CE332 Practice Exam 2

1.) The solid shaft shown below is made of an aluminum alloy that has an allowable shear
stress of 15 ksi and a shear modulus of elasticity of 4500 ksi. The diameter of the shaft is
1.5 in., and its length is 30 in. If the allowable angle of twist over the 30-in length of the
shaft is allow 0.13 rad, what is the value of the allowable torque?

2.) A steel strap (E = 210 GPa) with rectangular cross section of dimensions b = 9 mm and h
= 1.5 mm is bent around a solid cylinder of radius r as shown in the figure below. If the
maximum permissible tensile stress in the steel strap is 220 MPa, what is the minimum
radius, r, of cylinder that can be used?

3.) An extruded aluminum machine part has the cross section in the figure below. Determine
the maximum moment M that can be applied to the member if the allowable flexural
stress in tension is 250 MPa and the allowable flexural stress in compression is 120 MPa.