Strength Of Materials Review: α with the longitudinal
Strength Of Materials Review: α with the longitudinal
Strength Of Materials Review: α with the longitudinal
Review
STRENGTH OF MATERIALS – 1 8. Determine the shear stress in the glued joint if P = 10 kN.
a. 24.7 kPa c. 28.6 kPa
INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following
b. 42.9 kPa d. 49.5 kPa
questions. Mark only one answer for each item by shading the box
corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided.
Situation 4: The two pieces of wood are glued together along the
STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil no. 1 only.
plane that is at an angle α with the longitudinal
dimension. Allowable shear stress is 1.468 MPa
Situation 1: The bowstring has an unstretched length of 850 mm
while for the allowable normal stress it is 0.456 MPa.
and cross-sectional area of 400 mm2. It is recorded
Use α = 30°. See figure TDSM 67.01.
that the stress on the upper segment of the bowstring
is 50 MPa. See figure WDRF – 02.
12. When the tank is filled with water, determine the circumferential
stress.
a. 5.9 MPa c. 7.3 MPa
b. 3.6 MPa d. 4.1 MPa
13. Determine the longitudinal stress at the bottom of the tank when
it is filled with water.
a. 5.9 MPa c. 7.3 MPa
b. 3.6 MPa d. 4.1 MPa
4. Find the shear stress (psi) in the rubber. Situation 6: A 60-mm thick gas tank has an internal pressure of
a. 68.57 c. 13.33 13 MPa. See Figure DGA 45.
b. 26.67 d. 137.14
27. Due to a very heavy load, the steel cable breaks. The recorded
diameter at failure is 27.5 mm. Calculate the ductility (%) of the
material.
a. 18 c. 16
b. 24 d. 20
18. A solid steel shaft in a rolling mill transmits 20 kW of power at 2 Material A (mm2) E (GPa)
Hz. Determine the smallest safe diameter of the shaft if the shear Steel 500 200
stress is not to exceed 40 MPa and the angle of twist is limited to Bronze 700 83
6° in a length of 3 m. Use G = 83 GPa. Aluminum 350 70
a. 58.7 mm c. 48.6 mm
b. 61.3 mm d. 70.5 mm
Situation 7: The two steel shafts each with one end built into a
rigid support have flanges rigidly attached to their
free ends. The shafts are to be bolted together at
their flanges. However, initially there is a 6°
mismatch in the location of the bolt holes. Use G =
83 GPa and neglect deformations of the bolts and
flanges. See figure SOMKL – 08.
28. What is the stress acting on the steel when the overall
deformation of the assembly is 4 mm?
a. 69.0 MPa c. 50.3 MPa
b. 25.2 MPa d. 34.5 MPa
29. What is the stress acting on the bronze when the overall
deformation of the assembly is 4 mm?
a. 49.3 MPa c. 24.6 MPa
b. 18.0 MPa d. 35.9 MPa
30. What is the stress acting on the aluminum when the overall
deformation of the assembly is 4 mm?
19. Determine the maximum shearing stress in the 1-m long shaft
a. 147.9 MPa c. 49.3 MPa
after the shafts are bolted together
b. 35.9 MPa d. 107.8 MPa
a. 99.05 MPa c. 43.48 MPa
b. 108.65 MPa d. 165.14 MPa
Situation 11: A built-up shaft is shown in figure SMAT 551. It is
known that the applied forces are P1 = 120 kN and P2
20. Determine the maximum shearing stress in the 2-m long shaft
= 50 kN.
after the shafts are bolted together
a. 165.14MPa c. 43.48 MPa
b. 99.05 MPa d. 108.65 MPa
21. The compound shaft is attached to a rigid wall at each end. For
the bronze segment AB, the diameter is 75 mm and G = 35 GPa.
For the steel segment BC, the diameter is 50 mm and G = 83
GPa. Given that a = 2 m and b = 1.5 m, compute the largest
torque T that can be applied as shown in the figure if the
Material L(mm) A (mm2) E (GPa)
maximum shear stress is limited to 60 MPa in the bronze and 80
A 600 500 200
MPa in the steel.
B 400 700 83
C 550 350 70
Situation 8: During a stress-strain test, the unit deformation at a 33. What is the stress acting on segment C?
stress of 78 MPa was observed to be 189 x 10-6 and a. 110.31 MPa c. 70.20 MPa
at a stress of 165 MPa, the unit deformation was b. 99.18 MPa d. 103.67 MPa
observed to be 650 x 10-6.
Given:
W (Total load including weight of cable) = 175 kN
Properties of the Steel Cable:
Diameter = 30 mm
Length = 12 m
Modulus of Elasticity = 200 GPa
25. Find the elongation (mm) of the cable as it lifts the load W.
a. 12 c. 20
b. 15 d. 18
9. Which of the following gives the strain energy of the ground floor
column?
a. 5040 in-lb c. 1192 in-lb
b. 3468 in-lb d. 6075 in-lb
10. Which of the following gives the strain energy of the second-floor
column?
a. 705 in-lb c. 1355 in-lb
b. 1572 in-lb d. 982 in-lb
1. Find the maximum stress in the column caused by the 25-kN 11. Which of the following gives the strain energy of the third-floor
load. column?
a. 88.4 MPa c. 141.5 MPa a. 333 in-lb c. 150 in-lb
b. 133.7 MPa d. 72.6 MPa b. 467 in-lb d. 217 in-lb
2. Calculate the decrease in length of the segment BC. Situation 5: A beam with a length of 20 m is loaded with a
a. 0.171 mm c. 0.091 mm uniformly distributed load and a concentrated load
b. 0.053 mm d. 0.141 mm acting 7 meters from the right support. The beam is
300 mm x 600 mm. See figure BBS - 056.
Situation 2: The two vertical rods attached to the light rigid bar
are identical except for length. Assume that all the
connections are pinned. Before the load W was
attached, the bar was horizontal and the rods were
stress-free. See figure TGDF 20.01.
12. Which of the following most nearly gives the maximum horizontal
shear stress?
a. 3.83 MPa c. 1.21 MPa
b. 2.99 MPa d. 4.56 MPa
3. Determine the load in the longer rod if W = 8 kN. 13. Which of the following most nearly gives the maximum bending
a. 5.45 kN c. 2.86 kN stress?
b. 8.57 kN d. 7.27 kN a. 127.93 MPa c. 289.01 MPa
b. 117.54 MPa d. 255.87 MPa
4. Determine the load in the shorter rod if W = 8 kN
a. 2.86 kN c. 8.57 kN 14. Which of the following most nearly gives the horizontal shear
b. 7.27 kN d. 5.45 kN stress at a point that is 100 mm from NA? Circular section of 500
mm diameter is used.
Situation 3: The rigid bar AB is supported by the steel rod BC of a. 1.07 MPa c. 3.12 MPa
cross-sectional area 500 mm2. Use E = 220 GPa for b. 2.62 MPa d. 4.01 MPa
steel. The inclination of the steel rod is 45° with the
horizontal. Assume pin connection at B. See figure 15. Which of the following most nearly gives the maximum bending
SMT 5.1. stress? Circular section of 500 mm diameter is used.
a. 375.30 MPa c. 233.40 MPa
b. 172.41 MPa d. 187.65 MPa
5. Which of the following most nearly gives the stress on the steel
rod?
a. 88.21 MPa c. 59.03 MPa
b. 73.54 MPa d. 67.88 MPa
18. Which of the following most nearly gives the point of inflection
from the right end?
a. 8.33 m c. 8.67 m
b. 4.33 m d. 5.67 m
Stress Element E:
σ1 = 110 MPa
σ1 = 200 MPa
24. Determine the shear stress at a point that is 30 mm from the NA.
a. 119.8 kPa c. 187.2 kPa
b. 172.6 kPa d. 117.3 kPa
Note: For Stress element A, solve also the stresses at plane CD.
For stress element E, solve the stress at plane x.
8. Calculate the value of the maximum principal stress (MPa). 20. Determine the shear stress at A.
a. 140 c. 110 a. 89.75 MPa c. 76.39 MPa
b. 40 d. 70 b. 77.67 MPa d. 88.23 MPa
Situation 4: The U and V axes are the principal axes of the region 21. Determine the maximum principal stress at A.
shown in figure MORH 51. Iu = 7600 x 106 mm4, Iv = a. 114.59 MPa c. 102.67 MPa
5000 x 106 mm4 and Ø = 33.7̊. b. 163.56MPa d. 152.79 MPa