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Problem No. 1 The 600 kg uniform plate

ABCD can rotate freely about the hinge
AB. The plate is supported by the cables
DE and CE. If the working stress in the
cables is 180 N/mm2, determine the
smallest safe diameter of the cables.

Problem No. 4 The lap joint is fastened

with four 30-mm-diameter rivets. The
working stresses are 84 MPa for the
rivets in shear and 84 MPa for the
plates in bearing. Find the maximum safe
axial load P that can be applied to the
joint. Assume that the load is equally
distributed among the rivets.
Problem No. 2 The two pieces of wood, 60
mm by 120 mm, are glued together along
the 40-degree joint. Determine the
maximum safe axial load P that can be
applied if the shear stress in the glue
is limited to 1250 N/mm2.

Problem No. 5 For the joint shown in the

figure, calculate (a) the largest
bearing stress between the pin and the
Problem No. 3 (Nov 2021)
members; (b) the average shear stress in
Given Dimensions:
the pin; and (c) the largest average
L1 = 1.8m, L2 = 1.2m, L3 = 1.8m normal stress in the members.
Rigid bar AD = 100mm wide x 12mm
thick
Strut BC = 80mm wide x 10mm thick
Allowable Bolt Shear Stress = 60 MPa
1. What is the allowable load, W
(kN) if the allowable
compressive stress in struct
BC is 82 MPa? (27.8 kN)
2. Find the force (kN) in strut
BC if the load W is 3.6 kN.
(8.5 kN)
3. What is the minimum required
bolt diameter (mm) at A, if
the load W is 3.6 kN? Apply a
factor of safety of 2. (16 mm)

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Problem No. 6 The rigid bar BC in Fig. Problem No. 9 The polyethylene sheet is
(a) is supported by the steel rod AC of subjected to the biaxial loading shown.
cross-sectional area 225 mm2. Find the Determine the resulting elongations of
vertical displacement of point C caused sides AB and AC. The properties of
by the 10,000 N load. Use E = 200 GPa polyethylene are E = 1800 MPa & ν = 0.4.
for steel.

Problem No. 10 The rigid beam of

negligible weight is supported by a pin
at O and two vertical rods. Find the
vertical displacement of the 400 kN
Problem No. 7 The steel truss supports a
weight.
60,000 N load. The cross-sectional areas
of the members are 450 mm2 for AB and
675 mm2 for BC. Compute the horizontal
displacement of B using E = 200 GPa.

Problem No. 11 The figure shows a copper

rod that is placed in an aluminum tube.
The rod is 0.15 mm longer than the tube.
Find the maximum safe load P that can be
applied to the bearing plate, using the
following data:
Problem No. 8 The plastic sheet, 15-mm-
thick, is bonded to the pin-jointed
steel frame. Determine the magnitude of
the force P that would result in a 5.4
mm horizontal displacement of bar AB.
Use G = 420x106 MPa for the plastic and
neglect the deformation of the steel
frame.

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Problem No. 12 The horizontal steel rod,

2.5 m long and 1200 mm2 in cross-
sectional area, is secured between two
walls as shown in the figure. If the rod
is stress-free at 20 degrees Celsius,
compute the stress when the temperature
has dropped to -20C. Assume that (1) the
walls do not move and (2) the walls move
together a distance ∆ = 0.5 mm.
Use α = 11.7x106 deg.C and E = 200 GPa.

Problem No. 13 The rigid bar of

negligible weight is supported as shown
in the figure. If W = 80 kN, compute the
temperature change of the assembly that
will cause a tensile stress of 50 MPa in
the steel rod. Use the following data:

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