Prepared By:

Engr. Jeffrey P. Landicho

Review Problem
1. An iron column of annular cross-section has an outer
diameter of 200mm and is subjected to a force of 75
kN. Find the thickness of the wall if the allowable
compressive stress is 10 Mpa.
a. 12.75 mm c. 12.57 mm
b. 17.75 mm d. 15.75 mm
2. A steel tie rod on bridge must be made to withstand a
pull of 5000 lbs. Find the diameter of the rod assuming
of safety of 5 and ultimate stress of 64,000 psi.
a. 0.75 c. 0.71
b. 0.84 d. 0.79
3. Compute the safe wall thickness of a 76.2 cm diameter
steel tank. The tank is subjected to 7.33 Mpa pressure
and the steel material has a yield stress of 215.4 Mpa.
The factor of safety to is 3.
a. 1.95 cm c. 3.89 cm
b. 4.09 cm d. 3.96 cm
4. A cylindrical water tank is 8 m in diameter and 12 m
high. If the tank is to be completely filled, determine
the minimum thickness of the tank plating if the
stress is limited to 40 Mpa.
a. 11.77 mm c. 13.18 mm
b. 10.25 mm d. 12.6 mm
5. A 2-inch solid shaft is driven by a 36-inch gear and
transmits power at 120 rpm. If the allowable
shearing stress is 12 ksi, what horsepower can be
transmitted?
a. 29.89 c. 35.89
b. 38.89 d. 34.89
6. A hollow shaft has an inner diameter of 0.035 m
and an outer diameter of 0.06 m. Compute for the
torque in N-m, if the stress is not to exceed 120
Mpa.
a. 4500 c. 4100
b. 4300 d. 4150
7. Determine the length of the shortest 2 mm
diameter wire which can be twisted through
two complete turns without exceeding a
shearing stress of 70 MPa and using Modulus of
rigidity 35 GPa.
a. 3.14 m c. 4.31 m
b. 6.28 m d. 8.26 m
8. What is the modulus of elasticity if the stress is
44,000 psi and unit strain of 0.00105?
a. 41.905 x 106 c. 42.300 x 106
b. 41.202 x 106 d. 43.101 x 106
9. A steel wire 10 m long hanging vertically support a
load of 2000 N. Neglecting the weight of the wire,
determine the required diameter, if the stress is not to
exceed 140 MPa and total elongation is not to exceed 5
mm, E = 200 GPa.
a. 6.739 mm c. 8.694 mm
b. 4.026 mm d. 5.046 mm
10. An iron steam pipe is 200 ft long at 0o C. what will its
increase in length when heated to 100 o C? Coefficient
of linear expansion is 10 x 10 -6 /o C.
a. 0.18 ft c. 0.12 ft
b. 0.28 ft d. 0.20 ft
11. A flanged bolt coupling of eight steel 20
mm diameter bolts spaced evenly around a
bolt circle 300 mm in diameter. Determine
the torque capacity of the coupling if the
allowable stress shearing stress in the bolt is
40 MN/m2.
a. 15.1 kN-m c.17.5 kN-m
b. 14.6 kN-m d. 13.6 kN-m
12. A simple beam 10 m long carries a
concentrated load of 200 kN at the midspan.
What is the maximum moment of the
beam?
a. 250 kN-m c. 500 kN-m
b. 400 kN-m d. 100 kN-m
13. A simply supported beam, 10 m long carries
a uniformly distributed load of 20 kN/m.
What is the value of the maximum shear of
the beam due to this load?
a. 250 kN c. 100 kN
b. 1000 kN d. 500 kN
14. A beam 6 m long is simply supported and loaded by
a uniformly varying distributed load with zero
intensity at the left and 50 kN/m at the right. Find the
location of the maximum bending moment.
a. 3 m c. 3.46 m
b. 4 m d. 3.76 m
15. A simply supported rectangular beam 50 mm wide
and 100 mm deep carries a uniformly distributed load
of 1200 N/m over its entire length. What is the
maximum length of the beam if the flexural stress is
limited to 20 Mpa.
a. 10 m c. 11 m
b. 3.33 m d. 15 m
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