COMBINED STRESS PROBLEMS

Prob 1
A bar of uniform cross section 50 mm × 75 mm is subject to an axial tensile stress force of 500
kN applied at each end of the bar. Determine the maximum shearing stress existing in the bar.

Prob 2
A square steel bar 2 cm on a side is subject to an axial compressive load of 40 kN. Determine
the normal and shearing stresses acting on a plane inclined at 30⁰ to the line of action of the
axial loads.

Prob 3
Compute the maximum shearing stress and max/min principal stress.
90 MPa

50 MPa

50 MPa

175 MPa

Prob 4
A body is subjected to a tensile stress of 1200 MPa on one plane and another tensile stress of
600 MPa on a plane at right angles to the former. It is also subjected to a shear stress of 400
MPa on the same planes. The maximum normal stress nearly equal to…

Prob 5
A hollow cylindrical shell of outer radius 140 mm and inner radius 125 mm is subject to axial
compressive force of 168 kN and a torque of 35 kN•m. Determine the principal stresses and
the maximum shearing stress acting in the shell. One end is rigidly attached to a wall.

Prob 6
1. Compute the maximum tensile stress at A.
2. Compute the Maximum shearing stress at A.
3. Find the maximum compressive stress at B.

Prob 7
1. Compute the maximum tensile stress at A.
2. Compute the maximum shearing stress at B.

Prob 8
If a shaft is simultaneously subjected to a torque T and a bending moment M, the ratio of
maximum bending stress to maximum shearing stress is…