Tutorial Problems: Review of Strength of Materials

1. A pipe has outer diameter 120 mm and a thickness of 10 mm. If Px = Py = 0, Pz = 15kN, a

= 0.64 m, b = 0.5 m, c = 0.3 m, determine the total normal and shear stresses at points A
and B which are on the surface of the pipe. Show the components on a stress cube.
[For hollow circular cross-section, maximum shear stress along the neutral axis
){3 ( + )}]
according to (V*Q)/(I*t) formula is ( ) = 4 ( + +

Figure 1

Figure 2

2. A pressurized cylindrical tank with flat ends is loaded by torques T and tensile forces P as
shown in Figure 2. The tank has radius of r = 125 mm and wall thickness t = 6.5 mm. The
internal pressure p = 7.25 MPa and the torque T = 850 Nm. (a) What is the maximum
permissible value of the forces P if the allowable tensile stress in the wall of the cylinder
is 160 MPa? (b) If forces P = 114 kN, what is the maximum acceptable internal pressure
in the tank? [Hint: Stresses in thin cylinder & torsion of thin sections]

Figure 3

Figure 4

3. Figure 3 shows the plane stress state at a particular point in a structure.

a) Identify the stress components xx, yy and xy.
b) Determine the stress components in a coordinate systemrotated by = 25 in the
anticlockwise direction using Mohrs circle diagram and indicate the stress state of
rotated components in the diagram.
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c) Determine the principal stresses and the orientation of the principal coordinate system
with respect to the{x, y} coordinate system. Also determine the maximum shear stress
max.
4. For the assembly and loading of Figure 4, determine (a) the average shearing stress in
the pin at B, (b) the average bearing stress at B in member BD, (c) the average bearing
stress at B in member ABC, knowing that this member has a 10mm x 50mm uniform
rectangular cross section. Each of the four vertical links has an 8x36 mm uniform
rectangular cross-section and each of the four pins has a 16-mm diameter.
[Connecting elements like bolts, pins and rivets share a contact with the joining element.
Under the action of load, the contact area is subjected to stresses known as bearing
stress. Bearing stress is calculated as load acting on the surface divided by the
projection of contact area along a plane normal to the load direction]