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Plates No. 3 6. Segment AB of the bar is a tube with an outer diameter of 1.5 in.
Internal Forces & Stress and a wall thickness of 0.125 in. Segment BC is a solid rod of
diameter 0.75 in. Determine the normal stress(ksi) in each segment.

Instruction: Manually copy and hand-draw the

following, then answer the given questions.
1. Determine the internal normal force, shear force, and bending
moment at point C in the beam.

7. The 50-kg flowerpot is suspended from wires AB and BC. If the

wires have a normal failure stress of 𝜎𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑙 = 350 MPa, determine the
minimum diameter(mm) of each wire. Use a factor of safety of 2.5.

2. The cable will fail when subjected to a tension of 2 kN. Determine

the largest vertical load P the frame will support and calculate the
internal normal force, shear force, and moment at the cross section
through point C for this loading.

8. Assume that the axial load P applied to the lap joint is distributed
equally among the three 20-mm-diameter rivets. What is the
maximum load P in kN that can be applied if the allowable stresses
are 40 MPa for shear in rivets, 90 MPa for bearing between a plate
and a rivet, and 120 MPa for tension in the plates?

3. The boom DF of the jib crane and the column DE have a uniform
weight of 50 lb/ft. If the hoist and load weigh 300 lb, determine the
resultant internal loadings in the crane on cross sections through
point B.

9. Determine the average shear stress developed in pin A & B of the

truss. A horizontal force of P = 50 kN is applied to joint C. Each pin
has a diameter of 20 mm and is subjected to single shear.

4. Determine the internal forces acting on cross section A.

*Note:
Moment in Nm

10. A water tank 5m in diameter and 9m high is completely filled.

Determine the minimum thickness of the tank plate if the stress is
limited to 40 MPa.

11. A compressed air tank having an inner diameter of 500 mm and

wall thickness of 6.50 mm is formed by welding two steel
hemispheres. If the allowable tensile stress in the steel is 100 MPa,
what is the maximum permissible air pressure in the tank?

12. A liquid storage tank consists of a vertical axis circular

5. The brace and drill bit are used to drill a hole at O. If the drill bit cylindrical shell closed at its lower end by a hemispherical
jams when the brace is subjected to the forces shown, determine
shell as shown in the figure below. The weight of the system
the resultant internal loadings acting on the cross section of the drill
is carried by a ring-like support at the top and the lower
bit at A.
extremity is unsupported. A liquid of specific weight of 9
kN/m3 entirely fills the container. Consider H = 9 m, R = 2.4
m, and plate thickness of 2 mm.
a. Find the peak stress in the hemispherical region in kPa.
b. Calculate the peak circumferential stress in the cylindrical
region in kPa.

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17. The lap joint is connected by three 20-mm-diameter

rivets. Assuming that the axial load P = 50 kN is distributed
equally among the three rivets, find
(a) the shear stress in a rivet;
(b) the bearing stress between a plate and a rivet; and
(c) the maximum average tensile stress in each plate.

13. Find the maximum allowable

value of P for the column. The
cross-sectional areas and working
stresses are shown in the figure.
18. The steel pipe is supported on the circular base plate and
concrete pedestal. If the thickness of the pipe is t = 5 mm and
the base plate has a radius of 150 mm, determine the factors
of safety against failure of the steel and concrete. The applied
force is 500 kN, and the normal failure stresses for steel and
concrete are (𝜎𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑙 )𝑠𝑡 = 350 MPa and (𝜎𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑙 )𝑐𝑜𝑛 = 25 MPa,
respectively.

14. The homogeneous 6000-lb bar ABC is supported by a pin

at C and a cable that runs from A to B around the frictionless
pulley at D. Find the stress in the cable if its diameter is 0.6 in

19. Calculate the internal loads/forces/moment at the

15. Determine the internal normal force, shear force, and cross-section H-K.
bending moment at point C in the beam.

16. The pin is made of a material having a failure shear stress

of 𝜏𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑙 = 100 MPa. Determine the minimum required
diameter of the pin to the nearest mm. Apply a factor of
safety of F.S. = 2.5 against shear failure.

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Plates No. 4
Fundamental Concept of Strain and Deformation

Instruction: Manually copy and hand-draw the

following, then answer the given questions.

1. When force P is applied to the rigid arm ABC, point B

displaces vertically downward through a distance of 0.2
mm. Determine the normal strain developed in wire CD.

4. The piece of rubber is originally rectangular and

subjected to the deformation shown by the dashed
lines. Determine the average normal strain along the
diagonal DB and side AD.

2. The triangular plate is deformed into the shape

shown by the dashed line. Determine the normal strain
developed along edge BC and the average shear strain
at corner A with respect to the x and y axes.

5. The rectangular plate is deformed into the shape of a

parallelogram shown by the dashed lines. Determine
the average shear strain 𝛾𝑥𝑦 at corners A and B.

3. The rigid beam is supported by a pin at A and wires

BD and CE. If the load P on the beam causes the end C
to be displaced 10 mm downward, determine the
normal strain developed in wires CE and BD.

6. Define a homogeneous material.

7. Indicate the points on the stress–strain diagram

which represent the proportional limit and the ultimate
stress.
3. Part of a control linkage for an airplane consists of a
rigid member CBD and a flexible cable AB. If a force is
applied to the end D of the member and causes a
normal strain in the cable of 0.0035 mm/mm,
determine the displacement of point D. Originally the
cable is unstretched.

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15. The wire has a diameter of 5 mm and is made from

A-36 steel. If a 80-kg man is sitting on seat C, determine
the elongation of wire DE.

8. Define the modulus of elasticity E.

9. At room temperature, mild steel is a ductile 16. The thin-walled tube is subjected to an axial force of
material. True or false? 40 kN. If the tube elongates 3 mm and its circumference
decreases 0.09 mm, determine the modulus of
10. Engineering stress and strain are calculated using elasticity, Poisson’s ratio, and the shear modulus of the
the actual cross-sectional area and length of the tube’s material. The material behaves elastically.
specimen. True or false?

11. As the temperature increases the modulus of

elasticity will increase. True or false?

12. If the elongation of wire BC is 0.2 mm after the force

P is applied, determine the magnitude of P. The wire is
A-36 steel and has a diameter of 3 mm.

17. When the two forces are placed on the beam, the
diameter of the A-36 steel rod BC decreases from 40
mm to 39.99 mm. Determine the magnitude of each
force P.

13. A bar having a length of 5 in. and cross-sectional

area of 0.7 in.2 is subjected to an axial force of 8000 lb.
If the bar stretches 0.002 in., determine the modulus of
elasticity of the material. The material has linear-elastic
behavior.

18. If P = 150 kN, determine the elastic elongation of

rod BC and the decrease in its diameter. Rod BC is made
of A-36 streel and has a diameter of 40 mm. (Refer to the
14. The rigid pipe is supported by a pin at A and an A-36
figure in No. 17)
guy wire BD. If the wire has a diameter of 0.25 in.,
determine the load P if the end C is displaced 0.15 in.
19. The 20-mm-diameter A-36 steel rod is subjected to
downward.
the axial forces shown. Determine the displacement of
end C with respect to the fixed support at A.

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20. If the 20-mm-diameter rod is made of A-36 steel 24. The assembly consists of two 10-mm diameter red
and the stiffness of the spring is k = 50 MN/m, brass C83400 copper rods AB and CD, a 15-mm
determine the displacement of end A when the 60-kN diameter 304 stainless steel rod EF, and a rigid bar G. If
force is applied. the horizontal displacement of end F of rod EF is 0.45
mm, determine the magnitude of P.

25. The concrete column is reinforced using four steel

reinforcing rods, each having a diameter of 18 mm.
Determine the stress in the concrete and the steel if the
column is subjected to an axial load of 800 kN. 𝐸𝑠𝑡 = 200
GPa, 𝐸𝑐 = 25 GPa.

21. The copper shaft is subjected to the axial loads

shown. Determine the displacement of end A with
respect to end D if the diameters of each segment are
𝑑𝐴𝐵 = 0.75 in., 𝑑𝐵𝐶 = 1 in., and 𝑑𝐶𝐷 = 0.5 in. Take 𝐸𝑐𝑢 =
18(103) ksi.

22. The assembly consists of a steel rod CB and an

aluminum rod BA, each having a diameter of 12 mm. If
the rod is subjected to the axial loadings at A and at the 26. The steel pipe is filled with concrete and subjected
coupling B, determine the displacement of the coupling to a compressive force of 80 kN. Determine the average
B and the end A. The unstretched length of each normal stress in the concrete and the steel due to this
segment is shown in the figure. Neglect the size of the loading. The pipe has an outer diameter of 80 mm and
connections at B and C, and assume that they are rigid. an inner diameter of 70 mm. 𝐸𝑠𝑡 = 200 GPa, 𝐸𝑐 = 24 GPa.
𝐸𝑠𝑡 = 200 GPa, 𝐸𝑎𝑙 = 70 GPa.

23. The bar has a cross-sectional area of 3 in2, and E =

35 (103) ksi. Determine the displacement of its end A
when it is subjected to the distributed loading.

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27. If the gap between C and the rigid wall at D is initially

0.15 mm, determine the support reactions at A and D
when the force P = 200 kN is applied. The assembly is
made of A-36 steel.

28. The three suspender bars are made of A992 steel

and have equal cross-sectional areas of 450mm2.
Determine the average normal stress in each bar if the
rigid beam is subjected to the loading shown.

29. The C83400-red-brass rod AB and 2014-T6-

aluminum rod BC are joined at the collar B and fixed
connected at their ends. If there is no load in the
members when T1 = 50°F, determine the average
normal stress in each member when T2 = 120°F. Also,
how far will the collar be displaced? The cross-sectional
area of each member is 1.75 in2.

30. The assembly has the diameters and material

makeup indicated. If it fits securely between its fixed
supports when the temperature is T1 = 70°F, determine
the average normal stress in each material when the
temperature reaches T2 = 110°F.