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1) A circular aluminum tube of length L = 400 mm is loaded in compression by forces P.
The outside and inside diameters are 60 mm and 50 mm, respectively. A strain gage is
placed on the outside of the bar to measure normal strains in the longitudinal direction.
(a) If the measured strain is
, what is the shortening of the bar?
(b) If the compressive stress in the bar is intended to be 40 Mpa, what should be the load P?
40 mm , 60 mm , P L= 044 mm -1
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. 4.44400
P 40 Mpa

2) A bar made of structural steel having the stress-strain diagram shown in the figure has a
length of 22 cm. The yield stress of the steel is 250 Mpa and the slope of the initial linear
part of the stress-strain curve (modulus of elasticity) is 200Gpa. The bar is loaded axially
until it elongates 6.20 mm., and then the load is removed. How does the final length of
the bar compare with its original length?
250 Mpa , 22 -2
. , 6.2mm , E=200Gpa
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3) A wire of length L =15cm and diameter d= 1.2cm. is stretched by tensile forces P = 600
N. The wire is made of a copper alloy having a stress-strain relationship that may be
described mathematically by the following equation:

in which

is non-dimensional and

has units of Mpa

(a) Construct a stress-strain diagram for the material.

(b) Determine the elongation of the wire due to the forces P.
(c) If the force is removed, what is the permanent set of the bar?
- . 044 1.2 10 -3
:
.) a
. 044 ) b
. ) c

4) A steel bar of length 2.5 m with a square cross section 100 mm on each side is subjected
to an axial tensile force of 1300 kN (see figure). Assume that E = 200 GP and =0.3
Determine the increase in volume of the bar.

. 1344 , 144 2.0 -0

.. . 4.3= E=200 Gpa

5) A steel pipe having yield stress

Mpa
is to carry an axial compressive load P= 1200
kN .A factor of safety of 1.8 against yielding is
to be used .If the thickness t of the pipe is to be
one-eighth of its outer diameter, what is the
minimum required outer diameter d min?
. 1244 , 270Mpa -0
1.8= 1/8

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6) A long steel wire hanging from a balloon carries a weight W at its lower end. The 4-mm
diameter wire is 25 m long. What is the maximum weight W max that can safely be
carried if the tensile yield stress for the wire is
350 MPa and a margin of safety
against yielding of 1.5 is desired? (Include the weight of the wire in the calculations.)

304= 0 20 . W -0
.Wmax 1.0=

7) An aluminum tube is required to transmit an axial tensile force P = 30 kN (see figure).

The thickness of the wall of the tube is to be 0.5 mm. What is the minimum required
outer diameter d min if the allowable tensile stress is 90 Mpa?

.. 4.0 , 34 -7
.90 Mpa

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