DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

B.E DEGREE- INTERNAL ASSESMENT TEST-I

FOURTH SEMESTER (REGULATIONS 2017)
SUB CODE: CE8395/ STRENGTH OF MATERIALS FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
TIME: 3 Hrs MAXIMUM: 100 Marks

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

PART-A (10X2=20)

1. Define Hooke’s law. (May/June 2013)

Hooke’s law is stated as when a material is loaded within elastic limit, the stress is
proportional to the strain produced by stress, (or) Stress/strain=constant. This
constant is termed as modulus of elasticity.
2. What do you mean by thermal stresses?(May/June 2015)
Thermal stresses are the stresses induced in a body due to change in
temperature. Thermal stresses are setup in a body when the temperature of the
body is raised or lowered and the body is not allowed to expand or contract
freely.
3. Define ‘longitudinal strain’ and ‘lateral strain’. (Nov/Dec 2012)
Longitudinal strain:
Longitudinal strain is defined as the deformation of the body per unit length
in the direction of the applied load.Longitudinal strain, e or ε = /
Lateral Strain: εl
The strain perpendicular to the direction of the applied load is called lateral
strain.
4. Give the relationship between modulus of elasticity and modulus of rigidity.
(May/June 2012)
The relationship between modulus of elasticity and modulus of
rigidity is given as
E = 2G (1 + μ)
E - Young’s modulus,
G - Rigidity modulus,
μ – Poisson’s ratio
5. Define Volumetric Strain. (Nov/Dec 2011,Nov/Dec 2013)
Volumetric strain of a deformed body is defined as the ratio of the change
in volume of the body to the deformation to its original volume. If v is the
original volume and dv the change in volume occurred due to the deformation,
the volumetric strain ev induced is given by
ev =dv/v
6. Define (May/June 2015, Nov/Dec 2012
Shearing Force and b) Bending moment. Shearing Force:
The algebraic sum of the vertical force at any section of a beam to the right or
left of the section is known as shear force.
Bending moment:
The algebraic sum of the moments of all the force acting to the right or left of the
section is known as bending of the beam.

7. What are the types of beam and draw a neat sketch for each type?
(Nov/Dec 2013, May/June 2012, Nov/Dec 2011)

8. What do you mean by contraflexure? Is the point of contraflexure and point of

inflexion different? (May/June 2013, May/June 2012,Nov/Dec 2010)
It is the point where the bending moment is zero where it change sign from
positive to negative or vice –versa. No, the point of contraflexure and point of inflexion
are not different. Both are same.
9. Write down the bending moment equation. (May/June 2009)
The bending equation M /I = σ/y =E/R Where,
M – bending moment
I – moment of inertia of the section,
σ – bending stress at that section,
y – distance from the neutral axis, E – Young’s modulus of the material,
10. What are different types of loads acting on a beam? (Nov/Dec 2010)
i. Concentrated load or point load,
ii. Uniformly varying load and
iii. Uniformly distributed load
 PART-B (5X13=65)

11(a) A steel rod of 20 mm diameter passes centrally through a copper tube of 50 mm

external diameter and 40 mm internal diameter. The tube is closed at the end by rigid
plates of negligible thickness. The nuts are tightened lightly on the projecting parts of the
rod. If the temperature of the assembly is raised by 50 0c, calculate the stresses
developed in copper and steel. Take E for steel as 2 x 10 5 N/mm2 and copper as 1 x 105
N/mm2 and α for steel and copper as 12 x 10-6 per 0C and 18 x 10-6 per 0C. (N/D-16)
11(b) Areinforced concrete column 500mm x 500 mm in section is reinforced with 4 steel
bars of 25 mm diameter; one in each corner, the co lumn is carrying a load of 1000 kN.
Find the stresses in the concrete and steel bars. Take E for steel =210 x 103 N/mm2 and
E for concrete =14 x103 N/mm2. (May/June 2013)
12(a)Two steel rods and one copper rod, each of 20mm diameter, together support a
load of 20kN as shown in Fig. Find the stresses in the rods. Take E for steel =
210kN/mm2 and E for copper = 110kN/mm2.
12(b)A steel rod of 3 cm diameter is enclosed centrally in a hollow copper tube of
external diameter 5 cm and internal diameter of 4 cm as shown in fig. The
composite bar is then subjected to axial pull of 45000N. If the length of each bar is
equal to 15 cm, determine; (i) The stresses in the rod and tube, and (ii) Load
carried by each bar. Take E for steel= 2.1 x 10 5 N/mm2 and for copper=1.1 x 105
N/mm2.
13.(a) A
steel bar 20mm in diameter, 2m long is subjected to an axial pull of 50 kN. If E = 2
x 10 N/mm2 and m = 3. Calculate the change in the length, diameter and volume. (M/J -
5

16)
(b )The following data relate to a bar subjected to a tensile test:
Diameter of the bar = 30 mm
Tensile load P = 54 mm
Gauge length = 300 mm
Extension of the bar δl = 0.112 mm
Change in diameter δd = 0.00366 mm
Calculate
(i) Possion‟s ratio
(ii) The values of three moduli (Nov/Dec 2013,12)
14(a)Draw the shear force and bending moment for the simply supported beam
shown in the figure. (May / June 2014)
Result:
(B) A simply supportedbeam AB of length 5m carries point loads of 8 kN, 10 kN and
15 kN at 1.50 m, 2.50, and 4.0m respectively from left hand support. Draw shear
force diagram and bending moment diagram. (N/D-16)
 Result:

SFD:

BMD:

15(A) Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams for the beam shown in figure
below.(Nov/De 2012)
(b) State and assumption made in the theory of simple bending and derive the simple bending equation.
16(a)Draw the shear force and bending moment diagram for the beam given below. Also
find the maximum bending moment and locate the point of contra flexure. (May/June
2011)
Result: