SCHOOL OF AERONAUTICAL SCIENCES

EAE51005 - AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL MECHANICS (INTEGRATED LAB)

QUESTION BANK
PART A
1. Differentiate the perfect and imperfect frames
2. List out the different types of determinate beams and indeterminate beams
3. What is the principle of unit load method?
4. What is statically indeterminate structure? Give two examples.
5. Differentiate Truss and Frame
6. Truss is a bi-axial stress member. True or False. Why?
7. Write Clapeyron’s theorem equation for a beam AB of length L fixed at both ends
subjected to a mid-point load P.
8. Define Distribution factor
9. Name the steps involved in analysis of indeterminate structure using moment
distribution method.
10. What is the purpose of drawing shear force diagram and bending moment diagram?
11. Define Carryover factor
12. What is unsymmetrical bending?
13. Distinguish symmetrical and unsymmetrical bending
14. Calculate and draw the principal axis for the angle cross section. Given a = 12cm;
b = 8cm; t1= 1cm; t2 = 2cm (Take Ixx = 502.362 cm^4; Iyy = 345.451 cm^4; Ixy
= -232.9412 cm^4)

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16. Draw bending stress variation across the depth of rectangular section using bending
theory
17. Define Principal axis and Neutral axis
18. What is slenderness ratio? What is its relevance in column?
19. State the differences between beam and column.
20. What are the factors affecting the strength column?
21. What are failure modes of thin-walled column?
22. Define Inter rivet buckling
23. What is called factor of safety?
24. What are the theories used for ductile fracture?
25. Define Plasticity ellipse
26. Which failure theory is most suitable for ductile materials and brittle materials?
27. Write the limitation of maximum principal stress theory
28. Write the limitation of maximum principal strain theory
29. Write the limitation of maximum shear stress theory
 30. Write the limitation of maximum strain energy theory
31. Write the limitation of maximum shear strain energy theory
PART B & C
1. Compute the horizontal deflection at point C of the truss shown in fig. Take E = 200GPa
and A = 1500mm2.

2. Using unit load method, determine the vertical deflection under a single concentrated
load applied to a simply supported beam in figure. Take EI = 2.2 MNmm2

3. Determine the vertical deflection at point B of the structure shown. Take E = 72GPa, I
= 2cm4, L = 1.2m and P = 1kN

4. Calculate the vertical deflection at point B of a beam as shown in fig using unit load
method. Take E = 70GPa; I = 52.08 x 103 mm4

5. Compute the horizontal deflection at point C for the give frame structure shown in fig.
Take EI is constant.
1. Using the virtual work method, determine the vertical deflection at A of the frame
shown in Figure. E = 200 GPa and I = 250 × 106 mm4.

2. Find the vertical deflection of the joint D of the loaded truss structure shown in fig.
Assume area of each member = 3000mm2, E=200GPa.

3. Using the virtual work method, determine the vertical deflection at joint D of the truss
shown in Figure. E = 200 GPa and A = 5 cm2.

4. Using the virtual work method, determine the vertical deflection at joint C of the truss
shown in Figure. E = 200 GPa and A = 5 cm2.
 5. Derive Clapeyron’s three moment theorem equation for a constant moment of inertia.
6. A continuous beam ABC covers two consecutive spans AB and BC of length 4m and
6m, carrying a distributed load of 60kN/m and 100 kN/m respectively. If the ends are
simply supported find the support moments at A, B and C, and draw the BM and SF
diagram.
7. Find the support moments and draw bending moment diagram of the indeterminate
beam shown in fig.

8. A fixed beam AB of 6m span carries point loads of 100 KN and 75 KN at 2m from each
ends respectively. Evaluate the reactions and moments at the supports.
9. A continuous beam loaded as shown. Compute the fixing moment also draw shear force
diagram and bending moment diagram.

10. Analyse the continuous beam loaded as shown in fig below by the method of moment
distribution. Sketch the bending moment and shear force diagram.

11. An ABCD continuous beam of length 24m, which is rests on four supports
12. covering 3 equal spans and carries a load of 8kN/m over the span. Calculate the
support moments using clapeyron’s three moment equation. (I is constant for three span)
Evaluate the bending moment and shear force diagrams of the beam and as shown in figure
Use clapeyron’s theorem, what are the reactions at the support?
13. Find the support moments and draw bending moment diagram of the indeterminate
beam shown in fig.

14. Solve the given continuous beam for bending moments and sketch the bending moment
diagram.

15. Give expressions for fixing end moments for the following load cases:
a. Beam of span L subjected to midpoint load W.
b. Beam of span L subjected to eccentric load W at a distance ‘a’ from the left end.
c. Beam of span L subjected to uniformly distributed load ‘w’.
16. Prove that neutral axis always passes through centroidal axis.
17. Differentiate symmetrical bending and unsymmetrical bending with an example.
18. Prove that the product moment of inertia about principal axis for any unsymmetrical
cross section is equal to zero with suitable example. (Take angle section to prove this
statement).
19. Derive the expression to determine the principal axis position and direct stress
distribution for an arbitrary cross-section due to bending.
20. What are the assumptions made in theory of simple bending. Prove that neutral axis
always passes through centroidal axis.
21. An equal angle section with dimensions 20cm X 20cm X 2cm is subjected to Mx =
15kN-m and My = 10kN-m. Find the maximum bending stress.
22. Find the bending stress distribution in the channel section having flange width 20cm,
web height 30cm and uniform thickness 0.2cm, subjected to moment of 10kN-m about
horizontal axis.
23. A box beam of length 50cm subjected to load as shown. Find the maximum bending
stress.
24. A box beam of length 50cm subjected to load as shown. Area of each boom is 3cm2.
Find the maximum bending stress.

25. Find the maximum bending stress for the section shown subjected to Mx = 15kN-m.

26. Figure shows the section of an angle purlin. A bending moment of 3000 Nm is applied
to the purlin in a plane at an angle of 30◦ to the vertical y axis. If the sense of the bending
moment is such that its components Mx and My both produce tension in the positive
xy quadrant, calculate the maximum direct stress in the purlin stating clearly the point
at which it acts.
 27. A beam having the cross-section shown in figure is subjected to a bending
moment of Mx=0KNm; My = 10 KN-m. Find the Maximum bending stress acts at a point A &
B. (Use Neutral Axis Method only).

28. Derive an expression for Euler’s buckling load in a long column with
i. Both ends fixed.
ii. Both ends Hinged
iii. Fixed-free
iv. Fixed - hinged
29. A solid round bar 60mm in diameter and 2.5m long used as a strut. One end is fixed
while another end is hinged. Find the safe load using Euler’s formula. Take E = 200GPa
and FOS = 3.
30. A bar of length 4m when used as a simply supported beam and subjected to uniformly
distributed load of 30kN/m over the whole span deflects 15mm at the centre. Determine
the crippling load when it is used as a column with both ends fixed.
31. Explain the Needham’s method for crippling strength of composite shapes.
32. For the angle section shown, find the crippling stress using Needham method. Take
effective length as 2.5m and E = 210GPa, σc = 250MPa, K = 0.316
33. A thin-walled pin-ended column is 2m long and has the cross-section shown in Fig.
determine the lowest value of axial load which will cause buckling and specify the
buckling mode. Take E =75 000 N/mm2 and G=21000 N/mm2

34. Explain the concept of ‘effective sheet width.

35. Derive the expression for buckling stress for a thin plate under compression.
36. An I section joist total height 40cm, total width 20cm, uniform thickness 1cm and 5 m
long is used as a strut with both ends fixed. What is Euler’s crippling load for the
column? Take Young’s modulus for the joist as 210 GPa.
37. The sheet stringer panel shown in fig is loaded in compression by means of rigid
members. The sheet is assumed to be simply supported at the ends and at the rivet lines
and to be free at the sides. Each stringer has an area of 0.7 cm2. Assume E = 70GPa for
the sheet and stringers. Find the total compressive load P; When the sheet first buckles.
For a/b = 2, K = 3.62, a/b = 10, K = 0.385.
38. Determine the crippling load for a T section of flange width 10cm, web height 10cm,
uniform thickness 2cm and length 5m, when hinged at both ends. Take E = 200GPa.
39. Define effective sheet width. Derive the relation to find effective sheet width.
40. The principal stresses at a point in an elastic materials are 200 N/mm2 (tensile), 100
N/mm2 (tensile) and 50 N/mm2 (compressive). If the stresses at the elastic limit in
simple tension is 200 N/mm2. Determine whether failure of materials will occur or not
according to
i. Maximum principal stress theory
ii. Maximum principal strain theory
iii. Maximum shear stress theory
iv. Maximum strain energy theory
v. Maximum shear strain energy theory
41. Explain the following theories of failure.
vi. Maximum principal stress theory
vii. Maximum principal strain theory
viii. Maximum shear stress theory
ix. Maximum strain energy theory
x. Maximum shear strain energy theory
42. Determine the diameter of a bolt which is subjected to an axial pull of 9KN together
with transverse shear force of 4.5 KN using, given the elastic limit in tension =
225N/mm2 Factor of safety = 3 and Poisson’ ratio = 0.3
i. Maximum principal stress theory
ii. Maximum principal strain theory
iii. Maximum shear stress theory
iv. Maximum strain energy theory
v. Maximum shear strain energy theory
43. A Steel shaft is subjected to maximum shearing stress of 60MPa and direct stress of
90MPa. If yield stress to be 300MPa calculate the F.O.S of the shaft according to the
following theories
i. Maximum principal stress theory
ii. Maximum principal strain theory
iii. Maximum shear stress theory
iv. Maximum strain energy theory
v. Maximum shear strain energy theory