KONGU ENGINEERING COLLEGE, PERUNDURAI, ERODE – 638 052.

(An Autonomous Institution Affliated to Anna University-Coimbatore)

(III-Sem-BE)
CYCLE TEST – I -FEBRUARY 2009
Roll No: _______________
Programme : B.E Date :02-02-2009
Branch : Mechanical Engineering Time : 1.10 pm to 2.40 pm
Semester : IV
Code : 07ME401 Duration : 1.5 Hours
Subject :Strength of Materials Maximum Marks : 50

Answer all Questions

PART – A (5X 1 Marks= 5 Marks)
1. Poison’s ratio: ___________
2. Thermal stresses are due to change in_______________
3. Define lateral strain.
4. What is statically determinate beam?
5. Define impact load.
Answer all Questions
PART – B (5X 2 Marks = 10 Marks)
6. Define rigid and deformable bodies.
7. Define Stiffness.
8. Define modular ratio.
9. What is composite bar?
10. Give the relationship between (i) The young’s modulus and rigidity modulus
(ii) The young’s modulus, rigidity modulus
and bulk modulus
Answer any five Questions
PART – C (5x7 Marks =35 Marks)

11. A steel bar is placed between two copper bars, each having the same area and
length as steel bar at 20C. At this stage, they are rigidly connected together at the
both the ends. when the temperature is raised to 320C, the length of the bars
increases by 1.5mm.Determine the original length and the final stresses in the bars

12. A steel tie rod 50 mm in diameter and 2.5m long is subjected to a pull of 100KN.
To what length the rod should be bored centrally so that the total elongation will
increase by 15 percent under the same pull, the bore being 25mm diameter? Take
E=200GN/m2.

13. The bar shown in the fig is subjected to a tensile load of 160 kN . If the stress in
the middle portion is limited to 150 N/mm2. Determine the diameter of the middle
portion. Find also the length of middle portion if the total elongation of the bar is
to be 0.2 mm. young’s modulus is given as equal to 2.1x105N/mm2.

14. Derive the expression of change in volume a thin cylinder subjected to an internal
pressure p.
15. A uniform metal bar has a cross-sectional area of 700 mm 2 and a length of 1.5 m if
the stress at the elastic limit is 160 N/mm2. What will be the proof resilience?
Determine also the maximum value of an applied load, which may be suddenly
applied without exceeding the elastic limit. Calculate the value of gradually
applied load which will produce the same extension as that produced by the
suddenly applied load above. Take E=2x105 N/mm2.

16. Draw the shear force and bending moment diagram for a cantilever beam loaded
with uniformly distributed load of ‘w per unit run’ over its whole span’l’.
 KONGU ENGINEERING COLLEGE, PERUNDURAI, ERODE – 638 052.
(An Autonomous Institution Affliated to Anna University-Coimbatore)
(III-Sem-BE)
CYCLE TEST – I -FEBRUARY 2009
Roll No: _______________
Programme : B.E Date :02-02-2009
Branch : Mechanical Engineering Time : 1.10 pm to 2.40 pm
Semester : IV
Code : 07ME401 Duration : 1.5 Hours
Subject :Strength of Materials Maximum Marks : 50
Answer all Questions
PART – A (5X 1 Marks= 5 Marks)
1. Poison’s ratio: lateral strain/linear strain
2. Thermal stresses are due to change in temperature
3. Define lateral strain. δd/d
4. What is statically determinate beam?
The beams like cantilever, simply supported beams are known as statically
determinate beams as the reactions of these beams at their supports can be
determined by the use of equations of static equilibrium and the reactions are
independent of the deformations of the beam.
5. Define impact load.
The load applied with initial velocity.
Answer all Questions
PART – B (5X 2 Marks = 10 Marks)
6. Define rigid and deformable bodies.
Rigid bodies are the one which does not deform while transmitting a force. Like
chain links. Deformable bodies are the one which deforms with permissible values
while transmitting forces like belt drives.
7. Define Stiffness.
The deflection produced by the body per unit load is called stiffness.
8. Define modular ratio.
E1/E2. It is the ratio of young’s modulus of two materials.

9. What is composite bar?

Composite bar is made of two different materials and it behaves like one unit.

10. Give the relationship between (i) The young’s modulus and rigidity
modulus

(ii) The young’s modulus, rigidity modulus

and bulk modulus
 Answer any five Questions
PART – C (5x7 Marks =35 Marks)

11. A steel bar is placed between two copper bars, each having the same area
and length as steel bar at 20C. At this stage, they are rigidly connected
together at the both the ends. when the temperature is raised to 320C, the
length of the bars increases by 1.5mm.Determine the original length and the
final stresses in the bars. Take Es=220 GN/m2, Ec = 110 GN/m2and α for
steel and copper as 12x10-6/°C and 17.5x10-6/°C.

GIVEN:

Let the cross sectional area of steel bar =A

Cross sectional srea of two copper bars =2A
Free expansion of steel bar = αs.T.L
Free expansion of copper bar = αc.T.L
Actual expansion of the each bar = δ
αs.T.L < δ < αc.T.L
steel is in tension and copper is in compression
stress in steel bar =σs
stress in copper bar =σc
αs.T.L + = αc.T.L -

+ = αc.T - αs.T
es+ec = (0.0000175-0.000012)(320-20)=0.00165
when the system in equilibrium
pull in steel = push in copper
σsAs=σcAc
σs=2σc
σc = 90.75x106 N/m2
σs = 2x90.75x106 = 181.5x106 N/m2
Actual expansion of copper = free expansion of copper – contraction due to compressive
stress induced in copper
dLc = αc.T.L -

= αc.T. -
ec = αc.T-e
e = αcT-ec = 0.0000175x300-(90.75x106)/110x109 = 0.004425
δ=exl = 1.5 mm
0.004425xl= 1.5
l= 0.339X10-3mm

12. A steel tie rod 50 mm in diameter and 2.5m long is subjected to a pull of
100KN. To what length the rod should be bored centrally so that the total
elongation will increase by 15 percent under the same pull, the bore being
25mm diameter? Take E=200GN/m2.
 13. The bar shown in the fig is subjected to a tensile load of 160 kN . If the stress
in the middle portion is limited to 150 N/mm2. Determine the diameter of the
middle portion. Find also the length of middle portion if the total elongation
of the bar is to be 0.2 mm. young’s modulus is given as equal to
2.1x105N/mm2.

Tensile load P= 160 kN = 160x103 N

Stress in the middle portion σ2 = 150 N/mm2
Total elongation dL =0.2 mm
Total length of the bar L =40 cm = 400 mm
Young’s modulus E =2.1x105 N / mm2
Diameter of the end portions D1 = 6 cm = 60 mm
Area of the cross section of both ends A1 =
Let D2 = Diameter of middle portion
L2 = Length of middle portion in mm
Length of both end portions of the bar
L1=(400-L2) mm

D2=36.85 mm or 3.685 cm
Area of cross section of middle portion
 A3=
Total extension

dL =

0.2=
L2=207.14mm

14. Derive the expression of change in volume a thin cylinder subjected to an

internal pressure p.
15. A uniform metal bar has a cross-sectional area of 700 mm 2 and a length of
1.5 m if the stress at the elastic limit is 160 N/mm 2. What will be the proof
resilience? Determine also the maximum value of an applied load, which may
be suddenly applied without exceeding the elastic limit. Calculate the value of
gradually applied load which will produce the same extension as that
produced by the suddenly applied load above. Take E=2x105 N/mm2.
16. Draw the shear force and bending moment diagram for a cantilever beam
loaded with uniformly distributed load of ‘w per unit run’ over its whole span’l’.
Consider a section X-X at a distance x from free end ‘A’
S.F. at x = Sx= -wx

B.M. at x= Mx= - wx.x/2 =

Shear force is according to linear law
Bending moment is according to parabolic law
At x=0 Sx=0 and Mx =0

At x=l Sx=-wl and Mx =