A hollow steel tube with an inside diameter of 100 mm

must carry a tensile load of 400 kN. Determine the

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outside diameter of the tube if the stress is limited to 120
For steel cable:
MN/m2.
Solution 104

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106. Given:
Diameter of cable = 0.6 inch
Weight of bar = 6000 lb
Required: Stress in the cable
Solution 106

where:

thus,

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Strength of Materials 4th Edition by Pytel and Singer Problem 107
Problem 105 page 12
Given: Given:
Weight of bar = 800 kg Axial load P = 3000 lb
Maximum allowable stress for bronze = 90 MPa Cross-sectional area of the rod = 0.5 in2
Maximum allowable stress for steel = 120 MPa Required: Stress in steel, aluminum, and bronze
Required: Smallest area of bronze and steel cables sections
Solution 105
Solution 107

By symmetry:

For bronze cable: For steel:

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Given:
For aluminum: Maximum allowable stress of the wire = 30 ksi
Cross-sectional area of wire AB = 0.4 in2
Cross-sectional area of wire AC = 0.5 in2
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For bronze: Solution 109

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Problem 108 page 12

Given:  
Maximum allowable stress for steel = 140 MPa
Maximum allowable stress for aluminum = 90 MPa For wire AB: By sine law (from the force polygon):
Maximum allowable stress for bronze = 100 MPa
Required: Maximum safe value of axial load P
Solution 108

 
For wire AC:

For bronze:

 
For aluminum:
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For Steel:
For safe  , use   answer
Problem 110 page 13
Given:
Size of steel bearing plate = 12-inches square
Size of concrete footing = 12-inches square
Size of wooden post = 8-inches diameter
Maximum allowable stress for wood = 1800 psi
Maximum allowable stress for concrete = 650 psi
Required: Maximum safe value of load P
Solution 110
For wood:

From FBD of Wood:

At joint F:

For concrete:

From FBD of Concrete:

At joint D: (by symmetry)

Safe load   answer

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Problem 111 page 14

Given:
Cross-sectional area of each member = 1.8 in2
At joint E:
Required: Stresses in members CE, DE, and DF
Solution 111
From the FBD of the truss:
  

Stresses:  
Stress = Force/Area

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r
 
For member BC (At section through MN):
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Problem 112 page 14
Given:
Maximum allowable stress in tension = 20 ksi
Maximum allowable stress in compression = 14 ksi
Required: Cross-sectional areas of members AG, BC,
and CE
 
Solution 112

 
Check:

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For member AG (At joint A):
  

 Compression
 

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Problem 113 page 15
Given:
Cross sectional area of each member = 1600 mm2.
 Compression Required: Stresses in members BC, BD, and CF
  Solution 113

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For member CE (At joint D):

For member BD: (See FBD 01)

 
 Tension

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For member CF: (See FBD 01)

 
At joint E:  Compression

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For member BC: (See FBD 02)

 
 Based on cable AB:

Based on cable at C:

Safe weight 

 Compression
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SHEAR STRESS
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Problem 115 page 16
Problem 114 page 15
Given: Given:
Maximum allowable stress in each cable = 100 MPa Required diameter of hole = 20 mm
Area of cable AB = 250 mm2 Thickness of plate = 25 mm
Area of cable at C = 300 mm2 Shear strength of plate = 350 MN/m2
Required: Mass of the heaviest bar that can be
Required: Force required to punch a 20-mm-diameter
supported
hole
Solution 114
Solution 115

The resisting area is the shaded area along the

perimeter and the shear force   is equal to the punching
force  .

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Problem 116 page 16
Given:
Shear strength of plate = 40 ksi
Allowable compressive stress of punch = 50 ksi
The figure below:

Required: Diameter of the smallest bolt

Solution 117
The bolt is subject to double shear.

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a. Maximum thickness of plate to punch a 2.5 Problem 118 page 17
inches diameter hole
b. Diameter of smallest hole if the plate is 0.25 inch Given:
thick Diameter of pulley = 200 mm
Solution 116 Diameter of shaft = 60 mm
a. Maximum thickness of plate: Length of key = 70 mm
Based on puncher strength: Applied torque to the shaft = 2.5 kN·m
Allowable shearing stress in the key = 60 MPa
Required: Width b of the key
 Equivalent Solution 118
shear force of the plate
Based on shear strength of plate:

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b. Diameter of smallest hole:
Based on compression of puncher:

 Equivalent shear
force for plate
Based on shearing of plate:

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Problem 117 page 17

Given:
Force P = 400 kN
Shear strength of the bolt = 300 MPa Where:
  

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Problem 119 page 17

Given:
Diameter of pin at B = 20 mm
Required: Shearing stress of the pin at B
Solution 119

 
Length, 
Weight, 
 

 Equation (1)

 For member BC:

From the FBD:

 shear force of pin at B

 double shear

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Problem 120 page 17 Weight, 
Given:  
Unit weight of each member = 200 lb/ft
Maximum shearing stress for pin at A = 5 000 psi
Required: The smallest diameter pin that can be used at
A
 Solution 120  Equation (2)
For member AB:
 Add equations (1) and (2)
From Equation (1), 

 
From equation (1):

From Equation (1), 

 
From the FBD of member AB

 Equation (2)
Based on tension of rod (equation 1):
 

 shear force of pin at A

Based on shear of rivet (equation 2):
 

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Problem 121 page 18
Problem 122 page 18
Given:
Given:
Allowable shearing stress in the pin at B = 4000 psi
Width of wood = 
Allowable axial stress in the control rod at C = 5000 psi
Thickness of wood = 
Diameter of the pin = 0.25 inch
Angle of Inclination of glued joint = 
Diameter of control rod = 0.5 inch
Cross sectional area = 
Pin at B is at single shear
 
Required: The maximum force P that can be applied by
Required: Show that shearing stress on glued
the operator
Solution 121 joint 
 
Solution 122
 

 
 Equation (1) Shear area, 
Shear area, 
Shear area, 
Shear force, 
 
 The figure below:

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BEARING STRESS
Problem 125
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 Required: The maximum safe value of P that can be
minimum thickness of each plate; and (b) the largest applied
average tensile stress in the plates. Solution 126
 
Based on shearing of rivets:

Based on bearing of plates:

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Solution 125
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Given:
Load P = 14 kips
Maximum shearing stress = 12 ksi
  Maximum bearing stress = 20 ksi
From bearing of plate material:

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Part (b): Largest average tensile stress in the plate:

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Problem 126 page 21

Given:
Diameter of each rivet = 3/4 inch
Maximum allowable shear stress of rivet = 14 ksi
Maximum allowable bearing stress of plate = 18 ksi
The figure below: Allowable shear stress = 15 ksi
Allowable bearing stress = 32 ksi
Required: Allowable load on the connection

Solution 128
Relevant data from the table (Appendix B of textbook):
Properties of Wide-Flange Sections (W shapes): U.S.
Customary Units
Designation Web thickness
W18 × 86 0.480 in
Required: Minimum bolt diameter and minimum W24 × 117 0.550 in
thickness of each yoke
Shearing strength of rivets:
Solution 127 There are 8 single-shear rivets in the girder and 4
double-shear (equivalent to 8 single-shear) in the beam,
thus, the shear strength of rivets in girder and beam are
equal.

Bearing strength on the girder:

The thickness of girder W24 × 117 is 0.550 inch while

that of the angle clip   is   or 0.375 inch,

thus, the critical in bearing is the clip.

For shearing of rivets (double shear)

Bearing strength on the beam:

 diameter of bolt answer The thickness of beam W18 × 86 is 0.480 inch while that
of the clip angle is 2 × 0.375 = 0.75 inch (clip angles are
For bearing of yoke: on both sides of the beam), thus, the critical in bearing is
the beam.

 thickness of yoke answer

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Problem 128 page 21 is   answer
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Shape of beam = W18 × 86 Problem 129 page 21
Shape of girder = W24 × 117
Shape of angles = 4 × 3-½ × 3/8 Given:
Diameter of rivets = 7/8 inch Diameter of bolt = 7/8 inch
Diameter at the root of the thread (bolt) = 0.731 inch Diameter of rivets = 19 mm
Inside diameter of washer = 9/8 inch The truss below:
Tensile stress in the nut = 18 ksi
Bearing stress = 800 psi
Required:
Shearing stress in the head of the bolt
Shearing stress in threads of the bolt
Outside diameter of the washer
Solution 129

Required:
Number of rivets to fasten member BC to the gusset
plate
Number of rivets to fasten member BE to the gusset
plate
Largest average tensile or compressive stress in
members BC and BE
Solution 130
At Joint C:

Tensile force on the bolt:

Shearing stress in the head of the bolt:

 (Tension)
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Consider the section through member BD, BE, and CE:
Shearing stress in the threads:

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Outside diameter of washer:

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Problem 130 page 22

Given:  (Compression)
Allowable shear stress = 70 MPa
Allowable bearing stress = 140 MPa For Member BC:
Based on shearing of rivets:
  Where A = area of 1 rivet × number of rivets, Compressive stress of member BE (L75 × 75 × 13):
n

 say 5 rivets  answer

Based on bearing of member:

Where Ab = diameter of rivet × thickness of BC × number

of rivets, n

 say 7 rivets

use 7 rivets for member BC answer

For member BE:
Based on shearing of rivets:

Where A = area of 1 rivet × number of rivets, n

 say 5 rivets

Based on bearing of member:

Where Ab = diameter of rivet × thickness of BE × number

of rivets, n

 say 3 rivets

use 5 rivets for member BE answer

Relevant data from the table (Appendix B of
textbook): Properties of Equal Angle Sections: SI Units

Designation Area
L75 × 75 × 6 864 mm2
L75 × 75 × 13 1780 mm2

Tensile stress of member BC (L75 × 75 × 6):

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