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Exam 1
ME 3403 Mechanics of Solids, Fall 2015

90 MINUTES

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Texas Tech University
September 17th, 2015

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Section 1: He Section 2 & 5: Rasty Section 3: Yeo

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Question 1 (Q1~Q6, 5 points each)

The square plate is deformed into the shape shown by the dashed lines. (Figure 1), If DC has a
normal strain ϵx = 0.004, DA has a normal strain ϵy = 0.007 and at D, γxy = 0.01 rad,

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1. Point C’ coordinate in (x, y) is

(a) (600, 0) (b) (602.4, 0) (c) (604.2, 0)
(d) (605.3, 0) (e) (606.8, 0) (f) (608.6, 0)

2. A’ coordinate in (x, y)
(a) (6.042, 600.0) (b) (6.010, 600.0) (c) (6.070, 604.2)
(d) (6.042, 604.2) (e) (6.042, 607.0) (f) (6.010, 607.0)

3. B’ coordinate in (x, y)
(a) (608.4, 604.2) (b) (606.0, 604.2) (c) (604.0, 600.0)
(d) (606.0, 600) (e) (604.4, 608.4) (f) (608.4, 608.4)

4. Average normal strain along diagonal CA.

(a) -0.00049 (b) 0.00062 (c) 0.00049
(d) -0.00062 (e) 0.001 (f) -0.001

5. Average normal strain along diagonal DB

(a) 0.107 (b) -0.107 (c) 0.01
(d) -0.01 (e) 0.105 (f) -0.105

6. Shear strain at point E with respect to the x′ and y′ axes.

(a) 0.02 (b) -0.02 (c) 0.01
(d) -0.01 (e) -0.003 (f) 0.003

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Question 2 (Q7~Q14, 5 points each)

The stress-strain diagram for a material is shown below.

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7. The Elastic Modulus of this material is ________ Mpsi.

(a) 2.5 (b) 6.5 (c) 9.5
(d) 12.5 (e) 15.0 (f) 17.5

8. The maximum allowable tensile force that can be applied to a 2” diameter rod of this material
without permanent deformation is ____ kips. (use 0.2% offset yield stress and a factor of safety
of 1.3)
(a) 24.8 (b) 36.2 (c) 47.1
(d) 62.6 (e) 81.4 (f) 90.2

9. If a 15-ft long, 2.53-in. diameter rod made of this material is subjected to a tensile force of 150
kips, it would elongate by _____ in., while still under the load.
(a) 0.2 (b) 0.6 (c) 0.9
(d) 1.1 (e) 1.4 (f) 1.7

10. If a 15-ft long, 2.53-in. diameter rod made of this material is subjected to a tensile force of 150
kips, then unloaded, it would sustain a permanent deformation of ___ in.
(a) 0.2 (b) 0.6 (c) 0.9
(d) 1.1 (e) 1.4 (f) 1.7

11. Enter the same answer as above for this question.

12. If this material is to absorb impact energy of 555 lb-in. without permanent deformation (Note:
permanent deformation here is defined by 0.2% yield stress), the minimum required volume
of the material is _______ in3.
(a) 6 (b) 14 (c) 20
(d) 25 (e) 31 (f) 37

13. If this material is to absorb impact energy of 3(10)3 lb-in. before fracturing, the minimum
required volume of the material is _______ in3. (Fracture stress = 35 ksi).
(a) 6 (b) 14 (c) 20
(d) 25 (e) 31 (f) 37

14. If a 2-in. diameter rod of this material is subjected to a tensile force of 50 kips, its diameter
would decrease by ___ x10-3 in. (HINT: When subjected to an elastic shear stress of 18 ksi,
material sustains a corresponding shear strain of 0.008 rad.
(a) 0.3 (b) 0.9 (c) 2.2
(d) 4.9 (e) 7.4 (f) 8.9

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Question 3 (Q15~Q20, 5 points each)

A rigid bar of weight W = 80 lb hangs from three equally spaced vertical wires, two of steel and
one of aluminum. The wires also support a load P acting at the midpoint of the bar. The
diameter of the steel and aluminum wires is dsteel = 0.125 in. and daluminum = 0.1875 in.,
respectively. The allowable stress in the steel and aluminum wires is σ steel, allowable = 20,000 psi
and σ alluminum,allowable = 12,000 psi, respectively. (Assume Esteel = 30×106 psi and Ealuminum =
10×106 psi)

Steel wire Aluminum Steel wire L= 3 in.

wire

Rigid bar of weight W

P

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(Q15 ~ Q17) Under the applied load P = 450 lb,

15. Determine the normal stress developed in the aluminum wire.

(a) 5,235 psi (b) 6,173 psi (c) 7,099 psi
(d) 15,705 psi (e) 18,520 psi (f) 21,298 psi

16. Determine the normal stress developed in the steel wire.

(a) 5,235 psi (b) 6,173 psi (c) 7,099 psi
(d) 15,705 psi (e) 18,520 psi (f) 21,298 psi

17. Determine the vertical displacement of the rigid bar.

(a) 0.00101 in. (b) 0.00157 in. (c) 0.00170 in.
(d) 0.00185 in. (e) 0.00198 in. (f) 0.00213 in.

18. Determine the load P that creates the allowable stress in the aluminum wire.
(a) 458 lb (b) 505 lb (c) 595 lb
(d) 807 lb (e) 912 lb (f) 1135 lb

19. Determine the load P that creates the allowable stress in the steel wire.
(a) 458 lb (b) 505 lb (c) 595 lb
(d) 807 lb (e) 912 lb (f) 1135 lb

20. Determine the largest P that can be applied to the bar.

(a) 458 lb (b) 505 lb (c) 595 lb
(d) 807 lb (e) 912 lb (f) 1135 lb

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