MECH 2040 Assignment 1 Due on Canvas on Feb, , 2021

Question 1 (25 pts)

The rigid bar EFG is supported by the truss system shown. Knowing that the member
CG is a solid circular rod of 18-mm diameter, determine the normal stress in CG.

Fig. Q1

Question 2 (25 pts)

Two wooden members of uniform rectangular cross section are joined by the simple
glued scarf splice shown. Knowing that P = 11 kN, determine the normal and shearing
stresses in the glued splice.

Fig. Q2

Question 3 (25 pts)

Members AB and BC of the truss shown are made of the same alloy. It is known that a
20-mm-square bar of the same alloy was tested to failure and that an ultimate load of
120 kN was recorded. If a factor of safety of 3.2 is to be achieved for both bars,
determine the required cross-section area of (a) bar AB, (b) bar AC.
 Fig. Q3

Question 4 (25 pts)

A force P is applied as shown to a steel reinforcing bar that has been embedded in a
block of concrete. Determine the smallest length L for which the full allowable normal
stress in the bar can be developed. Express the result in terms of the diameter d of the
bar, the allowable normal stress 𝜎𝑎𝑙𝑙 in the steel, and the average allowable bond stress
𝜏𝑎𝑙𝑙 between the concrete and the cylindrical surface of the bar.
(Neglect the normal stresses between the concrete and the end of the bar.)

Fig. Q4