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Register No.: ……………………………… Name: …………………………………………………………..

SAINTGITS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (AUTONOMOUS)

(AFFILIATED TO APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM)
THIRD SEMESTER B.TECH DEGREE EXAMINATION (Regular), FEBRUARY 2022

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
(2020 SCHEME)
Course Code : 20MET201
Course Name: Mechanics of Solids
Max. Marks : 100 Duration: 3 Hours

Scheme of Evaluation

PART A
1. Definition – 2 marks, Tensor – 1 mark
2. Writing formulae – 2 marks, Explanation – 1 mark
3. Explanation – 2 marks, Equation – 1 mark
4. Derivation – 2 marks, figure – 1 mark
5. Torsion equation - 1 mark, Explanation – 1 mark, Torsional Rigidity – 1 mark
6. Writing equation – 3 marks
7. Explanation – 2 marks, Expression – 1 mark
8. Statement - 2 marks, Expression – 1 mark
9. Explanation – 3 marks
10. Explanation – 3 marks

PART B
MODULE I
Stress invariants – 3 marks, Characteristic equation – 1 mark, principal
a) stresses – 1 mark each (7)
I1=25, I2=150, I3=99; Stresses are 16.03, 8.22 and 0.75 MPa
11. Finding nz – 2 marks, traction components – 3 marks, magnitude of
normal stress – 1 mark, magnitude of shear stress – 1 mark
b) (7)
nz=0.59, Stress vector {0.42, 3.9, -2.95}, Normal = 1.39 MPa, Shear =
4.71 MPa
OR
a) Definition - 4 marks, equation – 1 mark (5)
Mohr’s circle – 4 marks, Principal stresses – 2 marks, maximum
12. absolute shear stress – 2 marks, principal planes – 1 mark.
b) (9)
Principal stresses (approximately) are 49 and 11 MPa, Maximum shear
stress is 19 MPa, Principal planes at 29o and 119o

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MODULE II
Stress – strain diagram with all salient points – 4 marks, explanation – 3
a) (7)
marks
Determining average normal stress in each segment – 5 marks, total
extension of bar – 2 marks
13.
FAD=-46.623kN, FBC=-71.623kN, FAB=28.377kN
b) (7)
StressAD=23.75MPa, StressBC=36.49MPa, StressAB=90.33MPa
Total extension of the bar (asked in question) is 0 (can give full marks)
(However, extension of bar AB is 0.215mm, not specified in question)
OR
a) Explanation – 4 marks (4)
Determining the temperature – 6 marks, stress in Al tube – 4 marks
Steel bar will be in tension (not compression as given in question)
14. Stress in aluminum tube = 18.95 MPa
b) (10)
Temperature rise = 520.7oC. The temperature has to be raised to 545.7oC.
(Note that coefficient of thermal expansion of aluminum given in question
is lower than its actual value, hence the large rise in temperature)
MODULE III
SFD: 4 marks, BMD: 5 marks
RA=25kN, RB=35kN

a) (9)
15.

Comparison – 5 marks
b) (5)
Th / Ts = 1.44
OR
a) Assumptions – 3 marks, Derivation – 5 marks (8)
Finding Ixx – 3 marks, UDL – 3 marks
Centroid location from bottom is 78.67mm
16. Moment of inertia = 60138667mm4
b) (6)
Stress at bottom of 30MPa is the limiting criterion
Bending moment, M = 22934237Nmm
Udl that can be carried is 5.1kN/m

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MODULE IV
a) Expression for Strain energy – 3 marks each (9)
Equation for deflection – 3 marks, deflection under each load and max.
deflection – 1 mark each
17. RA=6.4kN, RB=7.6kN
b) (5)
Deflection at 8m = -10.325mm
Deflection at 12m = -10.581mm
Max deflection is -11.023mm at x=10.256m (from left end)
OR
a) Explanation – 6 marks, expressions – 3 marks (9)
Writing steps and equations – 3 marks, Finding slope & deflection – 1
18.
b) mark each (5)
EI ytip = -3891.9 kNm3, EI slopetip = 547.5 kNm2
MODULE V
a) Derivation – 6 marks, Expression – 2 marks (8)
19.
b) Theories with statement and proper explanation – 3 marks each (6)
OR
a) Derivation – 6 marks, Expression – 2 marks (8)
20.
b) Theories with statement and proper explanation – 3 marks each (6)

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