ASSIGNMENT #1

MECHANICS OF SOLIDS ( NME 302 )

Q(1) A hollow CI column of external diameter 300 mm has to support an axial load of
2500KN . If the ultimate stress for the CI column is 500 M/mm2, find the internal diameter
of the column. Safety factor is 4.

DoneQ (2) A bar having rectangular cross section 40mm x 60 mm is subjected to an axial
load of70 KN . What stress will be produced in the bar . Also find the normal & shear
stresses on the oblique plane making an angle of 30 Degree to the horizontal. (90)

Q(3) Draw the stress and strain diagram of the ductile material and mark various points of
on the diagram and explain significance of each one of them.

DoneQ(4) Two perpendicular planes of an element are subjected to normal stresses of 10.5
M Pa and 3.5 M pa. And shear stress of 7 MPa. Find out the magnitude and direction of
principal stresses ( Angle theta on Mohrs circle).

DoneQ(5) A hollow steel tube is to carry an axial load of 140 KN. Its yield stress is 250 MPa
and safety factor is 1.75 and outer diameter is 105 mm. Find the inner diameter and
thickness.

DoneQ(6)From a tensile test, following information is available within elastic limit. A

tensile load of 54 KN produces an elongation of .112 mm for a specimen with gauge length
of 300 mm. Initial diameter of 30 mm after application of load , gets reduced by .00366
mm. Find out the Poissons ratio.

Q(7) Explain the following boundary conditions and differences among them.

( a) The beam has roller at one end and pinned on the other. What kind of forces it can
resist on both ends.? (b) Totally fixed end in a cantilever what kind of forces it can resist
?

Q(8) What is neutral axis and how it is related to centroidal axis. ? Explain.
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