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Assignments I

1) A cylindrical shaft made of steel of yield strength 700 MPa is subjected to static loads
consisting of bending moment 10 kN-m and a torsional moment 30 kN-m. Determine the
diameter of the shaft using two different theories of failure, and assuming a factor of safety
of 2. Take E = 210 GPa and poison’s ratio = 0.25.
a) Maximum-shear-stress theory, and
b) Maximum-distortion-energy theory.

2) ASTM cast iron has minimum ultimate strengths of 30 kpsi in tension and 100 kpsi in
compression. Find the factors of safety using the Maximum-Normal-Stress Theory (MNS)
Brittle-Coulomb-Mohr Theory (BCM), and Modified-Mohr Theory (MM) for each of the
following stress states. Plot the failure diagrams in the σA, σB plane to scale and locate the
coordinates of each stress state.
(a) σx = 20 kpsi, σy = 6 kpsi
(b) σx = 12 kpsi, τxy = −8 kpsi
(c) σx = −6 kpsi, σy = −10 kpsi, τxy = −5 kpsi
(d) σx = −12 kpsi, τxy = 8 kpsi
3) The load on a bolt consists of an axial pull of 10 kN together with a transverse shear force of
5 kN. Find the diameter of bolt required according to.
Take permissible tensile stress at elastic limit = 100 MPa and poisson’s ratio = 0.3
a) Maximum principal stress theory;
b) Maximum shear stress theory;
c) Maximum principal strain theory;

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d) Maximum strain energy theory; and

e) Maximum distortion energy theory.
4) A cylindrical shaft made of steel of yield strength 700 MPa is subjected to static loads
consisting of bending moment 10 kN-m and a torsional moment 30 kN-m. Determine the
diameter of the shaft using two different theories of failure, and assuming a factor of safety
of 2. Take E = 210 GPa and poisson's ratio = 0.25.
a) According to maximum shear stress theory
b) According to maximum strain energy theory
5) A mild steel shaft of 50 mm diameter is subjected to a bending moment of 2000
N-m and a torque T. If the yield point of the steel in tension is 200 MPa, find the maximum
value of this torque without causing yielding of the shaft according to
a) The maximum principal stress;
b) The maximum shear stress; and
c) The maximum distortion strain energy theory of yielding
6) A cantilever beam made of cold drawn carbon steel of circular cross-section as shown in
Fig., is subjected to a load which varies from – F to 3 F. Determine the maximum load that
this member can withstand for an indefinite life using a factor of safety as 2. The theoretical
stress concentration factor is 1.42 and the notch sensitivity is 0.9. Assume the following
values: Ultimate stress = 550 MPa Yield stress = 470 MPa Endurance limit = 275 MPa Size
factor = 0.85 Surface finish factor = 0.89

7) A machine component is subjected to a flexural stress which fluctuates between + 300

MN/m2 and – 150 MN/m2. Determine the value of minimum ultimate strength according to
Take yield strength = 0.55 Ultimate strength; Endurance strength = 0.5 Ultimate strength;
and factor of safety = 2
a) Gerber relation;
b) Modified Goodman relation; and
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c) Soderberg relation.
8) A circular bar of 500 mm length is supported freely at its two ends. It is acted upon by a
central concentrated cyclic load having a minimum value of 20 kN and a maximum value of
50 kN. Determine the diameter of bar by taking a factor of safety of 1.5, size effect of 0.85,
surface finish factor of 0.9. The material properties of bars are given by: ultimate strength of
650 MPa, yield strength of 500 MPa and endurance strength of 350 MPa.
9) A steel cantilever beam, as shown in Fig. is subjected to a transverse load at its end that
varies from 45 N up to 135 N down as the axial load varies from 110 N (compression) to 450
N (tension). Determine the required diameter at the change of section for infinite life using a
factor of safety of 2. The strength properties are as follows: Ultimate strength = 550 MPa,
Yield strength = 470 MPa Endurance limit = 275 MPa. The stress concentration factors for
bending and axial loads are 1.44 and 1.63 respectively, at the change of cross-section. Take
size factor = 0.85 and surface finish factor = 0.9.

10) Bearing reactions R1 and R2 are exerted on the shaft shown in the figure, which rotates at
1150 rev/min and supports a 10-kip bending force. Use 1095 HR steel. Specify a diameter d
using a design factor of nd = 1.6 for a life of 3 min. The surfaces are machined.

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