Index Number: 3664818

Programme: Petrochemical Engineering

STRENGTH OF MATERIALS
ASSIGNMENT TWO

Question 1.a

i) Ix = ∫ 𝑦 2 𝑑𝐴 , 𝑑𝐴 = 𝑏 𝑑𝑦
ℎ
∴ Ix = ∫0 𝑦 2 .b 𝑑𝑦
ℎ
Ix = 𝑏 ∫0 𝑦 2 .𝑑𝑦
1 ℎ
Ix = 𝑏 [ 𝑦 3 ]
3 0
1 1
Ix = 𝑏 [ (ℎ) − (0)3 ]
3
3 3
𝒃𝒉𝟑
Ix =
𝟑

Ix
ii) Radius of gyration (rx) = √
𝐴
 𝑏ℎ3
A = bh , but Ix =
3
𝑏ℎ3
∴ rx = √
3𝑏ℎ

ℎ2
rx = √
3
𝒉
rx =
√𝟑

iii) b = 50mm h = 100mm

𝑏ℎ3
Ix =
3
50×(100)3
Ix =
3
Ix = 16.67 × 106 mm4
Ix = 1.67 10-5 m4
ℎ
rx =
√3
100
rx =
√3
= 57.735 mm
rx = 0.057735 m

Question 1.b
i) Qx = ∫ 𝑦 𝑑𝐴
From the law of similar triangles,
𝑏 ℎ
=
𝑘 ℎ−𝑦
𝑏
k = (ℎ − 𝑦)
ℎ
𝑑𝐴 = 𝑘 𝑑𝑦
𝑏
𝑑𝐴 = (ℎ − 𝑦) 𝑑𝑦
ℎ
ℎ 𝑏
∴ Qx = ∫0 𝑦 × (ℎ − 𝑦) 𝑑𝑦
ℎ
𝑏 ℎ
Qx = ∫ (ℎ𝑦 − 𝑦 2 ) 𝑑𝑦
ℎ 0
𝑏 ℎ𝑦 2 1 ℎ
Qx = [ − 𝑦3]
ℎ 2 3 0
𝑏 ℎ(ℎ)2 1 ℎ(0)2 1
Qx = [ − (ℎ)3 − − (0)3 ]
ℎ 2 3 2 3
𝑏 ℎ3 ℎ3
Qx = [ − −0−0]
ℎ 2 3
𝑏 ℎ3
Qx = ×
ℎ 6
𝟔𝒉𝟐
Qx =
𝟔

1
ii) Qx = 𝑦̅𝐴 , but A = 𝑏ℎ
2
Qx
𝑦̅ =
𝐴
𝑏ℎ2 1
𝑦̅ = ÷ 𝑏ℎ
6 2
𝑏ℎ2 2
𝑦̅ = ×
6 𝑏ℎ
𝒉
𝑦̅ =
𝟑
Question 2

A = L×B
Area (cm2) 𝑌̅ (𝑐𝑚) A𝑌̅(𝑐𝑚3 )
A 0.5×4 = 2 0.25 0.50
B 0.5×2 = 1 1.50 1.50
Summation 2+1 = 3 2.00

Σ𝐴 𝑌̅
𝑌̅ = 𝑖 𝑖
Σ𝐴𝑖

2.0 𝑐𝑚 3
𝑌̅ = 3
3𝑐𝑚

𝑌̅ = 0.6667 𝑐𝑚
𝑌̅ ≈ 𝟎. 𝟔𝟕 𝒄𝒎
Hence the centroid (𝑌̅) of the figure is approximately 0.67 cm
The moment of Inertia of the composite Area

𝑏ℎ3
The moment of inertia through the centroidal axis of a rectangle is given as
12

Ix of Body A
IX(A) = Ixc + A𝑑 2
𝑏ℎ3
IX(A) = + (𝑏ℎ) 𝑑 2
12
(4)(0.5)3
= + (4×0.5)(0.6667− 0.25)2
12

IX(A) = 0.3889 cm4

Ix of Body B
𝑏ℎ3
IX(B) = + A𝑑 2
12
(0.5)(2)3
IX(B) = + (0.5×2)(1.5−0.6667)2
12

IX(B) = 1.0277 cm4

∴ IX (composite body) = IX(A) + IX(B)
= 0.3889 + 1.0277
= 1.4166 cm4