CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG Course code & ttle : CA3632 Mechanics of Structures and Materials Session Semester A 2017-2018 ‘Time allowed ‘Three hours ‘This paper has Seven pages (including this pag). 1. This paper consists of Six questions 2, Answer ALL questions 3, Start each question ona new page. 4. In the absence of specific information, eandidstes ae expected to make reasonable ‘This is closed-book examination. Candidates are allowed 1o use the following materials/ids Approved calculators “Materialsaids other than those stated above are not permitted. Candidates wil be subject 0 disciplinary action ifany unauthorized materials or aids are found on them. ‘Special materials (ther than standard materials e.g. answer book or supplemeatary sheets) 10 be supplied to students: NILQuestion 1 (2) With sketches of statically determinate structures and statically indeterminate structures and without using equations, discus briefly their ky differences (marks) (©) The members shown in Fig. Q1(b) are 2 em diameter, steel (=200 G?a rods. When no load is applied, x= 1.5m and y= 0.5 m. What is the totl defletios of memiber AC ‘when a load of 10 kis aplied as shown? pe x-15m —4 Fig. Qu) Hint: 5=2£ with common notations. (mas) aE (©)__ The A-36 steel rod shown in Fig. Q1(c) has a diameter of 5 mm, Iti attached t the fixed wall at A, and before itis loaded, there isa gap beoween the wall at Band the rod of | mm, Determine the reactions at 4 and BY ifthe rod is subjected © an axial force of P=20 KN as shown, Neglect the size ofthe collar at C. Take E=200 GPa. Ags Br ao mm—| Aomm 800 mm: Fig, QU) Hine 5 = with common notations. (GO marks) aE (@ The allowable stress is 50 MPa in the brass rod 42 and 25 MPa in the aluminium rod BC. Knowing that a torque of magnitude T= 1280 Nm is applied at 4 as shown in Fig. Q1(@), determine the required diameter of () tod AB and (i) rod BC (marks)Question? (@) Briefly diseuss Saint-Venant’sPriniple. marie) () A beam AB is loaded as shown in Fig. Q2(b1). It is composed o° three fullsize '50%100 mm board nailed together to form a beam as shown in Fig. QE(b2). Knowing that the allowable shearing force in each nail is 400 N, determine the largest longitudinal spacing s that ean be used between each par of mals 3kN aA LD. Fig, 261) vo Hint: ¢="2 with common notations 7 (marks) (© A torque 7= 5600 Nm is applied to a hollow shaft having the cross section shown in Fig Q2(0). Neglecting the effect of stress concentrations, determine the shearing stress at points @ and & 151mm Fig. Q2() (Smazks)(@)_Anextruded beam has the cross setion shown in Fig. Q2(). Determine (the location ofthe shear center O, and Gi) the distribution of the shearing stesses (ie. find the shearing stresses at ends A, D, FG, and junctions B, E) caused by the 12 KN vertical shearing force applied st ©. ‘The thickness is 3 mun forall parts Fig. Q2(@) vo vin =! ale: wih em stint june 2 ls 0 ‘there are discontinuous shearing stresses, je. above B, fo the right of Band below B. (0 marks)Question 3 ‘A pimended sluminum (E = 70 GPa) column with length L = 2.5 m is under axial ‘compressive load as shown in Fig. Q3. The dimensions ofthe cross-section are b= 200 mi and d= 250 m. Using a factor of safety of2.0, determine the allowable buckling loud |r Fig. 3 marks) Question 4 ‘A 6 KN force is applied at the free end of a wood (E = 12GPa) beam with dimensions given in Fig. Q4. Neplecting the effect of fillets and stress concentration, determine (@) the maximum compressive stress and its location at section A-A; (©) the maximum shearing stress and its location at section A-A (©) the deflection at section A-A. 96mm > Lead 300 mm ——+* ec } aaa | x 48mm ae tum Fig. 4 (13 marks)weston S (@) A state of plane stess consists of a horizontal tensile stress 2, = 106 MPa, a verial tensile force 6 = 80 MPa, and a shearing strese t= 50 MPa as shown in Fig. Q5(). Use Mots cite to detemine the principal planes and the principal suesse. y I lg |= —« | Fig. Q5(8) (marks) (©) The post shown in Q5(b) has a square cross-sectional area, IFitis fixed-supported ais ‘ase and the loadings are applied at its end, use Mohr’ cirele t0 determine () the ‘maximum in-plane shear sess developed at point A snd (i) the principal stress at point A Fig. Q5(6) (12 marks)‘Question 6 The sign shown in Fig. Q6 is subjected to the uniform wind loading. Determine the stess ‘components at points A, B, C, and D on the 100-mm-diamete supporting post (1 marks) -END-