Q1) Two wires AB and CD Suspend a axial stress and strain rigid member BD as shown in fig.

A load of
magnitude 5KN is supported on rigid member BD. If the diameter of wire AB is 8mm and that of wire
CD is 10mm. find the stresses induce in this wire also find elongation of these wires.

Q2) A rigid bar AB carries a load of 100KN and is supported as shown. Calculate the stresses in steel
and bronze road Modulus of elasticity of steel =205KN/MM2 Modulus of elasticity of bronze =
82KN/MM2.

Q3) A circular steel rod of 12mm diameter is tested in testing machine it is found that when
the tension is 16KN the total extension on a 200mm length is 0.14mm and the reduction in
diameter is 0.002mm.Find the value of modulus of elasticity, modulus of rigidity, bulk
modulus and poisons ratio.

Q4) A square bar of 20mm side fixed at both the end is subjected to 300KN load as shown in
fig. Find the reaction at the end and extension of AB. E=200Gpa.
Q5) An aluminum rod is rigidly attached between steel rod and bronze rod. Find the
maximum value of ‘P’ so that stresses in steel, aluminum and bronze (brass) will not exceed
150 MPa ,100 MPa and 1100 MPa respectively. Hence draw axial force diagram.

6) A 50-N load falls through a height of 50 mm onto a steel bar of a diameter of 25 mm and a length
of 400 mm, supported on the ground. If E = 200 GPa. What is the instantaneous stress developed in
the bar and what is the change in its length?

7) a) Find reactions at A and B for load 10kN acting on Bar fixed at both the ends.
 b) Draw stress stain curve for mild steel showing all significant points. Define stresses at
these points.
8 A vertical steel bar of 20 mm diameter and 3 meter long is provided with a collar at bottom .What
load can be dropped from a height if 100mm onto the collar if the maximum permissible stress is 165
MPa. Modulus of elasticity of steel =200GPa

9 a) A prismatic member of length l elongates by 3 mm under the action of gradually applied axial
load P Newton. Find the elongation of member when same load P applied suddenly.

b) A 100x100x12mm Bar of Tee section is 4m long. An axial load is 180 kN is suddenly applied to it
Find the maximum instantaneous stress, the maximum instantaneous elongation and work done.
Take Modulus of elasticity of steel =200GPa

10 A hollow circular shaft 200mm external diameter in thickness of metal 25 mm is transmitting

Power at 200 rpm. The angle of twist over a length of 2m was found to be 0.5 degree. Calculate the
power transmitted and maximum shear induced in the section Modulus of rigidity is 84 GPa

11 A hollow shaft is to transmit 3750kW at 240rpm. If the internal diameter is 0.8times the external
diameter and maximum shear stress developed is limited to 160 N/mm2 Design the Diameter of the
shaft

12 In a tensile test on a steel tube of external diameter 24mm and internal diameter 16mm an axial
load of 2 kN produced an elongation of .004mm in a length of 80 mm while the out diameter
suffered a compression of .003 mm. Calculate the four material constants

13. What is the modulus of elasticity of composite bar made up of material 1and 2

14 Shafts, one hollow circular with outside diameter 100mm and inside diameter 40 mm , the other
a solid circular shaft with 100mm diameter are to transmit 60kW power each. Compare shearing
stresses in two shafts if both operate 3 hertz.

15 a) A steel bar of 35 mm diameter and length 350mm is pulled by 0.002mm by application

of tensile load. If diameter of bar is changed to 30 mm find the change in length for same
load.
b) Draw stress strain curve for ductile materials, Brittle material and concrete
16 A specimen of an elastic material has square cross section 40 x40 mm height 90 mm.
when It is subjected to compressive force 65 kN the chance in length is .050 mm, when it is
subjected to shear force of 33kN displacement is 0.64 mm compute four elastic constants of
materials.

16) A 50-N load falls through a height of 50 mm onto a steel bar of a diameter of 25 mm and a length
of 400 mm, supported on the ground. If E = 200 GPa, what is the instantaneous stress developed in
the bar and its nature and what is the change in its length?

Part – 1 (Bloom’s Taxonomy L.1)

17) Match List – I (Property) with List – II (Characteristic)

List – I (Property) List – II (Characteristic)

A. Fatigue (1) The material continues to deform with time under sustained
B. Creep loading
C. Plasticity (2) Decreased resistance of material to repeated reversal of stresses
D. Endurance Limit (3) Material has a high probability of not failing under reversal of
stress of stress below this level
(4) Material continues to deform without any further increase in
stress

18 If E is the modulus of Elasticity, G is the Modulus of rigidity, K is the bulk modulus and µ is
the Poisson's ratio for a material, then what is the expression for the relation between E and
G; and E and K.

T Gθ
19.If = , what are torsional rigidity and torsional stiffness?
J L

Part – 2 (Bloom’s Taxonomy L.2)

20 Draw the stress-strain diagram for (a) brittle material, (b)ductile, (c) Ideal plastic and (d)
Elasto-plastic

21 An elastic isotropic body is in a hydrostatic state of stress, as shown in the figure. For no
change in the volume to occur, what should be its Poisson’s ratio?

σy

σx

σz

22. A steel rod of 15m long is at a temperature of 15o C. The value of α = 12 × 10-6 /o C and E =
200 GN/m2 are adopted. When the temperature is raised to 65oC, what is the free
expansion of the length?

23. Directions: the following items consist of two statements; one labelled as “Assertion (A)”
and the other as “Reason (R)”. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the
answer to these items using the codes given bellow:

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
 (c) A is true but R is False
(d) A is false but R is true

(a) Assertion (A): In a tension test on a cast iron specimen, failure of the specimen is on a cross-
section perpendicular to the axis of the specimen.

Reason (R): The failure of the specimen is on a plane subjected to maximum tensile stress,
and cast iron is relatively weak in tension.

(b) Assertion (A): In a tension test on a mild steel specimen, failure of the specimen is along a
plane at 45o to the cross-section.

Reason (R): The failure of the specimen is on a plane subjected to maximum shear stress, and
mild steel is relatively weak in shear.

24 Consider the following statements:

a. On a principal plane, only normal stress acts.

b. On a principal plane, both normal and shear stress acts.
c. On a principal plane, only shear stress acts.
d. Isotropic state of stress is independent of frame of reference.

Which of these statements is/are true?

25 Mohr’s stress circle helps in determining which of the following

a. Normal stress on one plane.
b. Normal and tangential stresses on two planes.
c. Principal stress in all three directions.
d. Inclination of principal planes.

Which of these statements is correct?

26. Which of the following does not match in the group of rest three.

a) Young modulus

b) Shear modulus

c) Section modulus

d) Bulk modulus.
27 How modular ratio is different from Poisson's ratio?
28 A prismatic bar ABC is subjected to an axial load of 25 kN, what will be the reactions R A and
RC. A B C

RA Rc

4×5 = 20

(Bloom’s Taxonomy L.3 & L.4)

29 Consider a bar in three steps, with diameters d 1 = 20 mm, d2 = 15 mm, and d3 =10 mm and
axial lengths L1 = 50 mm, L2 = 75 mm, and L3 = 100 mm as shown in Figure 1. The bar is
subjected to an axial tensile force of 8kN. Determine the stress in three portions of the bar and
the total change in length of the bar of E = 67,000 N/mm2.

Figure 1

30 A 40 mm cubical block is subjected to shear stress and it is observed that τ e= 240 N/mm2. If
shear modulus G = 84 KN/mm2, determine
a. The modulus of resilience,
b. The shear strain at the elastic limit and
c. The total strain energy absorbed at elastic limit.
 Figure 2

31 A weight of 250 kN is supported by a short concrete column of 25 cm × 25 cm in section

strengthened by four steel bars near the corners of the cross-section. The diameter of each
steel bar is 30 mm. Find the stresses in the steel and the concrete.
Es = 15 GPa Ec = 210 GPa.
If the stress in the concrete is not to exceed 2.1 N/mm2, what area of the steel bar is required
in order that the column may support a load of 350 kN?
32 A rail line is laid so that there is no stress in rails at 30°C. The rails are 30 m long and there is
a clearance of 5 mm between the rails. If the temperature of the rail rises to 60°C, what is the
stress developed in the rails?
α for the rail material = 11.5 × 10−6/°C, E = 210 GPa
33 Stresses at a point in a stressed body are shown in Figure 3. On plane BC, σ1 = +120 MPa and
on plane AC, σ2 = −60 MPa. Determine normal and shear stresses on inclined plane AB.

Figure 3
34 The determination of E and G for a particular metal gives values as 208 kN/mm 2 and
80 kN/mm2, respectively; calculate Poisson’s ratio and bulk modulus.
If both the moduli are liable to an error of ±1 present, find the maximum percentage of error
in the derived value of Poisson’s ratio.
35 Stresses on an element at a point are shown in fig. Determine principal stresses and angle of
principal plane with respect to plane BC

36 At a certain point in a strained material the intensities of normal stress cross the two planes
right angle to each other are 80MPa and 30MPa both tensile .There is the shear stress of
30MPa across the planes( anticlockwise on the plane of 80MPa. Determine principal stresses
and angle of principal plane with respect to major principal plane. Also calculate maximum
shear stress and specify its plane.
37 Q6 A uniform shaft ABCD of length 3m subjected two twisting moments is fixed at both ends
.d(AB)= 750 mm, and d(BC)= 1250mm, d(CD)=1000mm. A clockwise torque of 160kNmm is
acting at B and a clockwise torque of 300kNmm is acting at C. Find reacting torques at fixed
supports A&B. hence draw twisting moment diagram