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This document contains 6 homework problems related to fatigue failure of mechanical components. Problem 1 asks the student to determine if a beam with a cyclic load and notches will fail due to fatigue. Problem 2 involves calculating the safety factor for a bar with a drilled hole under cyclic axial loading. Problem 3 asks the student to find the maximum bending moment a rotating shaft can experience without fatigue failure given dimensions and a groove. Problem 4 involves calculating fatigue safety factors for a bridge beam experiencing mean and cyclic stresses. Problems 5 and 6 both involve using given material properties and load/stress conditions to calculate fatigue life.

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220F14 Homework-13 PDF

This document contains 6 homework problems related to fatigue failure of mechanical components. Problem 1 asks the student to determine if a beam with a cyclic load and notches will fail due to fatigue. Problem 2 involves calculating the safety factor for a bar with a drilled hole under cyclic axial loading. Problem 3 asks the student to find the maximum bending moment a rotating shaft can experience without fatigue failure given dimensions and a groove. Problem 4 involves calculating fatigue safety factors for a bridge beam experiencing mean and cyclic stresses. Problems 5 and 6 both involve using given material properties and load/stress conditions to calculate fatigue life.

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ENES 220 – Mechanics II


Fall 2014
Homework #13

Problem 1: A simply-supported beam is subjected to a uniform distributed load that cyclically


varies from q = ± 0.8 kip/ft as shown in Fig. 1-1. Notches, with a radius of r = 0.5 in, are cut on
the top and bottom edges of the beam at midspan, as shown in Fig. 1-2. Other beam dimensions
are L= 20 ft, b = 2.5 in, H = 7.5 in, and h = 5 in. The beam is fabricated from 4340 HR steel
with an endurance limit of 75 ksi. Determine if the beam will fail in fatigue.
q

A B Fig. 1-1

M r M

h H
Fig. 1-2

Problem 2: A centrally located hole of diameter d = 21 mm is drilled in a long thin bar that is
subjected to a cyclic axial load which varies from F = ± 12 kN. The bar is fabricated from 1045
HR steel with an estimated fatigue strength
of Sf = 320 MPa. If the bar width w = 60 F F
mm and the thickness b = 10 mm, calculate w

the safety factor with respect to fatigue


failure. b

Problem 3: The circular shaft is loaded in four-point bending, which produces a constant
bending moment M over the central region. The shaft is rotating so that the stresses alternate
from a tension peak to a compression peak. A groove with a radius r = 20 mm is cut about the
circumference of the shaft at the midspan point, and the two diameters are D = 150 mm and d =
100 mm. The shaft is made from steel
M r M which has an endurance limit of 225 MPa.
D d Find the largest bending moment M, if the
shaft is designed to never fail in fatigue.
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Problem 4: A cross beam in a highway bridge experiences a stress of 14 ksi due to the dead
weight of the bridge structure. When a fully loaded tractor-trailer crosses over the bridge,
however, the stress in the beam increases to 45 ksi. The beam is fabricated from steel with an
ultimate tensile strength of 76 ksi, a yield strength of 50 ksi, and an endurance limit of 38 ksi.
Find the safety factor for an infinite fatigue life (a) if the effect of mean stress on fatigue strength
is ignored, and (b) when the effect of mean stress on fatigue strength is considered.

Problem 5: A stepped bar is loaded with a cyclic axial force F that varies from 0 to 500 kN.
Dimensions for the bar are given in the figure below. The bar is fabricated from low-strength
steel with an ultimate tensile
strength of 341 MPa, a yield r = 20 mm
strength of 240 MPa, and an
endurance limit of 170 MPa. F F = 500 kN
w = 130 mm w = 90 mm
Calculate the expected fatigue 2 1
life (i.e. number of cycles until
fatigue failure) for this bar. b = 40 mm

Problem 6: A medium-strength steel exhibits the Sf – N curve given below. A component made
from this steel is designed to be loaded cyclically at alternating stress levels of 35 ksi for 10% of
its life, 30 ksi for 40 % of its life, and 27 ksi for 50% of its life. Estimate the total fatigue life
(Nf) for this component.
50

40
Alternating Stress (ksi)

30

20

10

0
1,000 10,000 100,000 1,000,000 10,000,000
Number of Cycles

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