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S.E. (Mechanical) (First Semester) EXAMINATION, 2017

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STRENGTH OF MATERIALS
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(Common to Mechanical/Auto Engineering)

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Time : Two Hours Maximum Marks : 50

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1. (a) A composite bar as shown in Fig. 1 is loaded by various axial

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forces. Determine largest value of force P such that stresses

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not exceed 75 Mpa. Take Es = 200 GPa. Eb = 75 GPa. Also

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 (b) Draw SFD and BMD for the beam shown in Fig 2. Also find

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2. (a) A reinforced concrete column 300 × 300 mm has four reinforcing
steel bars of 25 mm diameter. Find safe axial load on the

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3. (a) A simply supported beam of 8 m length is loaded as shown

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in Fig 4. Find deflection under each load. Take E = 210 GPa

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Calculate intensity of UDL that SSB of span 4 m and of

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A steel section as shown in Fig. 6 is subjected to a shear
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(b) A one metre long bar of rectangular cross-section 50 mm

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× 80 mm is subjected to axial load of 1.2 kN. Determine the

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load applied :
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5. (a) A shaft of hollow circular section has outer diameter 120 mm,

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RPS. Determine Maximum power transmitted by shaft. Take

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(b) A simply supported beam of I section as shown in fig. 7 deflects
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load if beam is used as column with both ends fixed. Use

Euler’s formula with factor of safety 5. Take E = 205 GPa. [6]

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area as that of hollow shaft of same material of inside diameter

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110 mm. Find ratio of power transmitted by two shafts of

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same angular velocity. [6]

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(b) A steel bar of rectangular cross-section 55 × 45 mm pinned

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at each end and subjected to axial Compression. The bar is

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2.3 m long and E = 210 GPa. Compare Euler’s critical load

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with Rankine load. Take c = 550 MPa and a = 1/1600.[7]

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test is 180 MPa. [6]

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is applied to circular bar of 20 mm diameter. The elastic limit

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of material is 230 MPa and Poisson’s ratio is 0.3 Determine

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factor of safety according to :

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