Clemson University

Department of Civil Engineering

CE 351- Civil Engineering Materials - Quiz #1

September 1, 2017 Friday 9:10am – 9:55am (45 min)

Question 1:
L=300XCos60
B P

600
B 300lb

8 ft
AB=8/sin60=~9.23 ft

60o
A C
A C

Load= 300XCos60 = 150 lb

Normal stress on the wire = L = 150/(0.12 X 3.14) = ~4777psi

Since the material remains elastic, we can use the Hook’s law to calculate the
deformation (strain along AB direction):
σ=Eε
4777=29000000×ε
ε=0.000164in./in.
ΔL
ε=
Lo
ΔL=ε×L o =0.000164×9.23=0.00151ft. or ΔL=0.00151×12=0.01812in

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Question 2:

do = 10 mm
Δd = 2.5×10-3 mm

εtransverse = (2.5×10-3)/10 = 2.5×10-4

ν = - (εtransverse / εlongitudinal) → 0.34 = -(2.5×10-4 / εlongitudinal) → εlongitudinal=7.35 × 10-4

E = σ/ε → 97 = σ/7.35× 10-4 → σ = 0.07132GPa = 71.32 MPa

σ= F/A → F = A × σ = ((10/2)2 × π) × 71.32 = 5598.62 N

Question 3:

Stress = F/A

Tensile stress = 8605 / ( × 42) = 171.2 MPa

Compressive stress = 2500 / ( × 42) = 49.7 MPa

a = (171.2 - (-49.7))/2 = 110.4 MPa

m = (171.2 + (-49.7))/2 = 60.7 MPa

TS = 135 MPa

  σ    60.7  
σ a =σ fs 1-  m   =110.4=σ fs 1-  
  σ TS     135  

fs = ~200.59 MPa → N (from the S-N curve) = ~3000 cycles

Question 4:

Toughness = area under the curve (elastic + plastic):

Toughness = [(70 × 0.03) / 2] + [(20 × 0.06) / 2] + (70 × 0.06) = 5.85 MJ/m3