STRESS AND STRAIN

1. A steel column has an ultimate compressive stress of 135 MPa. If it A. 6,458.32 kPa C. 7,834.56 kPa
supports a load of 200 kN, find the diameter of the column using a B. 8,364.55 kPa D. 9,374.33 kPa
factor of safety of 3.
8. Determine the outside diameter of a hollow steel rod that will carry a
A. 65.34 mm C. 45.23 mm tensile load of 55,000 kg at a stress of 1,500 kg/cm2 and the wall
B. 75.22 mm D. 56.34 mm thickness is 10 mm.

2. Find the force needed to punch a 2 inches diameter hole from a 0.5- A. 8.17 cm C. 12.67 cm
inch think plate if ultimate shearing stress is 200 MPa and factor of B. 8.34 cm D. 7.28 cm
safety of 4.
9. A 5 m long iron rod was stretched until its strain becomes 0.001. Find
A. 67,495 lb C. 87,856 lb the elongation of the rod.
B. 73,585 lb D. 91,114 lb
A. 20 mm C. 15 mm
3. A 12.5 mm thick steel plate is to be punched with 22.5 mm hole. It has B. 10 mm D. 5 mm
an altitude shear stress of 300 MPa. Determine the applied force
assuming a factor of safety of 3. 10. The tensile stress of a steel cable is 205 MPa with a strain of 0.001.
Find the modulus elasticity.
A. 285 kN C. 275 kN
B. 265 kN D. 255 kN A. 205 x 103 MPa C. 305 x 103 MPa
B. 405 x 103 MPa D. 505x 103 MPa
4. A ¼ inch thick steel plate has to be punched with a ½ inch holes by
applying a force of 40 tons. The ultimate shear stress is 50 ksi and use 11. A 60 m long steel cable was stretched by 60 mm when load was
a factor of safety of 3. Determine the number of holes punched in one applied to both ends. Determine the modulus of elasticity if the tensile
stroke or motion. stress is 205 MPa.

A. 8 C. 6 A. 305 GPa C. 495 GPa

B. 4 D. 2 B. 205 GPa D. 505 GPa

5. A wire 100 m long with negligible weight has a load of 20 kN and a 12. When a 5 m long, 5 mm steel wire was subjected to a tensile load its
modulus of elasticity of 207 GPa. If the wire elongation is 10 mm, find stretches by 5 mm. Determine the load applied when the modulus
the diameter of rod. elasticity is 205 GPa.

A. 30 mm C. 35 mm A. 6.025 kN C. 4.025 kN
B. 40 mm D. 25 mm B. 8.025 kN D. 2.025 kN

6. A journal bearing with a 10 cm diameter has a length to a diameter 13. A 2 m long steel wire is fixed and hanging vertically with a tensile load
ratio of 2.5. Determine the projected area in mm 2. of 2 kN and causes it to stretch by 4 mm. Determine the diameter of
the steel wire when the modulus of elasticity is 205 GPa.
A. 25,000 C. 27,500
B. 30,000 D. 22,500 A. 3.5 mm C. 4.5 mm
B. 5.5 mm D. 2.5 mm
7. A 4 inches diameter journal bearing with 3 inches long has a load of
50 kN. Find the stress developed.
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14. A 5 m long steel rod is fixed vertically and loaded with a mass of 500 20. Two 30 mm thick steel plate has to be fastened by two bolts with a
kg which causes the rod to stretch by 5 mm. It has cross-sectional diameter of 25 mm, Determine the bearing stress of each bolt if the
area of 50 mm2. Find the modulus of elasticity of the steel rod. steel plate is subjected to a tension load of 60 kN.

A. 98.06 GPa C. 118.06 GPa A. 35,000 kPa C. 30,000 kPa

B. 138.06 GPa D. 158.06 GPa B. 40,000 kPa D. 45,000 kPa

15. A steel solid shafting of 5.8 cm diameter and 5 m in length is subjected 21. Simply supported beam 8 m length has a 2,000 kg load at the center.
to heat from 30⁰C to 100⁰C. Compute for the induced stress in kPa. The flexural stress is 25,000 kPa. Find the section modulus.

A. 76.45 MPa C. 123.34 MPa A. 6,434.56 in3 C. 79.82 in3

B. 145.34 MPa D. 169.36 MPa B. 1,846.56 in3 D. 95.78 in3
16. A 20 m steel rod is heated from 26⁰C to 46⁰C. Find the total elongation
of the rod if coefficient of the thermal expansion of steel is 11.5 x 10 -6 22. A 10 m simply supported beam with 25 kN load 3 m from the left end
m/m-⁰C. has a maximum slope at the left end: (IE = 8,000 kN-m2)

A. 4.60 mm C. 6.78 mm A. 0.0056 rad C. 0.0186 rad

B. 2.34 mm D. 7.34 mm B. 0.0765 rad D. 0.1823 rad
17. The steel railroad increases its length when exposed to heat from 70⁰F
23. A 10 m simply supported beam with uniform load of 3 kN/m from right
to 95⁰F. The coefficient of thermal expansion is 11.7 x 10 -6 m/m-⁰C.
end to left end has a maximum deflection of: (IE = 12,000 kN-m2)
Find the strain.
A. 43.23 mm C. 54.23 mm
A. 4.53 x 10-4 C. 1.625 x 10-4
B. 32.55 mm D. 36.45 mm
B. 2.625 x 10-4 D. 3.53 x 10-4
24. An 8 m simply supported beam has a uniform load of 2 kN/m from left
18. The rails of a 50 m long steel railroad is initially at a temperature of
end to right end and concentrated load of 10 kN at the center has a
20⁰C and laid with a clearance 5 mm to give room for the elongation.
maximum deflection of: (IE = 5,000 kN-m2)
Determine the final temperature of the rails when heated, if the
coefficient of thermal expansion is 11.7 x 10-6 m/m-⁰C. A. 12.34 mm C. 21.33 mm
B. 42.66 mm D. 34.34 mm
A. 24.55⁰C C. 36.55⁰C
B. 28.55⁰C D. 32.55⁰C 25. A 14 m cantilever beam has a concentrated load of 25 kN at the mid-
span. Find the maximum slope of the beam. (IE = 9,000 kN-m2)
19. A pull of 6,500 lb is applied to a steel rod which has an ultimate stress
of 65,000 psi. Determine the steel rod diameter if the factor of safety
A. 0.00234 rad C. 1.23 rad
is 5.
B. 0.068 rad D. 0.123 rad
A. 0.998 inch C. 0.798 inch
B. 0.598 inch D. 0.398 inch