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SET 4 OF 8 (UNIT 1) PROBLEM 1:- Determine the changes in length, breadth and thickness of a steel bar which is 4m long, 30mm wide and 20mm thick and is subjected to an axial pull of 30kN in the direction of its length. Take = 2 105 /2 , and Poissons ratio=0.3. Also find the volumetric strain and final volume of the given steel bar. (Answer: - l=1.0mm, b=0.00225, t=0.0015, = 0.0001, V=2400240mm3) PROBLEM 2:- Determine the value of Youngs modulus and Poissons ratio of a metallic bar of length 30cm, breadth 4cm and depth 4cm when the bar is subjected to an axial compressive load of 400kN. The decrease in length is given as 0.075cm and increase in breadth is 0.003cm. (Answer: - =0.3, = 1 105 /2 ) PROBLEM 3:- A steel bar 300mm long, 50mm wide and 40mm thick is subjected to a pull of 300kN in the direction of its length; Determine the change in volume. Take = 2 105 /2 , and =0.25 (Answer: - V=225mm3) PROBLEM 4:- A steel rod 5m long 30mm diameter is subjected to an axial tensile load of 50kN. Determine the change in length, diameter and volume of the rod. Take = 2 105 /2 , and Poissons ratio=0.25 (Answer: - l=1.768mm, d=0.002652, V=624.86mm3) PROBLEM 5: - A 500mm long bar has rectangular cross-section 20 40. This bar is subjected to (i) (ii) (iii) 40kN tensile force on 20 40 faces. 200kN compressive force on 20 500 faces, and 300kN tensile force on 40 500 faces.

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(Answer: - 36mm3) PROBLEM 6: - A steel bar 2m long, 40mm wide and 20mm thick is subjected to an axial pull of 160kN in the direction of its length. Find the changes in length, width and thickness of the bar. Take E = 200GPa and Poissons ratio = 0.3. (Answer: - 2mm, 0.012mm, 0.006mm) PROBLEM 7:- A metallic bar 300 100 40 is subjected to a force of 5kN (tensile), 6kN (tensile) and 4kN (tensile) along x, y, z directions respectively. Determine the change in the volume of the block. Take = 2 105 /2 , and Poissons ratio=0.25

(Answer: - V=5.649mm3) PROBLEM 8:- A metallic bar 250 100 50 is loaded as shown. Find the change in volume. Take = 2 105 /2 , and Poissons ratio=0.25

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Also find the change that should be made in 4kN load, in order that there should be no change in the volume of the bar.

(Answer: - V=250mm3, 2MN (compressive)) PROBLEM 9: - A rectangular bar of cross-section 30 60 and length 200mm is restrained from expansion along its 30 200 sides by surrounding material. Find the change in dimension and volume when compressive force of 180kN acts in axial direction. Take = 2 105 /2 , = 0.3. What are the changes if surrounding material can restrain only 50% of expansion on 30 200 side?

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Answer: = 0.091 = 0 = 0.00585 = 93.63 = 0.0955 = 0.0045 = 0.005175 = 82.83

PROBLEM 10: - A rectangular bar 500mm long and 100 50 in crosssection is subjected to force as shown. What is the change in the volume of the bar? Take modulus of elasticity for the bar material as 200GPa and Poissons ratio as 0.25;

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PROBLEM 11: - A bar of rectangular section is subjected to stresses , in x, y and z directions respectively. Show that if sum of these stresses is zero, there is no change in volume of the bar. PROBLEM 12: - A metal bar 50 50 in section is subjected to an axial compressive load of 500kN. If the contraction of a 200mm gauge length was found to be 0.5mm and the increase in thickness 0.04mm, find the values of Youngs modulus and Poissons ratio for the material. (Answer: -80GPa, 0.32) PROBLEM 13: - A steel bar 2m long, 20mm wide and 15mm thick is subjected to a tensile load of 30kN. Find the increase in volume, if Poissons ratio is 0.25 and Youngs modulus is 200GPa. (Answer: - 150mm3) PROBLEM 14: - A copper bar 250mm long and 50 50 in cross-section is subjected to an axial pull in the direction of its length. If the increase in volume of the bar is 37.5mm3, find the magnitude of the pull. Take = 0.25, E = 100GPa. (Answer: -30kN) PROBLEM 15: - A steel bar 50 50 in section is 1.2m long. It is subjected to an axial pull of 200kN. What are the changes in length, width and volume of the bar, if the value of Poissons ratio is 0.3? Take E as 200GPa. (Answer: - 0.48mm, 0.006mm, 480mm3) PROBLEM 16: - A steel cube block of 50mm side is subjected to a force of 6kN (Tension) 8kN (Compression) and 4kN (Tension) along x, y and z direction respectively. Determine the change in volume of the block. Take E as 200GPa and = 0.3; (Answer: - 0.2mm3)

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PROBLEM 17:- For a material, Youngs modulus is given as 1.2 105 /2 and Poissons ratio=0.25. Calculate the Bulk modulus. (Answer: -K=0.8 105 /2 ) PROBLEM 18:- A bar of 30mm diameter is subjected to a pull of 60kN. The measured extension on gauge length of 200mm is 0.1mm and change in diameter is 0.004mm. Calculate: (i) (ii) (iii) Youngs modulus Poissons ratio Bulk modulus

(Answer: - E=1.6975 105 /2 , =0.266, K=1.209 105 /2 ) PROBLEM 19:- Determine the Poissons ratio and Bulk modulus of a material, for which Youngs modulus is 1.2 105 /2 and modulus of rigidity is 4.8 104 /2 . (Answer: - =0.25, K=8 104 /2 ) PROBLEM 20:- A bar, 24mm in diameter and 400mm in length, is acted upon by an axial load of 38kN. The elongation of the bar and the change in the diameter are measured as 0.165mm and 0.0031mm respectively. Determine (i) (ii) Poissons ratio The value of three moduli

(Answer: - = 0.313, E=203636MPa, G=77546MPa, K=181494Mpa) PROBLEM 21: - Calculate the modulus of rigidity and bulk modulus of a cylindrical bar of diameter 30mm and of length 1.5m if the longitudinal strain in a bar during a tensile stress is four times the lateral strain. Find the change in volume, when the bar is subjected to a hydrostatic pressure of 100N/mm2. Take = 1 105 /2 . (Answer: - = 4 104 /2 , = 0.667 105 /2 , 1590.43 ) COMPILED BY AMIT SINGH 9827740442
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PROBLEM 22:- In an experiment, a bar of 30mm diameter is subjected to a pull of 60kN. The measured extension on gauge length of 200mm is 0.09mm and the change in diameter is 0.0039mm. Calculate the Poissons ratio and the values of the three Moduli. (Answer: - =0.289, C=73.3GPa, E=188.9GPa, K=149.2GPa) PROBLEM 23: - A bar of 20mm diameter is tested. It is observed that when a load of 37.7kN is applied, the extension measured over a gauge length of 200mm is 0.12mm and contraction in diameter is 0.0036mm. Find the Poissons ratio and elastic constant E, G, K. (Answer: - = 0.3, 200106.71N/mm2, 76924.89N/mm2, 166670.59N/mm2) PROBLEM 24: - A circular rod of 100mm diameter and 500mm long is subjected to a tensile force of 1000kN. Determine modulus of rigidity, bulk modulus and change in volume if Poissons ratio = 0.3 and Youngs Modulus = 2 105 /2 . (Answer: - 0.7692 105 /2 ,1.667 105 /2 , 1000mm3) PROBLEM 25: - In a laboratory, tensile test is conducted and Youngs Modulus of the material is found to be 2.1 105 /2 . On the same material torsion test is conducted and modulus of rigidity is found to be 0.78 105 /2 . Determine Poissons ratio and bulk modulus of the material. (Answer: - = 0.346, = 2.275 105 /2 ) PROBLEM 26: - A material has modulus of rigidity equal to 0.4 105 /2 and bulk modulus equal to 0.75 105 /2 . Find its Youngs modulus and Poissons ratio. (Answer: -1.019 105 /2 , = 0.2736) PROBLEM 27: - For a given material, Youngs modulus is 120GPa and modulus of rigidity is 40GPa. Find the bulk modulus and lateral contraction of a round bar of

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50mm diameter and 2.5m long, when stretched 2.5mm. Take Poissons ratio as 0.25. (Answer: - 80GPa, 0.0125) PROBLEM 28: - If the values of modulus of elasticity and Poissons ratio for an alloy body is 150GPa and 0.25 respectively. Determine the value of bulk modulus for the alloy. (Answer: - 100GPa) PROBLEM 29: - An alloy specimen has a modulus of elasticity of 120GPa and modulus of rigidity of 45GPa. Determine the Poissons ratio of the material. (Answer: - 0.33) PROBLEM 30: - In an experiment, a bar of 30mm diameter is subjected to a pull of 60kN. The measured extension of the gauge length of 200mm is 0.09mm and the change in diameter is 0.0039mm. Calculate the Poissons ratio and the value of three moduli. (Answer: - = 0.289, E=188.9GPa, C=73.3GPa, K= 149.2GPa) PROBLEM 31: - A bar of cross-section 8 8 is subjected to an axial pull of 7000N. The lateral dimension of the bar is found to be changed to 7.9985 7.9985. If the modulus of rigidity of the material is 0.8 105 /2 , determine the Poissons ratio and modulus of elasticity. (Answer: - 0.378, 2.2047 105 /2 )

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