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Questions in Strength of Materials

This document contains 16 problems related to strength of materials concepts such as stress, strain, shear force, bending moment, modulus of elasticity, and compressive/tensile strength. The problems involve calculating unknown values like load capacity, elongation, stress, strain, shear force, bending moment, and thickness given information like cross-sectional area, length, load, temperature change, modulus, and allowable stress.

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Questions in Strength of Materials

This document contains 16 problems related to strength of materials concepts such as stress, strain, shear force, bending moment, modulus of elasticity, and compressive/tensile strength. The problems involve calculating unknown values like load capacity, elongation, stress, strain, shear force, bending moment, and thickness given information like cross-sectional area, length, load, temperature change, modulus, and allowable stress.

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  • Compressive Stress Problem: This section covers a problem related to determining the maximum load a column can support given a specific compressive stress limit.
  • Annular Cross Section Stress Problem: Involves calculating wall thickness and stresses in a copper column subjected to axial loading.
  • Aluminum Bar Elongation Problem: Focuses on calculating the elongation of an aluminum bar under a given tensile stress.
  • Thin Plate Tension Problem: Examines the deformation and strain in a thin plate under tension with known dimensions and force.
  • Rivet Shear Stress Problem: Determines the shear stress in a rivet experiencing a force through its diameter.
  • Shear Stress and Modulus Problem: Explores the relationship between shear stress, shear modulus, and deformation using Hooke's Law.
  • Load and Safety Factor Problem: Calculates the maximum allowable load for a specified safety factor and yield stress.
  • Steel Bar Stress Problem: Analyzes shear stress in a pin attached to a loaded steel bar.
  • Rod Elongation Problem: Calculates the total elongation of a rod under specified tension and conditions.
  • Bar Temperature Stress Problem: Addresses stress in a bar constrained by temperature changes and fixed ends.
  • Rivet Joint Stress Problem: Assesses stress within rivet joints between plates, considering allowable stresses and material properties.
  • Beam Shear Force Problem: Finds the shear force at a specific location along a beam supporting a distributed load.
  • Maximum Bending Moment Problem: Determines the maximum bending moment in a beam subjected to multiple point loads.
  • Maximum Shear Problem: Identifies the maximum shear force experienced by a beam under certain loads.
  • Beam Moment Location Problem: Determines the location where the maximum moment occurs in a beam with distributed loads.
  • Beam Moment Problem: Analyzes the maximum moment in a beam subjected to a loaded condition at various points.

The column has a cross-sectional area of 13 m2.

What can
the approximate maximum load be if the compressive
stress cannot exceed 9.6 kPa?
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 9:51 PM

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A copper column of annular cross section has an outer
diameter of 5 m and is subjected to an axial loading of
200 kN. The allowable compressive stress is 14.4 kPa. The
wall thickness, t, should be most nearly?
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 9:54 PM

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A 2 m long aluminum bar (modulus of elasticity = 70 GPa)
is subjected to a tensile stress of 175 MPa. Find the
elongation.
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 9:54 PM

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A 600 mm tall thin plate is placed in tension by a 5000 kN
shear force as shown. What is the height (in y direction)
of the plate while the tension is applied? The modulus of
elasticity, E, is 200 GPa, and Poisson’s ration is 0.3.
Assume the load is distributed uniformly across the plate
and the yield strength is not exceeded.
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 9:54 PM

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A 150 mm diameter rivet resists a shear force of 8 kN.
Find the average shear stress in the rivet.
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 9:55 PM

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Given a shear stress of 35 000 kPa and a shear modulus G
= 75 GPa, the shear strain is most nearly:
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 9:55 PM

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For a 125 mm cube, what is most nearly the maximum
allowable load, F, if the factor of safety is 1.5 and the
compressive yield stress is 20 670 kPa?
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 9:56 PM

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A steel bar carrying a 3000 kN load is attached to a
support by a round pin 0.3 m in diameter. What is most
nearly the average shear stress in the pin?
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 9:56 PM

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What is most nearly the total elongation of the rod shown
if E = 69 GPa? Neglect bending.
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 9:56 PM

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A bar at 10 deg. C is constrained in a rigid concrete wall at
both ends. The bar is 1000 mm long and has a cross-
sectional area of 2600 mm2. What is the most nearly axial
force in the bar if the temperature is raised to 40 deg. C?
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 9:57 PM

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A assume that a 20 mm diameter rivet joins the plates
that are each 110 mm wide. The allowable stresses are
120 MPa for bearing in the plate material and 60 MPa for
shearing of rivet. Determine the minimum thickness of
each plate.
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 9:58 PM

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A beam supports a distributed load as shown. Find the
shear force at x = 2 m from the left end.
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 9:58 PM

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What is the maximum bending moment?
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 9:59 PM

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What is the maximum shear?
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 9:59 PM

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For the beam shown, where does the maximum moment
occur?
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 9:59 PM

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What is the maximum moment?
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 10:00 PM

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