Assignment TOE
Assignment TOE
Assignment TOE
5. For a beam of circular cross-section, analysis from elementary strength of materials theory
yields the following stresses:
My V(R 2 y2 )
x ; xy ; y z xz yz 0
I 3I
Where: R is the section radius, I R4/ 4 , M is the bending moment, V is the shear force, and
V =dM /dx .
Assuming zero body forces, show that these stresses do not satisfy the equilibrium equations.
This result is one of many types of problems that indicate the approximate nature of strength
of materials theory.
Using the equilibrium equations, show that the non-zero stress will be given by
x g(l x,
Where: is the material mass density and g is the acceleration of gravity
l is the length of the bar
Figure 1
7. A simply supported beam (length L, height h, thickness t) is subjected to a constant load q per
unit length as shown Figure 2. we consider the following power series assumption for the
Airy stress function:
Axy+ Bx2 +Cy3+ Dx2y +Ex2y3+Fy 5
Figure 2
Figure 3
9. For the beam shown in Figure 4, if the weight is neglected, the bending moment as a function
of is Mz = -wx2/2. From basic mechanics of materials, the bending stress is given
w 2
x Mz y /I and thus x x y
2Iz
Neglecting the body forces, determine how y and xy vary as functions of x and y.
Figure 4
Derive the differential equation governing the stress function for a general plane stress
problem, with no body forces, in polar coordinates. Also, verify that:
Where A1, …, A4 are constants,represents the general solution for the differential equation