A hollow steel tube with an inside diameter of 100 mm must carry a

1 tensile load of 400 kN. Determine the outside diameter of the tube if
the stress is limited to 120 MPa.
An aluminum rod is rigidly attached between a steel rod and a bronze
rod as shown in Figure SMAT 1801. Axial loads are applied at the
2 positions indicated. Find the maximum value of P that will not exceed a
stress in steel of 140 MPa, in aluminum of 90 MPa or in bronze of 100
MPa
What force is required to punch a 20-mm-diameter hole in a 25-mm-thick
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plate if the shear strength of plate is 350 MN/m²
From Figure SMAT 1802, determine the diameter of the smallest bolt that
4 can withstand a force of 400 kN if the shear strength of the bolt is
300 MPa
The 200-mm-diameter pulley attached to a shaft as shown in Figure SMAT
1803 is subjected to a torque equal to 2.2 kN-m. The only thing
preventing the shaft from rotating freely is the 70-mm-length key
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inserted to the 60-mm-diameter shaft as shown in the Figure. If the
allowable stress of the key is 60 MPa, determine the width 'b' of the
key.
In Figure SMAT 1804, assume that a 20-mm-diameter rivet joins the
plates that are each 100 mm wide. The allowable stresses are 120 MPa
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for bearing in the plate material and 60 MPa for shearing of rivet.
Determine (a) the minimum thickness of each plate;
7 and (b) the largest average tensile stress in the plates.
The lap joint shown in Figure SMAT 1805 is fastened by four 0.75 inch
diameter rivets. Calculate the maximum safe load that can be applied if
8 the shearing stress in the rivets is limited to 14 ksi and the bearing
stress in the plates are limited to 18 ksi. Assume the applied load is
uniformly destributed among the four rivets.
An aluminum bar having a cross-sectional area of 0.5 in², carries the
axial loads applied at the positions shown in Figure SMAT 1806. Compute
9 the total change in length of the bar if modulus of elasticity, E is 10
× 10⁶ psi. Assume the bar is suitably braced to prevent lateral
buckling.

Solve the previous problem if the points of application of the 6000 lb

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and the 4000 lb forces are interchanged.

A bronze bar is fastened between a steel bar and an aluminum bar as

shown in Figure SMAT 1807. Axial loads are appied at the positions
indicated. Find the largest value of P that will not exceed an overall
11 deformation of 3 mm., or the following stresses: 140 MPa in the steel,
120 MPa in the bronze, and 80 MPa in the aluminum. Assume that the
assembly is suitably braced to prevent buckling. Use Est = 200 GPa, Eal
= 70 GPa, and Ebr = 83 Gpa.

The rigid bar ABC as shown in Figure SMAT 1808 is hinged at A and
supported by a steel rod at B.Determine the largest load P that can be
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applied at C if the stress in the steel rod is limeted to 30 ksi and
the vertical movement of end C must not exceed 0.1 inch.
 Given the Figure SMAT 1809:
Vertical load P = 6000 lb
Cross-sectional area of each rod = 0.6 in²
E = 10 × 10⁶ psi
α = 30°
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θ = 30°
Required: Elongation of each rod and the horizontal and vertical
displacements of point B

Deformation ∆ AB = ?

14 Deformation ∆ BC = ?
15 Horizontal Displacement of B = ?
16 Virtical Displacement of B = ?
A timber column, 8 in. × 8 in. in cross section, is reinforced on each
side by a steel plate 8 in. wide and 't' in. thick. Determine the
thickness 't' so that the column will support an axial load of 300 kips
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without exceeding a maximum timber stress of 1200 psi or a maximum
steel stress of 20 ksi. The moduli of elasticity are 1.5 × 10⁶ psi for
timber, and 29 × 10⁶ psi for steel.

The lower ends of the three bars in Figure SMAT 1810 are at the same
level before the uniform rigid block weighing 40 kips is attached. Each
steel bar has a length of 3 ft, and area of 1 in.², and E = 29 × 10⁶
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psi. For the bronze bar, the area is 1.5 in.² and E = 12 × 10⁶ psi.
Determine (a) the length of the bronze bar so that the load on each
steel bar is twice the load on the bronze bar,

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19 and (b) the length of the bronze that will make the steel stress twice
the bronze stress.

The rigid platform in Figure SMAT 1811 has negligible mass and rests on
two steel bars, each 250 mm long. The center bar is aluminum and 249.9
20 mm long. Compute the stress in the aluminum bar after the center load P
= 400 kN has been applied. For each steel bar, the area is 1200 mm² and
E = 200 GPa. For the aluminum bar, the area is 2400 mm² and E = 70 GPa.
 Two plates each with thickness t = 16 mm. are bolted together with 6 -
22 mm. diameter bolts forming a lap connection. Bolts are as follows:
s1 = 40 mm., s2 = 80 mm. and s3 = 100 mm. Bolt hole diameter = 25 mm.
ALLOWABLE STRESSES:
Tensile Stress on gross area of the plates = 0.60Fy
Tensile Stress on net area of the plates = 0.50Fu
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Shear Stress of the bolt: Fv = 120 MPa
Bearing Stress of the bolt: Fp = 1.2Fu
Material used is an A36 steel with Fy = 248 MPa and Fu = 400 MPa.
Calculate the permissible tensile load P under the following
conditions:
(a) Based on shear capacity of bolts.

22 (b) Based on the bearing capacity of bolts.

23 (c) Based on block shear stress.
A square hollow steel strut with a wall thickness, t1 = 10 mm is pin
connected to two gusset plates, having a thickness t2 = 12 mm, which
are welded to the base plate having a thickness of 12 mm and fastened
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to a concrete base by 4 - 16 mm diameter anchor bolts. Diameter of pin
is 16 mm. Compressive load P = 48 kN, θ = 30°
(a) Calculate the bearing stress between the strut and the pin.
25 (b) Calculate the shear stress in the pin.
26 (c) Calculate the shear stress in the anchor bolt.
Figure STLD 1803 is an L150×100×6 connected to a larger angular bar.
Assume that the tensile force P pass through the centroid such that
27 there is no eccentricity. Determine the safe load P that the member
could carry if the allowable tensile stress 148 MPa. Bolt Diameter = 20
mm; Bolt Hole diameter = 22 mm.

A staggered connection is shown in Figure STLD 1804. Determine the

maximum tensile force that the plate could carry if the allowable
tensile stress is 140 MPa.
For Plate: t = 12 mm., width = 350 mm.
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For Rivet: Diameter = 20 mm.
Hole diameter = 23 mm.
Fp = 150 MPa.
Fv = 100 MPa.

A tension member made-up of a pair of angles is connected as shown with

4 - 25 mm Ø bolts instandard holes. All structural steel is A36. Assuming that the
connection between the angles and the structural teeis satisfactory.
29 Allowable bolt shear = 117 MPa.
Allowable tensile stress = 150 MPa.
Allowable bearing stress = 480 MPa.
(a) Find the value of P by shear and tension

30 (b) Find the value of P by bearing.

31 (c) what is the diameter of the bolt if P = 360 kN.?