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INDIVIDUAL EXERCISE #3

W = 33.46kN 1. Determine the largest weight that can be supported by the two
wires AB and AC. The working stresses are 100 MPa for AB and
150 MPa for AC. The cross sectional areas of AB and AC are
400mm2 and 200mm2, respectively.
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8. A compound shaft is consisting of steel segment and aluminum
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T=678.05N-m segment is acted upon by two torques as shown. Determine the
maximum permissible value of T subject to the following
conditions. The angle of rotation at the free end is 6 degrees and

W = 19.08kN 3.2. Determine the weight of the heaviest cylinder that can be
supported by the structure shown if the cross sectional area of the
cable is 120mm2 and its allowable stress is 80MPa.

a) t = 0.78 in 4.3. A hole is to be punched out of a plate having a shearing strength

of 40 ksi. The compressive stress in the punch is limited to 50 ksi.
b) d= 0.8 in (a) Compute the maximum thickness of the plate from which a
hole 2.5 in. in diameter can be punched. (b) If the plate is 0.25 in.
5. thick, determine the diameter of the smallest hole that can be
punched
9. A composite shaft is manufactured by shrink-fitting a steel sleeve
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T=603.19N-m over a brass core so that the two parts act as a single solid bar in
torsion. The outer diameters of the two parts are ds = 40 mm for
the brass core and db = 50 mm for the steel sleeve. The shear
moduli of elasticity are Gb = 35 GPa for the brass and Gs = 80
GPa for the steel. Allowable shear stresses in the brass and steel
are 48 MPa and 80 MPa, respectively. Determine the maximum
permissible torque in N-m that may be applied to the shaft.

10. Two solid shafts of different materials are rigidly fastened together
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f = 3452.85 psi and attached to rigid supports as shown. The torque, T = 10 kip in
is applied at the junction of the two segments. Compute the
P = 77.79kN6.4. A rectangular piece of wood, 50 mm by 100 mm in section, is used maximum shearing stress developed in the assembly..
as a compression block as shown. Determine the maximum axial
force P that can be safely applied to the block if the compressive
stress in the wood is limited to 20 MPa and the shearing stress
parallel to the grain is limited to 5 MPa. The grain makes an angle
of 20o with the horizontal.

b = 17.46mm7. 5. A 200 mm diameter pulley is prevented from rotating relative to a

60-mm-diameter shaft by a 70-mm-long key. If a torque 2.2 kN·m
is applied to the shaft, determine the width b if the allowable
shearing stress in the key is 60 MPa.
11. The bronze bar 3m long with a cross sectional area of 350 mm2
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Tf=40.83 C is placed between two rigid supports. At a temperature of 20
degrees, the bronze bar is stress free Find the temperature at
which the compressive stress in the bar will be 30 MPa. Use α =
18µm/m o C and E = 80 GPa.

12. A steel rod with a cross-sectional area of 150mm2 is stretched

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f=126.93 MPa between two fixed points. The tensile load at 20oC is 5000N. What
a) d=13.49 mm 8.6. The joint is fastened together using two bolts. Determine the will be the stress at -20o C? At what temperature will the stress
required diameter of the bolts if the failure shear stress for the be zero? αsteel = 11.7x10-6/oC and E=200GPa.
b) fb= 2965.88/t MPa bolts is 350 MPa. Use a factor of safety for shear of 2.5. Calculate
the maximum bearing stress on the members connected. 13. A cylindrical tank 8m in diameter is 12m high. If the tank is
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t=11.77mm completely filled with water, determine the required thickness of
tank plating if the allowable stress is 40MPa.

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14. The tank shown in the figure is fabricated from steel plate.
t=18.75mm Determine the minimum thickness of the tank plating if the internal
pressure is 1.5MPa and the allowable stress is 40MPa.
P = 12.08kN 9.7. A bronze bar is fastened between a steel bar and an aluminum
bar as shown in the following figure. Axial loads are applied as
indicated. Find the largest value of P that will not exceed an overall
deformation of 3.0 mm, or the following stresses: 140 MPa in the
steel, 120 MPa in the bronze, and 80 MPa in the aluminum.
Assume that the assembly is suitably braced against buckling.
Use Est = 200 GPa, Eal = 70 GPa, and Ebr = 83 GPa.

Engr. Dustin Glenn Cuevas

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15. A rigid block of mass M is supported by three symmetrically

W=22 358.41 kg17.
spaced rods as shown. Each copper rod has an area of 900mm2
Ecopper =120GPa and the allowable stress is 70MPa. The steel
rod has an area of 1200mm2, Esteel=200GPa and allowable
stress of 140MPa. Determine the largest mass M which can be
supported.

a) d=273.11mm 16.
18. A vertical post 2.5-meters high must support a lateral load 12 kN
at its upper end as shown in the figure. Two plans are proposed—
b) d=207.55mm a solid wood post and a hollow aluminum tube. What is the
minimum required diameter of the wood post if the allowable
bending stress in the wood is 15 MPa? What is the minimum
required outer diameter of the aluminum tube if its wall thickness
is to be one-eighth of the outer diameter and the allowable
bending stress in the aluminum is 50 MPa?

a) fmax= 0.66MPa 19.

17. A T-shaped section is subjected to a vertical shear force of V =
10,000 lb. The cross-sectional dimensions are flange width, bf =
b) fmin= 4.83MPa
100 mm, flange thickness, tf = 25 mm, gross depth of h = 200 mm
fmax= 5.82MPa
and web thickness of 25 mm. Determine the maximum shear
stress in the flange and maximum and minimum shear stresses in
the web.

Engr. Dustin Glenn Cuevas