CIVL 311 Dr. D.

Jared DeBock
Strength of Materials Fall 2020

CIVL 311 – MIDTERM #3

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CIVL 311 Dr. D. Jared DeBock
Strength of Materials Fall 2020

1. [18 pts] The statically determinate beam ABCD has a hinge at C and moment
equations for the three regions of the beam; M1(x), M2(x), and M3(x). Imagine you are
to compute the slope (y’) and displacement (y) of the beam using the direct integration
method:

Provide a numbered list of boundary conditions and/or compatibility conditions that

should be used to solve the problem. (Order does not matter, but please number them so I
can easily see how many you have).

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Strength of Materials Fall 2020

2. [15 pts] The built-up beam shown is made by gluing together two 20 x 250-mm
plywood strips and two 50 x 100-mm planks. For a vertical internal shear force, V (see
below for the value of V), determine the average shear stress in the glued connections

Useful Information: I = 154.17 x 106 mm4 = 154.17 x 10-6 m4

Internal shear force, V (kN) = 15 ∗ 𝐿𝐷𝐼 0.15

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CIVL 311 Dr. D. Jared DeBock
Strength of Materials Fall 2020

3. [27 pts] The stress state for a piece of material is depicted below. Compute the
following using Mohr’s circle (additional space and axes for drawing Mohr’s circle are
provided on the following page):
(a) [5 pts] Maximum normal stress.
(b) [7 pts] Orientation of max normal stress relative to the x-axis (indicate number
of degrees and direction you need to rotate from the x-axis).
(c) [5 pts] Maximum shear stress.
(d) [5 pts] Maximum shear stress, if there is also a 100 psi compressive stress
acting in and out of the plane shown (i.e. in the z-axis direction).
(e) [5 pts] Rotation(s) to get to the maximum shear stress from part d (indicate
rotation angle and axis in your answer).

Final Answers:
y
(a)

50 ∗ 𝐿𝐷𝐼0.1 (𝑝𝑠𝑖) (b)

(c)

25 ∗ 𝐿𝐷𝐼0.1 (𝑝𝑠𝑖) (d)

(e)

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 CIVL 311 Dr. D. Jared DeBock
Strength of Materials Fall 2020

4. [40 pts] For the specimen shown, determine the normal and shearing stresses at point
H. Do not find principle stresses or draw Mohr’s circle (just the unrotated stress state is
all I am asking for)!

Helpful Information: Iz = 864 in4, Ix=216 in4

A = 72 in2 Final Answer:
x =
y =
z =
xy =
xz =
yz =

Section View

Elevation View

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