Assignment-ME-601 A, Solid Mechanics

Q.1 Derive an expression for strain energy stored in a body with the gradually applied load and
sudden applied load condition.
Q.2 A load of 100 N falls through a height of 2 cm on to a collar rigidly attached to the lower
end of a vertical bar 1.5 m long and of 1.5 cm 2 cross-sectional area. The upper end of the
vertical bar is fixed. Take E=2x10 5 N/mm2.Determine-(1) maximum instantaneous stress
induced in the vertical bar. (2) maximum instantaneous elongation, and (3) strain energy stored
in the vertical rod.
Q.3 A cage of weighing 60 kN is attached to the end of a steel wire rope. It is lowered down a
mine shaft with a constant velocity of 1 m/s. What is the maximum stress produced in the rope
when its supporting drum is suddenly jammed? The free length of the rope at the moment o
jamming is 15 m, its net cross-sectional area is 25 cm 2.
Q.4 A vertical round steel rod 1.82 metre long is securely held at its upper end. A weight can
slide freely on the rod and its fall is arrested by a stop provided at the lower end of the rod.
When the weight falls from a height of 30 mm above the stop the maximum stress reach ed in
the rod is estimated to be 157 N/mm 2.Determine the stress in the rod if the load had applied
gradually and the minimum stress if the load had fallen from height of 47.5 mm. Take E=150
x10 6mm4..
Q.5 A vertical tie rod consists of a 3 m long steel rod and of 24 mm diameter encased
throughout in a brass tube of 24-mm internal diameter and 36 mm external diameter. The rod
is rigidly fixed at the top end. The composite tie rod is suddenly loaded by a weight of 13.5 kN
falling freely through 6 mm before being stopped by the tie. Determine the maximum stress in
steel and brass. E (steel)=205 GPa E(brass) = 98 GPa.
Q.6 A lift is operated by two ropes each 20 m long and consists of 30 wires of 1.5 mm diameter.
The weight of the cage is 1 kN and the rope weighs 3.6 N/m length. Determine the maximum
load that the lift can carry if it drops through 120 mm during operations. E(rope)=0.78 x105
N/mm2, and allowable stress = 125 N/mm2).
Q.7 Derive an expression for strain energy equation in the condition of bending and torsion.
Q.8 What is the difference between actual beam and conjugate beam.
Q.9 Illustrate the application of Castigliano’s theorem to determine the slope and deflection of
beam.
Q.10 A simply supported beam has a span of 9 m. It carries a load of 72 kN at a distance of 2
m and another 45 kN at a distance of 5 m from the left hand support. Find the defelection and
slope under the loads by conjugate beam method. E=200 GPa and I=150 x10 6mm4.
Q.11 A 10m long simply supported beam AB carries loads of 80 kN and 60 kN at 2 m and 7 m
respectively from A E=200 GPa and I=150 x10 6mm4.Determine the deflection and slope under
the loads using conjugate beam method.
Q.12 A beam of length 6 m is simply supported at its ends and carries two point loads of 48
kN and 40 kN at a distance of 1 m and 3 m respectively rom the left support. Find the def lection
under each load. Take E=2x10 5 N/mm2 and I = 85 x10 6 mm4.Use conjugate beam method.
Q.13 A cantilever of length 3 m is carrying point load of 50 kN at a distance of 2 m from the
fixed end. If I=10 8 mm4 and E=2x105 N/mm2,find (1) slope at the free end (2) deflection at free
conjugate beam method.
Q.14 A cantilever of length 4 m carries a uniformly distributed load of 2 kN/m run over the
whole length. The cantilever is propped rigidly at the free end. If E=1x10 5 N/mm2 and I=108
mm4 then determine the (1) reaction at the rigid prop (2) the deflection at the centre of the
cantilever and (3) magnitude and position of maximum deflection.
Q.15 A cantilever of length 10 m carries a uniformly distributed load of 800 N/m length over
the whole length. The free end of the cantilever is supported on a prop. The prop sinks by 5
mm. If E= 3×10 5 N/mm2 and I (Moment of inertia) = 10 8 mm4, then find the prop reactions.
Q.16 What do you mean by propped cantilevers and beam and state the reaction to find at prop.
Q.17 Derive the Clapeyron’s three moment equations for beam ABC having three supports
with uniformly distributed load on whole span (equation is give as follows), the l1=length
between support AB and l2 =length between support BC. Ma, Mb and Mc are the moments at
the support.
Q.18 A fixed beam of length 6 m carries point loads of 20 kN and 15 kN at a distance 2 m and
4 m from left end A Find the fixed end moments and the reactions at the supports. Draw B.M,
and S.F.
Q.19 A fixed beam AB of length 6 m carries a uniformly distributed load of 3 kN/m over the
left half of the span together with point load of 4 kN at a distance of 4.5 m from left end.
Determine the fixing ends moments and the support reactions.
Q.20 A continuous beam ABC consists of two consecutive span AB and BC of length 8 m and
6m respectively. The beam carries a uniformly distributed load of 1 kN/m throughout its length.
The A is fixed and the end C is simply supported. Find the support moments and the reactions.
Also, Draw the S.F. and B. M. diagrams.
Q.21 Determine the value of moments at the fixed ends of fixed beam due to sinking of support.
Q.22 Find the slope and deflection for a fixed beam carrying a uniformly distributed load over
the entire length.
Q.23 A continuous beam ABC of uniform section is fixed at A and simply supported at B and
C. The span AB and BC are 4 m and 3 m respectively. The beam carries a uniformly distributed
load of 6 kN/m throughout its span. Draw the bending moment and shear force diagrams.
Q.24 A beam has its ends fixed horizontally at the same level. The beam is of length l and
carries a load W at a distance ‘a “form one end and ‘b’ from the other end. Determine the fixing
moments at the ends. Also, find the maximum deflection and deflection under the load.
Q.25 Determine the Lame’s equation to find the stress of cylinder and spherical vessels.
Q.26 A steel tube of 200 mm external diameter is to be shrunk on to another steel tube of 60
mm internal diameter. The diameter at the junction after shrinking is 120 mm, Before shrinking
on the difference of diameters at the junction is 0.08 mm. Calculate the radial pressure at the
junction and hoop stresses developed in the two tubes after shrinking on. Take E= 3×105
N/mm2.
Q.27 A thick spherical shell 400 mm internal diameter is subjected to an internal fluid pressure
of 1.5 N/mm 2. If the permissible tensile stress in the shell material is 3 N/mm 2, find the
necessary thickness of the shell.
Q.28 A compound cylinder is made by shrinking a cylinder of external diameters 200 mm and
internal diameter 160 mm over another cylinder of external diameter 160 mm and internal
diameter 120 mm. The radial pressure at the junction after shrinking is 8 N/mm2.Find the final
stresses setup across the section, when compound cylinder is subjected to an internal fluid
pressure of 60 N/mm 2.
Q.29 A thick cylinder of 160 mm internal diameters and 240 mm external diameter is subjected
to an external pressure of 12 MPa. Determine the maximum value of the internal pressure that
can be applied if the maximum allowable stress is to be 36 MPa. Plot the variation of radial
and circumferential stresses developed in the material of the cylinder.
Q.30 A thick spherical shell of 250 mm inside diameter and 50 mm thickness is subjected to
an internal pressure of 15 MPa. Find the variation of circumferential and radial stress in the
shell and plot the same. What is increase in the inside and outside diameters of the shell? E=200
GPa and Poisson’s ration=0.3.
Q.31 Determine the thickness of metal required for cylinder shell of steel of 180 mm internal
diameters to with stand the internal pressure of 30 MPa, The circumferential stress in the
section must not exceed 150 MPa.
Q.32 A thick hollow cylinder of 200 mm internal diameter and 300 mm external diameter is
subjected to an internal pressure of 50 MPa and external pressure of 25 MPa. Find the
maximum shear stress developed in material at the inner radius.
Q.33 What are the various theories of failure. Explain with graphical representations the
maximum shear stress theory.
Q.34 What is the maximum shear strain energy theory. Derive an expression for these theory
for three-dimensional complex stress system.
Q.35 A bolt is under an axial thrust of 7.2 kN together with a transverse shear force of 3.6 kN.
Calculate the diameter of the bolt according to
(1) Maximum principal stress theory
(2) maximum shear stress theory.
Q.37 According to the theory of maximum shear stress, determine the diameter of a bolt which
is subjected to an axial pull of 9 kN together with a transverse shear force of 4.5 kN. Elastic
limit in tension is 235 N/mm2 factor of safety =3 and Poisson’s ratio= 0.3.
Q.38 A steel shaft is subjected to an thrust producing a stress of 90 MPa and the maximum
shearing stress on the surface arising from torsion is 60 MPa. The yield point of the material in
simple tension was found to be 300 MPa. Calculate the factor of safety of the shaft according
to the following theories (1) Max. shear stress theory (2) Maximum distortion theory.
Q.39 A section of mild steel shaft of diameter 180 mm the maximum torque is 67.5 kNm and
maximum bending moment is 40.5 kNm The elastic limit in simple tension is 220 N/mm2.
Determine whether the failure of the material will occur or not accordin g to maximum shear
stress theory. If not then find the factor of safety.
Q.40 At a section of a mild steel shaft, the maximum torque is 8437.5 Nm and maximum
bending moment is 5062.5 Nm. The diameter of shaft is 90 mm and the stress at the elastic
limit in simple tension for the material of the shaft is 220 N/mm 2. Determine whether the failure
of the material will occur or not according to maximum shear stress theory. If not, then find
the factor of safety.