1.4 degrees. Calculate the minimum
external diameter satisfying these conditions.
19. A solid shaft transmits 250 kW at 100 rpm. If the shear stress is not to exceed 75 N/mm²,
what should be the diameter of the shaft? If this shaft is to be replaced by a hollow one
whose internal diameter = 0.6 times the outer diameter, determine the size of the shaft, if
the maximum shearing stress being the same.
20. A hollow shaft has 5 cm external and 3 cm internal diameter. An applied torque of 1600
Nm is found to produce an angular twist of 0.4° measured on a length of 20 cm of the
shaft. Calculate the value of the modulus of rigidity, if the Young's modulus of elasticity
is 200 GPa. Also, find the Poisson's ratio.