1. A hollow copper tube with an inside diameter of 200 mm must 12.

12. What refers to the stress in the material at the elastic limit?
carry a tensile load of 500 kN. Determine the outside diameter of a. Working c. Ultimate
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the tube if the stress is limited to 220 MN/m . b. Yield d. Maximum
a. 207 mm c. 210 mm
b. 120 mm d. 320 mm
13. One of having the same elastic properties in all directions at any
2. A rod is composed of an aluminum section (3 ft) rigidly attached one point of the body
between steel (2 ft) and bronze (2.5 ft) sections. An axial load of 4P a. Isotropic c. Monotropic
is applied away from the steel and a load P away from the aluminum b. Orthotropic d. Orthotropic
section and towards the bronze section. If P = 3000 lb and the cross
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sectional area of the rod is 0.5 in , determine the stress in each 14. It is the property by virtue of which a body tends to return to its
section. original size or shape after a deformation and when the deforming
a. St = 24 ksi, Al = 24 ksi, Br = 18 ksi forces have been removed.
b. St = 42 ksi, Al = 42 ksi, Br = 31 ksi a. Elasticity c. Ductility
c. St = 20 ksi, Al = 22 ksi, Br = 15 ksi b. Malleability d. Plasticity
d. St = 30 ksi, Al = 12 ksi, Br = 19 ksi
15. A homogenous 800 kg bar is supported at either end by a steel
Situation 1. A homogenous 800 kg bar at either end by a 4 m bronze cable. Calculate the smallest safe area of each cable if the yield
cable at one end and 3 m steel cable at the other end. stress is 240 MPa for steel and safety factor is 2.
2 2
a. 8.2 mm c. 32.7 mm
2 2
3. Calculate the smallest area of bronze cable if the stress is not to b. 16.3 mm d. 65.3 mm
exceed 90 MPa.
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a. 47 mm c. 44 mm Situation 3. A steel rod with a cross-sectional area of 250 mm and a
b. 48 mm d. 45 mm length of 125 m is suspended vertically from one end. It supports a
tensile load of 15 kN at the lower end. If the unit mass of steel is
4. Calculate the smallest area of steel cable if the stress is not to 3 3 2
7850 kg/m and E = 200x10 MN/m .
exceed 120 MPa.
a. 33 mm c. 37 mm 16. Elongation due to weight?
b. 35 mm d. 39 mm a. 4 mm c. 2 mm
b. 3 mm d. 1 mm
5. Calculate the force required to punch a 20-mm diameter hole in a
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plate that is 25 mm thick? The shear strength is 350 MN/m . 17. Elongation due to load?
a. 650 kN c. 550 kN a. 48.5 mm c. 26.5 mm
b. 750 kN d. 450 kN b. 37.5 mm d. 15.5 mm

Situation 2. A hole is to be punched out of a plate having a shearing 18. Total elongation
strength of 40 ksi. The compressive stress in the punch is limited to a. 52.5 mm c. 40.5 mm
50 ksi. b. 28.5 mm d. 16.5 mm

6. Compute the maximum thickness of plate in which a hole 2.5 2

19. A bar having a cross sectional area of 1 in carries the following
inches in diameter can be punched. axial loads applied at the positions. Compute the total change in
a. 0.76 in c.0.70 in 6
length of the bar if E =10x10 psi. The bar is braced to prevent
b.0.78 in d. 0.75 in buckling.

7. If the plate is 0.25 in thick, determine the diameter of the

smallest hole that can be created. 7000 lb 5000 lb
6000 lb 4000 lb
a. 0.6 in c. 0.8 in 3 ft 5 ft 4 ft
b. 0.7 in d. 0.9 in
a. 0.0348 in longer
b. 0.0348 in shorter
8. What is the minimum wall thickness for a cylindrical vessel that is c. 0.0696 in longer
to carry a gas at a pressure of 1400 psi. The diameter of the vessel is d. 0.0696 in shorter
2 ft, and the stress is limited to 12 ksi.
a. 1.5 in c. 1.7 in 20. It is the rotational force down a shaft
b. 1.4 in d.1.39 in a. Pressure c. Torsion
b. Torque d. Tangential Load
9. A cylindrical water tank is 8 m in diameter and 12 m high. If the
tank is to be completely filled, determine the minimum thickness of 21. A 3-meter diameter bar experiences a torque of 280 N-m. What
the tank plating if the stress is limited to 40 MPa. is the maximum shear stress in the bar?
a. 10.25 mm c. 12.66 mm a. 2.2 Pa c. 42 Pa
b. 11.77 mm d. 13.18 mm b. 31 Pa d. 53 Pa

10. The wall thickness of 48 in-diameter spherical tank is 0.3125 in. 22. A solid shaft 48.2 cm long is used for transmission of mechanical
Calculate the allowable internal pressure if the stress is limited to power at the rate of 37 kW running at 1760 rpm. The stress is 8.13
8000 psi. MPa. Calculate the diameter.
a. 108 psi c. 208 psi a. 30mm c. 40 mm
b. 180 psi d. 212 psi b. 35 mm d. 50 mm

11. Other name for tangential stress: 23. A hollow shaft has an inner diameter of 0.035 m and an outer
a. Circumferential stress diameter of 0.06 m. Compute the torque if the stress is not to
b. Hoop stress exceed 120 MPa.
c. Girth Stress a. 4100 N-m c. 4300 N-m
d. All of the above b. 4150 N-m d. 4500 N-m
24. What is the angular deformation of a solid bar with diameter of Additional Conceptual Questions:
0.6 m and length of 17 m when applied a torque of 11 kN-m.
Modulus of rigidity = 26 GPa. 36. For a pressure vessel to be considered thin-walled, which of the
a. 0.00055 degrees following statements are true?
b. 0.0055 degrees a. The ratio of the wall thickness to the radius of the vessel
c. 0.032 degrees should be less than or equal to 1/10.
d. 0.082 degrees b. The internal pressure must be always greater than the
stress its carries
25. What is the minimum diameter of a solid steel shaft that will not c. The ratio of the wall thickness to the radius of the vessel
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twist through more than 3 in a 6-m length when subjected to a should be greater than or equal to 1/10.
torque of 12 kN-m? G = 83 GPa. d. The internal pressure can be sometimes equal to the
a. 120 mm c.115 mm stress it carries.
b. 114 mm d.118 mm
37. Referring to the stress-strain diagram, this is the highest point
26. What maximum shearing stress is developed? attained before the line begins to deviate.
a. 41.3 MPa c. 56.7 MPa a. Proportional Limit
b. 38.9 MPa d. 110 MPa b. Elastic Limit
c. Yield Point
Situation 4. d. Ultimate Strength
27. Calculate the maximum shearing stress in a bronze helical spring
composed of 20 turns of 1.0 in.-diameter wire on a mean radius of 4 38. The maximum ordinate in the stress-strain diagram is called:
in. when the spring is supporting a load of 500 lb. Use A.M. Wahl. G= a. Proportional Limit
6 b. Elastic Limit
6x10 psi.
2 2 c. Yield Point
a. 12.1 kips/in c. 11.4 kips/in
2 2 d. Ultimate Strength
b. 13.5 kips/in d. 15.3 kips/in

28. What is the elongation due to stress?

a. 7.8 in c. 5.8 in
b. 6.8 in d. 4.8 in

29. Compute the maximum shearing stress developed in a phosphor

bronze spring having a mean diameter of 200 mm and consisting of
24 turns of 20-mm diameter wire when the spring is stretched 100
mm. G = 42 GPa.
a. 31.9 MPa c. 67.8 MPa
b. 40.1 MPa d. 34.4 MPa
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30. An iron pipe is 200 ft long at 0 C. What will its increase in length
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when heated to 100 C? Linear expansion coefficient is 10 x10 / C.
a. 0.18 ft c. 0.28 ft
b. 0.12 ft d. 0.20 ft

Situation 5. A steel rod 3 feet long with a cross-sectional area of

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0.25 in is stretched between two fixed points. The tensile force is
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1200 lb at 40 F. E= 29 x10 psi, α = 6.5 x10 in/in- F.

31. What temperature at which the stress in the bar will be 10 ksi?
a. 13.4 F c. 12.5 F
b. 14.3 F d. 12.4 F

32. What temperature at which the stress will be zero?

a. 56.46 F c. 66.45 F
b. 65.46 F d. 54.66 F

33. A flanged bolt coupling consists of ten 20 mm –diameter bolts

spaced evenly around a bolt circle 400 mm in diameter. Determine
the torque capacity of the coupling if the allowable shearing stress in
the bolts is 40 MPa.
a. 27.41 kN-m c. 28.90 kN-m
b. 25.13 kN-m d. 33. 24 kN-m

34. A flanged bolt coupling consists of six 10 mm-diameter bolt

spaced evenly around a bolt circle 300 mm in diameter and four 10
mm- bolt spaced evenly around a bolt circle 200 mm in diameter.
Determine the torque capacity of the coupling if the allowable
shearing stress of the bolt is 60 MPa.
a. 10 kN-m c. 5.5 kN-m
b. 6.2 kN-m d. 4.8 kN-m

35. A high strength steel band saw, 20 mm wide by 0.8 mm thick,

runs over pulley 600 mm in diameter. Determine the maximum
flexural stress developed. E = 200 GPa
a. 266.67 MPa c. 333.33 MPa
b. 300 MPa d. 400 MPa

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