MECHANICS OF DEFORMABLE BODIES

PROBLEM SET 1
DEADLINE OF SUBMISSION : AUGUST 27, 2018

1. A hollow steel tube with an inside diameter of 80 mm must carry an axial

tensile load of 330 kN. Determine the smallest allowable outside diameter
of the tube if the working stress is 110 MPa.

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2. The cross-sectional area of bar ABCD is 600 mm . Determine the maximum normal
stress in the bar.
3. Determine the largest weight W that can be
supported by the two wires AB and AC: The working
stresses are 100 MPa for AB and 150 MPa for AC. The
cross sectional areas of AB and AC are 400 mm2 and
200 mm2, respectively.

4. Find the stresses in members BC, BD, and CF for

the truss shown. Indicate tension or compression.
The cross-sectional area of each member is 1400
mm2:

5. The homogeneous bar AB weighing 1800 lb is supported at either end by a steel cable.
Calculate the smallest safe area of each cable if the working stress is 18 000 psi for
steel.
6. What force is required to punch a 20-mm-diameter hole in a plate
that is 25 mm thick? The shear strength of the plate is 350
MN/m2.

7. Find the smallest diameter bolt that can be used in the clevis if P=400 kN.
The working shear stress for the bolt is 300 MPa.

8. Assume that the diameter of the rivet that joins the plates is d=20 mm. The working
stresses are 120 MPa for bearing in the plate and 60 MPa for shear in the rivet.
Determine the minimum safe thickness of each plate.