R.M.K.

ENGINEERING COLLEGE
(An Autonomous Institution)
RSM Nagar, Kavaraipettai – 601 206

B.E. / B.Tech - End Semester Theory Examinations - Nov / Dec 2021

Third Semester
Civil Engineering
20CE301 Mechanics of Materials
(Regulations 2020) QP Code: A
COs Course Outcome : The students, after the completion of the course, are expected to ….
Understand the concepts of stress and strain in prismatic and composite bars, thermal stresses, principal stresses and
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principal planes.
Determine Shear force, bending moment and bending stress distribution across various sections of beams based on theory
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of simple bending.
CO3 Analyze flexural members for shear stress distribution across various sections.
CO4 Determine slope and deflection of determinate beams using different methods
CO5 Apply theory of torsion in design of circular shafts and helical springs
CO6 Analyze pin jointed plane and space trusses using different methods
Time : 3 Hours Answer ALL Questions Max. Marks : 100

Part-A (10 x 2 = 20 Marks)

1. Establish the relationship between elastic constants.
2. Compare ultimate stress and yield stress.
3. Define point of contraflexure.
4. What is meant by flitched beam?
5. State the advantages of moment area method.
6. Explain the theorem of Conjugate beam method.
7. How power transmitted to shaft is calculated?
8. Differentiate closed and open coiled helical springs.
9. Identify different types of trusses by its span.
10. Illustrate how forces are calculated using method of joints.

Part – B ( 5 x 13 = 65 Marks)
11.a. A steel bolt 25mm diameter and 300mm long passes through a copper tube having internal and
external diameters of 30mm and 40mm respectively. The bolt has 4 threads per mm and the nut
is initially just tight. Calculate a) the angle through which the nut is turned through to cause a
tensile stress of 85MPa in the bolt, b) stress in the tube and c) the change in stress in the bolt and
the tube due to an increase in temperature of 30°C. ES=250GPa, EC=150GPa, αs=15 x 10-6per°C,
αc=20 x 10-6 per °C. (13)
Or
11.b. A bar 250mm long, cross sectional area 100mm x 50mm carries a tensile load of 500kN along
lengthwise, a compressive load of 5000kN on its 100mm x 250mm faces and a tensile load of
2500kN on its 50mm x 250mm faces. Calculate 1) the change in volume 2) what change must
be made in the 5000kN load so that no change in the volume of bar occurs. (13)
12.a. A beam AB of span 12 m is simply supported at its both ends. It carries point loads of 6 kN and
12 kN at distances of 4 m and 8 m from the left end. Determine the shear force and bending
moment and hence plot the bending moment and shear force diagrams for the beam
(13)
Or
12.b. A 14m long simply supported beam has overhangs of 3m on the left end and 2m on the right
end. It carries loads of 10kN at the left end, 30kN on the right end and two other loads of 15kN
and 20kN at 6m and 10m respectively from the left end. Draw the shear force and bending
moment diagrams. (13)

13.a. A simply supported beam of length 4m having a point load of 15kN at 1m and 25kN at 2m from
the left ends and cross section 200mm x 400mm is loaded. Find i) slope at the ends ii) Deflection
under point loads iii) location and magnitude of maximum deflection. solve by Macaulay’s
method. Take E= 2 X 104 N/mm2. (13)
Or
13.b. A simply supported beam of uniform rectangular cross-section carries a point load at mid span.
It is given that, the ratio of depth to span of the beam section is 1:24 and the ratio of the maximum
deflection to the span is 1:500. Show that, the maximum bending stress in the beam is E/2500,
where E is the young’s modulus of the material of the beam. Use double integration method.
(13)

14.a. A composite spring has two close coiled helical steel springs in series. Each spring has a mean
coil diameter of 8 times diameter of its wire. One spring has 20 coils and wire diameter of 3mm.
Find the diameter of the wire in the other spring if it has 15 coils and the stiffness of the
composite spring is 1.25 N/mm. (13)
Or
14.b. A solid circular shaft is to transmit 350 kW at 120 r.p.m. If the shear stress is not exceeding 85
N/mm2 Find the diameter of the shaft. What percentage saving in weight would be obtained if
this shaft is replaced by a hollow one whose internal diameter equals to 0.6 of the external
diameter, the length, the material and the maximum shear stress being the same? (13)

15.a. Determine the forces in member of truss by method of joints shown in figure-1 (13)

Figure-1
Or
15.b. Determine the forces in member of truss by method of sections shown in figure-1. (13)
 Part – C ( 1 x 15 = 15 Marks)
16.a. At a point in a material, the stresses on two mutually perpendicular planes are 60N/mm2 (tensile)
and 40 N/mm2 (tensile). The shear stress across these planes is 10N/mm2. Using Mohr circle,
find magnitude and direction of the resultant stress on a plane making an angle of 35º with the
plane of the first stress. Find also, the normal and tangential stresses on this plane.
(15)
Or
16.b. The stresses on two mutually perpendicular planes through a point in a body are 80 MPa and 50
MPa both tensile. Determine the maximum value of the shear stress which can be applied so that
the maximum value of the permissible principal stress is limited to 120 MPa. What will be the
inclination of the principal stress and the magnitude of the maximum shear stress? (15)