2101ENG Mechanics of Materials 1 Tutorial 1 Week 2

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PROBLEM 1
A composite steel section made up of two channel sections (C203×20) is detailed in Figure 1(a).
The sectional properties of the channel are given in Figure 1(b) where x'o and y'o indicate
centroidal axes. For the composite section,
(1) determine the location of the centroid with respect to the point C;
(2) determine the moment of inertia with the respect to two centroidal axes parallel to axes Xp
and Yp. yÓ

Yp B

C203×20 O´
D xÓ

Xp
C x
Figure 1 (a) (b)

D B A x I x 'o I y'o
(mm) (mm) (mm2) (mm) (mm4) (mm4)
203.2 59.5 2605 14.4 18.3×106 0.824×106

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PROBLEM 2
A column is fabricated by connecting the rolled-steel members by bolts, as shown in
Figure 2; determine
(1) the location of the centroid, C of the section;
(2) the moment of inertia Iz, Iy with respect to axes z and y;
(3) the first moment of area of the top plate to axis z.

tf
bf
tf
tw
tw x
d
'
d O’ x o

bf
x

C200×20.5 S250×37.8

Figure 2

Designation A d bf tf tw Ix Iy x
(mm2) (mm) (mm) (mm) (mm) (x106mm4) (x106mm4)
C200×20.5 2610 203 59.4 9.91 7.70 15 0.633 14.9
S250×37.8 4810 254 118 12.5 7.9 51.2 2.80

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PROBLEM 3
A composite section is detailed in Figure 3. Determine
(1) the location of the centroid with respect to point O;
(2) the moments of inertia with respect to the centroidal axes Xc and Yc;
(3) the polar moment of inertia and radii of gyration with respective to the centroidal
axes Xc and Yc;.
Y
12 mm 12 mm

6 mm

8 mm 24 mm

X
O

24 mm

6 mm

24 mm 24 mm

Figure 3

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PROBLEM 4
Figure 4 illustrates a simply-supported beam under a distributed load taking the shape of
a single sine wave. Compute the reactions at supports A and B.

R
πx
( )
qo sin 2a

qo kN/m
A B

a
RA RB

Figure 4

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2101ENG Mechanics of Materials 1 Tutorial 2 Week 3-4
Some problems taken from Beer et al., “Mechanics of Materials”, 7th Edition, McGraw Hill.

Problem 1
For the loading shown in Figure 1, determine the equation of the elastic curve for the
cantilever beam AB

Fig 1(a) Fig 1(b)

Fig 1(c) Fig 1(d)

Fig 1(e) Fig 1(f)

Problem 2
A cantilever beam is subjected to a moment at point B, as shown in Figure 2.
(a)Sketch the deformed shape (elastic curve) of the beam.
(b)Obtain the expressions for slope and deflection for segment AB assuming that EI is constant.
(c)Determine the slope and deflection at point B (θB and yB) as well as deflection at point C (yC).
Indicate their directions. Assuming that E = 2×105 N/mm2 and I = 20×106 mm4.

4 kN·m
B
A
C
5m 5m

Fig 2

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2101ENG Mechanics of Materials 1 Tutorial 3 Week 5-6
Problems taken from Ferdinand P. Beer E. Russell Johnston, Jr & John T. DeWolf, “Mechanics of
Materials”, 7th Edition, McGraw Hill.
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PROBLEM 1.1
1.1 Two solid cylindrical rods AB and BC are welded together at B and loaded as shown. Knowing
that d1 = 30 mm and d2 = 50 mm, find the average normal stress in the mid section of (a) rod AB,
(b) rod BC.

PROBLEM 1.3
1.4 Two solid cylindrical rods AB and BC are welded together at B and loaded as shown. Knowing
that the normal stress must not exceed 172 MPa in either rod, determine the smallest allowable
values of the diameters d1 and d2.

PROBLEM 1.10
1.7 Link BD consists of a single bar 30 mm wide and 12 mm thick. Knowing that each pin has a
10 mm diameter, determine the maximum value of the average normal stress in link BD if (a)
θ= 0º, (b) θ = 90º.

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2101ENG Mechanics of Materials 1 Tutorial 3 Week 5-6
Problems taken from Ferdinand P. Beer E. Russell Johnston, Jr & John T. DeWolf, “Mechanics of
Materials”, 7th Edition, McGraw Hill.
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PROBLEM 1.18
1.18 A load P is applied to a steel rod supported as shown by an aluminium plate into which a 15 mm
diameter hole has been drilled. Knowing that the shearing stress must not exceed 120 MPa in the steel
rod and 70 MPa in the aluminium plate, determine the largest load P which may be applied to the rod.

40mm

10mm
6 mm

15mm

PROBLEM 1.19
1.19 The axial force in the column supporting the timber beam shown in P = 75 kN. Determine the
smallest allowable length L of the bearing plate if the bearing stress in the timber is not to exceed 3.0
MPa.

140mmm

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2101ENG Mechanics of Materials 1 Tutorial 3 Week 5-6
Problems taken from Ferdinand P. Beer E. Russell Johnston, Jr & John T. DeWolf, “Mechanics of
Materials”, 7th Edition, McGraw Hill.
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PROBLEM 1.60
1.60 Link AC has a uniform rectangular cross section 3 mm thick and 25 mm wide. Determine the
normal stress in the central portion of that link.

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2101ENG Mechanics of Materials 1 Tutorial 4 Week 6-7
Problems taken from Ferdinand P. Beer E. Russell Johnston, Jr & John T. DeWolf, “Mechanics of
Materials”, 7th Edition, McGraw Hill.
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PROBLEM 1.30
Two wooden members 75 × 150 mm uniform rectangular cross section are joined by the simple glued
scarf splice shown. Knowing that the maximum allowable shearing stress in the glued splice is 0.62
MPa determine (a) the largest load P which can be safely applied, (b) the corresponding tensile stress
in the splice.

PROBLEM 1.35
A steel pipe of 300 mm outer diameter is fabricated from 6 mm-thick plate by welding along a helix
which forms an angle of 25° with a plane perpendicular to the axis of the pipe. Knowing that a 250 kN
axial force P is applied to the pipe, determine the normal and shearing stresses in directions
respectively normal and tangential to the weld.

6 mm

25o

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2101ENG Mechanics of Materials 1 Tutorial 4 Week 6-7
Problems taken from Ferdinand P. Beer E. Russell Johnston, Jr & John T. DeWolf, “Mechanics of
Materials”, 7th Edition, McGraw Hill.
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PROBLEM 1.38
Link BC is 6 mm thick, has a width w = 25 mm, and is made of a steel with a 480 MPa ultimate
strength in tension. What was the safety factor used if the structure shown was designed to support a
16 kN load P?

PROBLEM 1.39
Link BC is 6 mm thick and is made of a steel with a 450 MPa ultimate strength in tension. What
should be its width w if the structure shown is being designed to support a 20 kN load P with a factor
of safety of 3?

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2101ENG Mechanics of Materials 1 Tutorial 4 Week 6-7
Problems taken from Ferdinand P. Beer E. Russell Johnston, Jr & John T. DeWolf, “Mechanics of
Materials”, 7th Edition, McGraw Hill.
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PROBLEM 1.45
Three 20 mm diameter steel bolts are to be used to attach the steel plate shown to a wooden beam.
Knowing that the plate will support a 110 kN load and that the ultimate shearing stress for the steel
used is 360 MPa, determine the factor of safety for this design.

PROBLEM 1.46
Three steel bolts are to be used to attach the steel plate shown to a wooden beam. Knowing that the
plate will support a 110 kN load, that the ultimate shearing stress for the steel used is 360 MPa and
that a factor of safety of 3.37 is desired, determine the required diameter of the bolts.

Figure for Problems 1.45 and 1.46

PROBLEM 2.62
A 2-m length of an aluminum pipe of 240-mm outer diameter and 10-mm wall thickness is used as a
short column and carries a centric axial load of 640 kN. Knowing that E = 73 GPa and υ = 0.33,
determine (a) the change in length of the pipe, (b) the change in its outer diameter, (c) the change in
its wall thickness.

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2101ENG Mechanics of Materials 1 Tutorial 4 Week 6-7
Problems taken from Ferdinand P. Beer E. Russell Johnston, Jr & John T. DeWolf, “Mechanics of
Materials”, 7th Edition, McGraw Hill.
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PROBLEM 2.79
An elastomeric bearing (G = 0.9 MPa) is used to support a bridge girder as shown to provide
flexibility during earthquakes. The beam must not displace more than 10 mm when a 22 kN lateral
load is applied as shown. Determine (a) the smallest allowable dimension b, (b) the smallest required
thickness a if the maximum allowable shearing stress is 420 kPa.

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2101ENG Mechanics of Materials 1 Tutorial 5 Week 7-8
Problems taken from Beer et al., “Mechanics of Materials”, 7th Edition, McGraw Hill

Sample problem 2.5

(a) For the axial loading shown, determine the change in height and the change in volume of
the brass cylinder shown.
(b) Solve part a, assuming that the loading is hydrostatic with σx =σy =σz = −70 MPa.

PROBLEM 2.105
Rod ABC consists of two cylindrical portions AB and BC; it is made of a mild steel that is
assumed to be elastoplastic with E = 200 GPa and σY = 250 MPa. A force P is applied to the rod
and then removed to give it a permanent set δp = 2 mm. Determine the maximum value of the
force P and the maximum amount δm by which the rod should be stretched to give it the desired
permanent set.

C
40 mm
1.2m

diameter

B
0.8 m

30 mm
diameter

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2101ENG Mechanics of Materials 1 Tutorial 5 Week 7-8
Problems taken from Beer et al., “Mechanics of Materials”, 7th Edition, McGraw Hill

PROBLEM 2.106
Rod ABC consists of two cylindrical portions AB and BC; it is made of a mild steel that is
assumed to be elastoplastic with E = 200 GPa and σY = 250 MPa. A force P is applied to the rod
until its end A has moved down by an amount δm = 5 mm. Determine the maximum value of the
force P and the permanent set of the rod after the force has been removed.

PROBLEM 4.3
The wide-flange beam shown is made of a high-strength, low-alloy steel for which σY = 345 MPa
and σU = 450 MPa. Using a factor of safety of 3.0, determine the largest couple that can be
applied to the beam when it is bent about the z axis. Neglect the effect of fillets.

PROBLEM 4.26
Two equal and opposite couples of magnitude M = 15 kN·m are applied to the channel-shaped
beam AB. Observing that the couples cause the beam to bend in a horizontal plane, determine the
stress (a) at point C, (b) at point D, (c) at point E.

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2101ENG Mechanics of Materials 1 Tutorial 6 Week 8-9
Problems taken from Beer et al., “Mechanics of Materials”, 7th Edition, McGraw Hill
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PROBLEM 4.47
A concrete slab is reinforced by 16-mm-diameter steel rods placed on 180-mm centres as shown.
The modulus of elasticity is 20 GPa for concrete and 200 GPa for steel. Using an allowable stress
of 9 MPa for the concrete and of 120 MPa for the steel, determine the largest allowable positive
bending moment in a portion of slab 1 m wide.

PROBLEM 4.51
Knowing that the bending moment in the reinforced concrete beam shown is + 200 kNm and that
the modulus of elasticity is 25 GPa for the concrete and 200 GPa for the steel, determine (a) the
stress in the steel, (b) the maximum stress in the concrete.
750 mm

125 mm

600 mm

62 mm

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2101ENG Mechanics of Materials 1 Tutorial 6 Week 8-9
Problems taken from Beer et al., “Mechanics of Materials”, 7th Edition, McGraw Hill
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Question 2. (30%) 2016 Final exam question

A 5 m long beam has a 40kN/m distributed load applied to the simply supported reinforced
concrete beam as shown in Figure 4. The modulus of elasticity is 20 GPa for the concrete
and 200 GPa for the steel.
a) plot shear force and bending moment diagrams.

Determine:
b) the maximum bending moment on the beam.
c) the maximum compressive stress in the concrete.
d) the maximum tensile stress in the steel.
e) If the allowable compressive stress of concrete is 25MPa and the tensile stress of
steel is 500MPa, check the capacity and determine if this is a satisfactory design.

200

80

a 40kN/m

a
φ 20 diameter
250
5m

25 150

Section a-a (all units in mm)

(a) (b)

Figure 4

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2101ENG Mechanics of Materials 1 Tutorial 7 Week 9-10
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PROBLEM 4.75 (Optional)
A bar of rectangular cross section, made of a steel assumed to be elastoplastic with σY = 320 MPa
is subjected to a couple M parallel to the z axis. Determine the moment M of the couple for which (a)
yield first occurs, (b) the plastic zones at the top and bottom of the bar are 5 mm thick.

PROBLEM 4.80 (Optional)

The prismatic rod shown is made of a steel that is assumed to be elastoplastic with E = 200 GPa
and σY = 280 MPa. Knowing that the couples M and M' of moment 525 N·m are applied and
maintained about axes parallel to the y axis, determine (a) the thickness of the elastic core, (b) the
radius of curvature of the bar.

PROBLEM 4.115
Determine the stress at points A and B, (a) for the loading shown, (b) if the 60 kN loads are
applied at points 1 and 2 only, (c) if the 60-kN loads applied at points 2 and 3 are removed.

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2101ENG Mechanics of Materials 1 Tutorial 7 Week 9-10
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PROBLEM 4.131
Knowing that the allowable stress is 150 MPa in section a-a of the hanger shown, determine (a)
the largest vertical force P that can be applied at point A, (b) the corresponding location of the
neutral axis of section a-a.

PROBLEM 4.126

Two forces shown are applied to a rigid plate supported by a steel pipe of 140 mm outer diameter
and 120 mm inner diameter. Determine the range of allowable values of P for which all stress in
the pipe are compressive and less than 100 MPa.

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2101ENG Mechanics of Materials 1 Tutorial 8 Week 10-11
Problems taken from Ferdinand P. Beer E. Russell Johnston, Jr & John T. DeWolf, “Mechanics of
Materials”,7th Edition, McGraw Hill.
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Problem 6.1
Three full-size 50 x 100-mm boards are
nailed together to form a beam that is
subjected to a vertical shear of 1500 N.
Knowing that the allowable shearing
force in each nail is 400 N, determine
the largest longitudinal spacing s that
can be used between each pair of nails.

Problem 6.3

Three boards, each 50 mm thick, are

nailed together to form a beam that is
subjected to a vertical shear. Knowing that
the allowable shearing force in each nail is
600 N, determine the allowable shear if
the spacing s between the nails is 75 mm.

Problem 6.6
A column is fabricated by connecting the rolled-steel members by bolts of 18 mm diameter
spaced longitudinally every 125 mm. Determine the average shearing stress in the bolts
caused by a shearing force of 12 kN parallel to the y-axis.

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2101ENG Mechanics of Materials 1 Tutorial 8 Week 10-11
Problems taken from Ferdinand P. Beer E. Russell Johnston, Jr & John T. DeWolf, “Mechanics of
Materials”,7th Edition, McGraw Hill.
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yo'
bf
tf
tw
d O’ x 'o

Figure 2 C250×37

Material property of C250×37

Designation A d bf tf Ix tw Iy x
6 4 6 4
(x10 mm ) (x10 mm )
C250×37 4740 254 73.4 11.1 13.4 37.9 1.39 15.7

Problem 6.10
For the beam and loading shown, consider section n-n and determine (a) the largest
shearing stress in that section, (b) the shearing stress at point a.

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2101ENG Mechanics of Materials 1 Tutorial 9 Week 11-12
Problems taken from Ferdinand P. Beer E. Russell Johnston, Jr & John T. DeWolf, “Mechanics of
Materials”, 7th Edition, McGraw Hill.
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PROBLEM 3.20
The solid rod BC has a diameter of 30 mm and is made of aluminium for which the allowable
shear stress is 25 MPa. Rod AB is hollow and has an outer diameter of 25 mm; it is made of a
brass for which the allowable shearing stress is 50 MPa. Determine (a) the largest inner diameter
of rod AB for which the factor of safety is the same for each rod, (b) the largest torque that may
be applied at A.

PROBLEM 3.37
The solid brass rod AB (G = 39 GPa) is bonded to the solid aluminium rod BC (G = 27 GPa).
Determine the angle of twist (a) at B, (b) at A.

PROBLEM 3.95
A 54 mm diameter solid rod is made of an elastoplastic material with τY = 145 MPa. Determine
the maximum shearing stress and the radius of the elastic core caused by the application of a
torque of magnitude (a) 4000 N·m, (b) 5000 N·m.

c = 27 mm

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2101ENG Mechanics of Materials 1 Tutorial 9 Week 11-12
Problems taken from Ferdinand P. Beer E. Russell Johnston, Jr & John T. DeWolf, “Mechanics of
Materials”, 7th Edition, McGraw Hill.
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Question 5. (20 %) -2014 Final exam question

Knowing that each portion of the shafts AB, BC, and CD consists of a solid circular rod,
determine
1) the shaft in which the maximum shearing stress occurs and what is the magnitude
of that stress;
2) if 8-mm-diameter hole has been drilled through each of the shafts AB, BC, and CD,
determine the shaft in which the maximum shearing stress occurs and the
magnitude of that stress.

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