PUNJAB ENGINEERING COLLEGE (PEC),

CHANDIGARH
Strength of Materials ES-1601
Assignment – 1 Submission Date: 08-05-2023 by 04:00 PM

Q1. Plot a tensile test diagram for steel. Explain its salient features.

Q2. Two solid cylindrical rods AB and BC are welded together at B and loaded as shown Figure
1. Determine the magnitude of the force P for which the tensile stress in rod AB has the
same magnitude as the compressive stress in rod BC.

Q3. Each of the four vertical links shown in Figure 2 has an 8 × 36-mm uniform rectangular
cross section and each of the four pins has a 16-mm diameter. Determine the maximum
value of the average normal stress in the links connecting (a) points B and D, (b) points C
and E.

Q4. A strain gage located at C on the surface of bone AB indicates that the average normal
stress in the bone is 3.80 MPa when the bone is subjected to two 1200-N forces as shown
in Figure 3. Assuming the cross section of the bone at C to be annular and knowing that its
outer diameter is 25 mm, determine the inner diameter of the bone’s cross section at C.

Q5. A nylon thread is subjected to a 8.5-N tension force. Knowing that E = 3.3 GPa and that
the length of the thread increases by 1.1%, determine (a) the diameter of the thread, (b) the
stress in the thread.

Q6. Both portions of the rod ABC are made of an aluminum for which E = 70 GPa. Knowing
that the magnitude of P is 4 kN as shown in Figure 4, determine (a) the value of Q so that
the deflection at A is zero, (b) the corresponding deflection of B.

Q7. A homogenous cable of length L and uniform cross section is suspended from one end. (a)
Denoting by r the density (mass per unit volume) of the cable and by E its modulus of
elasticity, determine the elongation of the cable due to its own weight. (b) Show that the
same elongation would be obtained if the cable were horizontal and if a force equal to half
of its weight were applied at each end.
Q8. Two cylindrical rods, one of steel and the other of brass, are joined at C and restrained by
rigid supports at A and E. For the loading shown in Figure 5 and knowing that Es = 200
GPa and Eb = 105 GPa, determine (a) the reactions at A and E, (b) the deflection of point
C.
Q9. The aluminum shell is fully bonded to the brass core and the assembly is unstressed at a
temperature of 20oC. Considering only axial deformations, determine the stress in the
aluminum when the temperature reaches 180oC. Length of assembly is 200 mm, diameter
 of aluminum shell is 50 mm and that of brass is 20 mm. (Ea = 70 GPa, αa = 23.6 × 10-6/oC,
Eb = 105 GPa, αb = 20.9 × 10-6/oC).
Q10. In a standard tensile test a steel rod of 20-mm diameter is subjected to a tension force of 30
kN. Knowing that υ = 0.35 and E = 70 GPa, determine (a) the elongation of the rod in a
150-mm gage length, (b) the change in diameter of the rod.
Q11. A 20-mm square was scribed on the side of a large steel pressure vessel. After
pressurization the biaxial stress condition at the square is given as σx = 160 MPa and σy =
80 MPa. For E = 200 GPa, G = 77.2 GPa and υ = 0.30, determine the percentage change in
the slope of diagonal due to the pressurization of the vessel.
Q12. A brass plate of uniform thickness 6 mm varies in width from 100 mm to 180 mm and is
subjected to a load of 4 kN as shown in Figure 6. Find the elongation of the bar. E for brass
= 82 GPa.
Q13. Determine the elongation of a steel bar of circular section under its own weight, if it is hung
from the top, its diameter tapering from 100 mm at the top to 50 mm at the bottom over a
length of 1 m. The unit weight of steel is 78.5 kN/m3 and E = 200 GPa.
Q14. Two aluminium bars and a brass bar support a load of 50 kN as shown in Figure 7. Due to
an error in fabrication, the brass bar is 0.2 mm shorter than required. Find the stresses in
the bars when a load of 50 kN is applied. E, = 70 GPa and Eb = 105 GPa.
Q15. A copper rod, 12 mm ϕ and 400 mm long, fits into an aluminium tube of external diameter
20 mm and thickness 4 mm of equal length. If the assembly is held together by a rigid plate
at the end and is stress-free at 20 oC, find the stresses in the two materials when it is heated
to 60 oC. For copper, E = 120 GPa and α= 18 × 10-6/oC. For aluminium, E = 70 GPa and α
= 23 × 10-6/oC.
Q16. A steel bar 20 mm square in section is subjected to an axial compressive load of 60 kN.
Find the percentage change in volume if the bar is 500 mm long. What are the equal stresses
that must be applied to the sides of the bar if the volumetric change is to be zero? E = 200
GPa and v= 0.3.
Q17. A 25 mm diameter bar when subjected to a force of 40 kN has an extension of 0.08 mm
on a gauge length of 200 mm. If the diametrical reduction is 0.003 mm, find the values of
E, G, K, Poisson’s ratio.
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