TUTORIAL SHEET

Unit 1

1. A wooden bar is subjected to a tensile stress of 5 MPa . What will be the value
of normal and shear stresses across a section, which makes an angle of 25o with
the direction of the tensile stresses. (0.89 MPa, 1.915 MPa.)
2. Stresses at a point are as shown in Fig. 1 On plane BC, σ1 = 100 MPa, τ = 30
MPa and on plane AC, σ2 = −60 MPa, τ= 30 MPa. Determine the normal and
shear stresses on the inclined plane AB, ɸ = 30°. At what angle of plane AB,
the shear stress will become zero? (85.98 Mpa, 54.28 MPa , 10o16.5’)
3. The stresses at point of a machine components are 150 MPa and 50 MPa both tensile. Find the
intensities of normal , shear and resultant stresses on a plane inclined at an angle of 55o with the axis
of major tensile stress. Also find the magnitude of the maximum shear stress in the component. (117.1
MPa, 47 MPa, 126.2 MPa, 50 MPa)
4. The stresses at point in a component are 100 MPa (tensile) and 50 MPa (compressive) .Determine the
magnitude of normal and shear stress on a plane inclined at an angle of 25o with tensile stress. Also
determine the direction of the resultant stress and the magnitude of the
maximum intensity of shear stress. (-23.21 MPa, 57.45 MPa, -68o ,75 MPa)
5. The stresses at a point in a bar are 200 Nlmm2 (tensile) and 100 Nlmm2
(compressive). Determine the resultant stress in magnitude and direction on a
plane inclined at 60o to the axis of the major stress; Also determine the
maximum intensity of shear stress in the material at the point.( 125 MPa, 129.9
MPa, 150 MPa.)
6. Stresses on an element at a point are shown in Fig.. Determine the principal stresses and the angle of
principal planes with respect to plane BC. (110 MPa, -60 MPa, 14o2’ , 104o2’)
7.
At a point in a strained material the principal tensile stresses across two perpendicular planes, are 80
Nlmm2 and 40 Nlmm2, Determine normal stress, shear stress and the resultant stress on a plane
inclined at 20° with the major principal plane. Determine also the obliquity. What will be the intensity
of stress, which acting alone will produce .the same maximum strain if Poisson's ratio = 0.25. ( 75.32
MPa, 12.865 MPa, 76.4 MPa, 9o 41’ , 70 MPa)
8.
At a point in a crank shaft the stresses on two mutually perpendicular planes are 30 MPa (tensile) and
15 MPa (tensile). The shear stress across these planes is 10 MPa. Find the normal and shear stress on
a plane making an angle 300 with the plane of first stress. Find also magnitude and direction of
resultant stress on the plane. (25MPa tensile , 15MPa tensile , 10MPa and 40o )

(77.46 MPa, 14.48 o )

Unit 3

Application of Euler’s Formula

4. A solid round bar 3 m long and 5 m in diameter is used as a strut with both ends hinged.
Determine the crippling (or collapsing) load. Take E= 2.0 x 105 N/mm2.Find the
crippling load for the below given condition.
a) One end of the strut is fixed and the other end is free
b) Both the ends of strut are fixed
c) One end is fixed and other is hinged.

5. A column of timber section 15 cm x 20 cm is 6 metre long both ends being fixed. If the
Young's modulus for timber = 17.5 kN/mm2, determine:
d) Crippling load and
e) Safe load for the column if factor of safety = 3

6. A simply supported beam of length 4 metre is subjected to a uniformly distributed load of

30 kN / m over the whole span and deflects 15 mm at the centre. Determine the crippling
loads when this beam is used as a column with the following conditions:
(i) one end fixed and other end hinged
(ii) both the ends pin jointed.

7. A hollow mild steel tube 5 m long, 4 cm internal diameter and 5 mm thick is used as a
strut with both ends hinged. Find the crippling load and safe load taking factor of safety
as 3. Taking E = 2 x 105 N/mm2

8. Calculate the safe compressive load on a hollow cast iron column (one end rigidly fixed
and other hinged) of 15 cm external diameter, 10 cm internal diameter and 10 m in
length. Use Euler's formula with a factor of safety of 5 and E = 95 kN/mm2.

9. A 2-m-long pin-ended column with a square cross section is to be made of wood.

Assuming E = 13 GPa, σall = 12 MPa, and using a factor of safety of 2.5 to calculate
Euler’s critical load for buckling, determine the size of the cross section if the column is
to safely support (a) a 100-kN load, (b) a 200-kN load.
Euler’s Formula in different cross-sections

10. Determine Euler's crippling load for an l-section joint 40 cm x 20 cm x1 cm and 5m long
which is used as a strut with both ends fixed. Take Young's modulus for the joint as 2.1 x 105
N/mm2.

11. Determine the crippling load for a T-section of dimensions 10 cm. x10 cm x2 cm and of
length 5 m when it is used as strut with both of its ends hinged. Take Young's modulus, E =
2.0x105 N/mm2.
Application of Rankine’s Formula

16. The external and internal diameter of a hollow cast iron column is 5 cm and 4 cm respectively. If the length
of this column is 3 m and both of its ends are fixed, determine the crippling load using Rankine's formula. Take
the values of σc = 550 N/mm2 and a = in Rankine's formula.

17. A hollow cylindrical cast iron column is 4 m long with both ends fixed. Determine the minimum diameter
of the column if it has to carry a safe load of 250 kN with a factor of safety of 5. Take the internal diameter
as 0.8 times the external diameter. Take σc = 550 N/mm2 and a = 1/1600 in Rankine's formula.

18. A 1.5 m long column has a circular cross-section of 5 cm diameter. One of the ends of the column is fixed in
direction and position and other end is free. Taking factor of safety as 3, calculate the safe load using:. (a)
Rankine's formula, take yield stress, σc = 560 N/mm2 and a = 1/1600 for pinned ends. (b) Euler's formula,
Young's modulus for C.I. = 1.2 x 105 N/mm2.

19. A column of circular section is subjected to a load of 120 kN. The load is parallel to the axis but eccentric
by an amount of 2.5 mm. The external and internal diameters of the columns are 60 mm and 50 mm
respectively. If both the ends of the column are hinged and column is 2.1 m long, then determine the
maximum stress in the column. Take E = 200 GN/m2.

20. Find the Euler crushing load for a hollow cylindrical cast iron column 15 cm external diameter and 25 mm
thick if it is 6 m long and is hinged at both ends. Take E = 8 X 10 4 N/mm2. Compare the load with the
crushing load as given by the Rankine's formula, taking σc = 550 N/mm2 and a = 1/1600.For what length of
the column would these two formulae give the same crushing load?