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UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

MIE222 – MECHANICS OF SOLIDS I

MIDTERM EXAMINATION

Examiner: Professor S. A. Meguid

March 1st, 2018

12:20 pm – 2:20 pm

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INSTRUCTIONS

1. This paper contains FOUR (4) questions and comprises THIRTEEN (13) pages.
2. Attempt ALL questions
3. Please answer each question in the space provided.
4. Candidates must support their arguments with the appropriate expressions/ figures.
5. Only non-programmable and non-communicating calculators are allowed.
6. Page 13 contains information you may find useful.
7. This is a CLOSED BOOK examination.
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Question # 1: [25 Marks]

The pin-jointed coupling shown in Fig. Q1 is constructed from steel of rectangular cross-section
and is designed to transmit a tensile force ‘P’. Given that the steel pin has a dimeter of 15 mm,
determine the maximum permissible tensile force to be transmitted by the joint, if the allowable
stresses for the steel used are 150 MPa in tension, 75 MPa in shear and 120 MPa in bearing
pressure.

Hint: You must examine all of the stress states in the plate, clevis and pin.

Fig. Q1 A steel pin-jointed coupling subjected to a load ‘P’

𝑃=

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Question # 2: [25 Marks]

a) Given that the elastic shear stress distribution in a circular member is given by   G r ,
prove that the externally applied torque for a circular cross section is T  GJ . All terms
have their usual meaning. [5 Marks]

b) The 200 kW prime mover (motor) shown in Fig. Q2 is used to transmit power to the three
loads through a transmission shaft. Assuming that the maximum allowable shear stress in
the transmission shaft is 200 MPa and that the ratio of the inner to the outer diameters
d i / d o  0.8 , find the dimensions of the cross section of the shaft given that it rotates at
5000 rev/min. You may assume that there is 20% power loss between the input and output
powers. [20 Marks]

Fig. Q2 A schematic of the motor and gearing system

P=

di =

do =

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Question # 3: [25 Marks]

A cast iron frame for a punch press has the proportions shown in Fig. Q3. All dimensions provided
are in mm.

a. Determine the moment of inertia I for the cross-section shown at A-A about the neutral
axis. [10 marks]

b. Determine the maximum force P which can be applied to the frame, if the allowable
stresses at section A-A are 85 MPa in tension and 150 MPa in compression.
[15 marks]

(a) C-clamp showing applied loads (b) Enlarged/simplified cross-section

Fig. Q3 A schematic of C-clamp showing applied load and cross section details

I=

𝑃𝑚𝑎𝑥 =

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Question # 4: [25 Marks]

Fig. Q4(a) shows a beam with an overhang carrying uniformly distributed load of 50 𝑘𝑁/𝑚
applied across its 2.5 𝑚 span. Given the cross-section dimensions are shown in Fig. Q4(b),

(a) Calculate the shear stress distribution using Table Q4 provided on Page 11,
[18 Marks]
(b) Draw the shear stress distribution acting in the cross-section in the provided space in
Fig. Q4(b) and indicate the location of the maximum value, and [4 Marks]
(c) State the limitations of the formula used to determine the shear stress. [3 Marks]

Fig. Q4(a) Beam dimensions and loading details

Fig. Q4(b) Enlarged beam cross-section

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 Table Q4: Shear stress calculation table
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Section 𝑽𝑸 𝑵
Area (𝒎𝒎𝟐 ) 𝒚 (𝒎𝒎) 𝑸(𝒎𝒎𝟑 ) 𝒒= ( ) t (mm) 𝝉 (𝑴𝑷𝒂)
cut 𝑰 𝒎𝒎

𝑺𝟏

𝑺𝟐
Given Name:

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𝑺𝟑

𝑺𝟒
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𝑺𝟓
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USEFUL FORMULAE

All symbols have their usual meaning in solid mechanics

Pdx
L  
AE
Tdx

JG
Δ𝐿
𝜀=
𝐿𝑂
 xx 
1
 x  ( y   z )
E
  y   ( x   z ) 
1
 yy
E
  z   ( x   y ) 
1
 zz
E
1 1 1
 xy   ,  xz   xz ,  yz   yz
G xy G G
𝜎 = 𝐸𝜀 E
G
2(1  )
F My
 
A I
Tr VQ
 
J It
VQ T
q Q  Ay q
I 2A

P = Tω
d 2 d 4 d 4
For circular cross sections: A , I , J
4 64 32
bh 3
For rectangular cross sections: A  bh , I 
12
I  I o  Ad 2
Fh
e
V

TL ds
 2 
4A G t

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