5 REAL – WORLD PROBLEM

In many areas, solid mechanics has been beneficial. We will talk a little
bit about the five real-world issues that each group member chose in
this chapter.

PROBLEM 1 (PULL A SLINGSHOT)

The initial application of strain energy is conservation. This
application implies the use of strain energy depending on how hard the
slingshot is pulled. Depending on the angle of aim, the slingshot propels
a projectile at a quick rate by releasing elastic energy that has been
accumulated. This elastic energy is produced by rubber bands soldered
by slingshot slingers and designed especially for slingshots. Depending
on the load, the stone receives all of the energy stored in the elastic
bands as kinetic energy. At low speeds, air resistance has no impact on
the energy or speed of the stone. For maximum fire projection, the
slinger can pull the slingshot back based on the elasticity bands. An
image of a man pulling a slingshot may be seen below.

Figure 1: Slingshot Pulling

PROBLEM 2 (DEFLECTION OF SKATEBOARD)
Skateboarding is a mechanical activity that some individuals
employ for entertainment and others for mobility. Some people use
skateboards as a form of vehicle to stand atop and travel around. The
question now is how much force the skateboard can bear before it
disintegrates, as demonstrated in Figure 2 below. The skateboard will
experience its maximum slop and maximum deflection value when a
specific amount of load is applied to it. Because of this, my teenage
daughter usually skateboards. Therefore, it's critical to determine the
skateboard's maximum deflection and slope when a particular amount
of stress is applied in order to prevent the skateboard from
disintegrating, as in the image above, which could result in harm to the
body. This fundamental issue demonstrates how we may use the
deflection of the beam, which we learned about in Solid Mechanic II
Chapter 2, to determine the maximum deflection and maximum slope
that occur on the skateboard. Therefore, we opted to apply Macaulay's
Method to calculate the maximum deflection and maximum slope.
PROBLEM 3 (BUCKLING OF CONCRETE COLUMN)
The use of concrete buckling filled with steel tube columns is
another application, though. Column buckling is one of the engineering
principles that is used in this application the most frequently. Column
buckling is a term used to describe a particular type of deformation
brought on by axial and compression forces. Depending on the strength
of the material and the needed stability, it causes the column to bend.
The size, strength, and other attributes of a column affect whether or
not it buckles. Due to the load, the structural components are either
under tension or compression. The challenge with this concrete column
is that, depending on the type of weight applied, it is susceptible to
buckling.

Figure 3: Buckling of Concrete Column

PROBLEM 4 (OIL TANKER)
Engineers typically utilise strain analysis as a tool to retrieve
information regarding component strain, among other things. The
engineer could investigate the degree of strain in components thanks
to strain analysis. A shear zone's amount of offset can also be estimated
using strain measurements (Haakon Fossen, January 29, 2017).
The behaviour inside a thick component loaded exclusively in one
plane can be well approximated using plane strain assumptions, which
are excellent models of real-world components. The definition of plane
strain is a force that is applied perpendicularly to a surface. Analysis of
very thin plates loaded parallel to the plane is well suited to plane
stress. There will be no stress along the z-axis due to the homogeneous
thickness of the components under in-plane stress. Mohr's Circle can be
used to demonstrate strains at the body's point. The idea or steps to
show Mohr's Circle for aircraft stress are the same as those to show
Mohr's Circle for strain (Robert Ghuriston, July 16, 2021).
For examples of issues that arise in the actual world, consider an oil
tanker.

Figure 4: Oil Tanker

Using Mohr’s Circle, determine;
a) Principal direction and principal normal strains
b) Maximum strain direction and maximum shearing strain
c) The strains at an angle of 30

PROBLEM 5 (MOHR CIRCLE OF PIPING)

The Mohr circle of pipe is the final use, aside from those two.
Utilizing the Mohr circle, a solid mechanics principle, it is possible to
determine the normal and shear stresses that are operating on
different planes at a particular point in a stressed body. In the large
facility, piping is mostly used for engineering purposes. For higher tasks,
such as pipe stress analysis, this Mohr circle is helpful for piping to
assess the stresses supported by engineering ideas and theory. An
analytical technique called pipe stress analysis can be used to ascertain
how a piping system responds to changes in material, pressure,
temperature, fluid, and support. Finding high-temperature variations
will work best with the pipe stress analysis.