MOOC – “Mechanics of Materials I”

Week Four Quiz Solution

Problem 1) For an engineering structural member under loading, the strain components
at a point are found to be:
mm
 x   500 
mm
 y 1250   xy 1900  rad
mm mm
Find the strain components n and  nt for the n-t axes oriented as shown below.

y
t

x
  25

n
Problem 2) The strain rosette shown below was used to measure the following strain
data on the free surface of a stressed body at a point.
mm mm mm
 a  750   b 1250   c   50 
mm mm mm
Find the strain components  x ,  y ,  xy at the point

c b

a
Problem 3) Show a Mohr’s Circle plot depicting the principal strains and the maximum
in-plane shear strain for the strain condition below acting at a point in an engineering
structural member.
mm
 x   500 
mm
mm
 y 1250 
mm
 xy 1900  rad

a)

 ɣMAX = 2580 µ rad

2 ɣ / 2 = 1290 µ
.
MAX
H
. (1250, 950)

R=1290

. .C 
ε2 = 917 µ mm/mm (C)
.
ε1 = 1670 µ mm/mm (T)
(375, 0)

V .
(-500,-950)