COMCRM PAPER1

STRESS AND STRAIN

MODULE 1C
TUTORIAL SOLUTIONS

PRESENTED BY: ZWELI THEBETHE

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 CONTENTS
Solutions for Tutorial 1C questions issued

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QUESTION 1

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 QUESTION 1 SOLUTION
1 1 2 2𝜏𝜏𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥
𝜎𝜎1 = 𝜎𝜎𝑥𝑥 + 𝜎𝜎𝑦𝑦 + 𝜎𝜎𝑥𝑥 − 𝜎𝜎𝑦𝑦 + 2
4𝜏𝜏𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝜃𝜃σ =
2 2 𝜎𝜎𝑥𝑥 − 𝜎𝜎𝑦𝑦

𝜎𝜎𝑥𝑥 − 𝜎𝜎𝑦𝑦 2
2
𝜎𝜎𝑥𝑥 − 𝜎𝜎𝑦𝑦
𝜏𝜏𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 = ±
2
+ 𝜏𝜏𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝜃𝜃𝜏𝜏 = −
2𝜏𝜏𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥

Value Units
σ(x)= 50 MPa
σ(y)= -200 MPa
τ(xy)= 80 MPa
All angles measured from
σ1= 73.41 MPa the x-axis
θ1= 16.31 Degrees

τmax= 148.41 MPa

θτ= -28.69 Degrees

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QUESTION 2

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 QUESTION 2 SOLUTION
1 1 2 2 1 1 2
𝜎𝜎1 = 𝜎𝜎𝑥𝑥 + 𝜎𝜎𝑦𝑦 + 𝜎𝜎𝑥𝑥 − 𝜎𝜎𝑦𝑦 + 4𝜏𝜏𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 𝜎𝜎2 = 𝜎𝜎𝑥𝑥 + 𝜎𝜎𝑦𝑦 − 𝜎𝜎𝑥𝑥 − 𝜎𝜎𝑦𝑦 2
+ 4𝜏𝜏𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥
2 2 2 2
2𝜏𝜏𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥
𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝜃𝜃σ =
𝜎𝜎𝑥𝑥 − 𝜎𝜎𝑦𝑦

Value Units
σ(x)= 25 MPa
σ(y)= 5 MPa
τ(xy)= 10 MPa

σ1= 29.14 MPa

σ2= 0.86 MPa
θ1= 0.393 Rad
Angles from x-axis
θ1= 22.5 Degrees
θ2= 112.5 Degrees
Angles from datum line
θ1= -7.5 Degrees
θ2= 82.5 Degrees

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QUESTION 3

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 QUESTION 3 SOLUTION
1 1 1 1 2
2𝜏𝜏𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥
𝜎𝜎1 = 𝜎𝜎𝑥𝑥 + 𝜎𝜎𝑦𝑦 + 𝜎𝜎𝑥𝑥 − 𝜎𝜎𝑦𝑦
2
+ 2
4𝜏𝜏𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 𝜎𝜎2 = 𝜎𝜎𝑥𝑥 + 𝜎𝜎𝑦𝑦 − 𝜎𝜎𝑥𝑥 − 𝜎𝜎𝑦𝑦 + 2
4𝜏𝜏𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝜃𝜃σ =
2 2 2 2 𝜎𝜎𝑥𝑥 − 𝜎𝜎𝑦𝑦

𝜎𝜎𝑥𝑥 − 𝜎𝜎𝑦𝑦 2
2 𝜎𝜎𝑥𝑥 − 𝜎𝜎𝑦𝑦
𝜏𝜏𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 = ± + 𝜏𝜏𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝜃𝜃𝜏𝜏 = −
2 2𝜏𝜏𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥

𝜎𝜎𝑥𝑥𝑥 = 𝜎𝜎𝑥𝑥 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 2 𝜃𝜃 + 2𝜏𝜏𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 + 𝜎𝜎𝑦𝑦 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠2 𝜃𝜃 𝜎𝜎𝑦𝑦𝑦 = 𝜎𝜎𝑥𝑥 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠2 𝜃𝜃 − 2𝜏𝜏𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 + 𝜎𝜎𝑦𝑦 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 2 𝜃𝜃

Value Units
σ(x)= 241 MN/m2 Value Units
σ(y)= -12 MN/m2 τmax= 155.25 MN/m2
τ(xy)= 90 MN/m2 θτ = -0.48 Rad
θτ = -27.28 Degrees
σ1= 269.75 MN/m2
σ2= -40.75 MN/m2 σx' and σy' at θτ
θ1 = 0.309 Rad σx'= 114.5MN/m2
Angles from x-axis 114.5 MN/m2
σy'=
θ1 = 17.72 Degrees
θ2= 107.72 Degrees

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QUESTION 4

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 QUESTION 4 SOLUTION
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1 1 2 2
𝜎𝜎1 = 𝜎𝜎𝑥𝑥 + 𝜎𝜎𝑦𝑦 + 𝜎𝜎𝑥𝑥 − 𝜎𝜎𝑦𝑦 + 4𝜏𝜏𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 𝜎𝜎2 = 𝜎𝜎𝑥𝑥 + 𝜎𝜎𝑦𝑦 − 𝜎𝜎𝑥𝑥 − 𝜎𝜎𝑦𝑦 + 4𝜏𝜏𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥
2 2 2 2

2𝜏𝜏𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥
𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝜃𝜃σ =
𝜎𝜎𝑥𝑥 − 𝜎𝜎𝑦𝑦

Value Units
σ(x)= 20 MPa
σ(y)= 0 MPa
τ(xy)= -40 MPa

σ1= 51.23 MPa

σ2= -31.23 MPa
θ= -0.663 Rad
θ= -38.0 Degrees
σx > σy then θ1 = θ
θ1= 142 Degrees
θ2= 52 Degrees

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