FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Fraction of Mark(s)

Question Mark(s)
UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA No. obtained
1(a)
TEST # 1 – MECHANICS OF MATERIALS / MEC411 1(b)
SEPTEMBER 2011 – JANUARY 2012 2(a)
2(b)
NAME 3(a)
I/D NO. 3(b)
GROUP TOTAL

Instructions: (a) Answer all questions.

(b) Start each answer on a new page.

QUESTION 1

Two specimens A and B, both originally 300 mm long and a diameter of 12 mm respectively,
are subjected to a normal force of 2.5 kN. When the normal force is increased from 2.5 kN to
9 kN, the deformations experienced by the specimens are shown in Table 1 below.

Table 1
Specimen Elongation, δ (mm)
A 0.225
B 0.172

a) Determine the modulus of elasticity, E for each of the materials, given that they still
remain linearly elastic throughout the experiment.
(10 marks)

b) A nuclear reactor consists of a member that is subjected with an axial load of 20 kN. It is
found out experimentally that the ultimate tensile strength (failure load) for material B is
greater than material A. Briefly explain which material is preferred to be used as the
member to hold the axial loading of 20 kN. (You do not have to calculate the factor of
safety value)
(5 marks)
QUESTION 2

a) State two assumptions related to the usage of Hooke’s Law in the development of the
displacement equation, i.e., δ = PL/EA, for an axially loaded member.
(2 marks)

b) A 10-mm diameter steel bolt is encapsulated in a copper sleeve as shown in Figure

Q2(b). The outer and inner diameter of the sleeve is 25 mm and 10 mm, respectively.

(i) If the bolt is subjected to a compressive centric load of C = 20 kN, calculate the
average normal stress in the steel and the copper. (Take Esteel = 220 GPa,
Ecopper = 115 GPa.)

(ii) Given that the allowable stress for copper is 50 MPa, verify the safety of the
copper sleeve.
(13 marks)

25 mm (diameter)
10 mm (diameter)

C Figure Q2 (b)

QUESTION 3

a) The assembly is made of A-36 steel and consists of a solid rod 20 mm in diameter fixed
to the inside of a tube using a rigid disk at B. Determine the angle of twist at D. The tube
has an outer diameter of 40 mm and wall thickness of 5 mm. Use Gst = 75 GPa.
(7 marks)

b) The 36-A steel tubular shaft is 2 m long and has an outer diameter of 50 mm. When it is
rotating at 50 rad/s, it transmits 30 kW of power from the motor M to the pump P.
Determine the smallest thickness of the tube if the allowable shear stress is τallow = 80
MPa.
(8 marks)

A
Figure Q3 (a)
shaf t
Motor (M) Pump (P)

0.4 m
B
150 N.m
Figure Q3 (b)
C
0.1 m
60 N.m
0.3 m