Engineering Mechanics Final Exam

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Q 1. A pure bending moment of M= 100 kN.m is applied to the member shown below.

Find
a) The centroid of the section (3 points)

b) The moment of intertie about centroid x-axis (3 points)

c) Maximum compressive stress (3 points)

d) Maximum tensile stress (3 points)

e) If the internal shear force V =2 kN, determine the shear stress at point A. Point A located
50 mm from the top. (3 points)
Q2. For the beam and loading shown, where the reactions are given,

a) Draw the shear diagram ( 2 points)

b) Draw the moment diagram (3 points)
c) Determine minimum b required, knowing that the grade of timber used has an
allowable normal stress of 12 MPa. (3 Points)
Q 3. The shear and moment diagrams are given for the beam shown in Figure 1:
(a) Determine all the loads applied on this beam and all the vertical reactions. (6 points)
(b) Calculate the moments M1, M2, and M3. (3 points)

A B
3m 2m 2m 2m 2m

32.5 kN
30 kN

Shear diagram
x

-17 kN
-31.5 kN

M2
M1
Moment diagram

M3

-33 kN.m
Q5. A force of 40 kN and moment of 20 kN.m is applied at the column shown.
Determine the stresses at point A and B. (6 points)