CE 6302- MECHANICS OF SOLIDS

UNIT - I
1. What is meant by factor of safety? [A/M-15]
It is the ratio between ultimate stress to the working stress.
Factor of safety = Ultimate stress
Permissible stress

2. Define Resilience. [A/M-15]

The capability of a strained body to recover its size and shape after deformation caused
especially by compressive stress

3. Define Hooke Law. [N/D-16]

It states that when a material is loaded, within its elastic limit, the stress is directly proportional to the strain.
Stress α Strain
σαe
σ = Ee
E = σ /e N/mm2
where E is young’s modulus
σ is stress
ande is strain

4. Define Poisson’s ratio. [N/D-16]

The ratio of lateral strain to the longitudinal strain is a constant for a given material, when the
material is stressed within the elastic limit. This ratio is called Poisson’s ratio and it is generally
denoted by 1/m (or) µ

µ=

5. What is meant by Poinsson’s ratio? Which material has the higher value of Poisson’s ratio?
[N/D-15]

When a body is stressed, within its elastic limit, the ratio of lateral strain to the longitudinal strain is constant
for a given material, which is known as Poisson’s ratio.
Poisson’ ratio (μ or 1/m) = Lateral strain / Longitudinal strain
The shear stress is directly proportional to shear strain.
N = Shear stress / Shear strain
1. (a) when a square bar of certain material subjected to an axial pull of 160 kN, the measured extension on a
gauge length of 200mm is 0.1mm and the decrease in each side of the square bar is 0.005mm. Calculate the
modulus of Elasticity, shear modulus and bulk modulus for a material. [A/M-15]
2. (b) A solid cylinder brass bar of 25mm diameter is enclosed in a steel tube of 50mm external
diameter and 25mm internal diameter. The bar and the tube are both initially 1.5mm long and are rigidly
fastened at both ends. Find the stresses induced in the two materials when the assembly is subjected to
an increase in temperature of 500C . Take coefficients of thermal expansion of steel as 12x10 -6/oC and
that of brass is 18x10-6/oC. Modulus of steel as 200 GPa and modulus of elasticity of brass as 100 GPa.
[A/M-15]
3. (a) A steel bar 300mm long, 40mm wide and 25mm thick is subjected to a pull of 180kN.
Determine the change in volume of the bar. Take E= 2x 105 N/mm2 and l/m= 0(16) [N/D-16]
4. (b) An cylindrical shell 1 m diameter and 3 in length is subjected to an internal pressure, of 2 MPa. Calculate
the minimum thickness if the stress should not exceed 50 MPa. Find the change in diameter and volume of
the shell. Poisson’s ratio = 0.3 and E= 200kN/mm2. (16) [N/D-16]
5. (a) A composite bar is made with copper flat of size 50mmx 30mm and a steel flat of 50 mm x 40mm of
length 500mm each placed one over the other. Find the stress induced in the material, then the composite bar is
subjected to an increase in temperature of 90,C. Take coefficients of thermal expansion of steel as 12x10-6/oC and
that of brass is 18x10-6/oC. Modulus of steel as 200 GPa and modulus of elasticity of brass as 100 GPa.
[N/D-15]
6. (b) a thin cylinder sheel, 2m long has 800mm internal diameter and 10mm thickness. If the shell is subjected
to an internal pressure of 1.5 MPa, find

(i) the hoop and longitudinal stresses developed,

(ii) maximum shear stress induced and

(iii) the changes in diameter, length and volume. Take modulus of elasticity of the wall material as 205 GPa
and Poisson’s ratio as 0.3. [N/D-15]