ME2114E

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE

ME2114E- MECHANICS OF MATERIALS II

(Semester II: 2014/2015)

Time Allowed: 2 Hours

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. Please write your student number only. Do not write your name.

2. This assessment paper contains FOUR (4) questions and comprises SIX (6) printed
pages.

3. Answer ALL questions.

4. Please start each question on a new page.

5. This is a CLOSED BOOK assessment.

6. All questions carry equal marks.

7. Programmable calculators are NOT allowed in this examination.

8. The list of equations on page 6 may be used without derivation.

9. Answer Questions 1 & 2 in one booklet and Questions 3 & 4 in another booklet.
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QUESTION 1

A rosette of three strain gauges at a point on a metal plate under stress as shown in Fig. 1
produces the following strain readings:

Ea =600xl0- 6 (at0°), Eb =300xl0- 6 (at 45°) and

Ec = -250 X 10·6 (at 90°)

Using a graphical method determine

a) the principal strains and hence the principal stresses and their directions
b) the strains in the direction at right angles to gauge b.
Illustrate your results with a sketch. Assume E = 200 GPa, v = 0.3 .

(25 marks)

Gauge c

Gauge a

Fig. 1
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QUESTION2

A rigid horizontal bar pivoted at the left-hand end is loaded by a point load P at the right-
hand end as shown in Fig. 2a. It is supported by a column, which is pinned at both ends and is
restrained at mid-height from in-plane (x-y plane) displacement, but free to deflect out-of-
plane (y-z plane). The column has a height of 300 mm and a rectangular cross-section of 5 x
15 mm as shown in Fig. 2b. Assuming a factor of safety of 1.5, determine the maximum
allowable load P that the column can support. Assume a Young' s modulus of200 GPa and a
compressive yield stress of 300 MPa.

State if buckling will occur in the x-y plane (in-plane) or y-z plane (out-of-plane).

The Euler formula used must be derived from first principles.

The solution to the differential equation:

2
d v +.A?v = 0
dx 2
is given by:

(25 marks)
p

100

~ d imen sio ns in mm

y
150

X 300
cross,-se ction at aa

Fig. 2b
150
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