MECHANICAL

ENGINEERING SCIENCES
UE15ME104

ASSIGNMENT NO. 1
(Simple stresses and strains,
thermal engineering)
Due date: 21st September 2015
1 mark penalty for every day delay after due date

NOTE: Answer all questions. Use your own words.

1. Define stress. Give its mathematical formulation along with SI units

2. Define the following:
a. Normal stress
b. Shear stress
c. Tensile stress
d. Compressive stress
e. True stress
f. Engineering stress
g. True strain
h. Engineering strain
3. Write the engineering and true tensile stress-strain diagram for mild steel and label all the
salient points
4. A certain company decides to design an aluminium machine element using a factor of
safety of 2.0 taken against the proof stress. Two engineers, engineer A and engineer B are
given the task of designing it. While A considerers 0.2% offset strain, B decides 0.25%
offset strain to calculate the proof stress. Which design will be more safe for the same
loads and which design is likely to incur a higher material cost. Comment on your
answer. Fill the answer in a table as below.
Engineer
Safe operation
Material Cost
(More safe
(Less / More)
/ Less safe)
A

ANSWER:

ANSWER:

COMMENT:

COMMENT:

ANSWER:

ANSWER:

COMMENT:

COMMENT:

What are other possible implications of selecting 0.2% offset strain and 0.25% offset
strain.
5. Write the tensile stress strain diagram for
a. Concrete

b. Glass
c. Cast iron
d. Rubber
6. Explain Saint-Venant's principle in a couple of sentences, using appropriate sketches. Use
your own words
7. Name the different regions in the tensile stress-strain diagram for mild steel

8. Give the sign conventions for stresses, strain, deformation, forces and moments
9. Explain why the 2-stroke petrol engines have lower thermal efficiency

10. Compare petrol and diesel engines with respect to the following points
11. Why diesel engines are not preferred for small engines

12. Write the physical states of the refrigerant, its temperature and pressure in the following
regions of vapor compression refrigeration cycle
a. Start of evaporator
b. End of evaporator
c. Start of compressor
d. End of compressor
e. Start of condenser coil
f. End of condenser coils
g. Exit of expansion valve

13. Explain the principal of refrigeration

14. Write the physical states of the refrigerant, refrigerant and refrigerant solution pressure
and temperature at different regions of the vapor absorption refrigeration system. Also
comment on the strength of the refrigeration solution.
a. Start of evaporator
b. End of evaporator
c. Start of absorber (Comment only on solution strength)
d. End of absorber (Comment only on solution strength)
e. Heater separator
f. Heat exchanger
g. Start of condenser coils
h. End of condenser coils
i. Exit of expansion valve