MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT JJ310 STRENGTH OF MATERIAL ASSIGNMENT 1

1. Define the following terms: i) ii) iii) Stress Safety Factor Poisson Ratio

2. A brass rod with a cross-sectional area 130 mm2 begins to experience elongation when stress 345 MPa being applied to it. Deter mine the; (Given the Young's Modulus, E = 103GPa and Poisson's ratio, = 0:35)

i) ii) iii)

load, P if given the original length is 76mm. elongation, L that occurs diameter changes, d experienced by the rod.

3. A load, 5KN were lifted using steel wire. Determine the minimum diameter, d wire if the internal stress does not exceed 100 MPa.