Stress Concentration Problems.

For the Am 1004-T61 magnesium alloy plate, determine the For P = 100 kN, using a factor of safety of 1.938
maximum allowable value of the centric axial load P, using a determine the minimum thickness t required for
factor of safety of 1.375 the 319.0-T6 cast aluminum plate.

Answer: 36.7 mm.

Answer: P = 5.56 kips

Knowing that the hole has a diameter of 9 mm, determine (a)

the radius rf of the fillets for which the same maximum stress
occurs at the hole A and at the fillets, (b) the corresponding
maximum allowable load P if the plate is made of ASTM 20
gray cast iron and is required a factor of safety of 1.79.
Answer: (a) 11.4 mm. (b) 28.8 kN.

A hole is to be drilled in the cold-worked cupronickel plate at

A. The diameters of the bits available to drill the hole range
from 12 to 24 mm. in 3-mm. increments. (a) Determine the
diameter d of the largest bit that can be used if the allowable
load P at the hole is to exceed that at the fillets, (b) Using a
factor of safety of 4.035, determine the corresponding Answer: (a) t = 12 mm (b) P = 621 kN
allowable load P. Hint: All the bit diameters must be
evaluated.

A prismatic bar of diameter d0 = 20 mm is being compared

with a stepped bar of the same diameter (d1 = 20 mm) that is
enlarged in the middle region to a diameter d2 = 25 mm (see
figure). The radius of the fillets in the stepped bar is 2.0 mm.
a) Does enlarging the bar in the middle region make it
stronger than the prismatic bar? Demonstrate your
answer by determining the maximum permissible
load P1 for the prismatic bar and the maximum
permissible load P2 for the enlarged bar, assuming
that the material to be used is 333.0-T5 cast
aluminum and a factor of safety of 2.925.
b) What should be the diameter d0 of the prismatic bar
if it is to have the same maximum permissible load as
does the stepped bar?

A stepped bar with a hole (see figure) has widths b = 2.4

in. and c = 1.6 in. The fillets have radii equal to 0.2 in.
What is the diameter dmax of the largest hole that can be
drilled through the bar without reducing the load-carrying
capacity?