‫بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم‬

MECHANICS OF MATERIALS
(STRENGTH OF MATERIALS)

CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION & CONCEPT OF STRESS
Tutorial Problems

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 Tutorial Problem-1
2

Two solid cylindrical rods AB and BC are welded

together at B and loaded as shown in the figure.
Knowing that the average normal stress must not
exceed 175 MPa in rod AB and 150 MPa in rod BC,
determine the smallest allowable values of
(a) d1
(b) d2

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 Solution
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(a) Rod AB
 2
P  40  30  70 kN; A d1
4
P P 4P 4P
 AB   all     d 2

A  d 2 d12  all
1

1
4
4P 4  70  1000
 d1    22.6 mm Ans.
 all   175
(b) Rod BC
 2
P  30 kN; A d2
4
P P 4P 4P
 BC   all     d 2

A  d 2 d 22  all
2

2
4
4P 4  30  1000
 d2    15.96 mm Ans.
 all   150
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 Tutorial Problem-2
4
Two loads are applied to the bracket BCD
as shown.
(a) Knowing that the control rod AB is to
be made of a steel having an ultimate
normal stress of 600 MPa, determine
the diameter of the rod for which the
factor of safety with respect to failure
will be 3.3.
(b) The pin at C is to be made of a steel
having an ultimate shearing stress of
350 MPa. Determine the diameter of
the pin C for which the factor of safety
with respect to shear will also be 3.3.
(c) Determine the required thickness of the
bracket that supports at C, knowing
that the allowable bearing stress of the
steel used is 300 MPa.

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 Solution
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Reactions at Pin support C
CCW ()M C  0  P  0.6  50  0.3  15  0.6  0  P  40 kN
  Fx  0  C x  P  0  C x  P  40 kN
  Fy  0  C y  50  15  0  C y  65 kN

C  C x2  C y2  40 2  652  76.32 kN

Control rod AB
 2
P  40 kN; A d AB Free Body diagram of Bracket
4
P P 4P 4P 4P
 AB   all     d 2
 
A  d2 d AB  all U / F .S .
2 AB

AB
4
4 P  F .S . 4  40  1000  3.3
 d AB    16.74 mm Ans.
U   600

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Shear in Pin C
 2
C  76.32 kN; A dC
4
P F 4C / 2  2C 2C
   all   1   d 2
 
A  d2 d C2 all U / F .S .
C

C
4
2C  F .S . 2  76.32  1000  3.3
 dC    21.40 mm Ans.
U   350
Free Body diagram of Pin at C

Bearing at C

C  76.32 kN; d  22 mm
P (C / 2)
b     all
A td
(C / 2) (76.32 / 2)  1000
t    5.78 mm
d all 22  300
 Use t  6 mm Ans. Bearing loads at Bracket support at point C

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 Tutorial Problem-3
7

The two portions of member AB are

glued together along a plane forming
an angle ɵ with a horizontal. Knowing
that the ultimate stress for the glued joint
is 17 MPa in tension and 9 MPa in shear,
determine the range of values of ɵ for
which the factor of safety of the members
is at least 3.0.

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 Solution
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?
Ultimate load Pu
A0  30  50  1500 mm 2 F.S .    3  Pu  3  10  30 kN
Applied load 10
Based on tensile stress:
Given,   17 MPa  17 N/mm 2 ; P  Pu  30 kN
P A 17  1500
 cos 2   cos 2   0   0.85
A0 P 30  1000
 cos   0.85  0.922    cos 1 0.922   22.80
Based on shear stress:
P P 2A0 2  9  1500
 sin  cos   sin 2  sin 2    0 .9
A0 2 A0 P 30  1000
64.1580
 2  sin 0.9   64.158   
1 0
 32.10
2
 22.80    32.10 Ans.
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