NUMERICALS FROM UNIT 1 AND 2

1. A steel rod 1 m long and 20 mm × 20 mm in cross-section is subjected to a

tensile force of 40 kN. Determine the elongation of the rod, if modulus of
elasticity for the rod material is 200 GPa.
2. A hollow cylinder 2 m long has an outside diameter of 50 mm and inside
diameter of 30 mm. If the cylinder is carrying a load of 25 kN, find the stress
in the cylinder. Also find the deformation of the cylinder, if the value of
modulus of elasticity for the cylinder material is 100 GPa.
3. A load of 5 kN is to be raised with the help of a steel wire. Find the minimum
diameter of the steel wire, if the stress is not to exceed 100 MPa.
4. In an experiment, a steel specimen of 13 mm diameter was found to elongate
0.2 mm in a 200 mm gauge length when it was subjected to a tensile force of
26.8 kN. If the specimen was tested within the elastic range, what is the value
of Young’s modulus for the steel specimen ?
5. A hollow steel tube 3.5 m long has external diameter of 120 mm. In order to
determine the internal diameter, the tube was subjected to a tensile load of
400 kN and extension was measured to be 2 mm. If the modulus of elasticity
for the tube material is 200 GPa, determine the internal diameter of the tube

6. Two wires, one of steel and the other of copper, are of the same length and are
subjected to the same tension. If the diameter of the copper wire is 2 mm, find
the diameter of the steel wire, if they are elongated by the same amount. Take
E for steel as 200 GPa and that for copper as 100 GPa.
7. A copper alloy wire of 1.5 mm diameter and 30 m long is hanging freely from a
tower. What will be its elongation due to self weight? Take specific weight of
the copper and its modulus of elasticity as 89.2 kN/m3 and 90 GPa
respectively.
8. An alloy wire of 2 mm2 cross-sectional area and 12 N weight hangs freely
under its own weight. Find the maximum length of the wire, if its extension is
not to exceed 0.6 mm. Take E for the wire material as 150 GPa.
9. A steel wire ABC 16 m long having cross-sectional area of 4 mm2 weighs 20 N
as shown in Fig. 2.5. If the modulus of elasticity for the wire material is 200
GPa, find the deflections at C and B.
10.A steel bar 2 m long and 150 mm2 in cross-section is subjected to an axial
pull of 15 kN. Find the elongation of the bar. Take E = 200 GPa.
11.A straight bar of 500 mm length has its cross-sectional area of 500 mm2 .
Find the magnitude of the compressive load under which it will decrease its
length by 0.2 mm. Take E for the bar material as 200 GPa.
12.An alloy bar 1 m long and 200 mm2 in cross-section is subjected to a
compressive force of 20 kN. If the modulus of elasticity for the alloy is 100
GPa, find the decrease in length of the bar.
13.A hollow cylinder 4 m long has outside and inside diameters of 75 mm and 60
mm respectively. Find the stress and deformation of the cylinder, when it is
carrying an axial tensile load of 50 kN. Take E = 100 GPa.
14.A hallow caste iron column has internal diameter was found to deform 1.9mm
under a tensile load of 40kn. Calculate the modulus of elasticity of the rod.
15.A steel wire of 80m length and 1𝑚𝑚2 cross-sectional area is freely hanging
from a tensile load of 40 Kn. Calculate the modulus of elasticity of the rod.
16.A steel wire of 1mm diameter is freely hanging under its own weight. If the
extension of the wire should not exceed 2.5 mm, what should be its maximum
length? Take E for the wire material as 200 GPa and its specific weight as
78.5 𝑘𝑁
𝑚
3 .
17.A steel bar of cross-sectional area 200 𝑚𝑚2 is loaded as shown in the figure.
Find the change in length of the bar. Take E as 200 GPa. Find the change in
length of the bar. Take E as 200 GPa.

18. A brass bar, having cross-sectional area of 500 𝑚𝑚2 is subjected to axial
forces as shown in figure. Find the total elongation of the bar. Take E=80 GPa.

19.A steel rod ABCD 4.5m long and 25mm in diameter is subjected to the forces
as shown as figure. If the value of Young’s modulus for the steel is 200 GPa.
Determine its deformation.
20.A steel bar ABC of 400 mm length and 20 mm diameter is subjected to a point
loads as shown in the figure.

21.Determine the total change in length of the bar. Take E = 200 GPa. A copper
rod ABCD of 800 𝑚𝑚2 cross-sectional area and 7.5 m long is subjected to
forces as shown in figure.

22.Find the total elongation of the bar. Take E for the bar material as 100 GPa. A
steel bar of 600 𝑚𝑚2 cross-sectional area is carrying loads as shown in figure.
Determine the elongation of the bar. Take E for the steel as 200 GPa.

23.An automobile component shown in figure 3.2 is subjected to a tensile load of

160 Kn. Determine the total elongation of the component, if its modulus of
elasticity is 200 GPa.

24.A member formed by connecting a steel bar to an aluminium bar is shown in

the figure. Assuming that the bars are prevented from buckling sidewise,
calculate the magnitude of force P that will cause the total length of the
member to decrease by 0.25 mm. The values of elastic modulus for steel and
aluminium are 210 GPa and 70 GPa respectively.
25.A 6m long hollow bar of circular section has 140 mm diameter for a length of
4 m, while it has 120 mm diameter for a length of 2 m. The bore diameter is
80 mm throughout as shown in figure. Find the elongation of the bar, when it
is subjected to an axial force of 300Kn. Take modulus of elasticity for the bar
material as 200 GPa.

26.A compound bar ABC 1.5m long is made up of two parts of aluminium and
steel and that cross-sectional area of aluminium bar is twice that of the steel
bar. The rod is subjected to an axial tensile load of 200Kn. If the elongations
of aluminium and steel parts are equal, find the length of the two parts of the
compound bar. Take E for steel as 200 GPa and E for steel.

27.An alloy circular bar ABCD 3m long is subjected to tensile force of 50 Kn as

shown in figure. If the stress in the middle portion BC is not to exceed 150
MPa, then what should be its diameter? Also find the length of the middle
portion, if the total extension of the bar should not exceed by 3 mm. Take E as
100GPa.

28.A steel bar 2m long and 40 mm in diameter is subjected to an axial pull of 80

Kn. Find the length of the 20mm diameter bore, which should be centrally
carried out, so that the total elongation should increase by 20% under the
same pull. Take E for the bar material as 200 GPa.
29.A steel bar ABCD 4m long is subjected to forces as shown in figure. Find the
elongation of the bar. Take E for the steel as 200 GPa.
30.A circular steel rod ABCD of different cross-sections is loaded as shown in
figure. Find the maximum stress induced in the rod and its deformation. Take
E as 200 GPa.
31.A circular steel rod ABCD of different cross-sections is loaded as shown in Fig.
3.10. Find the maximum stress induced in the rod and its deformation. Take
E = 200 GPa.

32.A steel bar shown in Fig. is subjected to a tensile force of 120 kN. Calculate
elongation of the bar. Take E as 200 GPa.

33.A copper bar shown in Fig. 3.13 is subjected to a tensile load of 30 kN.
Determine elongation of the bar, if E = 100 GPa.

34.A copper bar is 900 mm long and circular in section. It consists of 200 mm
long bar of 40 mm diameter, 500 mm long bar of 15 mm diameter and 200
mm long bar of 30 mm diameter. If the bar is subjected to a tensile load of 60
kN, find the total extension of the bar. Take E for the bar material as 100 GPa.
35.A stepped bar ABCD consists of three parts AB, BC and CD such that AB is
300 mm long and 20 mm diameter, BC is 400 mm long and 30 mm diameter
and CD is 200 mm long and 40 mm diameter. It was observed that the
stepped bar undergoes a deformation of 0.42 mm, when it was subjected to a
compressive load P. Find the value of P, if E = 200 GPa.
36.A member ABCD is subjected to point load as shown in Fig. Determine the
total change in length of the member. Take E = 200 GPa.

37.A steel bar ABCD is subjected to point loads of P1, P2, P3 and P4 as shown in
Fig. Determine the magnitude of the force P3 necessary for the equilibrium, if
P1 = 120 kN, P2 = 220 and P4 = 160 kN. Also determine the net change in the
length of the steel bar. Take E = 200 GPa.

38.A circular alloy bar 2 m long uniformly tapers from 30 mm diameter to 20 mm

diameter. Calculate the elongation of the rod under an axial force of 50 kN.
Take E for the alloy as 140 GPa.
39.If the tension test bar is found to taper from (D + a) diameter to (D – a)
diameter, prove that the error involved in using the mean diameter to
2
calculate Young’s modulus is ( 10𝑎𝐷 )
per cent.
40.Two circular bars A and B of the same material are subjected to the same pull
(P) and are deformed by the same amount. What is the ratio of their length, if
one of them has a constant diameter of 60 mm and the other uniformly tapers
from 80 mm from one end to 40 mm at the other?
41.A round tapered alloy bar 4 m long is subjected to load as shown in Fig. Find
the change in the length of the bar. Take E for the bar material as 120 GPa.

42.An alloy bar of 1 m length has square section throughout, which tapers from
one end of 10 mm × 10 mm to the other end of 20 mm × 20 mm. Find the
 change in its length due to an axial tensile load of 30 kN. Take E for the alloy
as 120 GPa.
43.A steel plate of 20 mm thickness tapers uniformly from 100 mm to 50 mm in
a length of 400 mm. What is the elongation of the plate, if an axial force of 80
kN acts on it ? Take E = 200 GPa.
44.A circular bar 2.5 m long tapers uniformly from 25 mm diameter to 12 mm
diameter. Determine extension of the rod under a pull of 30 kN. Take E for bar
as 200 GPa.
45.A copper rod, circular in cross-section, uniformly tapers from 40 mm to 20
mm in a length of 11 m. Find the magnitude of force, which will deform it by
0.8 mm. Take E = 100 GPa.
46.A circular steel bar 3 m long uniformly tapers from 50 mm diameter from one
end to 25 mm at the other. Find the magnitude of force, which will deform it
by 0.8 mm.
47.A rectangular bar 2 m long and 12.5 mm thick uniformly tapers from 100 mm
at one end to 20 mm at the other. If the bar is subjected to a tensile force of
25 kN, find its deformation. Take E as 200 GPa.
48.A steel bar of 100 mm length tapers from 12 mm × 10 mm from one end to 30
mm × 20 mm at the other. If the stress in the bar is not to exceed 100 MPa,
find the magnitude of the axial force (P). Also find the change in its length.
Take E as 200 GPa.
49.A reinforced concrete circular section of 50,000 mm2 cross-sectional area
carries 6 reinforcing bars whose total area is 500 mm2 . Find the safe load,
the column can carry, if the concrete is not to be stressed more than 3.5 MPa.
Take modular ratio for steel and concrete as 18.
50.A reinforced concrete column 500 mm × 500 mm in section is reinforced with
4 steel bars of 25 mm diameter, one in each corner. The column is carrying a
load of 1000 kN. Find the stresses in the concrete and steel bars. Take E for
steel = 210 GPa and E for concrete = 14GPa.
51.A reinforced concrete circular column of 400 mm diameter has 4 steel bars of
20 mm diameter embeded in it. Find the maximum load which the column
can carry, if the stresses in steel and concrete are not to exceed 120 MPa and
5 MPa respectively. Take modulus of elasticity of steel as 18 times that of
concrete.
52.A load of 270 kN is carried by a short concrete column 250 mm × 250 mm in
size. The column is reinforced with 8 bars of 16 mm diameter. Find the
stresses in concrete and steel, if the modulus of elasticity for the steel is 18
times that of concrete. If the stress in concrete is not to exceed 5 MPa, find the
area of steel required, so that the column may carry a load of 500 kN.
53.A reinforced concrete column of 300 mm diameter contain 4 bars of 22 mm
diameter. Find the total load, the column can carry, if the stresses in steel and
concrete is 50 MPa and 3 MPa respectively.
54.A concrete column of 350 mm diameter is reinforced with four bars of 25 mm
diameter. Find the stress in steel when the concrete is subjected to a stress of
4.5 MPa. Also find the safe load the column can carry. Take ES/EC = 18.
55.A reinforced concrete column 300 mm × 300 mm has four reinforcing bars of
20 mm diameter one in each corner. When the column is loaded with 600 kN
weight, find the stresses developed in the concrete and steel. Take ES/EC =
15.
56.A mild steel rod of 20 mm diameter and 300 mm long is enclosed centrally
inside a hollow copper tube of external diameter 30 mm and internal diameter
25 mm. The ends of the rod and tube are brazed together, and the composite
bar is subjected to an axial pull of 40 kN as shown in Fig. If E for steel and
copper is 200 GPa and 100 GPa respectively, find the stresses developed in
the rod and the tube.

57.A composite bar is made up of a brass rod of 25 mm diameter enclosed in a

steel tube of 40 mm external diameter and 30 mm internal diameter as shown
in Fig. 4.20. The rod and tube, being coaxial and equal in length, are securely
fixed at each end. If the stresses in brass and steel are not to exceed 70 MPa
and 120 MPa respectively, find the load (P) the composite bar can safely carry.
Also find the change in length, if the composite bar is 500 mm long. Take E
for steel tube as 200 GPa and brass rod as 80 GPa respectively.

58.A rigid bar AB is hinged at A and supported by a copper rod 2 m long and
steel rod 1 m long. The bar carries a load of 20 kN at D as shown in Fig. If the
cross-sectional areas of steel and copper rods are 200 mm2 and 400 mm2
respectively, find the stresses developed in each rod. Take the values of E for
steel and copper as 200 GPa and 100 GPa respectively.
59.A composite bar ABC, rigidly fixed at A and 1 mm above the lower support, is
subjected to an axial load of 50 kN at B as shown in Fig. If the cross-sectional
area of the section AB is 100 mm2 and that of section BC is 200 mm2 , find
the reactions at both the ends of the bar. Also find the stresses in both the
section. Take E = 200 GPa.

60.A solid steel bar 500 mm long and 50 mm diameter is placed inside an
aluminium tube 75 mm inside diameter and 100 mm outside diameter. The
aluminium tube is 0.5 mm longer than the steel bar. An axial load of 600 kN
is applied to the bar and cylider through rigid plates as shown in Fig. Find the
stresses developed in the steel bar and aluminium tube. Assume E for steel as
200 GPa and E for aluminium is 70 GPa.

61.A composite bar is made up of a brass rod of 25 mm diameter enclosed in a

steel tube of 40 mm external diameter, and 35 mm internal diameter. The
 ends of the rod and tube are securely fixed. Find the stresses developed in the
brass rod and steel tube, when the composite bar is subjected to an axial pull
of 45 kN. Take E for brass as 80 GPa and E for steel as 200 GPa.
62.A compound bar consists of a circular rod of steel of diameter 20 mm rigidly
fitted into copper tube of internal diameter of 20 mm and external diameter of
30 mm. If the composite bar is 750 mm long and is subjected to a
compressive load of 30 kN, find the stresses developed in the steel rod and
copper tube. Take EC = 200 GPa and EA = 100 GPa. Also find the change in
the length of the bar.
63.A uniform rigid block weighing 160 kN is to be supported on three bars as
shown in Fig. There is 4 mm gap between the block and the top of the steel
bar. Find the stresses developed in the bars. Take ES = 200 GPa and EA = 80
GPa.

64.A aluminium alloy bar, fixed at its both ends is heated through 20 K. Find the
stress developed in the bar. Take modulus of elasticity, and coefficient of
linear expansion for the bar material as 80 GPa and 24 × 10–6/K respectively.
65.A brass rod 2 m long is fixed at both its ends. If the thermal stress is not to
exceed 76.5 MPa, calculate the temperature through which the rod should be
heated. Take the values of α and E as 17 × 10–6/K and 90 GPa respectively.
66.Two parallel walls 6 m apart are stayed together by a steel rod 25 mm
diameter passing through metal plates and nuts at each end. The nuts are
tightened home, when the rod is at a temperature of 100°C. Determine the
stress in the rod, when the temperature falls down to 60°C, if (a) the ends do
not yield, and (b) the ends yield by 1 mm Take E = 200 GPa and α = 12 ×
10–6/°C.
67.A circular bar rigidly fixed at its both ends uniformly tapers from 75 mm at
one end to 50 mm at the other end. If its temperature is raised through 26 K,
what will be the maximum stress developed in the bar. Take E as 200 GPa
and α as 12 × 10–6/K for the bar material.
68.A rigidly fixed circular bar 1.75 m long uniformly tapers from 125 mm
diameter at one end to 100 mm diameter at the other. If the maximum stress
in the bar is not to exceed 108 MPa, find the temperature through which it
can be heated. Take E and α for the bar material as 100 GPa and 18 × 10–6 /
K respectively.
69.A steel rod ABC is firmly held between two rigid supports A and C as shown in
fig. Find the stresses developed in the two portions of the rod, when it is
heated through 15 K. Take α= 12 * 10−6/K and E=200 GPa.

70.A composite bar made up of aluminium and steel, is held between two
supports as shown in Fig. The bars are stress-free at a temperature of 38°C.
What will be the stresses in the two bars, when the temperature is 21°C, if (a)
the supports are unyielding, (b) the supports come nearer to each other by 0.1
mm? It can be assumed that the change of temperature is uniform all along
the length of the bar. Take E for steel as 200 GPa; E for aluminium as 75 GPa
and coefficient of expansion for steel as 11.7 × 10–6 per °C and coefficient of
expansion for aluminium as 23.4 × 10–6 per °C.

71.A steel bar, fixed at its both ends, is heated through 15 K. Calculate the stress
developed in the bar, if modulus of elasticity and coefficient of linear
expansion for the bar material is 200 GPa and 12 * 10−6/K respectively.
72.An alloy bar 2 m long is held between two supports. Find the stresses
developed in the bar, when it is heated through 30 K if both the ends (i) do not
yield; and (ii) yield by 1 mm. Take the value of E and α for the alloy as 120
GPa and 24 × 10–6/K.
73.A circular bar rigidly fixed at its both ends is 1.2 m long. It uniformly tapers
from 100 mm at one end to 75 mm at the other. What is the maximum stress
induced in the bar, when its temperature is raised through 25 K? Take E as
200 GPa and α as 12 × 10–6/K.
74.An alloy circular bar rigidly fixed at its both ends uniformly tapers from 90
mm to 60 mm from one end to another. What will be the maximum stress
developed in the bar, when its temperature is raised through 20 K? Take E
and α for the bar material as 150 GPa and 12 × 10–6/K. Also find the
maximum stress when the bar is lowered by the same temperature.
75.A steel rod ABC firmly held at A and C has a cross-sectional area of 1000
mm2 for 400 mm length and 1500 mm2 for 600 mm length as shown in Fig. If
the rod is heated through 10K find the stresses developed in AB and BC.
76.A flat steel bar 200 mm × 20 mm × 8 mm is placed between two aluminium
bars 200 mm × 20 mm × 6 mm so as to form a composite bar as shown in Fig.
All the three bars are fastened together at room temperature. Find the
stresses in each bar, where the temperature of the whole assembly is raised
through 50°C. Assume : Young’s modulus for steel = 200 GPa Young’s
modulus for aluminium = 80 GPa Coefficient of expansion for steel = 12 ×
10–6/°C Coefficient of expansion for aluminium = 24 × 10–6/°C.

77.A gun metal rod 20 mm diameter, screwed at the ends, passes through a steel
tube 25 mm and 30 mm internal and external diameters respectively. The
nuts on the rod are screwed tightly home on the ends of the tube. Find the
intensity of stress in each metal, when the common temperature rises by
200°F. Take. Coefficient of expansion for steel = 6 × 10–6/°F Coefficient of
expansion for gun metal = 10 × 10–6/°F Modulus of elasticity for steel = 200
GPa Modulus of elasticity for gun metal = 100 GPa.
78.A composite bar is made up by connecting a steel member and a copper
member, rigidly fixed at their ends as shown in Fig. The cross-sectional area
of the steel member is A mm2 for half of the length and 2A mm2 for the other
half of the length ; while that for the copper member is A mm2 . The
coefficients of expansion for steel and copper are α and 1.3 α ; while elastic
modulii are E and 0.5 E respectively. Determine the stresses induced in both
the members when the composite bar is subjected to a rise of temperature of t

degrees.
79.A composite bar made up of aluminium bar and steel bar is firmly held
between two unyielding supports as shown in Fig. An axial load of 200 kN is
applied at B at 320 K. Find the stresses in each material, when the
temperature is 370 K. Take α for aluminium and steel as 70 GPa and 210 GPa
 respectively. Take α for aluminium and steel as 24 × 10–6 /K and 12 × 10–6
/K respectively.

80.A steel rod of 20 mm diameter passes centrally through a tight fitting copper
tube of external diameter 40 mm. The tube is closed with the help of rigid
washers of negligible thickness and nuts threaded on the rod. The nuts are
tightened till the compressive load on the tube in 50 kN as shown in fig.
Determine the stresses in the rod and the tube, when the temperature of the
assembly falls, by 50 K. Take E for steel and copper as 200 GPa and 100 GPa
respectively. Take coefficient of expansion for steel and copper as 12 × 10–6 K
and 18 × 10–6 K respectively.

81.Two steel rods, each 50 mm diameter are connected end to end by means of a
turnbuckle as shown in Fig. The other end of each rod is rigidly fixed with a
little initial tension in the rods. The length of each rod is 4 m and pitch of the
threads on each rod = 5 mm. Neglecting the extension of turnbuckle, calculate
the initial tension, when the turnbuckle is tightened by one quarter of a turn.
E = 200 GPa. State with reason, whether effect of temperature rise would
nullify the increase in tension or add more to it.

82.A rigid slab weighing 600 kN is placed upon two bronze rods and one steel rod
each of 6000 mm2 area at a temperature of 15°C as shown in Fig. Find the
temperature, at which the stress in steel rod will be zero. Take : Coefficient of
expansion for steel = 12 × 10–6/°C Coefficient of expansion for bronze = 18 ×
10–6/°C Young’s modulus for steel = 200 GPa Young’s modulus for bronze =
80 GPa.
83.An aluminium rod of 20 mm diameter is completely enclosed in a steel tube of
30 mm external diameter and both the ends of the assembly are rigidly
connected. If the composite bar is heated through 50°C, find the stresses
developed in the aluminium rod and steel tube. Take: Modulus of elasticity for
steel = 200 GPa Modulus of elasticity for aluminium = 80 GPa Coefficient of
expansion for steel = 12 × 10–6/°C Coefficient of expansion for aluminium =
18 × 10–6/°C.
84.A steel rod of 10 mm diameter passes centrally through a copper tube of
external diameter 40 mm and internal diameter 30 mm. The assembly is
tightened with the help of washers and nuts. If the whole assembly is heated
through 60°C, then find the stresses developed in the steel rod and copper
tube. Assume : Young’s modulus for steel = 200 GPa Young’s modulus for
copper = 100 GPa Coefficient of expansion for steel = 11.5 × 10–6 /°C
Coefficient of expansion for copper = 17 × 10–6 /°C.
85.A copper bar ABC of 500 mm2 cross-sectional area is firmly held between two
unyielding supports and subjected to an axial load as shown in Fig. Calculate
the stresses developed in the two portions, when the bar is subjected to an
increase of 20 K temperature. Take E for the copper as 100 GPa and α for the
copper as 18 × 10–6/ K.

86.A steel rod of 25 mm diameter axially passes through a brass tube of 25 mm

internal diameter and 35 mm external diameter when the nut on the rod is
tightened, initial stress of 10 MPa is developed in the rod. The temperature of
the tube is then raised by 60°C. Calculate the final stresses in the rod and
tube. Take ES = 200 GPa, EB = 80 GPa, αS = 11.7 × 10–6 /°C and αB =
19 * 10 /°C.
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87.A steel bar 2 m long, 20 mm wide and 15 mm thick is subjected to a tensile

load of 30 kN. Find the increase in volume, if Poisson’s ratio is 0.25 and
Young’s modulus is 200 GPa.
88.A copper bar 250 mm long and 50 mm × 50 mm in cross-section is subjected
to an axial pull in the direction of its length. If the increase in volume of the
bar is 37.5 mm3 , find the magnitude of the pull. Take m = 4 and E = 100
GPa.
89.A steel bar 50 mm × 50 mm in cross-section is 1.2 m long. It is subjected to
an axial pull of 200 kN. What are the changes in length, width and volume of
the bar, if the value of Poisson’s ratio is 0.3? Take E as 200 GPa.
90.A steel cube block of 50 mm side is subjected to a force of 6 kN (Tension), 8
kN (Compression) and 4 kN (Tension) along x, y and z direction respectively.
Determine the change in volume of the block. Take E as 200 GPa and m as
10/3.
91.A cubical block is subjected to a compressive load (P) in one of the directions.
If the lateral strains, in other two directions are to be completely prevented, by
the application of another compressive load (P1), then find the value of P1 in
terms of P.
92.A steel rod 1.5 m long and 20 mm diameter is subjected to an axial pull of 100
kN. Find the change in length and diameter of the rod, if E = 200 GPa and
1/m = 0.32.
93.Determine the changes in length, breadth and thickness of a steel bar 4 m
long, 30 mm wide and 20 mm thick, when subjected to an axial pull of 120 kN
in the direction of its length. Take E = 200 GPa and Poisson’s ratio 0.3.
94.A steel bar 1.2 m long, 50 mm wide and 40 mm thick is subjected to an axial
pull of 150 kN in the direction of its length. Determine the change in volume
of the bar. Take E = 200 GPa and m = 4.
95.A steel block 200 mm × 20 mm × 20 mm is subjected to a tensile load of 40
kN in the direction of its length. Determine the change in volume, if E is 205
GPa and 1/m = 0.3.
96.An alloy specimen has a modulus of elasticity of 120 GPa and modulus of
rigidity of 45 GPa. Determine the Poisson’s ratio of the material.
97.In an experiment, a bar of 30 mm diameter is subjected to a pull of 60 kN.
The measured extension on gauge length of 200 mm is 0.09 mm and the
change in diameter is 0.0039 mm. Calculate the Poisson’s ratio and the values
of the three moduli.
98.A steel plate has modulus of elasticity as 200 GPa and Poisson’s ratio as 0.3.
What is the value of bulk modulus for the steel plate?
99.In an experiment an alloy bar 1 m long and 20 mm × 20 mm in section was
tested to increase through 0.1 mm, when subjected to an axial tensile load of
6.4 kN. If the value of bulk modulus for the bar is 133 GPa, find the value of
Poisson’s ratio.
100. What is the value of modulus of rigidity of a steel alloy, if its modulus of
elasticity is 180 GPa and Poisson’s ratio is 0.25?
101. An alloy bar has bulk modulus as 150 GPa and Poisson’s ratio as 0.3. Find
its modulus of rigidity.
102. A round bar 40 mm diameter is subjected to an axial pull of 80 kN and
reduction in diameter was found to be 0.007 75 mm. Find Poisson’s ratio and
Young’s modulus for the material of the bar. Take value of shear modulus as
40 GPa.
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