EAR 206:
206: SOLIDS AND STRUCTURAL MECHANICS
CAT 1
1) Define isotropic and anisotropic materials. (2 marks)
2) A mild steel column is hollow and circular in cross section with an outside diameter of
380 mm and an inside diameter of 320 mm. It carries a compressive axial load of 1800
Kn. Determine;
a) The direct stress in the column (4 marks)
b) The shortening of the column if its initial height is 4 m. Assume E= 200 GPa.
(2 marks)
3) A rectangular bar has a 0.1 m x 0.05 m cross-section and a 0.25 m length. The bar carries
a tensile load of 0.4 MN along its length, a compressive load of 4 MN on its 0.1 m x 0.25
m faces and a tensile load of 2 MN on its 0.05 m x 0.25 m faces. The bar is made of steel
where = 200 and = 0.25.
Determine the following:
a) The stresses σx, σx, and σz in the x, y, and z directions, respectively. (3 marks)
b) The strains , , and ! in the x, y, and z directions respectively. (3 marks)
c) The change in volume of the bar (6 marks)
d) The change that should be made to the 4 MN load so that there is no change in
volume. (4 marks)
4) The propeller shaft of a tractor is a hollow circular tube of outside diameter 450 mm and
inside diameter 300 mm. If the maximum shear stress is limited to 31 MPa and the shaft
rotates at 100 rpm, determine the following:
a) The torque that can be carried by the shaft (3 marks)
b) The power that can be transmitted by the shaft (3 marks)
5) A short hollow circular cast iron cylinder is used to support an axial compressive load =
580 #$. The ultimate strength of the cast iron in compression is 270 MPa. It is decided to
design the cylinder with a wall thickness % = 25 && and a safety factor of 3 with respect
to the ultimate strength. Calculate the minimum required outside diameter.
(6 marks)
