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II B.Tech I Semester Regular Examinations, November 2009
MECHANICS OF SOLIDS
(Mechanical Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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2. Sketch the shear force and bending moment diagrams showing the salient values
for the loaded beam shown in the figure 2 below. [16]
Figure 2
3. (a) A cantilever of length 3.2m fails when a load of 3kN is applied at the free end.
If the cross section of the beam is 50mm × 100mm. Find the stress at failure.
[8]
(b) A circular pipe of external diameter 80mm and thickness 8mm is used as a
simply supported beam over a effective span 2.8m. Find the maximum con-
centrated load that can be applied at the centre of the span if the permissible
stress in the tube is 140MPa. [8]
4. (a) Obtain from first principles the expression for maximum shear stress in a
triangular section of a beam. Sketch the variation of shear stress. [8]
(b) A beam of I-section is having overall depth as 600mm and overall width as
200mm. The thickness of flanges is 25mm where as the thickness of the web
is 20mm. If the section carries a shear force of 55kN, calculate shear stress at
salient points and sketch the shear stress distribution across the section. [8]
5. Determine the forces in the members of the truss loaded as shown in Figure 5.[16]
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Figure 5
6. (a) What is moment area method? Explain the two Mohr’s theorems, as applica-
ble to the slope and deflection of a beam. [6]
(b) A cantilever of uniform cross-section of length l carries two point loads, W at
the free end and 2W at a distance a from the free end. Find the maximum
deflection due to this loading. [10]
8. Compare the values of max. and minimum hoop stresses for a cast steel cylindrical
shell of 600 mm external dia. And 400 mm internal dia. Subjected to a pressure
of 30N/mm2 applied
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Code No: X0323/R07 Set No. 2
II B.Tech I Semester Regular Examinations, November 2009
MECHANICS OF SOLIDS
(Mechanical Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
?????
6. (a) What is moment area method? Explain the two Mohr’s theorems, as applica-
ble to the slope and deflection of a beam. [6]
(b) A cantilever of uniform cross-section of length l carries two point loads, W at
the free end and 2W at a distance a from the free end. Find the maximum
deflection due to this loading. [10]
7. (a) Prove that the tendency to burst length wise is twice as great as a transverse
section in a thin cylindrical shell subjected to an internal fluid pressure. [8]
(b) A thin cylindrical shell 3 m long is of 1 m diameter. Determine the changes
in length and diameter, if the shell is subjected to an internal pressure of 20
N/mm.2 . Take E = 200 kN/mm2 and 1/m = 0.28. [8]
8. A tube whose external and internal diameters are 360 mm and 240 mm respectively
has another tube 60 mm thick shrunk on to it. The bore of the outer tube is
machined to 1 mm less than the external diameter of the tube on to which it is
subsequently shrunk. If the tubes are made of steel for which the value of E =
200KN/mm2 , Determine expressions for the radial and hoop stresses developed in
the inner tube. [16]
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Code No: X0323/R07 Set No. 3
II B.Tech I Semester Regular Examinations, November 2009
MECHANICS OF SOLIDS
(Mechanical Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
?????
1. (a) Draw stress-strain diagram for mild steel specimen tested under uni-axial ten-
sion till fracture and mark all the salient points. [8]
(b) A metallic rod of 1 cm diameter, when tested under an axial pull of 10 kN was
found to reduce its diameter by 0.0003 cm. The modulus of rigidity for the
rod is 51 kN/mm2 . Find the Poisson’s ratio, modulus of elasticity and Bulk
Modulus. [8]
2. (a) Define statically determinate and statically indeterminate beams. Give exam-
ples. [6]
(b) A cantilever beam of length 2m carries a uniformly distributed load of 2 kN/m
over the whole length and a point load of 3 kN at the free end. Draw the SF
and BM diagrams. [10]
3. (a) Discuss the assumptions involved in the theory of simple bending. [6]
(b) The cross section of a simply supported beam is as shown in Figure 3. Find
its moment of resistance if permissible tensile stress is 160MPa. Compare it
with equivalent section of same area but [10]
i. Square section
ii. Rectangular section with depth twice the width and
iii. a circular section.
Figure 3
4. For a section shown in figure4. determine the average shearing stresses at A,B, C
and D for a shearing force of 23kN. Also sketch the shear stress distribution across
the section. [16]
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Figure 4
5. Analyse the frame shown in Figure 5. [16]
Figure 5
6. (a) What is moment area method? Explain the two Mohr’s theorems, as applica-
ble to the slope and deflection of a beam. [6]
(b) A cantilever of uniform cross-section of length l carries two point loads, W at
the free end and 2W at a distance a from the free end. Find the maximum
deflection due to this loading. [10]
7. (a) Prove that the tendency to burst length wise is twice as great as a transverse
section in a thin cylindrical shell subjected to an internal fluid pressure. [8]
(b) A thin cylindrical shell 3 m long is of 1 m diameter. Determine the changes
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in length and diameter, if the shell is subjected to an internal pressure of 20
N/mm.2 . Take E = 200 kN/mm2 and 1/m = 0.28. [8]
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Code No: X0323/R07 Set No. 4
II B.Tech I Semester Regular Examinations, November 2009
MECHANICS OF SOLIDS
(Mechanical Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
?????
2. Sketch the shear force and bending moment diagrams showing the salient values
for the loaded beam shown in the figure 2 below. [16]
Figure 2
3. (a) State the assumptions involved in the theory of simple bending. [6]
(b) Derive the Bending equation from fist principle. [10]
4. For a section shown in figure4. determine the average shearing stresses at A,B, C
and D for a shearing force of 23kN. Also sketch the shear stress distribution across
the section. [16]
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Figure 4
5. (a) Explain the analysis of trusses using method of joints.
(b) Determine the forces in all members of the truss shown in Figure 5 by method
of sections. [8+8]
Figure 5
6. (a) What is Macaulay’s method for finding out the slope and deflection? of a
beam? Discuss the cases, where it is of a particular use. [6]
(b) A 3 meters long cantilever is loaded with a point load of 450 N at the free
end. If the section is rectangular 80 mm ( wide) × 160 mm (deep), and E =
10 GN/m2 , calculate slope and deflection. [10]
i. at the free end of the cantilever,
ii. at a distance of 0.55 m from the free end.
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7. A vertical steam boiler is of 2 m internal diameter and 5 m high. It is constructed
with 20 mm thick plates for a working pressure of 1 N/mm 2 . The end plates are
flat and are not stayed. Calculate
(a) the stress in the circumferential plates due to resisting the bursting effect and
the stress in the circumferential plate due to the pressure on the end plates.
[8]
(b) the increase in length, diameter and volume. Assume the Poisson’s ratio as
0.3 and E = 200 GN/m2 . [8]
8. Compare the values of max. and minimum hoop stresses for a cast steel cylindrical
shell of 600 mm external dia. And 400 mm internal dia. Subjected to a pressure
of 30N/mm2 applied
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