Code : A1101 R18

II B.Tech I Semester ( R18) Regular Examinations November 2019

STRENGTH OF MATERIALS – I
Time : 3 hours Max. Marks: 70
PART –A
(Compulsory Question, 10 x 2 = 20M)
1 a Define linear strain and lateral strain?
b Draw the stress strain curve for mild steel and identify the significant points?
c Define point of contraflexure?
d What are different types of beams?
e Write the assumptions made in bending?
f Define the terms bending stresses and section modulus?
g Differentiate between slope and deflection?
h Name the methods of finding the slope and deflection at a section in a loaded beam?
i What is the difference between a dam and a retaining wall
j Describe the different types of dams. Why a trapezoidal dam is mostly used these days?
PART –B
(Answer all questions, each carry 10M)
2 a Determine the outside diameter of a hollow steel tube that will carry a tensile load of 500 KN at a
stress of 140 MN/m2. Assume the wall thickness to be one-tenth of the outside diameter?
b Explain different types of stresses
(OR)
3 a Derive the relation between three elastic moduli?
b A circular rod of diameter 15mm and 450mm long is subjected to a tensile force of 35KN.
The modulus of elasticity for steel may be taken as 200KN/mm2. Find stress, strain and
elongation of the bar due to applied load?
UNIT-II
4 a Mention the salient points for drawing shear force and bending moment diagrams.
b A cantilever carries loads of 2000N, 1500N and 1000N at 30,120 and 200cm respectively from
its fixed end. Draw the SFD and BMD and determine the maximum BM.
(OR)
5 a A cantilever is subjected to a downward load of 3000N at its free end and an upward vertical
force of 12000N at the middle. The cantilever is 12m long and supports a UDL of 1000N per
meter run. Draw the SFD and BMD and find the BM at significant points.
b Draw SFD and BMD for a cantilever beam of length L carrying uniformly varying load over its
entire length?
6 a Write about shear stress distribution across triangular cross section?
b A rectangular beam 100mm wide and 250mm deep is subjected to a maximum shear force 50KN.
Determine (i)Average shear stress (ii)Maximum shear stress
(iii)Shear stress at a distance of 25mm above the neutral axis?
7 a A steel plate of width 120mm and thickness 20mm is bent into a circular arc of radius 10m.
determine the maximum stress induced and the bending moment which will produce the maximum
stress. Take E = 2x105 N/mm2
b A rectangular beam 200mm deep and 300mm wide is simply supported over a span of 8m. What
uniformly distributed load per metre the beam may carry, if the bending stress is not exceed
120 N/mm2
8 a Derive an expression to find the relation between the slope deflection and radius of curvature?
b A beam 4m long, simply supported at its ends, carries a point load W at its Centre. If the slope at
the ends of the beam is not to exceed 1o, Find the deflection at the Centre of the beam?
(OR)
9 a A beam of 6m long, simply supported at its ends is carrying a point load of 50KN at its Centre.
The moment of inertia (I) of the beam is given as equal to 78x10 6 mm4. If E for the material of
the beam = 2.1x105 N/mm2, Calculate (i) deflection at the Centre of the beam (ii) Slope at the
supports?
b A simply supported beam of length 5m carriers a point load of 5KN at a distance of 3m from the
 left end. If E = 2x105 N/mm2 and I = 108 mm4, Determine the slope at the left support and
deflection under the point load using conjugate beam method?
10 a The line of thrust, in a compression testing specimen 15mm diameter, is parallel to the axis of the
specimen but is displaced from it. Calculate the distance of the line of thrust from the axis when the
maximum stress is 20% greater than the mean stress on a normal stress.
b A short column of external diameter 40cm and internal diameter 20cm carriers an eccentric load of
80KN. Find the greatest eccentricity which the load can have without producing tension on the cross
section?
(OR)
11 a A column is rectangular in cross-section of 300mmx400mm in dimensions. The column carries
an eccentric point load of 360KN on one diagonal at a distance of quarter diagonal length from a
corner. Calculate the stresses at all four corners. Draw the stress distribution diagrams for any two
adjacent sides.
b A masonry dam of rectangular section, 20m high and 10m wide, has water up to a height 16m on its
side, find: (i) pressure force due to water on one-meter length of the dam
(ii) position of center of pressure, and
(iii) The point at which the resultant cuts the base.
Take the weight density of masonry = 19.62KN/m3 and of water = 9.81KN/m3
Code : A1101 R18
II B.Tech I Semester ( R18) Regular Examinations November 2019
STRENGTH OF MATERIALS – I
Time : 3 hours Max. Marks: 70
PART- A
(Compulsory Question)
1 a Define the terms of Elasticity, elastic limit , young’s modulus and modulus of rigidity
b Define modular ratio, thermal stress, thermal strain and poisons ratio
c What are the sign conventions for shear force and bending moment in general?
d Draw the shear force and bending moment for a cantilever of length L carrying a point
load W at the free end?
e What do you mean by shear stresses in beam?
f How will you draw the shear stress distribution diagram for a composite beam
g Define conjugate beam?
h Define moment area theorem?
i Define the terms retaining wall, dam and angle of repose
j What do you mean by stability of a dam? What are the different conditions under which
a dam is going to fail?
UNIT-1
a A bar of crossection 8mm X8mm is subjected to an axial pull of 7000N. The lateral
dimension of the bar is found to be changed to 7.9985mm X7.9985mm. If the modulus
of rigidity of the material is 0.8 x 105 N/mm2, determine the poisons ratio and modulus of
elasticity
b A steel tube of 30mm external diameter and 20mm internal diameter enclose a copper
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rod of 15mm diameter to which it is rigidly joined at each end. If at a temperature of
100C there is no longitudinal stress, calculate the stresses in the rod and the tube when
the temperature raised to 2000C. Take E for steel and copper as 2.1x105N/mm2 and
1x105N/mm2 respectively. The value of co-efficient of thermal expansion for steel and
copper is given as 11x10-6 per 0C and as 18x10-6 per 0C respectively
(OR)
a A load of 2MN is applied on a short concrete column 500mmx500mm. The column is
reinforced with four steel bars of 10mm diameter, one in each corner. Find the stresses in
the concrete and steel bars. Take E for steel as 2.1 x 10 6 N/mm2 and for concrete is
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1.4x104N/mm2
b Find the young’s modulus of a brass rod of diameter 25mm and of length 250mm which
is subjected to a tensile load of 50KN when the extension of the rod is equal to 0.3mm.
UNIT-II
4 a A cantilever of length 2m carries a uniform distributed load of 1KN/m run over a length
 of 1.5m from free end. Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams for the
cantilever?
b A simply supported beam of length 6m, carries point load of 3KN and 6KN at distances
of 2m and 4m from the left end. Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams for
the beam?
(OR)
a A cantilever of length 2m carries a uniformly distributed load of 2KN/m length over the
whole length and a point load of 3KN at the free end. Draw the shear force and bending
moment diagrams of the cantilever
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b Draw the shear force and bending moment diagram for a simply supported beam of
length 9m carrying a uniformly distributed load of 10KN/m for a distance of 6m from
the left end. Also calculate the maximum bending moment at the section
UNIT-III
a A wooden beam 100mm wide and 150mm deep is simply supported over a span of 6m.if
the shear force at the section of the beam is 5000N, Find the shear stress at a distance of
25mm above the N.A
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b An I beam has flanges 10cm wide and 1cm thick and web 12cm high and 1cm thick.
Determine the maximum shearing stress developed in the beam for the shearing force of
30KN.
( OR )
a A circular beam 80mm diameter is subjected to shear force of 25KN.Calculate the value
of maximum shear stress and sketch the variation of shear stress along the depth of the
beam?
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b A simply supported beam of span 6m has a cross-section 180mm x300mm. if the
permissible stress is 9MPa, find the maximum concentrated load that can be applied at
2m from the left end?
UNIT-IV
a State the assumptions of deflection theory and give the sign convention for slope ad
deflection?
8 b A 300mm long cantilever of rectangular of rectangular section 48mm wide and 36mm
deep carries a uniformly distributed load. Calculate the value of load w if the maximum
deflection in the cantilever is not to exceed 1.5mm. Take E = 70x10 6GN/mm2
(OR)
a Explain the moment-area theorem
b Derive an expression for slope and deflection at the free end of a cantilever beam AB of
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span L and stiffness EI when it is subjected to a triangular load zero at the free end to W
per unit length at the fixed end?
UNIT-V
a Determine the maximum and minimum stresses at the base of an hollow circular
chimney of height 20m with external diameter 4m and internal diameter 2m. The
chimney is subjected to a horizontal wind pressure of intensity 1 KN/m2. The specific
1 weight of the material of chimney is 22KN/m2
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b A masonry retaining wall of trapezoidal section is 10m high and retains earth which is
level up to the top. The width at the top is 2m and at the bottom 8m and the exposed face
is vertical? Find the maximum and minimum intensities of normal stress at the base?
(OR)
a A masonry dam of a trapezoidal section is 12m high with a top width of 2m. The water
face has a better of 1 in 12. Find the minimum bottom width necessary so that tensile
stresses are not induced on the base section. Assume density of masonry = 2300kg/m3,
1 that of water = 1000kg/m3 and no free board
1 b A masonry dam of rectangular crossection 10m high and 5m wide has water up to the top
on its side. If the weight density of masonry is 21.582KN/m3. Find:
(i) pressure force due to water per meter length of the dam
(ii) Resultant force and the point at which it cuts the base of the dam