Practice Problems

Mechanics of Materials
No.1
Beam DF with loading conditions and cross section as shown
below. At the cross section I-I, section A-A, determine:
1. The magnitude of normal stress!
2. The magnitude of shear stress!
3. With the help of Mohr circle, determine the magnitude of
principal stresses and its principal planes.

Y
864 kg

I A A
2 cm X
0.4 m I 0.2 m 12 cm
720 kg

6 cm
No. 2
Beam AB with loading conditions and cross section shown below:

σallow (beam) = 100 kg/cm2 Ʈ allow (beam) = 15 kg/cm2

Ʈ allow (glue) = 20 kg/cm2 Pallow 1 nail = 150 g

1. Determine whether the stresses on the beam satisfy the allowable stresses
of the material! At which location do you need to check?
2. Draw the stresses diagrams!
3. Determine the spacing of the nails to ensure beam AB will act as unity!
Does it need to be equal throughout the length of beam AB? Why?

Glue
1600 kg 3200 kg 30cm
6cm
6000 kg 15cm

A B
24cm
1m 2m 1m
Nails 12 cm

6 12 6
No.3
Beam AB with loading condition and cross section as shown
below.
1. Determine and sketch the stresses diagrams τ and σ at
cross section E
2. If P allow 1 nail is 150 kg, determine the space between nails
at the upper and lower joint sections.

2000 kg 36cm
4cm
18cm
A B X
2.0 m E 2.0 m
36cm

Nails
4 cm
4 15 4
No.4
Beam AB with loading and cross section as shown below. If the beam
material is steel with σallow = 1600 kg/cm2 and σyp = 2400 kg/cm2,
determine:
1. P = kg, at the allowable condition
2. P = kg, at the maximum elastic condition
3. P = kg, at the fully plastic condition

240 mm
18 mm
P P 212mm
C X
A B 400 mm
12mm
2.0 m 2.0 m 2.0 m
32 mm

120 mm
No.5
Beam AB with loading condition and cross section as shown below. At
the cross section a-a, determine:
1. Normal stress diagram due to loads P, Q, T
2. The magnitude of normal stresses at points K and L
3. Shear stress diagram due to P only!

P
P=1188 kg Q=168 kg L
6 cm
A a B
a D C X
T=2880 kg Q
1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m
12 cm
6cm

6 cm
K
18 cm
No.6
If the Vertical Shear force at the cross section is equal to 4200 kg, and
the moment of inertia of the cross section, INA=1050 cm4, then:
1. Draw the shear flow diagram at the cross section
2. Determine the shear centre of the cross section

4 mm 4 mm

100 mm 100 mm

Neutral Axis Neutral Axis

100 mm 100 mm

30 70 mm 30 70 mm

(A) (B)
No.7
If the Vertical Shear force at the cross section is equal to 2125 kg, and
the moment of inertia of the cross section, INA=191.25 cm4, then:
1. Draw the shear flow diagram at the cross section
2. Determine the location of the shear centre of the cross section

2 mm

75 mm

Neutral Axis

2 mm 75 mm

60 mm

(B)
No.8
1. Determine the normal and shear stresses at fiber A-A at cross
section X-X
2. Using Mohr circle, determine the magnitude of the principal
stresses and the position of the principal planes at A-A

270kg
180kg
X
A 300kg A A
2 cm 12 cm

X 10 cm
0.7m 0.3m 0.5m
No.9

Q P
B
C
A
• P=3000 kg and Q=1000 kg, and its positions
are shown in the Figure. C= Centre of gravity
of the foundation.
• Ix= 16 243 200 cm4, Iy= 10 830 000 cm4.
• Determine:
• a. Normal stresses at point A and B
• b. Kern of the foundation!