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211 Mechanics in Energy Resources Engineering, Spring 2010

Final Exam

08:30 - 11:00 14 June 2010

* Be careful about the units that you use.

* You may use Korean or English in answering the questions.

1. Indicate T(true) or F(false) for the following statements. Note that an incorrect answer
receives -1 mark while a correct answer receives +1 mark. You may leave the question blank if
you wish. (5)

(1) The strain energy of a structure supporting more than one load can be obtained by adding the
strain energies for the individual loads acting separately. (F)

(2) In a circular bar in torsion, a stress element oriented at an angle of 45 degree is acted upon by
equal tensile and compressive stresses in perpendicular directions without any shear stresses (T)

(3) The maximum shear stress is equal to one-half the difference of the principal stresses. (T)

(4) The shear stresses are always zero on the principal planes. (T)

(5) In linearly elastic isotropic materials, there are three independent material properties, namely,
elastic modulus (E), shear modulus (G) and Poisson's ratio (ν). (F)

2.
(a) Explain what the Mohr's Circle is. Give an example if necessary. (10)

(b) Derive the following differential equations of the deflection curve (10).
2
d v M

dx 2 EI
(c) Derive the Transformation equations for plane stress as show in the below. (10)

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  x  y  x  y  x  y
x   cos 2   xy sin 2 x y   sin 2   xy cos 2
1
2 2 1 1
2
x  y  x  y
y   cos 2   xy sin 2
1
2 2

3. The rails of a railroad track are welded together at their ends (to form continuous rails and thus
eliminate the clacking sound of the wheels) when the temperature is 10°C. What compressive

stress produced in the rails when they are heated by the sun to 52°C if the coefficient of thermal

coefficient is 12 x 10-6 /°C and the modulus of elasticity is 200 GPa. Consider one-dimensional
stress and strain only. (10)

4. An element in plane stress is subjected to stresses σx = 50 MPa, σy = 30 MPa, and τxy = 20

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5. An element in biaxial stress is subjected to stresses σx = 29 MPa and σy = 57 MPa, as shown
in the figure. Using Mohr’s circle, determine: (10)
(a) The stresses acting on an element oriented at a slope of 1 on 2.5 (see figure).
(b) The maximum shear stresses and associated normal stresses.
Show all results on sketches of properly oriented elements.

6. A magnesium plate in biaxial stress is subjected to tensile stresses σx =24 MPa and σy =12
MPa (see figure). The rectangular plate is of dimensions 200 mm (horizontal) x 100 mm
(vertical) x 10 mm (thickness). The corresponding strains in the plate are εx = 440 x 10-6 and εy
= 80 x 10-6. Determine Poisson’s ratio and the modulus of elasticity E for the material. What is
the strain energy density and strain energy stored in the plate? (10)

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7. A cantilever beam of rectangular cross section is subjected to a concentrated load P = 70 kN
acting at the free end (see figure). The beam has width b = 100 mm and height h = 250 mm.
Point A is located at distance c = 600 mm from the free end and distance d = 75 mm from the
bottom of the beam. Calculate the principal stresses σ1 and σ2 and the maximum shear stress τmax
at point A. Show these stresses on sketches of properly oriented elements. (15)

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8. The hollow drill pipe for an oil well (see figure) is 150 mm in outer diameter and 15 mm in
thickness. Just above the bit, the compressive force in the pipe (due to the weight of the pipe) is
265 kN and the torque (due to drilling) is 19 kN m. Determine the maximum tensile,
compressive, and shear stresses in the drill pipe. (15)

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9. A pressurized steel tank is constructed with a helical weld that makes an angle α = 55° with
the longitudinal axis (see figure). The tank has radius r = 0.5 m, wall thickness t = 10 mm, and
internal pressure p = 2.0 MPa. Also, the steel has modulus of elasticity E = 100 GPa and
Poisson’s ratio v = 0.30. The equations for circumferential and longitudinal stresses are as
follows. (15)
pr
1 
Circumferential stress t
pr
Longitudinal stress  2 
2t

Determine the following quantities for the cylindrical part of the tank.
(a) The circumferential and longitudinal stresses.

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(b) The maximum in-plane and out-of-plane shear stresses.
(c) The circumferential and longitudinal strains.
(d) The normal and shear stresses acting on planes parallel and perpendicular to the weld (show
these stresses on a properly oriented stress element).

10. Derive the equations of the deflection curve for a cantilever beam AB supporting a distributed
load of peak intensity q0 acting over one-half of the length (see figure). Also, obtain formulas for
the deflections δB and δC at points B and C, respectively. (10)

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11. A fixed-end beam AB of length L supports a uniform load of intensity q (see figure).
Beginning with the second-order differential equation of the deflection curve (the bending-
moment equation), obtain the reactions, shear forces, bending moments, slopes, and deflections
of the beam. Construct the shear-force and bending-moment diagrams, labeling all critical values.
(10)

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12. A simple beam ABCD has moment of inertia I near the supports and moment of inertia 2I in
the middle region, as shown in the figure. A uniform load of intensity q acts over the entire
length of the beam. Determine the equations of the deflection curve for the left-hand half of the
beam. Also, find the angle of rotation θA at the left-hand support and the deflection δmax at the
midpoint. (10)

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