E.S. 13 - Mechanics of Deformable Bodies 2nd Semester, A.Y.

2010-2011
LONG EXAM 1
February 7, 2011, 5-7 PM

Instructions/Reminders:
1. No one will be allowed to leave the examination room for the entire duration of the exam.
2. Write your name, student number, and section on the upper right hand corner of every page. Do not write at the
back of your answer sheets. Use only black or blue pens for your solutions. Do not use correction fluid.
3. Cheating in any form will be penalized with a grade of 5.0 and possible expulsion.
4. Turn off cellphones and other communication devices.
5. Indicate units in all computations and write all of your assumptions.

PROBLEM I.
Directions: Box your final answers in the first solution page. Show complete solution for
problems 3 & 4.

1. Which among the following assumptions is not used in the analysis of thin-walled
pressure vessel?
a. Gravitational forces on masses of the fluid and the vessel are assumed to be
negligible
b. The ratio of the radius to wall thickness is greater than 10
c. The cross-sectional area of the cylinder wall remains plane after loading
d. Internal pressure is constant

2. If the internal pressure in a cylindrical pressure vessel is increased until the

cylinder burst, where is the possible fracture direction?
a. along a line parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cylinder
b. along a perpendicular axis from the longitudinal
c. along an axis 45 degrees from the longitudinal
d. along a random axis from the longitudinal
P
3. A load P acting on the piston of a hydraulic cylinder causes 200
kPa internal pressure in the confined region. The cylinder has a
300mm inner diameter, a 10 mm wall thickness and the bottom is
attached to a rigid floor. The axial/longitudinal stress in the wall
of the cylinder is nearest to what value? (Note: Neglect the weight of 10mm
the cylinder wall and the friction between piston and cylinder. Draw
necessary FBD as part of your solution)
a. 200 kPa b. 0 c. 300 MPa d. 10 kPa 300mm

4. The hoop/circumferential stress in the wall of the cylinder in the

previous problem is nearest to what value?
a. 3 MPa b. 6 MPa c. 9 MPa d. 12 MPa

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PROBLEM II. The bent circular shaft, shown in the figure below, has a diameter of 200
mm. Determine the maximum allowable force P that can be applied if the allowable
normal and shear stresses on the vertical plane at point x are 10 MPa and 50 kPa,
respectively.
1m

Top x x
view 0.5 m

30o
z
P
y
x
Front P x
view

PROBLEM III. A steel beam is loaded as shown.

a) [20%] Determine the maximum bending moment due to the loads by drawing the
shear and bending moment diagram.
b) [40%] Determine the bending moment the original beam cross section can handle
given that the allowable normal stress in tension and compression in the steel is 150
MPa. Is the original beam cross section adequate in supporting the loads shown?
c) [40%] If the cross section is inadequate, identical 5 mm thick steel plates will be
welded along the top and the bottom for the whole length of the beam. Determine
the required width of the plates that will make the beam adequate. Assume that
welding will ensure that flexural action will apply to the new cross section.

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