UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

TST1501

THEORY OF STRUCTURES
Total mark 50

Assignment no: Minor test 1

Assignment due date: 29 June 2021

Module lecturer : Ms M.A Rikhotso

This Assignment consists of 03 pages.

Instructions:

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as your own. It is a form of theft which involves a number of dishonest academic
activities.

• Answer all questions

• Write clearly using black ink
• Space your work out adequately
• Read the questions carefully
• Pay careful attention to the allocated marks

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QUESTION 1 [5]
A bar of mild steel has an overall length of 2.1 m. The diameter up to 700 mm length
is 56 mm, the diameter of the remaining 1.4 m is 35 mm. Calculate the extension of
the bar due to a tensile load of 55 kN.

QUESTION 2 [20]
A tensile test was conducted on a mild steel bar. The following information was
obtained from the test:
-Diameter of steel bar =3 cm
-Gauge length of bar=20 cm
-Load at elastic limit =250 kN
-Extension at load of 150 KN = 0.21mm
-Maximum load =380 kN
-Total extension = 60 mm
-Diameter of the rod at the failure =2.25 cm

Using the information above, analyse the following:

2.1 The young’s modulus (5)
2.2 The stress at elastic limit (5)
2.3. The percentage elongation and (5)
2.4 The percentage decrease in area (5)

QUESTION 3 [25]
A built section is shown in Figure 1 , calculate the following with XX and YY as
reference points:
3.1 The position of the centroid of the section (5)
3.2 The second moment of area about the XX and YY (5)
3.3 The radius of gyration, (5)
3.4 The elastic section modulus (5)
3.5The plastic section modulus (5)
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