CIE 215: Strength of Materials TUTORIALS

1. (a) The inclined beam AC shown below is pinned at B and held in equilibrium by the load at C, Compute
the moment of the vertical force at C about the fulcrum at B?

25 kN

2.0m C

B
40o

A x

2. Use the polygon of forces to determine the resultant of the system of concurrent
forces shown.
y

30 N
90 N

45 N 300
350 450 x
600
20 N
100 N

3. A 2.5m long and 10kg uniform beam YZ rests on two surfaces at an inclined angle of 30 0 to the ground
level at B. If the coefficient of static friction s for the two surfaces is 0.24, determine the maximum
distance x from Z to which a 80kg man can slowly walk up to the beam at constant velocity before it begins
to slip.

4. Shown below is a system of cord and pulley carrying two blocks in equilibrium. Assuming pulley C is
frictionless, compute the tension in cord AB and the weight W?

A B 50o D
W

200 kg

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 5. An elastic rod subjected to an axial force 1000KN, extended by x in the process. Its initial length was
1.2m and the cross-sectional area was 110mm2 as shown in Figure 2(a). Determine the Modulus of
Elasticity?

6. The material shown below is subjected to shear force of 1500KN and has a cross-sectional area A of
30,000mm2. Compute the shear stress, shear strain and Modulus of Rigidity.

0.1mm
1500KN

X Y
L = 25cm
A

1500KN

7. Compute the support reactions at A and B for the beam shown below.
13KN
14KN 18KN 16KN
2KN/m
5KN/m

A B
1.5m 1.0m 3.0m 1.0m 1.5m

8. The members of a truss are connected to the gusset plate as shown below. If the forces are concurrent at
front O, determine the magnitude of F and T for equilibrium.

O
20KN 30 0
400

T
15KN
F

9. A 24mm diameter metal bar is in composite with a 7mm thick steel tube with a 30mm internal diameter.
The ends are clamped rigidly to each other. Compute the stress in the bar if the temperature falls from 150 oC
to 32oC. Take E1 = 80GN/ m2, α1 = 20 x10-6 per oC for the meatal and E2 = 208GN/m2 and α2 = 10x10-6 per oC
for steel.

10. A 600mm long solid circular shaft with 0.07m diameter was subjected to a torque that produced an angle
of twist of 0.028radians. Calculate the Torque? Take G = 220GN/m2

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11. The results of a laboratory test using a universal testing machine on a high yield steel bar is given as
follows:

Initial length of bar = 80mm, Initial diameter of bar = 20mm

Point of measurement Loading F Extension x Diameter

(KN) (mm) (mm)
Limit of proportionality 100 0.045 25.68
Upper yield point 120 0.081 25.19
Ultimate or maximum 200 5.74
point
Ultimate failure point 220 10.13 22.95
(point of fracture)

From the given results, calculate

a. Modulus of Elasticity of the bar
b. Stresses at limit of proportionality, upper yield point, Ultimate point and Ultimate failure
point
c. Percentage elongation
d. Percentage contraction
e. Poisson Ratio

12. A 450mm square concrete is reinforced with 20mm diameter steel bars which are four in number and
placed in the corners of the concrete mass. If the modulus of elasticity for steel bars is 205 GN/m 2 and that
for concrete is 15 GN/m2, determine the compressive stresses in the steel and concrete when the total
compressive load on the column is 1.2MN.

13. An aluminium bar of 20mm is rigidly fixed at the ends in a copper tube of 30mm external diameter and
24mm internal diameter. Assuming that at a temperature of 25oC there was no stress, compute the stresses in
the bar and tube if the temperature increases to 250oC. Take the Modulus of elasticities of aluminium and
copper as 70KN/mm2 and 105KN/mm2 respectively. Also take their coefficients of linear expansion as
2.1x10-5 per oC and 1.7x10-5 per oC respectively.

14. A thin cylindrical shell has an internal diameter of 240mm. If it is 4mm thick and subjected to an internal
pressure of 3.2MN/m2, calculate the hoop and longitudinal stresses in the shell and assuming the ends are
closed.

15. The propeller shaft of a factory machine has to transmit a twisting moment of 250KNm. The 15m long
shaft has outside and inside diameters of 300mm and 200mm.
Find;
(a) The maximum shear stress
(b) The total twist in degrees

16. Shown below is a beam supporting two inclined loads and a vertical load. Determine the normal force
values at points A, B, C and D and draw the normal force diagram.

17. Shown below is a beam supporting two inclined loads and a vertical load. Determine the normal force
values at points A, B, C and D and draw the normal force diagram.

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 7KN 20KN 15KN

A B C 550 650 D

18. A 9m long beam ABCDEF carries 25KN at its left end A. It is simply supported at B and D, 1m and 6m
from A. It carries a u.d.l of 40KN/m between B and C, and a point load of 50KN at E which is 8m from A. The
remaining 1m length carry no loads. Let point C be 4.5m from A between B and D. Draw the Shear Force
Diagram and Bending Moment Diagram for the beam. Indicate the values of shear force and bending
moment values at intervals of 1m.

19. Shown below is a simply supported beam with both uniformly distributed load and concentrated loads.
Draw the SFD and BMD
10KN

5KN/m

A B C D E

2m 2m 1m 2m

20. A beam ABCD carries concentrated loads 5KN and 2KN at the free ends A and D. It is simply supported
at B and C, and bears a uniformly distributed load of 6KN/m between B and C. If the spans AB, BC and CD
are 1m, 4m and 3m respectively, determine the shear forces and bending moments at A, B, C and D
respectively, and draw the Shear Force Diagram (SFD) and Bending Moment Diagram (BMD) of the beam.

21. A composite bar of two materials and same initial length is subjected to a compressive load of 100KN. If
one of them has a cross sectional area A1 of 0.020m2 and the other A2 of 0.035m2, determine the amount
of load each of the materials will bear? Take modulus of elasticity of the first material E1= 105 GN/m2 and
the other E2 = 85GN/m2

22. A 20mm thick circular cylinder contains mineral grease. It has an internal diameter of 440mm. If a
piston is made to slide in the cylinder to generate a maximum of 120MN/m2 tensile stress, determine the
maximum force F on the piston.

23. A shaft is subjected to a twisting moment of 15KNmm. If the maximum shear stress is 75N/mm 2,
determine the diameter of the shaft.