Unit-1: Simple Stresses and Strains

Short

1 Define the stress and strain? What are the units for stresses strain?

2 Define Elasticity and Plasticity with examples?

3 Define Poisson’s Ration? What is range of Poisson’s Ratio?

4 Draw the stress-strain diagram for mild steel and indicate various points on the diagram?

5 What are the assumptions of strength of materials?

6 Define Hooke’s Law?

7 Define volumetric strain, modulus of elasticity, modulus of rigidity, and bulk modulus?

8 Define Composite bars?

9 Define thin cylinders? What are the different types of stresses and strains in thin cylinders?

10 Define working stress? What is mean by factor safety?

Essay

1. Derive the expression for volumetric strain of rectangular rod subjected to axial load
along its length?
2. A cylindrical rod of diameter d, and length L is subjected to an axial tensile load of P.
Derive the expression for volumetric strain of the cylindrical rod?
3. Derive the relationship between Young’s Modulus of Elasticity (E), modulus of Rigidity
(G), and Bulk Modulus (K).
4. Derive the expressions for Hoop and longitudinal stresses of a thin cylindrical shells?
5. Derive the expression for change in internal volume of a thin cylinder subjected to
internal fluid pressure.
6. Problems on bars of varying section
7. Problems on composite bars
8. Problems on thermal stresses
Unit-2: Shear Force and Bending Moment
Short

1. Define beam? What are the different types of beams?

2. Define shear force, bending moment, shear force diagram, and bending moment
diagram?
3. What is mean by point of contraflexure? Explain the concept of point of contraflexure
for the simply supported beam of length L, with point load (P) at its centre?
4. What are the different types of supports an loading?
5. Derive the relationship between load, SF, and BM?

Essay

1. Problems on simply supported beam subjected to point load, UDL, and UVL
2. Problems on cantilever beam subjected to point load, UDL, and UVL
3. Problems on overhanging beam subjected to point load, UDL, and UVL

Unit-3: Flexural or Bending Stresses

Short

1. Define flexural and shear stresses in beams?

2. What is mean by theory of simple bending or pure bending?
3. What are the assumptions in theory of simple bending?
4. Define section modulus?
5. Derive the section modulus expressions for rectangular and circular sections?

Essay

1. Derive the expression for bending stress?

2. Problems on bending stresses for rectangular, hallow rectangular, circular, and hallow
circular sections.
3. Problems on bending stresses for I and T sections
4. Problems on section modulus for rectangular, hallow rectangular, circular, and hallow
circular, I, and T sections.