HINDUSTAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE

SCHOOL OF AERONAUTICAL SCIENCES

SOLID MECHANICS QUESTION BANK
1. Define Hooke’s Law
2. Explain stress and strain. Differentiate between strain and elongation
3. Define modulus of elasticity and modulus of rigidity
4. Explain thermal stress in terms of young’s modulus, coefficient of thermal expansion
and change in temperature
5. Define thermal stress. If the material is not rigid fixed the thermal stress due to
temperature rise in the material is?
6. Give the relationship between Young's modulus (E), Shear modulus (G), and Poisson's
ratio (ν).
7. Relate two equations used to find the forces in compound bars made of two materials
subjected to tension.
8. Determine the Poisson’s ratio and bulk modulus of a material for which Young’s
modulus is 1.2 x 105 N/mm2 and modulus of rigidity is 4.8 x 104 N/mm2
9. Draw shear force diagram of simply supported beam of length L with midpoint load P
10. A cantilever beam of length 6m is acted upon by a concentrated load of 10 KN at 2m
from the free end. Calculate the SF and BM at the free end
11. Calculate area of BMD of cantilever carrying UDL of W/m for full span of ‘L’
12. Define shear force and bending moment
13. State the two theorems in the moment area method.
14. What is point of contra-flexure?
15. Write the bending equation
16. Define simple bending theory
17. Define moment of resistance and give the expression to find it
18. Compute the section modulus of a rectangular beam with breath 20cm and depth 30cm
19.
A cantilever beam of length 3m subjected to 20kN at free end. Compute the maximum
deflection of the beam. Take EI = 156x1011 N/mm2
20. Write the boundary condition in the case of cantilever beam with point load at one end
and simply supported beam with point load at centre
21. Enlist the methods to find out slope and deflection for various beams
22. Define Castigliano’s first theorem
23. State Maxwell reciprocal theorem
24.
A simply supported if span 6m carries a uniformly distributed load of 2kN/m over entire
span. Find the maximum deflection. Take EI = 156x1011 N/mm2
25. Find the torque which a shaft of 250mm can safely transmit, if the shear stress is not
exceed 46N/ mm2
26. What are the assumptions made in torsion equation?
27. A helical spring is made of 4mm steel wire with a mean radius of 25 mm and numberof
turns of coil 15. What will be deflection of the spring under a load of 6N? Take C=
80 x 103 N/mm2
28. Define torsional rigidity
29. Define ‘torsional stiffness’
30. Explain the term polar modulus
31. Define the term stiffness of the spring
32. Define circumferential stress and longitudinal stress
33. For a circular shaft of diameter “d” subjected to torque “T”, the maximum value of the
shear stress is
34. Differentiate closed and open coiled helical spring
35. Define volumetric strain
36. Give the expression for efficiency of longitudinal joint and circumferential joint
37. What is Mohr’s circle?
38. Write significance of Mohr’s circle.
39. Define principal planes and principal stresses
40. A spherical shell of 1m internal diameter undergoes a diametral strain of 10-4 due to
internal pressure. What is the corresponding change in its internal volume?
41. A thin cylinder closed at both ends is subjected to an internal pressure of 2MPa. Its
internal diameter is 1m and the wall thickness is 10 mm. What is the maximum shear
stress in the cylinder material?
PART – B & C
1. For a given material, Young’s modulus is 110 GN/m2 and shear modulus is 42 GN/m2. Find
the Bulk modulus of a round bar of 37.5 mm diameter and 2.4 m length when stretched
2.5 mm.
2. A steel rod 15 m long is at a temperature of 15°C. Find the free expansion of the length
when the temperature is raised to 65°C. Find the temperature stress produced when : (i)
The expansion of the rod is prevented; (ii) The rod is permitted to expand by 6 mm. Take:
D = 12 × 10–6 per°C, and E = 200 GN/m2.
3. Two brass road and one steel rod as shown supports a load. If the stress in steel and
brass not to exceed 120N/mm2 and 60N/mm2, find the safe load that can be supported.
Es = 2*105 N/mm2 and Eb = 105 N/mm2. The cross-sectional area of steel is 1500mm2
and each brass rod is 1000mm2.

4. A rod of 2m long is subjected to an axial pull of 30KN. Find the minimum

5. diameter of the rod if the permissible stress is limited to 200 x 106 N/m2. Also
determine the elongation. Take E = 200 KN/mm2.
6. A rod made of brass and steel is held between two rigid supports C and EAs shown
in Figure. Find the stresses in each material if the temperature Rises by 500C. Take,
Eb= 1.1 x 105N/mm2,Es= 2.1x 105 N/mm2, αb = 18x10-6/0C; αs= 12 x 10-6/0C
7. A member ABCD is subjected to point loads as shown. If P1 = 45kN, P3 = 450kN &
P4 = 130kN. Determine the total elongation of the member. Take E=2.1x105 N/mm2.

8. A member LMNP is subjected to point loads as shown in Figure. Calculate : (i) Force P
necessary for equilibrium. (ii) Total elongation of the bar. Take E = 210 GN/m2

9. A round bar, of length L, tapers uniformly from diameter d1 at one end to diameter d2 at
the other end. Show that the extension produced by a tensile axial load P.
10. Derive the relation between the modulus of elasticity and the modulus of rigidity
11. The ultimate stress for a hollow steel tube which carries an axial load of 1.9MN is 480MPa.
If the external diameter of the tube is 200mm, determine the internal diameter. Take factor
of safety as 4
12. For the laboratory test specimen, the following data were obtained. (a)Diameter of the
specimen = 30 mm (b) Length of the specimen = 200 mm (c) Extension under the load of
150KN = 0.21 mm (d)load at elastic limit = 250kN (e) Maximum load = 380kN (f) Total
extension = 60mm (g)Neck diameter = 22.5mm Determine (i) Young’s modulus (ii) Stress
at elastic limit (iii)percentage elongation (iv) percentage reduction in area
13. Draw the shear stress distribution for typical sections;1) Rectangular 2.) Solid Circle
3.) Hollow Circle 4.) T- Section 5.) L-Section 6.) I- Section. [Only Diagram]
14. Draw the SFD and BMD for a Cantilever beam of length ‘Carrying UDL of ‘w’
per ‘m’ length over its entire span indicating the principle values on the
diagram.
15. Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams for the beam as shown in fig.
16. Draw Shear force and bending moment diagram for the cantilever beam shown in Figure.

17. Draw shear force and bending moment diagrams for the beam shown in figure.
Indicate the numerical values at all important sections.

18. Draw Shear force and bending moment diagram for the cantilever beam shown in Figure.

19. Draw Shear force and bending moment diagram for the cantilever beam shown in Figure.

20. A simply supported beam of length 10m, carries loads as shown. Draw shear force and
bending moment diagram
21. An I section beam as shown is simply supported over a span of 12m. If the maximum
permissible bending stress is 80N/mm2, what concentrated load can be carried at a
distance of 4m from right support?

22. Draw shear force and bending moment diagrams for a cantilever beam subjected to
uniformly distributed load of w/unit length over entire span of length L.
23. A cantilever beam of length “L” m is subjected to uniformly distributed load “W” kN/m.
Draw the shear force and bending moment diagram for a beam.
24. A 250 mm (depth) × 150 mm (width) rectangular beam is subjected to maximum
bending moment of 750 kNm. Determine: (i) The maximum stress in the beam. (ii)
If the value of E for the beam material is 200 GN/m2, find out the radius of curvature
for that portion of the beam where the bending is maximum.
25. AN aluminium plate of 150 mm width and 25 mm thickness is bend into a
circular arc of radius 8m. Determine the maximum bending stress and the
moment produced by the maximum bending stress. Take E= 1x 105 N/mm2.
26. A wooden beam of 100mm wide and 150mm deep is simply supported over a span of 4m.
If the shear force at the section of beam is 4500N, find the shear stress at a distance of
25mm above the neutral axis
27. A simply supported beam of length 6m carries a point load of 48kN and 40kN at a
distance of 1m and 3m respectively from left support. Take E = 2x105 N/mm2 I =
85x106 mm4 Find,
a. Deflection under each load
b. Point of maximum deflection
c.
Maximum deflection
28. A beam of length 6m is simply supported at its ends and carries a point load of 40kN
at a distance of 4m from left support. Find the deflection under load. Given MOI of
beam =7.33x107 mm4 and E=2X105N/mm2
29. A cantilever beam of length 2m carries a uniformly distributed load 2kN/m over a
length of 1m from free end and a point load of 1kN at the free end. Find the slope
and deflection at free end, if E = 2.1x105 N/mm2 I = 6.667x107 mm4. Find the slope
and deflection of a cantilever beam with point load at the free.
30. Obtain an expression for slope and deflection by moment area method of ‘L’ span
SSB carrying central assumed point load.
31. A beam of uniform section, 14 metres long is simply supported at its ends. It carries
concentrated loads of 90 kN and 60 kN at two points 3 metres and 4.5 metres from
the two ends respectively. Calculate : (i) The deflection of the beam at the points
under the two loads. (ii) The maximum deflection. Take : I = 64 × 10–4 m4 and E =
210 × 10–6 kN/m2.
32. A cantilever of 3 metres length and of uniform rectangular cross section 150 mm wide and
300 mm deep is loaded with a 30 kN load at its free end. In addition to this it carries a
uniformly distributed load of 20 kN per metre run over its entire length, Calculate: (i) The
maximum slope and maximum deflection. (ii) The slope and deflection at 2 metres for the
fixed end. Take, E = 210 GN/m2.
33. A beam of uniform section and constant depth is simply supported at end with a
span of 3 metres. If the point load at the mid span is 30 kN and I = 15.614 × 10 –6
m4, calculate: (i) The central deflection. (ii) The slopes at the ends of the beam. Take
: E = 200 GN/m2.
34. An over hanging beam is loaded as shown. Find the deflection under load. Take E =2 x 105
N/mm2 and I = 5x 108 mm4.

35. A beam of length 6m is simply supported at its ends and carry two-point load of 48kN and
40kN at a distance of 1m and 3m respectively from left support. Take E =2 x 10 5 N/mm2
and I = 85x 106 mm4. Find deflection under each load, point of maximum deflection and
deflection under each load.

36. A beam of length is 8m is simply supported at its ends carries a UDL of 40kN/m as
shown. Find the position and magnitude of maximum deflection. Take E = 2*105
N/mm2 and I = 4.3*108 mm4
37. Derive the torsion equation for a circular shaft of diameter d subjected to torque T
38. Derive the relation for strength of a Solid circular solid shaft
39. Derive the expression for shear stress produced in a circular shaft of diameter D
subjected to torsion T
40. A hollow shaft of external and internal diameters as 100 mm and 40 mm is
transmitted power at 120 r.p.m. Find the power the shaft can transmit, if the
shearing stress is not exceed 50 MPa.
41. A solid cylindrical shaft is to transmit 300kW power at 100rpm, if the shear stress
is not to exceed 80N/mm2, find its diameter. What percentage saving in weight
would be obtained if this shaft is replaced by a hollow one whose internal diameter
equals to 0.6 times of the external diameter, the length, material and maximum shear
stress being same?
42. A hollow circular shaft 20mm thick transmits 300kW power at 200rpm. Determine
the external diameter of the shaft if the shear strain due to torsion is not to exceed
0.00086. Take G = 0.8 x 105 N/mm2.
43. A close - coiled helical spring is made out of 10 mm diameter steel rod. The coil
consists of 10 complete turns with a mean diameter of 120 mm. The spring carries
an axial pull of 200 N. Find the maximum shear stress induced in the section of the
rod. If C = 80 GN/m2, find the deflection in the spring, the stiffness and strain
energy stored in the spring.
44. An Open coiled helical spring made of 5mm diameter wire has 16 coils 100 mm
inner diameter with helix angle of 160. Calculate the deflection, maximumdirect and
shear stresses induced due to an axial load of 300 N. Take G=90 Gpa and E= 200
Gpa.
45. The stiffness of closed coil helical spring is 1.5N/mm of compression under a
maximum load of 60N. The maximum shear stress produced in the wire of spring
is 125 N/mm2. The solid length of the spring is 5cm. Find, i) Diameter of the wire,
ii) mean diameter of the coil, iii) Number of coils required. Take C = 4.5*10 4
N/mm2.
46. Derive an expression for deflection of spring
47. A thin cylinder of internal diameter 1.25m contains a fluid at an internal pressure of
2N/mm2. Determine the maximum thickness of the cylinder if, i) the longitudinal
stress is not to exceed 30N/mm2. ii) the circumferential stress is not to exceed 45
N/mm2
48. Derive expression for longitudinal stress and hoop stress for a thin cylinder of
diameter d and thickness t subjected to internal pressure p
49. In a bi-axial stress problem, the stresses in x and y directions are (σx = 200 MPa and σy =100
MPa. The maximum principal stress in MPa.
50. Explain the failure of thin cylinder subjected to internal pressure
51. A hollow shaft is to transmit 300 KW at 80 rpm. If the shear stress is not to exceed
50 MN/m2 and diameter ratio is 3/7. Find the external and internal diameter if
the twist is 1.20 and length is 2m. Assuming maximum torque is 20 % greater than
mean. Take C= 80 GN/m2.
52. A thin cylindrical shell has the following dimensions: Length = 3 m Inside
diameter = 1 m Thickness of metal = 10 mm Internal pressure = 1.5 MPa
Calculate the change in dimensions of the shell and the maximum intensity of shear
stress induced. Take E = 200 GPa and Poisson’s ratio ν = 0.3.
53. A hollow cylindrical drum 750 mm in diameter and 2.5 m long has a shell thickness
of 10 mm. If the drum is subjected to an internal pressure of 2.6 N/mm2. Determine
(i) Change in diameter (ii) Change in length (iii) Change in volume. Take E= 2.1 x
105 N/mm2 and Poisson’s ratio = 0.3.
54. An element in a stressed material has tensile stress of 500 MN/m2 and a compressive
stress of 350 MN/m2 acting on two mutually perpendicular planes and equal shear
stresses of 100 MN/m2 on these planes. Find principal stresses and position of the
principal planes. Find also maximum shearing stress.
55. A 5 mm thick aluminium plate has a width of 300 mm and a length of 600 mm
subjected to pull of 15000 N and 9000N respectively in axial and transverse
direction. Determine the normal, tangential, and resultant stresses on a plane 400
to the greatest stress.
56. A closed cylindrical drum 600 mm in diameter and 2m long has a shell thickness of
12 mm. If it carries a fluid under a pressure of 3 N/mm2, Calculatethe longitudinal
and hoop stress in the drum wall and also determine the change in diameter,
change in length and change in volume of the drum. Take E=200 Gpa and 1/m =0.3.
57. A point in a strained material is subjected to stresses shown in below figure. Using
Mohr circle method, determine the normal and tangential stresses across the oblique
plane.

58. A point in a strained material is subjected to stresses shown in below figure. Using
Mohr circle method, determine the normal and tangential stresses across the
oblique plane