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UES 017: SOLIDS AND STRUCTURES

B.E. – Second Year(CIE, MP, MEE) Session: 2020-2021 (I)
Tutorial Sheet No. 1 (Axial, bearing and shearing stresses)
1. Determine the bearing stresses caused by the applied force at A, B and C for the wooden structure as
shown in Fig. 1. (Answers: 0.157 MPa, 0.266 MPa, 0.162 MPa)
2. For the plane structure ABC with intermediate hinge at B (Fig. 2) compute the reactions at the supports A and C
and intermediate hinge B and prepare the free body diagrams of members AB and BC. Determine normal stress
in member BC. The area of cross-section of member BC is 400 mm2. (Answers: σBC=70.83 MPa)
3. Determine the tensile stress in cable BD and shearing stress in the pin at A (Fig. 3). The diameter of cable
and pin are 20mm and 10mm, respectively. Draw the free body diagram of ABC.
(Answers: σBC=83.65 MPa, τpin=112.37 MPa) )
4. A composite bar (Fig.4) formed by joining two concentric steel rods of 20mm diameter and 100mm length
to each end of a copper rod of 50mm diameter and 200mm length. When an axial force is applied to the
bar, its total extension is found to be 0.2mm. Determine the axial stresses in the copper and steel rods.
Take E steel = 210GPa and E copper = 120GPa. (Answers: σst=164.06 MPa, σcu=26.25 MPa)
5. A tapered bar shown in Fig. 5 carries a tensile load of 10kN at its free end. Calculate the total extension of
the rod. Adopt E = 205GPa. (Answers: δ=0.1725 mm)
6. For the timber truss shown in Fig. 6, the allowable stresses in direct bearing and shear are 6 N/mm2 and
1.2 N/mm2, respectively. Compute the proper dimension a and b for the notched joints at the ends of the
horizontal member. The size of the timber members is 150mm x 150mm. Assume joint B behaves like a
pinned connection. (Answers: a=20 mm, b=100mm)

Fig. 2

A
C

Fig. 4
Fig. 3

Fig. 5
Fig. 6
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B.E. – Second Year (CIE, MP, MEE) Session: 2020-2021 (I)
Tutorial Sheet No. 2 (Material Constants)

1. A 500 mm long, 16 mm diameter rod is observed to increase in the length by 300 µm, and to decrease
in the diameter by 2.4 µm when subjected to an axial load of 25 kN. Determine the modulus of
elasticity, Poisson’s ratio and shear modulus. (Answers: 207.23GPa; 0.25; 82.9GPa)

2. A piece of 50 x 250 x 10 mm steel plate, is subjected to uniformly distributed stresses along its edges
as shown in Fig. 1. (a) If Px= 100 kN and Py = 200 kN then determine the change in thickness of plate.
(b) Determine the Px alone which will cause the same change in thickness as in (a). Let E=200 GPa and
ν=0.25. (Answers: δt=0.0035 mm, Px= 140kN )

3. A structural steel plate with E = 210 GPa and ν=0.3 has the dimension as shown in Fig. 2 before
loading. The plate is then subjected to a state of plane stress in xy plane with σx=150 MPa. For what
value of stress σy will the dimension Y of the plate remain unchanged? What will be the final
dimension of the plate in the other two directions? (Answers: σy =45MPa; 300.195mm; 9.9972mm)

4. A circle of diameter 200 mm, is scribed on an unstressed 18 mm thick aluminium plate as shown in
Fig. 3. Forces acting in the plane of the plate later cause normal stresses σx = 85 MPa and σz= 150 MPa.
Determine the change in (i) the length of diameter AB and CD, (ii) thickness of plate and (iii) volume
of plate. Let E=70 GPa and ν=1/3. (Answers: δL(AB)=0.1mm; δL(CD)=0.348mm; δt= - 0.020 mm)

5. A plastic sheet, 12.5 mm thick, is bonded to the pin jointed steel frame. Determine the magnitude of
force P that would result in 4 mm horizontal displacement of bar AB. Use G = 0.5 GPa for the plastic
and neglect the deformation of the steel frame. (Answers: P= 37.5kN)

Fig. 1 Fig. 2

A 0.9 m B

0.6 m

Fig. 3 Fig. 4
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B.E. – Second Year (CIE, MP, MEE) Session: 2020-2021 (I)
Tutorial Sheet No. 3 (Indeterminate Structures)
1. Determine the deflection of the free end of the steel rod (Fig. 1) under the given load (E= 200 GPa).
. (Answers: δD=2.75 mm)
2. A composite bar as shown in Fig. 2, is firmly attached to unyielding supports at the ends and is subjected
to the axial load F. If the aluminium is stressed to 70 MPa, what is the stress in the steel?
(Answers: σsteel =142.61MPa)
3. Determine the stresses in each wires supporting the rigid bar as shown in Fig.3 if F=20 kN
(Answers: σaluminum = 13.17 MPa; σsteel =100.15MPa)
4. A 350mm long steel bolt having a nominal diameter of 20mm and a thread pitch of 2.4 mm is used to
connect two plates of 10mm thickness each. An aluminium spacing tube of internal and external diameters
of 22 and 44 mm. respectively, separates the plates. If the nut is initially tightened snug (just tight),
determine the stresses induced in the tube and in the bolt if the nut is given one-third additional turn.
Neglect the deformation in the plates. Est = 207 GPa, EAl = 67.5 GPa. (See Fig. 4)
(Answers: σbolt = 267.85 MPa; σtube =73.79MPa)
5. Two steel rods and one brass rod, each of 30mm diameter are arranged vertically to take load of 25 kN as
shown in Fig. 5 below. Determine stress in each rod. Take E st = 200 GPa and Eb = 100 GPa.
(Answers: σbrass =8.16 MPa; σsteel =13.6MPa)

Fig. 1 Fig. 2

Fig. 3 Fig. 4

Fig. 5
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B.E. – Second Year (CIE, MP, MEE) Session: 2020-2021 (I)
Tutorial Sheet No. 4 (Torsion of circular shafts)

1. A solid steel shaft 5 m long is stressed to 80 MPa when twisted through 40. Using G = 83 GPa, compute the
shaft diameter. What power the shaft at 20 Hz can transmit? (Answers: d= 138 mm; P= 37.5kN)
2. What is the minimum diameter of solid steel shaft that will not twist through more than 30, in a 6 m
length when subjected to a torque of 12kN-m? What is the maximum shearing stress developed? G = 83
GPa. (Answers: d= 114 mm; τmax =41.25 MPa )
3. A steel shaft has to transmit a mean power of 100kW at 250 rpm. The allowable shear stress is 75MPa
and the maximum power transmitted exceeds the mean power by 30%. Determine
a) The suitable diameter for a solid shaft
b) The suitable diameter for a hollow shaft whose inside diameter is 0.8 times the outside diameter
c) Percentage saving in weight when solid shaft is replaced by hollow shaft.
(Answers: ds= 69.6 mm; DH= 82.93 mm; dH= 66.35 mm; saving in material = 48.90 %)

4. A steel shaft ABCD having a total length of 4.8 m consists of three lengths having different sections as
follows
AB Hollow d0 = 12 cm di = 10.2 cm
BC Solid d = 12 cm
CD Solid d = 9.6 cm
If the angle of twist is same for each section, determine the lengths of each section.
Find the value of applied torque and total angle of twist if maximum shear stress in hollow section is
limited to 50MPa, G = 84GPa. (Answers: L1= 1.215 m; L2= 2.543 m; L3= 1.041m; T= 8.11 kNm; θtotal =2.07o)
5. A 100kW motor at 40 rpm is driving a line shaft at B (Fig.1). Determine d1 and d2. Also determine the
angle of twist in AB and BC.
Allowable shear stress is 50MPa and G = 80GPa. (Bending is avoided)
(Answers: d1 =91.98 mm; d2 =118.25 mm; θAB =4.67o; θAB =1.82o )
6. A circular shaft AB consists of a 250 mm long 20 mm diameter steel cylinder, in which a 125 mm long, 16
mm diameter cavity is drilled from end B (Fig.2). The shaft is attached to fixed supports at both ends, and
a 120 Nm torque is applied at its mid-section. Determine the torque exerted by the shaft on both
supports. (Answers: T A =44.55 Nm; TB =75.45 Nm)
7. A steel shaft and an aluminum tube are connected to a fixed support and a rigid disc as shown in Fig.3.
Determine the maximum torque which may be applied to the disc without exceeding the shearing
stresses of 120 MPa and 70 MPa in steel and aluminum tube respectively. Take G = 80 GPa for steel and
27 GPa for aluminum. . (Answers: T total =6.19 kNm)

32kW off 100kW 68kW off

(Fig.1)

A d1 B d2 C AB = 6m, BC = 3m

(Fig.2) (Fig.3)
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B.E. – Second Year (CIE, MP, MEE) Session: 2020-2021 (I)
Tutorial Sheet No. 5 (SFD and BMD)
1-8. Obtain the expressions for the axial force, shear force and bending moment for each segment
of the beams shown below. Draw the AFD, SFD and BMD indicating the values of the salient
points. Also find the location of the point of contra-flexure, wherever applicable.

The shear force diagram for simply supported beams with supports at points A and B are
9-10.
shown in the figures below. Draw the loading and bending moment diagrams for the same.
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B.E. – Second Year (CIE, MP, MEE) Session: 2020-2021 (I)
Tutorial Sheet No. 6 (Buckling of Columns)
Q1 A 9m long steel (E = 200 GPa) pipe column has an outside diameter 220 mm and wall thickness of
8 mm. the column is supported only at its ends. Calculate the critical load for the following end
conditions;

(i) Pinned-pinned
(ii) Fixed-free
(iii) Fixed-pinned
(iv) Fixed-fixed
(Answers: 731 kN, 182.6 kN, 1491 kN, 2920 kN)

Q2 A column of rectangular cross section of dimensions 40 mm x 60 mm, having a length of 4m is

fixed at one end and hinged at the other end. Determine the safe load this column can carry using
Euler’s formula. Take E=210 GPa & factor of safety =2.5.

Q3 A rectangular column 80 mmx100mm is braced at the mid-point along its weaker direction.
Determine the critical load the column can support with pin ended conditions over a length of
3.25 m. E= 20 GPa. (Answer: 124.64 kN)

Q4 A timber column of rectangular cross-section of dimensions 50 mm x 100 mm, is usedc to

support an axial compressive load. Determine the limiting length till which the column will
behave as a short column. Given y = 30 MPa and E=10 GPa. (Answer : 1.66 m)
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