ESO 202A/204

ASSIGNMENT # 11

1. A 100×500 mm rectangular wooden beam supports a 40 kN load as shown in Fig.

1. At section a-a, the grain of the wood makes an angle of 20o with the axis of
the beam. Find the shearing stress along the grain of the wood at points A and B
caused by the applied concentrated force. [Ans. τA = 0.835 MPa, τB = 1.234 MPa]

2. A cast iron beam is loaded as shown in Fig. 2. Determine the principal stresses at
the three points, A, B, and C, caused by the applied force. The moment of inertia
of the cross-sectional area around the neutral axis is 124×106 mm4 . [Ans. At A,
σ2 = −18.87 MPa; At B, σ1,2 = 0.18 and −9.37 MPa; At C, σ1 = 16.61 MPa]

3. A shaft of 40 mm diameter is subjected to an axial tensile force of 50π kN. What

torque may be applied to this shaft in addition to this axial force without exceeding
the maximum shearing stress of 130 MPa? [Ans. 1.432 kN.m]

4. A 50-mm diameter rod is subjected at its free end to an inclined force, F = 225π
N, as shown in Fig. 3 (in plan view, F acts in the x-direction). Determine the
magnitudes and directions of the stresses due to F on the elements A and B at
section a-a. Show the results on elements clearly related to the points on the rod.
[Ans. At A, σyy = 17 MPa and τyx = −6.2 MPa; At B, σyy = −32.0 MPa and τyz
= 6.48 MPa]

5. A steel pressure vessel, 500 mm in (mean) diameter and of 5 mm thickness, acts

also as an eccentrically loaded cantilever as shown in Fig. 4. If the internal pressure
is 2 MPa and the applied force, W = 125.7 kN, determine the principal stresses at
point A. [Ans. σ1,2 = 128.41 and 20.09 MPa]

6. Two pulleys of 100π mm radius are attached to a 50-mm diameter solid shaft which
is supported by the bearings as shown in Fig. 5. If the maximum shearing stress is
limited to 35 MPa, what is the largest magnitude which the forces F can assume?
The direct shearing stress caused by the internal shear force may be neglected.
[Ans. F = 2187.5 N]