Code No: RT21032

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SET - 1

II B. Tech I Semester Regular Examinations, Jan - 2015

MECHANICS OF SOLIDS
(Com. to ME, AME, AE, MTE)
Time: 3 hours

Max. Marks: 70
Note: 1. Question Paper consists of two parts (Part-A and Part-B)
2. Answer ALL the question in Part-A
3. Answer any THREE Questions from Part-B
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PART-A

1.

a) What are the limitations of Euler's formula for buckling of columns?

b) Mention the assumptions in the theory of simple bending.
c) Define the terms: i) Bulk modulus ii) Principal stresses iii) Resilience
d) What is point of contraflexure? Give relatio between shear force and rate of loading for a
beam.
e) Give the value of the ratio of maximum shear stress to average shear stress in a beam having
i) circular cross section ii) rectangular cross section
iii) traingular cross section
f) State the first Moment-area thoerem.
g) How do you differentiate between thin and thick cylinders? Express the volumetric strain in
thin cylinders in terms of longitudinal and circumferential strains.
h) State the assumptions made in the theory of torsion.
(3M+3M+3M+3M+3M+2M+2M+3M)
PART-B

2.

a) The stresses on two mutually perpendicular planes through a point in a body are 90 MPa and
60 MPa, both being tensile. Determine the maximum value of shear stress which can be
applied so that the maximum value of permissible principal stress is limited to 140 MPa.
What will be the direction of the principal stress and the magnitude of the maximum shear
stress?
b) A load of 900 kN is applied to a reinforced concrete column of 600 mm diameter which has
rods of 40 mm diameter embedded in it. Determine the stress in the concrete and steel. Take
young's modulus for steel as 210 GPa and that for concrete as 15 GPa.
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a) Draw S.F.D and B.M.D for the cantilever beam shown in Figure 1.
15 kN
10 kN/M

2m

6m
Figure 1
b) A simply supported beam of 10 m span carries uniformly distributed load of 8 kN/m over the
left half and a counter clockwise couple at 7.5 m from the left end. The reaction at the left
support is found to be 60 kN. Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams.(8M+8M)
4.

a) A beam of traphezoidal section is subjected to sagging bending moment with the larger side
at the bottom. Determine the ratio of lengths of parallel sides for maximum economy. The
permissible stresses in tension and compression are 50 MPa and 62.5 MPa respectively.
b) A hollow steel shaft transmits 250 kW of power at 160 r.p.m. The total angle of twist in a
length of 5 m of the shaft is 3 degrees. Determine the inner and outer diameters of the shaft
if the permissible shear stress is 60 MPa. Take modulus of rigidity as 80 GPa. (8M+8M)

5.

A simply supported beam of 10 m span carries a concentrated load of 40 kN at a distance of 7.5

m from one end. Determine the deflection at the load point and the slopes at the load point and
at the two ends. Use moment area method. Take moment of inertia of area I= 2 x 109 mm4 and
young's modulus of elasticity as 200 GPa.
(16M)

6.

A cylindrical boiler drum has hemispherical end. The cylindrical portion is 1.2 m long and 600
mm in diameter with 16 mm thick. After filling it with water at atmospheric pressure, it is put
on a hrdraulic test and the pressure is raised to 10 MPa.Determine the additional vol;ume of
water required to be filled in the drum at this pressure. Assume that the hoop strain at the
junction of the cylinder and the hemisphere to be the same for both. Take young's modulus as
200 GPa, bulk modulus of water as 2100 MPa and poisson's ratio as 0.3.
(16M)

7.

a) A tubular strut pin jointed at both ends has outer and inner diameters as 50 mm and 45 mm
respectively and is 2.6 m long. Compare the crippling loads given by Euler's and Rankine's
formulae. Take young's modulus as 200 GPa, yield strength as 310 MPa and Rankine's
constant as 1/7500. If the elastic limit stress is taken as 230 MPa, determine the length
below which the Euler's formula ceases to apply.
b) A square of 30 mm side is used as a beam with its diagonal in the horizontal position. If the
vertical shear force at a section is 3 kN, determine the value and the location of the
maximum shear stress occuring in the cross section. Also, determine the shear stress at the
bottom.
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II B. Tech I Semester Regular Examinations, Jan - 2015

MECHANICS OF SOLIDS
(Com. to ME, AME, AE, MTE)
Time: 3 hours

Max. Marks: 70
Note: 1. Question Paper consists of two parts (Part-A and Part-B)
2. Answer ALL the question in Part-A
3. Answer any THREE Questions from Part-B
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PART-A

1.

a) State the second Moment-area thoerem.

b) What is slenderness ratio of a column?
c) What are the assumptions in the analysis of thin cylinders?
d) State the Hooke's law.
e) What is complimentary shear stress?
f) Derive the relation between the shearforce and bending moment in a beam.
g) Define the terms for a beam, i) neutral axis ii) moment of resistance
h) What are the assumptions taken in the analysis of shear stress in beams?
i) What do you mean by compound tubes used as pressure vessels?
j) What do you mean by statically indeterminate beam?
(2M+2M+2M+2M+2M+4M+2M+2M+2M+2M)
PART-B

2.

a) A steel bar of 30 mm square in section is subjected to an axial compressive load of 80 kN.

Find the percentage change in volume if the bar is 400 mm long. What are the equal stresses
that must be applied to the sides of the bar if the volumetric chage is to be zero? Young's
modulus is 200 GPa and poisson's ratio is 0.3.
b) A hollow circular section of outside diameter 150 mm and 15 mm thick carries a shear force
of 30 kN. Determine the maximum shear stress and the shear stress at the inner edge and
draw the shear stress distribution diagram.
(8M+8M)

3.

a) The diameter of the circular cross section of a cantilever beam varies from 240 mm at the
fixed end to 60 mm at the free end over a length of 12 m. Determine the maximum stress in
the beam due to a uniform distributed load of 1.5 kN/m.
b) A beam of 10 m long is simply supported and carries a load of uniformly varying from 50
kN/m at the left end to 150 kN/m at the right end. Draw the shear force and bending moment
diagrams.
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a) A beam of 12 m long is supported at 2 m and 10 m from the left end. It carries uniformly
distributed loads of 15 kN/m over both overhanging lengths along with a clockwise couple
load of 220 kN-m at mid-span. Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams for the
beam. Find the position and magnitudes of maximum bending moment and the position of
the point of contraflexure.
(8M+8M)
b) An element in a structure is subjected to a plane stress system that has the stress values
x=100 MPa, y=140 MPa and xy= 50 MPa. Draw a Mohr's circle and find (i) principal
stresses and principal directions (ii) the maximum shear stress and the accompanying normal
stress.
(8M+8M)

5.

A 10 m long horizontal cantilever ABC is built in at A and supported at B, 2 m from C by a

rigid prop so that AB is horizontal. If the portions AB and BC carry uniformly distributed loads
of 1.4 kN/m and 2 kN/m respectively, determine the load taken by the prop. Use moment-area
method.
(16M)

6.

a) A steel hub of 75 mm inner radius and 125 mm outer radius is shrunk on a steel shaft with
initial diameter of 150.1 mm. Determine the maximum hoop stress, contact pressure and the
final diameter of the surface in contact. Take young's modulus as 200 GPa and poisson's
ratio as 0.3.
b) Find the diameter of a solid shaft carrying a design torque of 5 kN-m if the maximum shear
stress is limited to 90 MPa and the angle of twist should not exceed 1 degree in a length of
20 diameters. Take modulus of rigidity as 85 GPa.
(10M+6M)

7.

a) A 5 m long hollow cast iron column with fixed ends, supports an axial load of 900 kN. If the
external diameter of the column is 250 mm, determine the thichness of the column using the
Rankine's formula with a constant of 1/6400. The working stress is 90 MPa.
b) A spherical shell of 1.5 m inner diameter and 6 mm thick is filled with water under pressure
until the volume is increased by 400 x 103 mm3. Find the pressure exerted by water on the
shell. Take young's modulus as 200 GPa and poisson's ratio as 0.3.
c) Write short notes on shafts in series and parallel.
(6M+6M+4M)

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II B. Tech I Semester Regular Examinations, Jan - 2015

MECHANICS OF SOLIDS
(Com. to ME, AME, AE, MTE)
Time: 3 hours

Max. Marks: 70
Note: 1. Question Paper consists of two parts (Part-A and Part-B)
2. Answer ALL the question in Part-A
3. Answer any THREE Questions from Part-B
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PART-A

1.

a) Draw typical stress-strain diagrams for high tesile steel and cast iron?
b) For a cantilever as shown in Figure 1, draw approximately the shape of the shear force and
bending moment diagrams.
W/m

L/2

L/2
Figure 1

c) Make a rough sketch for shear stress distribution for the section shown in Figures 2 and 3.

d) A cantilever of 4 m span carries a uniformly distributed load of 12 kN/m length over the
entire span. Determine the deflection of the free end. Young's modulus is 200 GPa and
moment of inertia is 90 x 106 mm4.
e) Ratio of diameters of two shafts joined in series is 2. If the two shafts have the same material
and the same length, what is the ratio of their shear stresses?
f) A pipe of 800 mm diameter is used to carry water under a head of 50 m. Determine the
thickness of the pipe if the permissible stress is to be 18 Mpa.
g) What is meant by equivalent length of columns? What are its values for different end
conditions?
(2M+4M+4M+3M+2M+3M+4M)

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PART-B
2.

a) Determine the safe load that can be carried by a timber column of 400 mm diameter and 4 m
long with its both ends fixed. Factor of safety is 2.5. If the proportionality limit is 35 MPa,
determine the minimum length up to which Euler's formula can apply. Take young's
modulus as 15 GPa.
b) The resultant stress on a plane BC at a point in a material under stress is 100 MPa
inclined at 30 degrees to the normal to the plane BC as shown in Figure 4. The normal
component of stress on another plane AB at right angle to the first plane BC is 70 MPa.
Determine the resultant stress on the plane AB, the principal stresses and their planes and the
maximum shear stresses and their planes.
(6M+10M)

3.

a) A simply supported overhanging beam is load as shown in the Figure 5. Draw the shear force
and bending moment diagrams.

b) A hollow cylinder of 900 mm diameter and 12 mm thick is 1.5 m long. When it is

subjected to an internal pressure of 6 Mpa, the volume is increased by 1500 ml. Calculate
the poisson's ratio of the material of the cylinder. Young's modulus is 210 Gpa. (10M+6M)
4.

a) The tension flange of a cast iron I-section beam is 200 mm wide and 40 mm deep, the
compression flange is 80 mm and 20 mm deep and the web is 300 mm x 30 mm. Determine
the load per meter run which can be carried over a span of 3 m by a simply supported beam
if the maximum permissible stresses are 80 MPa in compression and 30 MPa in tension.
b) A beam of triangular cross-section with a base of 120 mm and 150 mm, the lower surface
being horizontal. If the shear force on a section is 30 kN, draw the distribution of shear
stress in the beam.
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5.

A simply supported of 11 m length is loaded as shown in Figure 6. Determine the deflection

under the load at point C and maximum deflection. Take young's modulus as 200 GPa and
moment of inertia as 20 x 107 mm4. Use Macaulay's method.
(16M)

6.

a) A compound cylinder is made by shrinking an outer tube of 500 mm external diameter on to

an inner tube of 250 mm internal diameter. Find the common diameter at the junction if the
maximum hoop stress in the inner tube is to be two thirds of the maximum hoop stress in the
outer tube.
b) A steel flat of dimensions 15 mm x 2 mm is bent into a circular arc of radius 2m by applying
end couples . If young's modulus of elasticity is 210 GPa, determine the end couples applied
and the maximum stress in the bar.
(10M+6M)

7.

a) For the shaft shown in figure7, find the maximum vlaue of torque T so that the stress in
steel shaft is with in 100 MPa and that in brass is with in 55 MPa. The diameters of the steel
and brass shafts are, respectively, 30 mm and 40 mm. Take the rigidity modulus for steel and
brass as 90 GPa and 40 GPa, respectively.
b) At what depth in sea water will a cube of 1 m side, made of steel, change the volume by
0.05%? Take young's modulus of elasticity as 210 GPa and poisson's ratio as 0.3. Specific
weight of sea water is 10.1 kN/m3.
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II B. Tech I Semester Regular Examinations, Jan - 2015

MECHANICS OF SOLIDS
(Com. to ME, AME, AE, MTE)
Time: 3 hours

Max. Marks: 70
Note: 1. Question Paper consists of two parts (Part-A and Part-B)
2. Answer ALL the question in Part-A
3. Answer any THREE Questions from Part-B
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PART-A

1.

a) Define the terms: principal planes and principal stresses.

b) Obtain an expression for strain energy stored in a body when the load is applied gradually.
c) Draw the shapes of shear force and bending moment diagrams for a cantilever beam of
length L carrying an end point load.
d) Find an expression for section modulus of a rectangular section of a beam.
e) Show approximately the shear stress distribution across the T-cross section of a beam.
f) Give the relation ship between the deflection of a beam and (i) rate of loading (ii) shear
force.
g) Define torsional rigidity of a shaft and express it in terms of angle of twist per unit length.
h) Find an expression for maximum shear stress in a thin cylinder of diameter d and thickness t
subjected to internal pressure P.
i) Define the terms: column, strut and crippling load.
(3M+2M+2M+2M+2M+2M+3M+3M+3M)
PART-B

2.

a) A hollow cast iron column has an outside diameter of 250 mm and a thickness of 25 mm. It
is 5 m long and is fixed at both ends. Calculate the safe load by Rankine's formula assuming
a factor of safety of 4. Determine the slenderness ratio and the ratio of Euler's load to the
Rankine's load.
b) Determine the contraction of a 12 mm thick flat aluminium plate of trapezoidal section
which tapers uniformly from a width of 60 mm to 40 mm in a length of 300 mm when an
axial compressive load of 90 kN is applied? Take young's modulus as 78 GPa. (10M+6M)

3.

a) A weight of 15 kN falls by 25 mm on a collar rigidly attached to a vertical bar 3 m long and

1200 mm2 in cross-section. Find the instantaneous expansion of the bar. Take young's
modulus as 210 Gpa.
b) A steel cylinder of 350 mm external diameter is to be shrunk to another steel cylinder of
175 mm internal diameter. After shrinking, the diameter at the junction is 250 mm and radial
pressure at the common junction is 30 N/mm2. Find the original difference in radii at the
junction. Take young's modulus as 2 x 105 MPa.
(6M+10M)
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a) A cantilever of 2 m length carries a uniformly varying load of 20 kN/m at the free end to 70
kN/m at the fixed end. If young's modulus is 1 x 105 MPa and moment of inertia is 108 mm4,
determine the slope and deflection of the cantilever at the free end.
b) Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams for the over hanging beam carrying
uniformly distributed load of 3 kN/m over the entire length and a point load of 3 kN as
shown in Figure 1. Locate the point of contraflexure.
(8M+8M)

5.

a) Show that the ratio of depth to width of the strongest beam that can be cut from a circular log
of diameter d is 2 . Hence calculate the ratio for the diameter d = 400 mm.
b) A solid circular shaft of 15 cm diameter of length 3 m is transmitting 115 kW power at 180
r.p.m. Determine the maximum shear stress induced in the shaft and the strain energy
stored in the shaft. Assume rigidity modulus as 8 x 104 Mpa.
(8M+8M)

6.

7.

a) A simply supported beam carrying a uniformly distributed load w rests on two supports
symmetrically placed at the same level and has overhangs on both ends. The distance
between the supports is 2L and the length of each overhang is a. Determine the ratio of L to
a when the greatest downward deflection has the least value.
b) A thin cylindrical shell of 90 mm internal diameter and 6 mm thick, is closed at the ends
and is subjected to an internal pressure of 7 MPa. A torque of 2 kN-m is also applied to the
tube. Find the maximum and minimum principal stresses and maximum shear stress.
(8M+8M)
a) The shear force acting on a beam at a section is V. The section of the beam is a triangule with
base b and hieght h. The beam is placed with its base horizontal. Find the maximum shear
stress.
b) Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams for the two beams joined together by a
frictionless higne joint to form beam ABC as shown in the Figure 2.
(8M+8M)
5 kN/m
20 kN-m
A

B
C
2m

5m

3m
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MECHANICS OF SOLIDS
(Com. to ME, AME, AE, MTE)
Time: 3 hours
Max. Marks: 70
Note: 1. Question Paper consists of two parts (Part-A and Part-B)
2. Answer ALL the question in Part-A
3. Answer any THREE Questions from Part-B
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PARTA
1 a) What is elastic limit and elasticity?
4
b) Draw the S.F.D and B.M.D of a cantilever carrying point load at the free end.

c) Write the assumptions of simple bending.

d) A cantilever of length 2.6m carries a u.d.l of 16.5 kN/m length over entire length. 4
If moment of inertia of the beam is 7.90 x 107 mm4 and value of E = 2 105
N/mm2, determine the deflection at the free end.
3
e) A spherical vessel 1.5m diameter is subjected to an internal pressure of
2
2 N/mm .Find the thickness of the plate required if maximum stress is not to
exceed 150N/mm2.
f) Define the terms Torsion and torsional rigidity.
4
PARTB
2

a) Derive an expression for the major and minor principle stresses on an oblique 12M
plane, when the body is subjected to direct stresses in two mutually perpendicular
directions accompanied by shear stresses.
b) A steel rod which tapers uniformly from 5cm diameter to 3cm diameter in length 4M
of 50cm,is subjected to an axial load of 6000N.If E = 2 105 N/mm2, find the
extension of the rod.

a) A cantilever of length 4m carries a gradually varying load, zero at the free end to 8M
2kN/m at the fixed end .Draw the S.F.D and B.M.D for the cantilever.
b) Derive the relation between loading, shear force and bending moment
8M

a) A Cantilever of length 2m fails when a load of 2kN is applied at the free end. If 8M
the section of the beam is 40m x 60m,find the stress at the failure.
b Show that for a rectangular section the maximum shear stress is 1.5 times the 8M
average stress.

a) A cantilever beam AB of length 6m carries a point load of 100kN at free end and 12M
another point load 100kN at 3m from the free end.If E =105N/mm2 and I =108
mm4 for the cantilever then determine the slope and deflection at the free end by
Moment area method.
b) Write in brief about double integration method.
4M

6
7

Derive Lamis equation of thick cylinders.

16M

a) Derive the expression for the crippling load when both ends of the column are 10M
hinged.
b) Define polar modulus .Derive polar modulus for solid shaft and hollow shaft.
6M

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MECHANICS OF SOLIDS
(Com. to ME, AME, AE, MTE)
Time: 3 hours
Max. Marks: 70
Note: 1. Question Paper consists of two parts (Part-A and Part-B)
2. Answer ALL the question in Part-A
3. Answer any THREE Questions from Part-B
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PART A
1

a) What is tangential stress and longitudinal stress?

b) Draw the S.F.D and B.M.D of a cantilever carrying u.d.l throughout.
c) Define section modulus. Derive for rectangular section.
d) A cantilever of length 3.6m carries a u.d.l of 12.5 kN/m length over entire length. If
moment of inertia of the beam is 7.90 x 107 mm4 and value of E = 2 105 N/mm2,
determine the deflection at the free end.
e) A spherical vessel 2.0m diameter is subjected to an internal pressure of 4 N/mm2.
Find the thickness of the plate required if maximum stress is not to exceed
180N/mm2.
f) Write the limitations of Eulers formula.
PART -B

a) Derive an expression for the stresses on an oblique plane of a rectangular 12M

body,when the body is subjected simple shear stresses.
b) A steel rod which tapers uniformly from 6cm diameter to 4cm diameter in length 4M
of 60cm,is subjected to an axial load of 7000N.If E = 2 X 105 N/mm2, find the
extension of the rod.

a) A cantilever of length 3m carries a gradually varying load, zero at the free end to 8M
1kN/m at the fixed end .Draw the S.F.D and B.M.D for the cantilever.
b) Derive the relation between loading, shear force and bending moment
8M

Derive the equation M/I = f/y = E/R

16M

a) A cantilever beam AB of length 4m carries a point load of 100kN at free end and 12M
another point load 100kN at 2m from the free end. If E =105N/mm2 and I =108
mm4 for the cantilever then determine the slope and deflection at the free end by
Moment area method.
b) Write in brief about Macualays method.
4M

a) A cylindrical vessel is 1.6m diameter and 5m long is closed at ends by rivets. It is 10M
subjected to an internal pressure of 4N/mm2.If the maximum principal stress is not
to exceed 120 N/mm2, find the thickness of the shell. Assume E = 2 x 105 N/mm2
and Poissons ratio = 0.25. Find the change in diameter, length and volume of the
shell.
b) Differentiate between thin cylinder and thick cylinder.
6M

Derive the expression for the crippling load by Rankines method.

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MECHANICS OF SOLIDS
(Com. to ME, AME, AE, MTE)
Time: 3 hours
Max. Marks: 70
Note: 1. Question Paper consists of two parts (Part-A and Part-B)
2. Answer ALL the question in Part-A
3. Answer any THREE Questions from Part-B
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PART A
1

a) State Hookes law

b) Write about different types of beams and different loadings.

c) Write about neutral axis and moment of resistance.

d) What is deflection, slope and radius of curvature in a beam?

e)

Derive expression for circumferential stress in a thin cylindrical shell.

f)

What do you mean by strength of a shaft?

PART B
2

Derive the relation between three moduli of elasticity

16M

A beam of length is 10m is simply supported and carries point loads of 5kN 16M
each at a distance of 3m and 7m from left support and also a uniformly
distributed load of 1 kN/m between the point loads. Draw the S.F.D and B.M.D

a) A Cantilever of length 2m fails when a load of 2kN is applied at the free end. If 8M
the section of the beam is 40m x 60m, find the stress at the failure.
b) Prove that maximum shear stress in a circular section of a beam is 4/3 times the 8M
average shear stress.

a) A beam of span 8m and of uniform flexural rigidity EI= 40MN m2,is simply 10M
supported at its ends. It carries a uniformly distributed load of 15kN/m run over
the entire span. It is also subjected to a clockwise moment of 160kNm at a
distance of 3m from left support. Calculate the slope of the beam at the point of
application of moment.
b) Write about moment area method.
6M

6
7

Derive Lamis equation of thick cylinders.

16M

a) A solid cylindrical shaft is to transmit 300kW power at 100 r.p.m .If the shear 6M
stress is not to exceeed 80N/ mm2,find its diameter.
b) Derive the expression for the crippling load when both ends of the column are 10M
hinged.
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II B. Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, June - 2015

MECHANICS OF SOLIDS
(Com. to ME, AME, AE, MTE)
Time: 3 hours
Max. Marks: 70
Note: 1. Question Paper consists of two parts (Part-A and Part-B)
2. Answer ALL the question in Part-A
3. Answer any THREE Questions from Part-B
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PART A
1

a) Define modular ratio, thermal stresses and thermal strain

b) Draw the B.M.D of simply supported beam with uniformly varying load with
zero at free ends and w per metre run at the centre.
c) Draw the shear stress diagram of T section.

4
3

d) A cantilever of length 3.0m carries a point load of 12.5 kN at the free end. If
moment of inertia of the beam is 1.00 x 108 mm4 and value of E = 2 x 105 N/mm2,
determine the deflection at the free end.
e) Derive expression for longitudinal stress in a thin cylindrical shell.

f)

Write the assumptions made in derivation of shear stress produced in circular

shaft subjected to torsion.
PART -B

a) Derive the relation between modulus of elasticity and modulus of rigidity.

8M

b) Determine the expression for strain energy stored in a body due to shear stress.

8M

A beam of length is 12m is simply supported and carries point loads of 6kN each 16M
at a distance of 4m and 8m from left support and also a uniformly distributed load
of 2 kN/m between the point loads. Draw the S.F.D and B.M.D

Derive the shear stress at any point in the cross section of a beam which is
subjected to a shear force F.

16M

a) A cantilever beam AB of length 4m carries a point load of 100kN at free end and
another point load 100kN at 2m from the free end. If E =105N/mm2 and I =108
mm4 for the cantilever then determine the slope and deflection at the free end by
Double integration method.
b) Write in brief about Macualays method.

12M

a) A cylindrical vessel is 1.6m diameter and 5m long is closed at ends by rivets. It is

subjected to an internal pressure of 4N/mm2.If the maximum principal stress is
not to exceed 120 N/mm2, find the thickness of the shell. Assume E = 2 x 105
N/mm2 and Poissons ratio = 0.25. Find the change in diameter, length and
volume of the shell.
b) Differentiate between thin cylinder and thick cylinder.

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MECHANICS OF SOLIDS
(Com. to ME, AME, AE, MTE)
Time: 3 hours
Max. Marks: 70
Note: 1. Question Paper consists of two parts (Part-A
(
and Part
Part-B)
2. Answer ALL the question in Part-A
3. Answer any THREE Questions from Part-B
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PART-A
1.

a) State and explain hooks law. Draw stress strain diagram.

b) What is point of contra flexure & draw the S.F.D & B.M.D of a cantilever
c
ver.
c) What are the assumptions considered in theory of simple bending.
bending
d) What are statically indeterminate beams.
e) Differentiate hoop & longitudinal stress.
f) What are the limitations of Eulers formula.
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PART-B

2.

Figure shows a load supported by two copper rods and one steel rod. If the stresses in copper
and steel are not to exceed 60 MN/m2 and 120 MN/m2, find the safe load that can be supported.
Take Es = 2Ec.
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3.

A beam carries loads as shown in Figure. Estimate the maximum bending moment, shearing
force and thrust on the beam. Also draw the corresponding diagrams.
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A 3 m long rectangular beam of section 100 mm x 200 mm is loaded with a point load of
30000 N distant 1 m from the right hand support. Find the maximum shear stress in the beam.
Also find the shearing stress at a layer 20 mm below the top of the beam at a section 1 m to the
right of the left hand support.
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5.

A simply supported beam is loaded as shown in the figure below. Calculate the deflection at
the load points. Take E = 2 x 107 N/cm2 and I = 20000 cm4.
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6.

a) Derive the change in dimensions of a thin cylindrical shell due to internal pressure.
b) The internal diameter of a cylindrical shell is 1 m and its length is 3 m, the plates being 1.5
cm thick. Determine the circumferential and longitudinal stresses set up and the changes in
dimensions of the shell when a fluid is introduced in it at a pressure of 1.5 N/mm2. Take
E = 200 kN/mm2 and 1/m = 0.3.
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7.

A torque T = 5 kN.m is applied to the composite shaft shown in Figure through a rigid plate.
Calculate the maximum shearing stress in each material. Gs = 84 GPa, Ga = 28 GPa, Gb = 40
GPa. Outside & Inside diameter of aluminium is 60 and 40mm respectively.
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MECHANICS OF SOLIDS
(Com. to ME, AME, AE, MTE)
Time: 3 hours
Max. Marks: 70
Note: 1. Question Paper consists of two parts (Part-A and Part-B)
2. Answer ALL the question in Part-A
3. Answer any THREE Questions from Part-B
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PART-A
1.

a) Derive the total elongation of the bar rigidly fixed at one end and is strained due to self
weight.
b) Draw the S.F.D & B.M.D for a cantilever beam loaded at the free end.
c) What parameters can be varied to achieve the beams of uniform strength.
d) Briefly describe the procedure of Macaulays method.
e) A thin cylindrical shell of diameter 300 mm and wall thickness 6 mm has hemispherical
ends. If there is no distortion of the junction under pressure determine the thickness of
hemispherical ends.
f) What is modulus of rupture.
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2.

A compound bar consists of a central steel strip 25 mm wide and 6.4 mm thick placed between
two strips of brass each 25 mm wide and x mm thick. The strips are firmly fixed together to
form a compound bar of rectangular section 25 mm wide and (2x + 6.4) mm thick. Determine:
i) The thickness of the brass strips which will make the apparent modulus of elasticity of
compound bar 157 GN/m2.
ii) The maximum axial pull the bar can then carry if the stress is not to exceed 157 MN/m2, in
either the brass or the steel. Take Es = 207 GN/m2 and Eb = 114 GN/m2.
(16M)

3.

Draw shear force and bending moment diagrams for the beam shown in Figure. Show all
important values.
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section beam of flanges 20 cm x 2 cm and web 30 cm x 1 cm is acted on by a shearing

An I-section
force of 150 kN. Determine:
i) The maximum and minimum shearing stress in the web.
ii) The maximum shear stress in the flange.
iii) The shearing stress at a llayer
ayer 6 cm below the top of the section. Show the above stresses in
the stress distribution diagram.
(16M)

5.

The cross-section
section of a simply supported beam 5 m long consists of a hollow rectangular box as
shown in the figure below. The beam is loaded with a U.D.L. of 6000 N/m over its entire
length and a point load of 10 kN at its centre. If E = 2 x 107 N/cm2, determine:
rmine:
i) Maximum bending stress
ii) The maximum deflection and
iii) Maximum slope and state the locations where they occur.
(16M)

6.

A cylindrical vessel whose ends are closed by means of rigid flange plates is made of steel
plate 3 mm thick. The internal length and diameter of vessel are 50 cm and 25 cm respectively.
Determine the longitudinal and circumferential stresses in the cylindrical shell due to an
internal fluid pressure of 3 MN/m2. Also calculate increase in length, diameter and volume of
the vessel.
Take: E = 200 GN/m2, and

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= 0.3.

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A gun metal sleeve is securely fixed to a steel shaft and the compound shaft is subjected to a
torque. Find the ratio of the external diameter of the sleeve to the diameter of the shaft if the
torque on the sleeve is three times the torque on the shaft. If the maximum allowable shear
stresses in the gun metal and steel are 40 and 70 MPa respectively, determine the torque that
may be transmitted by the compound tube when the shaft
shaf diameter is 5 cm.
cm..Gsteel=80GPa and
Ggunmetal=30GPa.
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MECHANICS OF SOLIDS
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Time: 3 hours
Max. Marks: 70
Note: 1. Question Paper consists of two parts (Part-A
(
and Part
Part-B)
2. Answer ALL the question in Part-A
3. Answer any THREE Questions from Part-B
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PART-A
1.

a) Derive the relation between E & K.

b) Classify the types of beams.
c) Find the moment of resistance by the economics section equation.
equation
d) Briefly describe the procedure of double integration method.
e) Calculate the bursting pressure for a cold drawn seamless steel tubing of 60 mm inside
diameter with 2 mm wall thickness. The ultimate strength of steel is 380 MN/m2.
f) What is the importance of angle of twist and various stress in shaft.
shaft
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2.

Represent the following states of stress using mohrs circle.

(16M)

(a)

(b)

(d)

(c)

3.

Figure shows the S.F. diagram for a beam ABCD having overhangs at both the supports. From
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The box section shown in the following figure is made up of four 15 cm 2.5 cm planks joined
by screws. Each screw can safely transmit a shear force of 1250 N. Estimate the maximum
necessary spacing of screw along the length of the beam if the maximum she
shear force
transmitted by the cross-section
section is 5000 N. Sketch the corresponding shear stress distribution
across the cross-section.
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5.

A simply supported beam is loaded with uniformly distributed load of 10 kN

kN/m as shown in the
2
figure below.. If flexural rigidity EI = 45000 kN/m , determine the central deflection and
maximum deflection and the location of its occurrence.
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6.

A cylindrical made of bronze 120 mm outside diameter and 10 mm thick is strengthened by a

single layer of steel wire, 1.5 mm diameter, wound over it under a constant stress of 50 MN/m2.
The cylinder is subjected to an internal pressure of 18MN/m2 with rise in temperature of
cylinder by 80oC. Assuming the cylinder to be a thin shell with closed ends, ddetermine the final
values of:
i) The stress in the wire;
ii) The circumferential stress in the cylinder wall;
iii) The radial pressure between the wire and the cylinder.
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7.

Derive the equivalent length of column fixed at one end and hinged at the other.
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II B. Tech I Semester Regular/Supplementary Examinations, Dec - 2015

MECHANICS OF SOLIDS
(Com. to ME, AME, AE, MTE)
Time: 3 hours
Max. Marks: 70
Note: 1. Question Paper consists of two parts (Part-A
(
and Part
Part-B)
2. Answer ALL the question in Part-A
3. Answer any THREE Questions from Part-B
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PART-A
1.

a) Draw and frame the stresses obtained in Mohrs circle for

fo like stresses.
b) Draw the S.F.D & B.M.D for a cantilever with uniformly distributed load
load.
c) Show that max shear stress is 3/2 of mean shear stress in rectangular section.
d) Briefly describe the procedure of
o moment area method.
e) Which ratio decides
ides whether cylinder is thin or thick.
f) Define torsional rigidity & power transmitted by shaft.

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PART-B
2.

A rectangular block of material is subjected to a tensile stress of 100 MN/m2 on one plane and
a tensile stress of 50 MN/m2 on a plane at right angles, together with the shear stresses of 60
MN/m2 on the same planes. Find:
i) The magnitude of the principal stresses.

ii) The directions of the principal planes.

iii) The magnitude of the greatest shear stress.

3.

(16M)

Compute the values of maximum and minimum B.M. and S.F. for the simply supported beam
loaded as shown below. Draw the B.M. and S.F. diagrams indicating the significant values.
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Show that in a circular section, maximum shear stress is 4/3 times the average shear stress.
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5.

Find the deflection of a rectangular beam 10 cm X 6 cm at the free end C shown as below.
Take E = 104 kN/cm2.

6.

(16M)

A compound cylinder is formed by shrinking one cylinder on to another, the final dimensions
being internal diameter 120 mm, external diameter 240 mm and diameter at junction 200 mm.
After shrinking on the radial pressure at the common surface is 10 MN/m2.
Calculate the necessary difference in diameters of the two cylinders at the common surface.
What is the minimum temperature through which outer cylinder should be heated before it can
be slipped on. Take: E = 200 GN/m2, and = 0.000011 per 0C.

7.

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A solid round bar 6 cm in diameter and 2.5 m long is used as a strut. One end of the strut is
fixed while its other end is hinged. Find the safe compressive load for this strut using Eulers
formula. Assume E = 200 GPa and factor of safety = 3.

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