18eng25: Building Structures-Ii
18eng25: Building Structures-Ii
Simple Stresses & Strains: Types of stresses and strains, Hookes law, factor
of safety, stress-strain curve for mild steel, high strength steel, brittle
materials. Elongation of bars of varying cross section, uniformly varying
bars, bars of varying width(no derivation), Poisson's ratio, relationship
between elastic constants (no derivation). Concept of temperature stresses
(no numericals), analysis of composite bars.
MODULE 2
INTRODUCTION
Strength of materials may be defined as ability of materials to resist its
failure and behaviour under the action of external forces. It has been
observed that, under the action of these forces, the materials is first
deformed and then its failure takes place. A detailed study of forces and their
effects, along with some suitable protective measures for safe working
conditions, is known as Strength of materials. As a matter of fact, such a
knowledge is very essential, for an engineer to enable him in designing all
types of structures and machines.
Every material is elastic in nature. That is why whenever some external system of
forces acts on a body, it undergoes some deformation. As the body undergoes
deformation, its molecules set up some resistance to deformation. This resistance
per unit area to deformation is known as stress.
Mathematically stress may be defined as the force per unit area,
σ = P/A
P = Load or force acting on the body
A = Cross-sectional area of the body
In S.I system, the unit of stress is Pascal(Pa) (same as that of pressure) which is
equal to N/m2
When a single force or a system of forces acts on a body, it undergoes some
deformation. This deformation per unit length is known as Strain.
Mathematically strain may be defined as the deformation per unit length,
ε = δl/l
It has been experimentally found, that if a body is stressed within its elastic
limit, the lateral strain bears a constant ratio to the linear strain.
Mathematically;
Lateral strain/Linear strain = constant
This constant is known as Poisson’s ratio and is denoted by 1/m or µ
Lateral strain = (1/m) x ε = µε
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ELASTIC CONSTANTS