STRENGTH OF

MATERIAL 1
SHEAR, POISSON & SAFETY
FACTOR
OUTLINE
 Proof stress, working stress and safety
factor
 Strain energy
 Poisson ratio
 Shear stress
 Shear strain
 Modulus of Rigidity
 PROOF STRESS, WORKING
STRESS AND SAFETY FACTOR
maximum stress
working stress X safety factor working stress

proof stress
safety factor
STRAIN ENERGY, U
 Work done in deforming a body within the
elastic limit of the material.

V= AL
Stress Volume

Strain Energy

Young
Let’s use your strain and brain
energy a bit..
#1
A bar being given a force as figure. Find the
strain energy value of the bar. Given E = 200
GN/m2.

175 kN d = 30mm 175 kN

650mm

Ans: 70.402 J @ Nm
POISSON RATIO, 𝜈
 The ratio between lateral strain to
longitudinal strain produced by a single
stress
diameter

Lateral
P P y

length
x
Longitudinal
POISSON RATIO, 𝜈

Δd
diameter
d

ΔL length
L
 V is NOT volume instead a
shear force symbol!!

SINGLE SHEAR
DOUBLE SHEAR

V=

V = P/2 because the

P force being
divided!!
 Formula
Shear stress symbol

Single Shear Double Shear

P P/2
   
A A

The A formula differ depending on the surface of shear stress applied

length

width
Try this one..
#1
Based on the figure given, find the value of the P if
the diameter of the rivet is 5.8 mm and shear stress is
41 N/mm2

Ans: 2.17 kN
How about this?
#2
Three plates are connected by two rivets as shown in
Figure below. If the shear stress  = 33 N/mm2.
Calculate a suitable diameter rivets.
5 kN

Hint: there are two rivets

Ans: 6.94mm
2.5 kN 2.5 kN
SHEAR STRAIN, ∅
 Result of shear stress.
 A small angle of deformation will form to the
material.
 Unit in radian 𝒙
𝑥 ∅=
𝑉
𝑳
𝐿 ∅
MODULUS OF RIGIDITY, 𝐺
 Ratio of shear stress, 𝜏 over shear strain ∅.

𝝉
𝑮=
∅
TUTORIAL……
#1
A bolt with a diameter of 10mm being given
a 50kN force. Calculate the shear stress
value(MN/m2) if the bolt is in:
a) Single shear condition
b) Double shear condition

Ans: 636.62 MN/m2; 318.31 MN/m2

TUTORIAL LAGI…
#2

15kN D=4 mm 15kN

10 mm

D=3.92 mm

10.47 mm

Ans: 1.19 GN/m2; 0.426