ES 13: MECHANICS OF MATERIALS

2nd Sem AY 2015-16 | PROBSET 1

WFU1 [Junio]
Deadline: Feb. 15 (12 NN) | Pigeon Hole MH 102
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PROBLEM 1

An 8-kN force is applied to the front side of pin B. The diameter of pins A, B, and C is 16 mm.
The thickness of all members is 10 mm.
a) Determine the maximum normal stress in member AB. Indicate whether tension or
compression.
b) Determine the maximum normal stress in member BC. Indicate whether tension or
compression.
c) Determine the maximum average shear stress in pin B. (Hint: There are two shear
planes with different average shear stresses.)
d) Determine the average shear stress in pin C.
e) Determine the bearing stress between pin B and member AB.

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2nd Sem AY 2015-16 | PROBSET 1
WFU1 [Junio]
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PROBLEM 2

The counter-clockwise moment M applied to the rigid L-bar B produces an axial strain of 0.004444 mm/mm in bar A and a shearing strain of 0.007 radians at E, and causes support F to
move by 2 mm. Determine the axial strain in bar C if there is a 0.5 mm clearance in the
connection between the triangular plate and the rigid L-bar D.

PROBLEM 3

A thin rectangular plate is deformed as shown.

The normal strains developed along the sides are
as follows:
AB = + 0.0022 mm/mm
BC = - 0.0030 mm/mm
CD = + 0.0050 mm/mm
Determine the following:
a) Horizontal displacement of B
b) Normal strain in AD
c) Shearing strain at A
d) Shearing strain at C

PROBLEM 4

Two blocks of rubber (G = 26 GPa), each having a height of 30 mm, width of 10 mm (out of
plane), thickness of 50 mm, and are bonded on fixed walls and to a rigid plate at the middle
(the whole mechanism is known as a Shear Spring). The rigid plate is connected to an
extensible steel cable (E = 200 GPa) with a 20-mm diameter. The cable is then connected to
the rigid bar ABC where it is pinned at B and a 60-kN force is applied at A. Assuming that the
cable and the rubber blocks deform elastically, determine the following:

ES 13: MECHANICS OF MATERIALS

2nd Sem AY 2015-16 | PROBSET 1
WFU1 [Junio]
Deadline: Feb. 15 (12 NN) | Pigeon Hole MH 102
a) stress in the steel cable (in
MPa)
b) deformation of the steel cable
(in mm)
c) shear stress on each of the
rubber blocks (in MPa)
d) shear strain in the block (in
rad) provided that the block
deforms into the shape shown
by the dashed lines
e) displacement of point D (in
mm)
f) displacement of point C (in
mm)

PROBLEM 5

Given the stressstrain diagram for a certain material, answer the following questions. The
coordinates of points in the diagram is also listed on the table.

a) What is the stress at the materials Proportional Limit?

b) What is the value of the materials Youngs Modulus?
c) What is the value of the materials modulus of resilience?

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2nd Sem AY 2015-16 | PROBSET 1
WFU1 [Junio]
Deadline: Feb. 15 (12 NN) | Pigeon Hole MH 102

The specimen is loaded until it reached 400MPa. Answer the following questions based on this
new condition.
d) What is the permanent strain when the material is unloaded after reaching 400MPa of
stress?
e) What is the modulus of toughness of the material with permanent deformation according
to the new stress strain diagram (ie. after loading to 400 MPa and unloading)?

PROBLEM 6

The rigid member ABC is attached to steel members BD and CE as shown. When installed at
a temperature of 30 C and no load is applied, the members experienced no stress and have the
dimensions shown in the figure. The temperature changes to 20C and a 2000-N load was
applied. It is necessary to solve the forces in member BD and CE.
a)
Draw the necessary free
body diagram(s) and formulate the
necessary equilibrium equation(s).
b)
Find the relationship
between BD and CE.
c)
Determine the forces in
members BD and CE
d)
If the pin at B (single shear
connection) has a failure stress of
failure = 100 MPa, determine the
diameter of the pin necessary to
withstand the stresses. Use a factor
of safety of 1.5. If the pins are only
available in increments of 2 mm,
what
diameter
will
you
recommend?

PROBLEM 7

The structure shown below is subjected to a concentrated force P as shown and an increase in
temperature of 90 C. The material and section properties are provided in the table.
The steel and bronze rods are fixed at one end while the aluminum bar and the other end of the
steel bar is attached to a rigid plate. The aluminum and bronze bar is separated by a 0.2 mm
gap.

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2nd Sem AY 2015-16 | PROBSET 1
WFU1 [Junio]
Deadline: Feb. 15 (12 NN) | Pigeon Hole MH 102
Determine the maximum allowable force P such that the allowable stresses will not
be exceeded.

500.2 mm