Assignment 1 (15%)

Due date: 18 April 2019 4pm

Group of 4 (select your own group)

Perform solid mechanics analysis of the signboard structure as shown in Figure 1. The signboard has a
dimension of 2.5 m x 1.5m and is made from Aluminium with a thickness of 3mm. The pole (diameter
150mm) is made from steel. Prepare the following:

1) Free body diagram

2) Loading condition
-body weight (can be calculated from material’s density)
- the wind load on the signboard
-wind load on the pole can be assumed as negligible.
Calculation of the load from wind :
Pressure = 0.5 x C xD x V2
C, drag coefficient =1.28 (for flat plate)
D, density of air =1.25 kg/m3
V, speed of air (m/s). You can take the wind speed range from 3.5 km/hr – 6 km/hr.
Force due to wind = Pressure x Area (surface area)

3) Support reaction. You can assume the support as fixed support.

If the new signboard is having twice the dimension of the existing one, verify if the current pole size
is safe to be used or not. If it doesn’t, what would be the new pole size that you propose? Use a
suitable safety factor in your calculation.

Use the rubric to guide u in preparing the report. The report shall not exceed 10 pages.
Figure 1