1. a Deduce an expression among three elastic constants of a material.

b. Derive the relation between bending moment and shear force in a beam. What do you mean
by point of inflection or contraflexture? 5

c. Deduce the torsion equation stating the assumptions made. 5

d. Establish the relation to find the shear stress across sections of triangle, side as base. Also
find the maximum value of shear stress. 5

2. a. A suspended bar consists of two cross sections as shown in the figure. Initially its lower
surface is 0.8 mm above the ground surface. Determine the reaction of the lower support
and the stresses in each section when a load of 40 KN is applied as shown in the figure.
Take E = 205 GPa. 5

80 mm2

1.2 m

160 mm2
2.4 m
40 KN
0.8 mm

If R1 = reaction of the upper support and R2 = reaction of lower support ,

then R1 + R2 =40000
Elongation of the upper portion – shortening of the lower portion = net elongation = 0.8 mm.
PL
From δ = R = 14533 N and R1= 25467 N , σ1 = 318.3 MPa ( T) and σ2= 90.8 MPa ( C).
AE 2
b. What is volumetric strain? Show that it is the algebraic sum of tree mutually perpendicular
strains. 5
c. A beam ABCDE is supported at A and D and is loaded as shown in figure below. Determine
the value of W so that the reaction at A and D are equal. For this value of W, draw the SFD
and BMD. 10

W
20 KN / m 20 KN.M
A D E
B C
4M 2M 2M 2M
 55
75.625
(Max)
60 30

10
20 KN / m
A
2.75 D E
B C

10

25
60

3.a A wooden beam 1.8 m long, simply supported at the ends, has a rectangular section 150 m
wide and 600 m deep and carries a uniformly distributed load of 80 KN per meter over the
entire span. Calculate the bending stress at a layer 200 mm above the bottom of the beam,
the layer being of the section distant 800 mm from the left support. Also determine the
maximum bending stress developed in the beam. 10
150 MM

NA
600 mm

100 mm

80 KN/
m
A B
800 mm 1000 mm

RA= RB = 7.2 X 104 N .M section = 3.2 x 107 N.mm, I = 2.7 x 109 mm 4 [[MI],  100 = 1.185 N/mm2
[BE],M =32.4 N.mm,  100 =3.6 N/mm2
max

σ M E
b. Prove the relation = = with usual notations. 10
y I R
4. a A short column of I section has cross sectional area 5520 mm 2 and maximum radius of gyration
of 965 mm. A vertical load of W Newton acting through the centroid together a parallel load of
W/2 Newton acts through a point on the centre line of the web at a distance 100 mm from the
centroid as shown in the figure. Determine the maximum value of W such that the maximum
stress does not exceed 100 N/mm2. 10
 300 mm A= 5520 mm2,
Total load = 3W/2,
M =50 W N-mm,
250 mm I = 51.40 x 108 mm4,
 d = (W/ 3680) N/mm2,
50W
b    150
51.40 108 ,
W W/ 2

W = 367 KN (  Max = 100),

100 mm
 Min = 98.91 N/mm2

b. A short column of external and internal diameters respectively carries an eccentric load W.
Determine the maximum eccentricity which the load can have without producing tension
on the cross section of the column. 10

D 2 +d 2
Ans : e=
8D

5.a. A simply supported beam AB, 6 m long is loaded with a UDL of 50 KN/m over the entire
span. At a section 1.2 m from end A, find S.F and B.M magnitudes to be resisted and draw
the shear stress distribution diagrams. Also find the magnitudes of shear stress at a position
5 cm below the neutral axis. The cross section of the beam is shown in figure. 10

20 cm S1.2= 90 x 103 N, M1.2 = 144 x 106 N.mm,

1 cm y = 146.28 mm [CG],
IXXG = 1547.569 x 104 mm4 [MICS]
19 cm  F   2.9078  103    2885.84  y 2 
[SS],
 F _(53.7210)
(Innermost surface of flange) =
1 cm 2.833 N/mm2
1.2 m 50 KN/m  F _(53.7210)
A B
(Upper most surface of the
web)=56.66 N/mm2 [  F x B/b],
6m

 w  (5.81557  104 )   97440   5  1911.4384  y 2  

 w _ 50
, =54.95 N/mm2
b. Derive an expression for shear stress distribution across a section of beam. 5
c. Show the relation to find the shear stress across sections of circular section. 5
6.a. A shaft carries five pulleys A, B, C, D and E. The details of pulley torques, shaft diameters and shaft
lengths are given as shown in figure. Determine in which section maximum shear stress and in
which section maximum angular twist occurs [G = 80 GPA] 10
800
N.M
300 600 200 1 = 7.958 N/mm2, (T = 100 Nm),  2 = 6.963 N/mm2,
N.M N.M N.M 1
100 (T2= 700 Nm), [TE]
N.M

3 4 τ 2= 6.963 N/mm2, (T2= 700 Nm),

1
40 mm dia
2 50 mm dia 50 mm dia

A B  3 = 16.297 N/mm2, (T = 400 Nm),

80 mm dia D E 3

C
 4 = 8.148 N/mm2, (T = 200 Nm), [TE]
0.8 m 0.6 m 0.6 m 1m 4

1 = 3.979 x 10- 3 rad,  2 = 1.3056 x 10- 3 rad, 3 =

4.889 x 10- 3 rad,  4 = 4.074 x 10- 3 rad, [TE]

b. A simply supported beam of 8 m length carries two point loads of 64 KN and 48 KN at 1

meter and 4 meter respectively from the left hand end. Find the deflection under each load
and the maximum deflection. Take E= 210 GPA and l= 180 X 10 6 mm4. 10
64 KN 48 KN
3m
4m
1m

A B
C D
8m

3 3
40 x 3 32 ( x−1 ) 24 ( x−4 )
Deflection equation EIy=
3
+
3
+
3 | |
Under 64 Kn load deflection y = 8.43 mm and 48 KN load y = 20.18 mm. Y max = 20.22 mm.

7.a. At a certain point in a strained material the principal stresses are 100 N/mm 2 and 40 N/mm2
both tensile. Find the normal, tangential and resultant stresses across a plane through the
point at 48 degrees to the major principal plane, using Mohr’s circle of stress. 10
 P
QP =   29.8 N/mm
2

BP =   73.2 N/mm2 24
R

48 0
0
24 B C A
Q
 P 2  40 N/mm 2

 P1  100 N/mm 2

b. Wall thickness of a cylindrical shell of 800 mm internal diameter and 2 –m long is 10 mm. If
the shell is subjected to an internal pressure of 1.5 MPa, find the following:

Take E= 205 GPa and ν = 0.3.

i. Maximum intensity of shear stress induced.

σc= pd/2t= 60 MPa, σt= pd/4t = 30 MPa,

( σc+ p )
Max. Shear stress at any point in the thickness of metal = = 30.75 Mpa
2

ii. The change in the dimensions of the shell.

σc−v σ l σl−v σ c
δd= l= 0.199 mm , δl= l= 0.117 mm ,
E E

δv=( εl+ 2 εc ) v= 559050 mm3

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