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1. A hollow steel tube with an inside diameter of 100 mm must carry a tensile load of 400
kN. Determine the outside diameter of the tube if the stress is limited to 120 MN/m2 .
A. 119.35mm
B. 333.33mm
C. 32.7mm
D. 458.72mm
2. What force is required to punch a 20-mm-diameter hole in a plate that is 25 mm thick?
The shear strength is 350 MN/m2 .
A. 458.89kN
B. 119.35kN
C. 549.8kN
D. 333.33kN
3. A homogeneous 800 kg bar AB is supported at either end by a cable as shown in Fig. P-
105. Calculate the smallest area of each cable if the stress is not to exceed 90 MPa in
bronze and 120 MPa in steel.
A. 45.8mm²
B. 32.7mm²
C. 13.2mm²
D. 65.4mm²
4. The homogeneous bar shown in Fig. P-106 is supported by a smooth pin at C and a cable
that runs from A to B around the smooth peg at D. Find the stress in the cable if its
diameter is 0.6 inch and the bar weighs 6000 lb.
A. 10 458.72psi
B. 25 479.53psi
C. 7 567.67psi
D. 15 345.76psi
5. An aluminum rod is rigidly attached between a steel rod and a bronze rod as shown in
Fig. P-108. Axial loads are applied at the positions indicated. Find the maximum value of
P that will not exceed a stress in steel of 140 MPa, in aluminum of 90 MPa, or in bronze
of 100 MPa.
A. 15kN
B. 20kN
C. 5kN
D. 10kN
6. A 12-inches square steel bearing plate lies between an 8-inches diameter wooden post
and a concrete footing as shown in Fig. P-110. Determine the maximum value of the load
P if the stress in wood is limited to 1800 psi and that in concrete to 650 psi.
A. 69 345 lb
B. 90 478 lb
C. 89 723 lb
D. 28 783 lb
7. The homogeneous bar ABCD shown in Fig. P-114 is supported by a cable that runs from
A to B around the smooth peg at E, a vertical cable at C, and a smooth inclined surface at
D. Determine the mass of the heaviest bar that can be supported if the stress in each cable
is limited to 100 MPa. The area of the cable AB is 250 mm2 and that of the cable at C is
300 mm2 .
A. 6 490 kg
B. 2 560 kg
C. 4 800 kg
D. 11 458 kg
8. Compute the shearing stress in the pin at B for the member supported as shown in Fig. P-
119. The pin diameter is 20 mm.
A. 78.62 MPa
B. 98.12MPa
C. 94.02MPa
D. 45.87MPa
9. The members of the structure in Fig. P-120 weigh 200 lb/ft. Determine the smallest
diameter pin that can be used at A if the shearing stress is limited to 5000 psi. Assume
single shear.
A. 0.640 in
B. 0.520 in
C. 0.980 in
D. 0.350 in
10. In Fig. 1-12, 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 (a) the minimum thickness of each plate; and (b) the
largest average tensile stress in the plates.
A. 7.85mm, 26.67mm
B. 6.88mm, 28.53mm
C. 8.23mm, 26.89mm
D. 7.67mm, 26.85mm
11. In the clevis shown in Fig. 1-11b, find the minimum bolt diameter and the minimum
thickness of each yoke that will support a load P = 14 kips without exceeding a shearing
stress of 12 ksi and a bearing stress of 20 ksi.
A. 0.9213 in, 0,2345 in

B. 0.8618 in, 0.4061 in
C. 0.8427 in, 0.3587 in
D. 0.8395 in, 0.4819 in
12. The wall thickness of a 4-ft-diameter spherical tank is 5/16 in. Calculate the allowable
internal pressure if the stress is limited to 8000 psi.
A. 309.23psi
B. 436.34psi
C. 234.23psi
D. 208.33psi
13. Calculate the minimum wall thickness for a cylindrical vessel that is to carry a gas at a
pressure of 1400 psi. The diameter of the vessel is 2 ft, and the stress is limited to 12 ksi.
A. 1.8in
B. 1.2in
C. 1.6in
D. 1.4in
14. A cylindrical pressure vessel is fabricated from steel plating that has a thickness of 20
mm. The diameter of the pressure vessel is 450 mm and its length is 2.0 m. Determine the
maximum internal pressure that can be applied if the longitudinal stress is limited to 140
MPa, and the circumferential stress is limited to 60 MPa.
A. 5.33MPa
B. 6.53MPa
C. 2. 76MPa
D. 5.65MPa
15. The strength of longitudinal joint in Fig. 1-17 is 33 kips/ft, whereas for the girth is 16
kips/ft. Calculate the maximum diameter of the cylinder tank if the internal pressure is
150 psi.
A. 38.56in
B. 35.56in
C. 33.56in
D. 30.56in
16. Find the limiting peripheral velocity of a rotating steel ring if the allowable stress is 20
ksi and steel weighs 490 lb/ft3. At what revolutions per minute (rpm) will the stress reach
30 ksi if the mean radius is 10 in.?
A. 7 893.42rpm
B. 5 345.54 rpm
C. 6 105.54rpm
D. 8 456.67rpm
17. At what angular velocity will the stress of the rotating steel ring equal 150 MPa if its
mean radius is 220 mm? The density of steel 7.85 Mg/m3.
A. 628.33rad/sec
B. 789.34rad/sec
C. 610.55rad/sec
D. 845.66rad/sec
18. A steel rod having a cross-sectional area of 300 mm2 and a length of 150 m is suspended
vertically from one end. It supports a tensile load of 20 kN at the lower end. If the unit
mass of steel is 7850 kg/m3 and E = 200 × 103 MN/m2, find the total elongation of the
rod.
A. 54.33mm
B. 89.48mm
C. 40.00mm
D. 65.32mm
19. A steel wire 30 ft long, hanging vertically, supports a load of 500 lb. Neglecting the
weight of the wire, determine the required diameter if the stress is not to exceed 20 ksi
and the total elongation is not to exceed 0.20 in. Assume E = 29 × 106 psi.
A. 0.0395in
B. 0.0867in
C. 0.0423in
D. 0.0876in
20. A steel tire, 10 mm thick, 80 mm wide, and 1500.0 mm inside diameter, is heated and
shrunk onto a steel wheel 1500.5 mm in diameter. If the coefficient of static friction is
0.30, what torque is required to twist the tire relative to the wheel? Neglect the
deformation of the wheel. Use E = 200 GPa.
A. 75.44kN/m
B. 89.32kN/m
C. 34.45kN/m
D. 65.64kN/m
21. The rigid bar AB, attached to two vertical rods as shown in Fig. P-213, is horizontal
before the load P is applied. Determine the vertical movement of P if its magnitude is 50
kN.
A. 2.45mm
B. 1.34mm
C. 1.87mm
D. 2.67mm
22. The rigid bars AB and CD shown in Fig. P-214 are supported by pins at A and C and the
two rods. Determine the maximum force P that can be applied as shown if its vertical
movement is limited to 5 mm. Neglect the weights of all members.
A. 89.4kN
B. 76.4kN
C. 94.8kN
D. 67.9kN
23. A uniform concrete slab of total weight W is to be attached, as shown in Fig. P-215, to
two rods whose lower ends are on the same level. Determine the ratio of the areas of the
rods so that the slab will remain level.
A. 5.234
B. 8.567
C. 5.346
D. 3.867
24. A rectangular steel block is 3 inches long in the x direction, 2 inches long in the y
direction, and 4 inches long in the z direction. The block is subjected to a triaxial loading
of three uniformly distributed forces as follows: 48 kips tension in the x direction, 60 kips
compression in the y direction, and 54 kips tension in the z direction. If ν = 0.30 and E =
29 × 106 psi, determine the single uniformly distributed load in the x direction that would
produce the same deformation in the y direction as the original loading.
A. 253 333.33lb
B. 897 097.23lb
C. 982 235.35lb
D. 328 329.83lb
25. For the block loaded triaxially as described in Prob. 223, find the uniformly distributed
load that must be added in the x direction to produce no deformation in the z direction.
A. 347 235lb
B. 232 000lb
C. 564 000lb
D. 234 234lb
26. A steel bar 50 mm in diameter and 2 m long is surrounded by a shell of a cast iron 5 mm
thick. Compute the load that will compress the combined bar a total of 0.8 mm in the
length of 2 m. For steel, E = 200 GPa, and for cast iron, E = 100 GPa.
A. 191.96kN
B. 191.23kN
C. 191.55kN
D. 191.64kN
27. A reinforced concrete column 200 mm in diameter is designed to carry an axial
compressive load of 300 kN. Determine the required area of the reinforcing steel if the
allowable stresses are 6 MPa and 120 MPa for the concrete and steel, respectively. Use
Eco = 14 GPa and Est = 200 GPa.
A. 1543.6mm2
B. 1983.4mm2
C. 1398.9mm2
D. 1435.6mm2
28. A timber column, 8 in. × 8 in. in cross section, is reinforced on each side by a steel plate
8 in. wide and t in. thick. Determine the thickness t so that the column will support an
axial load of 300 kips without exceeding a maximum timber stress of 1200 psi or a
maximum steel stress of 20 ksi. The moduli of elasticity are 1.5 × 106 psi for timber, and
29 × 106 psi for steel.
A. 0.365in
B. 1.345in
C. 0.123in
D. 0.934in
29. A rigid block of mass M is supported by three symmetrically spaced rods as shown in fig
P-236. Each copper rod has an area of 900 mm2; E = 120 GPa; and the allowable stress is
70 MPa. The steel rod has an area of 1200 mm2; E = 200 GPa; and the allowable stress is
140 MPa. Determine the largest mass M which can be supported.
Figure P-236 and P-237
A. 22 358.4kg
B. 12 893.3kg
C. 53 349.4kg
D. 23 43 5.8kg
30. In Prob. 236, how should the lengths of the two identical copper rods be changed so that
each material will be stressed to its allowable limit?
A. 547mm
B. 878mm
C. 288mm
D. 400mm

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