KL University

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
2/4 B.Tech IVth SEMESTER 2013-14
11ME205 Strength of materials
Home Assignment -2
1. A beam is simply supported at its ends over a span of 10 m and carries two concentrated
loads of 100 kN and 60 kN at distances of 2 m and 5 m, respectively from the left support.
Calculate (i) slope at the left support and (ii) slope and deflection under the 100 kN load.
Assume EI = 36 104 kNm2
2. A beam of span 8 m and flexural rigidity as 8 10 4 kN m2 is subjected to a clockwise
couple of 600 kN m at a distance of 4 m from the left end. Find (i) the deflection at the
point of application of the couple and (ii) the maximum deflection using Macaulays
method.
3. Using double integration method, find the deflection under the loads of the beam shown
in fig. below.
flexural rigidity is 8 104 kN m2

4. A cantilever of uniform cross-section of length l carries two point loads, W at the free end
and 2W at a distance a from the free end. Find the maximum deflection due to this loading.
5. A 3.5 meters long cantilever carries a uniformly distributed load over the entire length. If
the slope at the free end is one degree, what is the deflection at the free end?
6. A 3 meters long cantilever is loaded with a point load of 450 N at the free end. If the section
is rectangular 80 mm ( wide) 160 mm (deep), and E =10 GN/m2, calculate slope and
deflection. i. at the free end of the cantilever, ii. at a distance of 0.55 m from the free end.
7. A uniform section beam of length L is simply supported at its ends and carries a single
concentrated load W at a distance of L/3 from one end. Working from fundamental beam
theory, derive formula for the deflection
i. under the load
ii. at the centre
iii. at the point of maximum deflection.
8. An unsymmetric I-section shown in Figure 4b is subjected to a moment of 23kNm, the top
flange being in compression. Draw the flexural stress variation across the section making
the salient points and compute the total moment resisted by the top flange.

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