Tula's Institute

Department of Civil Engineering

Session (July- December 2018)
Solid Mechanics (TME-303)

Important Theory Questions for External Examinations

UNIT 1

All are 5 marks questions.

1. Write the equilibrium equations for 2D with diagram. [2016]

2. Explain the stress and strain invariants. [2016]
3. State the Cauchy Stress Tensor and write its formula. [2016]
4. Define the principal planes and principal stresses. [2014]
5. Write a note on Mohr’s circle of stresses. What is its purpose? [2014]
6. Explain generalized Hooke’s Law. [2012]
7. What is Hooke’s Law?
8. What is principle of superposition? Explain with an example.
9. What are compatibility conditions?
10. What do you mean by strain components?
11. What is the difference between stress and strain? Also write their types.

UNIT 2
1. Define the following terms:
a) Poisson’s ratio [2013-14] [5 Marks]
b) Modulus of Elasticity
c) Modulus of Rigidity/Shear Modulus
d) Bulk Modulus
2. Draw the tensile stress vs. strain diagram for common mild steel. [2013-14] [5 Marks]
3. Define isotropic and anisotropic materials. [2015] [5 Marks]
4. Explain the failure of isotropic materials. [2015] [5 Marks]
5. Draw the stress-strain curve for a typical ductile and brittle material. [2015] [5 Marks]
6. Define the following material behaviors:
a) Homogeneous
b) Heterogeneous
c) Isotropic
 d) Transversely isotropic
e) Monolithic [2015] [5 Marks]
7. What do you understand by the term theories of failure? Name the important theories of failure. [2014]
[5Marks]
8. Explain with reasons which theory of failure is best suited for ductile and brittle materials? [2014]
[5Marks]
9. Discuss the following theories of elastic failure: [2012] [Any three theories for 10Marks]
a) Maximum principal stress theory
b) Maximum principal strain theory
c) Maximum shear stress theory
d) Maximum strain energy theory
e) Maximum shear strain energy theory
10. What is the difference between engineering and true stress-strain curves? Draw the curves also.
11. Explain the following terms:
a) Proportionality limit
b) Elastic limit
c) Yield point
d) Ultimate and fracture point
Also show these points on the curve for mild steel bar specimen.
12. Explain the following terms:
a) Proof stress
b) Resilience
c) Proof resilience
d) Modulus of resilience
e) Toughness/Modulus of toughness
13. Explain the stress-strain curve for a mild steel specimen.
 UNIT 3
1. How many points of contraflexure will you have for a simply supported beam overhanging at one end
only? [2014-15] [5 Marks]
2. Derive the relationship between load intensity, shearing force and bending moment at any point in a
beam. [2015] [10 Marks]
3. Write down the sign conventions for shear force and bending moment diagrams.
4. What do you understand by the terms torque and torsion?
5. State and derive torsion equation. Also write its assumptions. [2013-14] [10 Marks]
6. Prove that the torque transmitted by a solid shaft when subjected to torsion is given by
𝜫
𝑻 = (𝟏𝟔) 𝝉𝑫𝟑 [2014][10 Marks]

7. Derive the equation for the torque transmitted or strength of a hollow shaft when subjected to torsion.
8. A shaft of length l is fixed at both ends. It is subjected to a torque T applied at a distance a from the left
end and b from the right end. Find the fixing torques set up at the ends of the shaft. [2014][10 Marks]
9. What do you understand by the terms torsional section modulus or polar modulus? Write its formula
for a rectangular section.
10. What do you mean by pure bending? What are the assumptions made in theory of simple bending?
[2016] [5 Marks]
11. What do you mean by neutral axis? Derive the expression for the bending of a beam. [2016][10 Marks]
12. For a beam, which is subjected to bending stresses, prove that
M 𝜎 𝐸
= =
I 𝑦 𝑅
Also state the assumptions made. [2011-12] [10 Marks]
OR
Derive the bending equation. Also state the assumptions made.
13. What do you understand by the term flitched beams?
 UNIT 4
1. Derive the relation between slope, deflection and radius of curvature. [2016][10 Marks]
2. Explain the superposition procedure for determining elastic deflection of beams. [2015][10 Marks]
3. Derive the expressions of slope and deflection for the following:
a) Simply supported beam with a central point load
b) Simply supported beam with a UDL
c) Cantilever beam with a point load at its free end
d) Cantilever beam with a UDL
4. Explain Moment Area theorem.
UNIT 5
1. Derive the equation of strain energy in a body
a) When the load is applied gradually
b) When the load is applied suddenly
c) When the load is applied with impact
d) Due to torsion and bending stresses- [2015][10 Marks]
e) Due to transverse shear- [2015][10 Marks]
f) Due to shear stress

2. i) Explain Castigliano’s theorem.

ii) What is reciprocity theorem? Explain. [2015][10 Marks]