Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

SEMESTER 1, 2012 EXAMINATIONS

ENSC1002
MATERIAL BEHAVIOUR:FROM ATOMS TO BRIDGES

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Question1a.Determinetheforceineachmemberoftheloadedtruss.

4m

A 3m 6m 3m

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Question1b.Thewaterinatankispressurisedbyairandthepressureismeasuredbya
multifluidmanometerasshownbelow.Thetankislocatedatanaltitudeof1500mwhere
theatmosphericpressureis83.6kPa.Determinetheairpressureinthetankifh1=0.1m,
h2=0.2mandh3=0.35m.Takethedensitiesofwater,oilandmercurytobe1000kg/m3,
850kg/m3and13600kg/m3,respectively.

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Question1c.Explaintherelationshipbetweenthestructure,processingandpropertiesof
amaterial.Illustrateyouranswerwithanexamplefromtheworldofmetalsoralloys.
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Question2aDeterminetherangeofvaluesthatthemassm0mayhavesothatthe100kg
blockshowninthefigurewillneitherstartmovinguptheplanenorslipdowntheplane.
Thecoefficientofstaticfrictionforthecontactsurfacesis0.3.

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2b.Forthefollowingpinjointedtrusses,determinetheforceineachmember,indicating
whetherthemembershouldbedesignedfortensionorcompression.

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Question2c.Inaparticularapplication,apolymerneedstobeloadedunderaconstant
forceforahundredyears.Explainwhydoingshorttermtestingisnotappropriateto
determinethetotalstrainandhowyoucanovercomethisproblem.
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Question3a.Foreachofthefollowingbeamscalculatetheinternalshearforceand
bendingmomentasfunctionsofthedistancexfromthelefthandend.Plotthebending
momentandshearforcediagrams,anddeterminethemaximumbendingmomentand
shearforceineachcase.

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Question3b..Carbonfibrereinforcedpolymercompositesconsistofhighmoduluscarbon
fibresinalowermodulusepoxymatrix.

(a) Useastressstraingraphtoshowthatthestressinthefibreisgreaterthanin
matrix

(b) Explainhowthetoughnessoftheepoxyinimprovedthroughtheadditionofthe
carbonfibres.

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Question4aDeterminetheresultantforceofthelinearlyvaryingdistributedload
indicatedinthediagram(magnitudeandposition)andthencomputethereactionsatthe
beamsupports.
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7 kN/m

3 kN/m

3m 5m 2m

Question4b.Along,solidcylinderofradius0.8m,hingedatpointAinthefigurebelowis
usedasanautomaticgate.Whenthewaterlevelreaches5m,thegateopensbyrotating
aboutthehingeatpointA.Determine:

a) Thehydrostaticforceactingonthecylinderanditslineofactionwhenthegate
opens,and
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b) Themassofthecylinderpermetrelengthofthecylinder
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Assumethatfrictionatthehingeisnegligibleandthedensityofwateris1000kg/m3.

4.2m

R=0.8m
0.8m Water

Question5.DeterminetheforcesinmembersBC,BEandBF.Thetrianglesareequilateral
triangles.

A B
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D
G F E

L
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Question5b.Aconcretedamretainswatertoaheightof20masshown.Thedamrestson
naturalgroundandthecoefficientoffrictionbetweenthegroundandtheconcretedamis
0.3.Thedensityofconcreteis2400kg/m3.Determine:

a) Ifthedamwillslide(horizontally)undertheactionofthewaterpressure,and
b) IfthedamwillrotateaboutpointA(therighthandtoe)undertheactionofthe
waterpressure.


5m




20m Water


Concrete
A


8m

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