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11.1 Introduction
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11.2 Concept of Stress and Strain 11.3 Internal Forces and Stresses 11.3.1 Internal Forces - Method of Sections
11.3.2 Stresses - Normal and Shear 11.3.3 Simple Tension and Compression 11.3.4 Simple Shea11.3.5 Factor of Safety and Allowable Streses
11.5 Simple Indeterminate Problems in Tension and Compression - Illustrative Examples 11.6 Summary 11.7 Keywords 1 ! .8 Solutions/Answers to SAQs
11.1 INTRODUCTIOV
In the study of both statics and dynamics, it is assumed that the bodies under consideration are rigid. That is, the distance between any two particles in the body does not change even on the application of external forces. It is, however, common knowledge that all bodies are deformable to a certain extent and change their shape on the' application of external forces.'The study of the internal forces in deformable bodies and the relations between these forces and the deformations produced is another important branch of engineering mechanics. The behaviour of a member subjected to forces depends not only on the fundamental laws of Newtonian Mechanics that govern the equilibrium of forces but also on the physical or mechanical characteristics of the materials of which the member is made. The necessary information regarding the physical characteristics of the materials come from the laboratory where materials are subjected lo the action of accurately known loads or forces and the behaviour of test specimens is observed with particular regard to such phen~menaa s occurrence of breaks, deformation etc. The practical aspects of testing of materials can be learned properly only in a laboratory course. In this treatment, only the end results of such investigation are of interest and this unit is concerned with the analytical or rnatl~ematicapl art of the fundamental topic of behaviour of deformable bodies.
Objectives
After studying this unit, you shol~idb e able to : understand the comept cf stress and strain, distinguish between simple tension, simple compression and simple shear forces, comprehend the terms Hooke's Law, Poisson's Ratio, Modulus of Elasticity, Modulus of rigidity, Bulk Modulus and find the relations between them, and analyse and find solutions to various types of problems involving stress and
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Since the whole body is in equilibrium as supporled under the action of the external forces P, & P, and reactive forces R, & R, , i.t can be concluded that each of the parts (1) & (2) are also in equilibrium. The equilibriv,m of each part will be studied separately. For this purpose. both the parts (1) & (2) are shown separately in Figure 11.1 (b). The two parts (1) & (2) can remain in equiliibrium only when forccs are acting at the cut section a-a as shown irn figure. It is these forces which are termed as internal forces. These forces are produced by the mutual action and reaction of the particles in each part. The effect of part (2) on part (1) is such that part (1) is in equilibrium under the action of external forces acting on this part and internal forces. By Newton's third law, the effect of part (1) on part (2) at section a-a can be repre.c;ented by these same internal forces but acting in the opposite directions on part (2'). Tnese forces will keep part (2) also in equilibrium. ' The above ideas are made clear .m Figure 11.1 (b). It will be seen that with the help of the above method known as "method of sections", the internal forces acting in the body can be revealed and calculated. The above considerations lead to the following fundamental conclusion: "The external forcta to one side of an arbitrary cut must be balanced by the internal forces developed at the cut". The above concept will be relied upon as a first step in solving all problems where the internal forces are being investigated. In discussing the method of sections, it is significant to note that some bodies, although not in static equilibrium, may be in dynamic equilibrium. These problems can be reduced to problems of static equilib~iiumF. irst, the acceleration 'a' of the par1 in question is computed, then it is multiplied by the mass of the body, giving a force F = ma. If the force so computed is applied to the body at its mass centre in a direction opposite to the acceleratio~t~h,e dynamic problem is reduced to one of statics. This is the so-called D'Alembert prinlciple which you have already studied. With this point in view, all bodies can be thought of' as being instantaneously in a state of static equilibrium. Hence for any body, whether in static or dynamic equilibrium, a free-body diagram can be prepared on which the necessary forces to maintain the body as a whole in equilibrium can be shown. From there on, the problem is the same as discussed above.
on the elementary area A A varies from point to point and is inclined with respect to the AF plane of the cut. The ratio p = -- means the average force acting on area A A or the AA force per unit area acting on A A. The force 'y ' is also called the resultant stress acting on area AA. In engineering practice, it is customary to resolve this force perpendicular and parallel to the section being investigated. Thus, if AF is resolved into components AN and AT, then the following two ratios can be written down by greek letters : AT z (tau) = - AA a is called average normal stress and z, the average shearing or tangential stress acting on area A A. These stresses too are the forces acting per unit area. Since a particular stress generally holds true only at a point, if the area A A is reduced to the limit zero, then according to calcuius. AF p, = Lim M-tO
z, AT = Lim M + O AA
These stresses are then called the stresses acting on the plane a-a at the point m. p, , a,, z, are now respectively the resultant, normal and shearing stresses at the point m as shown in Figure 11.2 (b). Since force is a vector and area is a scalar quantity, their ratio, which represents the component of stress in a given direction, is a vector quantity. In the SI units, force is
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units of wil; k Nln~ which is designated as Pascal (Pa). The stress numerically expressed in units of 1 ~ l mi's in general numerically too small. Therefore, it may be mcjre acceptable to think in terms of 1 ~lmrn' Again 1 ~lm,n=' lo6~ l m=' lo6P ascal = h mega pascal = 1 MPa Also 1 Gpa = 1 Giga Pascal = 1 o9 Pa = lo3 MPa The unit of stress expressed as MPa has-gained wide acceptance.
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If the forces N acting at the end of the bar are acting in the directions shown, trying to pull the bar, then it is said that the bar is in ten:.ion and ibe forces N are lensile fol'ces. On the other band, if the two forces W try to push or pfess the bar. then the b a i~s szid to be in compression and the forces N are termed as compre,~sivfeo rces. The stresses produced by tensile forces are termed as renss'le stresses which are generally regarded as positive. Conversely, compressive forces produce compressive stresses which are generally regarded as being negative (see Figure 11.4). The internal forces acting at any cross-section X - X (see Figure 1 i .3) will now be studied by using the method of sections. Accordingly, it is imagirted that the bar is cut into two parts (1) & (2) by a plane X-X perpendicular to the axis of the bar. The two parts are separated out and the actions and reactions exerted by one part on the oLher is represented by the internal forces acting at the cut as shown in Figure 11.3. The two parts (1) & (2) are separately in equilibrium under he action of the external forces wid internal forces.
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Now consider either the equilibrium of part (1) or part (2). GeneraUy: the normal force acting on a small elementary area dA situated in the cross-section X-X will be ox dA anrl the tangential force will be T dA. Since part (1) is in equilibrium, j o , d ~ -=~ o or = N Again since there are no forces acting perpendicular to the axis of the bar, It will now be assumed that i) the shearing stresses r are zero all over the cross-section, ii) the normal stresses ox will have the same value o throughout the cross-section. In books on the subject of Theory of Elasticity, it is shown that these assumptions are correct if the cross-section X-X is sufficiently distant from the point of application of the force N. Similar reasoning applies to bars subjected to compressive forces N at ends. The normal compressive stress at any section will be of uniform intensity as long as the resultant force N coincides with the centroid of the area at the cut. However, one must exercise additional care when compression members are concerned. They may be so slender that they do not behave in the fashion considered above. For example, an ordinary meter rod under a rather small axial compressive force has a tendency to buckle sideways and collapse. The consideration of such instability of compression members will be deferred for the time-being and it will be taken up in the subject of "strength of materials" later.
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where P is the total force acting across and parallel to the cut, often called "shear force" and A is the cross-sectional area of the cut member. For reasons that may be explained later in the subject of "strength of materials", unlike normal stresses, the shear stress given by Eq. (11.2) is only approximately true. For the cases shown, the shear stresses actually are distributed in a non-uniform fashion. The quantity given by Eq. (1 1.2) represents an average shear stress. Figure 11.5 (b) & (c) represents a typical rivetted connection, the former is a lap joint and the latter is a double cover butt joint. For the case shown in Figure 11.5 (c), there are two planes of the rivet that resist the external force Y as shown in Figure 11.5 (f). Such a rivet is referred to as being in double shear, whereas the rivet in Figure 11.5 (b) is in single shear as indicated in Figure 11.5 (e).
much lower than the ultimate stresses. This allowable stress is obtained by dividing the ultimate stress by a factor known as "factor d safety". Thus ultimate stress Allowable stress = factor of safety ultimate stress Factor of safety = allowable stress The values used for factor of safety are different depending on the reasons discussed above. For concrete, stone, brick and such other brittle materials, the allowable stress is obtained on the basis of Equation (1 1.3) and the factor of safety is usually equal to or more than 3. ror steel, wnlcn uelorrrw: excessively alter a CCIL~I I I~ L I ~ lSevSe r Lallcu ~ I G I Ua ur;ss (discussed further in Section 11.4), the allowable stress is obtained by dividing yield stress by a factor of safety. However, the factor of safety is about 1.7 only since it is a factory controlled material. Example 11.1 In Figure 11.6, determine the normal stresses acting on Sections 1-1 & 2-2, if the cross-sectional area of the bar is 5 sq.cm.
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Solution The solution is shown in free-body diagrams (b), (c) & (d) of Figure 11.4, Accordingly, the internal force N1 at section 1-1 = 20 kN compression.
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N1 20 Normal stress at section 1-1 = - -- - = 4 kN / cm2 (compressive) A5 Again, from diagrams (c) or (d), the internal force N, at Section 2-2 is 10 kN tension. 10 Therefore, Normal stress at section 2-2 = - = 2 k ~ / c m(t~en sile)
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Example 11.2 A hollow cast-iron column carries an axial load of 2000 kN. If the outer diameter of the column is 30 cm and the permissible stress is 8 kN/sq.cm. Find out the thickness of the column. Solution had
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The concrete pier shown in Figure 11.7 is loaded at top with a uniformly distributed load of 20 k~/m'. Assuming density of concrete as 25 kN/m3, investigate the state of normal stress at a level of lm above the base. If the ultimate compressive stress of concrete is 100 lcIWm2, what is the factor of safety at this level ? 1 . Sideview Solution In Example 11.3, you might have noticed (if you work backwards) that the weight of the steel bar is negligible compared with the applied load at bottom and therefore, could have been neglected. But, in this problem, the weight of the pier itself is appreciable and must be included in the calculations. Applied force at the top = 20 x 0.5 x 0.5 = 5 kN Weight of pier from top up to section 1-1 Total compressive force at section 1-1 = 5 + 9.375 = 14.375 kN Area of cross-section at section 1-1 = 1 x 0.5 = 0.5 m2
SAQ 1
Plot the variation of axial force and normal stress in the steel bars shown in Figure 11.8 (a) & (b). Take cross-sectional area = 4 cm2, Take a = lm, P = 20 kN
SAQ 3
A short column is made up of two steel pipes, one on top of the other as shown in
Figure 1 1.10. If the allowahk stress in compression is 100 MPa, (a) What is the allowable axial load PI if axial load P2 = 200 kN ? (b) What is the allowable load PI if load P2 = 80 kN ? Neglect the weight of the pipes.
forces, then the body will change its shape and will become deformed. However on removal of the forces, thc hody will resume its original shape. This property is termed as elaslicity. Bearing the above in mind, consider once again the bar showii in Figure 11.3. If the bar is elastic, then on subjecting it to axial tension N, it will be found that the bar changes its shape. If the initial length of the bar is 1 , then after deformation its length will change to '1,'. Hence the change in length will be In the case of tension, the final length 'I,' will be greater than the original length '1 ' and therefore '6 1' will be an increase in length or positive. Conversely, if the bar is in compression, then the final length 1, will be less than the original length and 6 1 will be negative. The change in length per unit original length can be written down as The ratio is termed as strain. Thus, strain is defined as change in length per unit original length. From equation (11.6), it can be inferred Uiat strain can be positive or negative depending on the sign of '6 1.' Further, since strain is a ratio of two lengths, it is a dimensionless quantity. Since this strain is a strain along the length of the bar (that is along the x-axis), it is referred to as longitudinal strain.
stress. If the material is stressed beyond point B, then it loses its elasticity and on removal of the load (or stress), the nuterial does not recover its full deformation. A small amount of perrrranent deformation will exist. The point B after which the material loses its elasticity is termed as the elastic limit. Points A and B are very close to each otl~ear nd in practice, they are assumed to coincide.
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Figure 11.11 : Stress-strain Curve for Mild Steel
3) Another important point in the graph is point C. Just before point C, the graphs cwe-ppreciably. This point is called the yield point and the stress mesponding to this point is called the yield stress. At this point, the material begins, as it were, to flow. Although the stress remains almost constant at this instant, there is considerable increase in wain. 4) After point C, the curve is almost parallel to theax-axis. At point D, the flow or yield of the materid stops. The nuterial hardens and can now continue to carry more stresses but at a decreasing rate. After point D, the stress and strain continue to increase though they are no longer proportional to each other. 5) At point E, the material is stressed to its maximum. The stress corresponding to this point is called the ultimate tensile stress or the failure stress though the material does not fail at this point. 6) After point E, the stress recorded by the nuchine decreases and at point 'b, the specimen breaks or ruptures. Figure 11.12 shows a tv~icaslt ress-strain curve for a brittle material. Strain
Figure 11.12 : Stress-strain Curve for Brittle Materials Introduction to Siroctural Such diverse materials as
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although the extreme value of stram that these materials can withstand differs drastically. The steepness ot these curves varies considerably. Numerically speaktng, each material has its own curve. The terminal point such as B on this curve represents the complete failure (or rupture) of a specimen.
or Young's modulus. Young's Modulus is so called after the English scientist Thomas Young whose published work in the early part of the eighteenth century contain a definition of modulus of elasticity. As strain E is dimensionless, 'E ' will have the same dimension as 'a'. That is, E will be measured in ~ / (Pmasca~l), ~ / c mk~~, / c m ~~ /, r n r n(M~ Pa) etc. in SI units, The value of the elastic modulus 'E ' is a definite property of the material. From experiments, it is known that the strain 'E' is always a very small quantity, hence E must be a large one. For most type of steels, the value of 'E ' lies between 2 x lo5 and 2.1 x 1@ MPa. Generally, 'E ' is interpreted as the slope of a straight line from the origin to a rather vague point A on a stress-stress diagram as discussed earlier. The stress corresponding to the latter point is termed as the "proportional limit''. It follows that Hooke's law is applicable only up to the proportional limit of the material. This is highly significant as in the latter subjects "Strength of Material", "Theory of Structures", "Structural Analysis" etc. which you are going to learn, the derived formulae are based on this law. Clearly then, such fornlulae will be limited to the behaviour of the material in the lower range of stress.
1 The French scientist S.D. Poisson fourad that the lateral strain is always proportional to
the longitudinal strain. The ratio between the two strains is a definite property of the material and is a constant termed as "Poisson's ratio". It is usually denoted as
p (mew) or v (nu) or -m by different authors. In short, Poisson's ratio 'p' =
The-value of 'p' generally lies between a narrow range of 0.25 to 0.35 for different
materials. In extreme cases, values as low as 0.1 (some concretes) and as high a0.5 (rubber) occur.
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To make this principle clearer, assume that three forces F,, F2 and F, are acting on an elastic body and at some point 'K ', it is necessary to find the stress 'a'. When the force F, is acting alone, then the stress at the paint 'K ' is calculated to be a,. Likewise, when the forces F2, F, are acting separately on the body, the stresses at the same point are a, & o3 respectively. Then according to the principle of superposition, when all the P forces PI, P2, P, are acting at the same time on the body, then the required stress at the point 'K ' will be a = a, + a, + 0,. ?'he principle is based on the fact that stresses, strains, displacements etc. are linear functions of the external loads within certain limits. If the external loads are increased 'n' times, then the above quantities will also be increaqed in the same proportion. There are very few cases however when the principle of superposition does not apply.
In Figure 11.1 3 (b), the shearing stress acting on each surface or plane has been resolved into two components parallel to a particular set of axes. The subscripts of the o's designate the direction of the normal stress along a particular axis while the stress itself acts on a plane perpendicular to the same axis. The first subscript of z associate the shearing stress with a plane that is perpendicular to a given axis while the second subscript designate the direction of the shearing stress. For the moment, attention will be directed in finding the strains in the x-direction with reference to Figure 11.13 (a). To find this, use is made of the principle of superposition explained in the last article. Proceeding on the basis of the above principle. separate effects of the Ihree stresses ox, o,, o, will be considcred one by one. The stress o, in the x-direction causes a positive strain q(,, = -ox Each of the stresses E' a, & o, in the y & z directions causes a negative strain in the x-direction as a result of Poisson's effect. These strains can be written as q(2)= - p 3 and Fg3, = Or - p respectively. The strains in the y- and z-directions can also be obtained in a similar manner. The final strains in the three coordinate directions are The application of Eq. (1 1.11) which is sometimes known as the generalized Hooke's Law is limited to isotropic materials in the linear elastic range. If a particular stress is compressive, the sign of the corresponding term changes.
Although the three-dimensional aspect of the problem should not be forgotten, it is customary, for the sake of convenience, to deal with a plane representation of the problem as shown in Figure 11.14 (b). Using this representation and summing up the moments of the forces about O and equating it to zero for equilibrium of the element, we gel, z, (dy x dz) dx - z, (dx x dz) dy = 0 Simplifying, we get z = z *y Y* (11.12) Similarly, it can be shown that zVZ= z and ,2 = z,, ZY The implication of Eq. (1 1.12) is very significant. It signifies that the shearing stresses on mutually perpendicular planes of an infinitesimal element are numerically equal. Moreover, it is possible to have an element in equilibrium only when the shearing stress occur on the four sides of the plane element simultaneously as in Figure 11.14 (b). That is, in any stressed body where shearing stresses exist, two pairs of such stresses act on mutually perpendicular planes. M = 0 is not satisfied by a single c pair of shearing stresses. Since z, = z, and because situations where more than two pairs of shearing stresses * acting on an element simultaneously will seldom occur in normal engineering practice, the subscripts used for z in the above discussion become superfluous. Therefore, the shearing stresses will normally be designated by 'z' without any subscripts.
In sub-section 11.4.7, it was shown that in an element of a body, the shearing stresses must occur in two pairs acting on mutually perpendicular planes. When only these
I stresses occur, the element is said to be in "pure shear". Such a system of stresses
distorts an element of an elastic body in the fashion shown in Figure 11.14 (c). Of course, I such a distortion is true only fw a body possessing perfectly homogeneous, isotropic properties. The diagonals OA' and B'C are axes of symmetry for the distorted element. Under pure shear, there is no change in dimensions of the body such as length, breadth or depth. But the angles such as LBOC = 90' in Figure 11.14 (b) is altered to LB'OC = (90 - y)". Hence the shearing stresses produce changes in right angles of rectangular elements of an elastic body. This angular change 'y' is referred to as shearing strain distinguishing it from linear P strains caused by normal stresses. If the behaviour of the element is considered only in its elastic range, it is again found experimentally that there is a linear relationship between shearing stress 'z' and shearing P strain 'y'. Mathematically, the extension of Hooke's Law for shearing stress and strain is where G is a constant of proportionality called "shearing modulus of elasticity" (in short "Shear Modulus") or "Modulus of Rigidity". Like E , G is a constant for a given material. It is measured in the same units as E while y is measured in radians, a dimensionless quantity similar to 'E'.
of the sides increase to (1 + 64 , (b + Sb) and (d + 6 4 respectively. The original volume of the block = V = lbd The final volume of the block = V, = (I + 69 (b + 6h) (d + M)
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Neglecting the terms containing the product of two or more s~~l aqluia ntities, we get
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Let AB= BC= 1.AC = fi Consider the equilibrium of the elcment ABC q' x fi = T x ~ x c o s ~ ~ ~ + T ~ =x f~ i xT c o s ~ ~ ~ o' = T (tensile) Now consider the stresses across diagonal BD and let d' be the normal stress on BD as shown in Figure 1 1.16(b). From equilibrium of the element ABD, working as the same lines as above.
we get o" = 2 (compressive) Let us now consider an element PQRS inside the element ABCD as shown in Figurc 11.17 such that PQ, RS are parallel to BD and PS, QR are parallel to AC. I As derived above, this element PQRS will be subjected to tensile stresses o' = 'T' in the direction of the diagonal BD and compressive stresses o" = 2 in the direction of the diagonal AC.
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Figure 1 1.17 as follows : Linear strain of diagonal BD (noting that o" is compression)
Solution
In general, the displacement of any portion of a rod of uniform section can be calculated as follows : Suain E = Change in length - 61 original length 1 o P Also& = - and, o = - E A From the above, we can get For the above problem, the displacement will have to be calculated separately for the three parts AB, BC & CD and algebraically added up.
P, = Internal force in the portion AB = 4 kN tension P2 = Intemal force in the portion BC = (1 0 - 4) = 6 kN compression & P, = Internal force in the portion CD = 2 kN tension.
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Example 11.6 A short timber post of rectangular section has one side of cross-section equal to twice the other. When the post is axially loaded with 10 kN (compression), it contracts by 0.0521 rnrn per metre length. Calculate the cross-sectional dimensions of the post if E for timber = 1.5 x lo4 ~ l m m ' . Solution If one side of cross-section = d , then the other side = 2d ~ = x 2dd = 2 d 2 From eq. ( 1 1.20),
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A straight flat of steel is 3 metres long and has cross-section varying uniformly from 8 x 1 cm at one end to 2 x 1 cm at the other end. If it is subjected to an axial pull of 20 kN, find the change in length of the flat if E = 2.1 x 10' ~/mm?.
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Consider a section distance 'x ' from end A as shown ui Figure 11.19. xx 60 Area of the section = (20 + ---) x 10 mm2 3000 Stress on the section -- 2ox1o3 .-X
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it. If E = 2 x lo4 kN/cm2 and p = 0.3, then calculate the percentage change in the volume of the bar.
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From sub-section 1 1.4.9, In this case, = ox - ox E & Ey = EZ = -px c It is found that the change in volume is very small.
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A steel pipe is of length 10 m at 1WC. If the temperature is increased to 3@C, find its firm1 length. If this increase is prevented, find the axial stress produced in the pipe. Assume a = coefficient of linear expansion = 12.5 x 10"f~ & E = 2 x 1 6 N/rnm2.
Solution
Change in length of bar '61' =lat = 10 x lo00 x 12.5 x 10" x (30 - 10) = lo4 x 12.5 x lo4 x 20 = 2.5 mm
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A steel bar of diameter 10 cm and length 20 m is hung from one end. If the density of steel is p = 78 kN/m3 and E for steel = 2 x 10' N/rmnz , find the increase in length of bar.
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A test specimen comprises a steel bar of diameter 32 mrn and length 35 cm. It is subjected to a tensile load of 135 kN in a tensile testing machine. It is found that its diameter is reduced by 0.0062 rnm and its length increased by 0.28 mm. Find the value of E and poisson's ratio.
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A steel bar 4 cm diameter and 5 m long is heated through 60OC with its ends clamped i before heating. Calculate thrust exerted by the steel bar on the clamps if E = 21000 -1
kN/cm2 and coefficient of expansion a = 11 x 10-' per 'C. If the clamps yield by 0.05 cm, what would then be the thrust exerted.
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A steel rod, circular in section, tapers from 2 cm diameter to 3 cm diameter in a length of 60 cm. Find out the increase in length of the bar under a concentric pull of 30 kN. Take E = 2.1 x lo4 kN/cm2.
such cases, the reactions and the intemal forces at a section can be determined from equations of statics or equilibrium. If the ilumber of reactions and internal forces exceed the number of equilibrium equations, then the structure is said to be statically indeterminate. To analyse an indeterminate structure, viz: to calculate the reactions and internal forces at any section, it is necessary to formulate extra equations. These extra equations are invariably obtained by considering the geometry of deformation of the structure. In other words, the additional equations required will be formulated using displacement compatibility conditions. Simple problems in tension and compression involving statical indeterminacy will be explained by the following illustrative examples. Example 11.10 A steel tube 3.2 cm in internal diameter, 0.25 cm thick and 4 melres long is covered and lined throughout with copper tubes 0.20 can thick, 7he three tubes are finnly attached to each other and united at their ends. This compound tube is subjected to axial tension and the stress produced in the steel tube is 60 N/mm2. Determine (a) the elongatio~oi f the tube (b) the stress in the copper tubes and (c) the load carried by the combined tube. Efor steel = 2.1 x 1 6 N/mm2 and, E for Copper = 1.1 x 1 o5 N/mm2
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of cross-section of steel tube = A, + - (3.7* - 3.22) = 2.71 cm2 4 Area of cross-section of copper tubes = A,
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= -IE (3.22 - 2.82) + (4.12 - 3.72) 44 Since the tubes are firmly united at their ends, the strain in each tube will be the same.
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the assembly is subjected to a axial compressive force of 14.4 kN. E, = 200 GPa, E, = 100 GPa.
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We have PA, + P,, = P and SAC = S,, Also PAC = PA, = YE, and ~ A C= ~ A B+ ~ B C
~ A B+ ~ B C= ~ D E
From (5) Substituting PA, = PB, = PA,-, we get (0.6366 + 2.546) PAC = 2.546 Pm 3.1826 PA,, = 2.546 PDE .*. PAC = 0.8 PoE Substituting in (1). we get 0.8 PDE + PDE = 14.4 PDE = 8 kN PA, = P, = PB, = 6.4 IrN Maximum stress in steel bar will w u r in portion BC Maximum stress in copper for portion DE Example 11.12 A rigid bar AB is supported by 3 wires 1,2,3 of cross-sectional areas 1.1.5.2 sq.cm respectively. Wire-1 is of copper, wire-2 of steel and wire-3 of aluminium (See Fi 5u re 11.21(a). The moduli of elasticity of these materials are 1 x lo4, 2 x lo4, 0.7 x 10 kN/sq. cm respectively. Find the tension in each of the wires if the rigid bar carries a load P = 60 kN as shown.
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Solution Let N,, N2, N3 be the tension in the wires made of copper, steel & aluminium respectively. Under the action of the load 'P ', since the wires are supported by a rigid bar AB, the bar remains straight after the deformation of the wires takes place. In the final position of equilibrium, the bar AB occupies the inclined position A'H as shown in Figure 1 1.22 (b). Let & , 62 & 63 be the final elongation of the wires. The equilibriumequations can be written as N1 + N2 + N3 = P = 60 W (1) and taking moments about wire-I, Since there are 3 unhowns Nl, N2 & N3, these two equilibrium equations are not sufficient to solve the problem. The third equation will be formed from the deformation compatibility of the wires in the final position of equilibrium. It can be easily seen from Figure 11.21 (b) that viz 1.25 6, - 2.25 62
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2.5 Nl - 1.125 N2 + 1.43 N3 = 0 The solution of the three simultaneous equations (I), (2) & (3) gives N, = 1.1 W; N2=34 kN& N3=24.9kN.
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Example 11.13
A steel tube 4.5 crn external diameter and 3 mnm thick e~~closceesn trally a solid copper bar of 3 crn diameter. The bar ,and the tube are rigidly connected together at the ends at a temperature of 30C. Find the stress in each metal when heated to 180C. Also find the increase in length of the assembly if the original length is 30 cm. Coefficients of linear expansion for steel and copper are 1.08 x 1c5 and 1.7 x respectively per degree centigrade.
Solution Figure 11.23 (a) shows the assembly before heating. Figure 11.23(b) shows the free expansion of the steel tube and copper bar if they are not rigidly connected together at their ends. Since the tube and bar are rigidly connected at their ends, the copper bar will be forced to expand less than the free expansion of 1 a, r and the steel tube will be forced to expand more than 1 as t. Thus the assembly after heating is shown in Figure 11.23(c). Thus, compressive stresses a, will be caused in copper bar and tensile
stresses
2.1 o,+ 1.1 a,= 214.83 As there is no external load on the compound bar, A, = qy As a, . = 1.786 a, Fron~( 2 ) & (2), it can be seen that a, = 52.85 N/mm2 compressive & as = 94.39 N/mm2 ten.ile Increase in length of the assembly = 6
SAQ 8
0, =
( a t - 6 = ( [act- - x l )
Ec
Figure 11.24
Referring to Figure 11.24, a rigid steel plate is supported by three pillars of high strength concrete each of height 2 m and 300 x 300 m in cross-section. Before the symmetric axial load P is applied on the steel plate, the middle pillar is shorter than the other two by 1 rnm. Determine the maximum load P if the allowable stress in compression in concrete is 20 MPa and its modulus ot'elasticity is 3 x lo4 MPa.
SAQ 9
A composite bar made up of steel and aluminium is held between two supports as shown in Figure L1.25. The bars are stress-free at a temperature of 3SC. What will 'be the stresses$ the two bats when the temperature is 21C if
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(a) the supports are ui~yielding (b) the supports yield and come nearer to each other by 0.1 mrn. Assurrle that the change of temperature is uniform over the length of the bar. E for steel = 2.1 x lo5 MPa and E for aluminium = 7.4 x lo4 MPa coefficient of expansion/contraction for steel & alu~niniuma re 11.7 x ~ O ' ~a/nd~ 2C3.4 x ~ o - ~ I O C respectively.
SAQ 10
Figure 11.26 shows a rigid bar ABC hinged at A and suspended at points B & C by two wires BD & CE made of aluminium and steel respectively. The bar carries a load i of 20 kN midway between B and C. The cross-sectional areas of aluminium and steel bars are 3 sq.mm & 2 sq.mm respectively. Determine the load carried by the two wires if E for aluminium = 7 x lo4 MPa & E for steel = 20 x lo4 MPa
Figure 11.26
116 SUMMARY
In this unit, you have been made familiar with the terms stress, strairi, Hook's law, axial tension, axial compression, simple shear etc. You have also studied the physical properties of materials like poissons ratio, modulus of elasticity, Modulus of rigidity, Bulk Modulus etc. and the relations between them. You have also learned about the stress - strain diagrams ai~dfr om this tried to distinguish between ductile and brittle materials. With the help of illustrative examples, the methodology df solving various types of problems involving the elastic behaviour of members and systems carrying axial tension, axial compression or subjected to temperature changes have been explained. This will serve as a fundamental base for studying various other topics such as bending stresses, shearing stresses, complex stresses and strains, deflections, strain energy etc. in the subject matter of "strength of materials" or "soil Mechanics" later on.
forces are + 20 kN (tension),+ 60 kN (tension) and zero respectively at 1.1, 2.2 & 3.3 respectively.
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1m 1m 20 kN 20kN 20kN 20kN N (XI C(X I (variation of ( varjation of
-=
r.x(j
var~at~on
Figure 11.28 Simple Stresses and Strains Introdudon to structural Proceeding
along the same lines as in SAQ 1 [Figure 11.8(a)], we get the variation
of
Mechauics N
(x) & u (x) as shown in Figure 11.28. In the previous case, only tensile stresses were induced but in this case, both tensile and compressive stresses are induced in the bar.
E4.01-1= = lo3= 5 6 MPa (compression) N3-3 40 lo' = 100 M P ~(te nsion) 03-3 - A - 4 x lo2 SAQ 2
l 1 20
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Figure 11.29
Proceeding as in SAQ 1, Nl-I = 180 kN (tension), N2-2 = 90 kN (tension), N3-3 = 400 kN (tension) Ul-1 = lo' = 150 ~ / m m= ~15 0 MPa (tension) 0.0012 x lo6
P1
I
03-3 =
400 lo3 = 160 ~/mm' = 160 MPa (tension) 0.0025 x lo6 :. Maximum normal stress = 160 MPa SAQ 3 Let PI and P2 be in kN units Proceeding as before in SAQ 1, NlU1 = PI (compression) N2, = PI + P2 (compression) N p1xld P1
7 =-
2.6 MPa
2 2..6
x ld As per data given, max. value of al-l or a2-2 = 100 MPa PI + 200 If a2, = 100, then 2.6 =I 0 0 .: P1 =60 kN
Considcr any section of bar distance x metres from the lower end as shown in Figure 1 1.31. The weight of tlle bar below the section will be
Figure 11.31
m e stress at this sectionmA= x x p = px This stress would be varying along the length of the bar. Now, a small element of length 'dx' is cut from the bar as shown in figure. The stress on both faces of this element can be considered as constant (since the length of the element is very small) :. change in length of element 'dx' = 6 (dr) = Strain x dx .. Total change in length of bar = 61 In this example, substituting the numerical values with E = 2 x 10' N/mm2 = 2x108 kN/m3 we get 6178 x (20)~ m = - 7 8 2 X 2 X 1 O 8 lo6 = 0.078 mm
SAQ 5
Longitudinal stress in the bar = -Load = 139 x lo3 = L68 Longitudinal strain - - - = 0.8 x
N,mm2
_ -6- 1 - 0.28
1 . 350
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. Poisson's ratio =
0.19375 x lo-" = 0.242 0.8x10-~ SAQ 6
. strain ,=
lat-0.05 - 0.05 1 - a t - ---500 = 11 x 106 x 60 - 1 0 - ~= 5.6 x 104
:. Stress = Ex strain = 21000 x 5.6 x lo4 = 11.76 kN/cm2 :. Thrust P = stress x area 7C = 11.76 x - (4)2 = 147.8 kN
4 SAQ 7 Proceeding along the same lines as in Illustrative Example 11.3 Consider a section at a distance 'x' from the end with 2 cm diameter.
2+ -
cm
:. Total Extension =
7CE
--
"p
+
clx
ICE 0
(2
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= 0.0182cm
SAQ 8 Refer Figure 1 1.23 The problem has to be considered in two stages. Load P = Pl is shared equally by two outer pillars only till the shortening of these
pillars reaches 1 mm After stage-1, the load P = P2 is shared equally by all the three pillars. Load on each of the outer pillars = -p1 2 = 27 x105 N = 2700 kN Load Stress in the outer pillars = Area
Stage 2 Maximum permissible stress = 20 MPa
..
-3- -
Area = 1050 kN
Free contraction = I, a, t + I, a, t =60 x 11.7 x lod x 17 + 30 x 23.4 x l o d x 17 = 0.023868 cm = 0.23868 mrn Let o, & o, be the stresses in steel and aluminium respectively. Also let 8, & 8, be
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the chimge in length in steel & alurniniuni. Since Ltie contraction is prevented. tensile stress will be set up in the bars. 0'2 & t i a = - X I , = O" x 300 mm. E, 7.4 x lo4
Case (a)
:. or + 1.419 o, = 83.54
Since the same force will act on both steel and aluminium bars, 40, = 0, From (1) & (2), we get o, = 12.51 MPa tensile o, = 30.04 MPa tensile
Case (b)
Since the supports yield by 0.1 mm comlng nearer to each other, Contraction prevented = 0.23868 - 0.10 = 0.13868 rnrn
:. o, + 1.4190, = 48.54
As in case (a), 4 o, = o, From (3) & (4) o, = 7.27 MPa tensile & o, = 29.08 MPa tensile