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SIFET COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (UNIT-I)

ME2254 STRENGTH OF MATERIAL

(100% NUMERICAL)

UNIT I

STRESS AND STRAIN

STRESS STRAIN DEFORMATION OF SOLIDS

(Rigid and Deformable bodies Strength, Stiffness and Stability Stresses; Tensile,
Compressive and Shear Deformation of simple and compound bars under axial load
Thermal stress Elastic constants Strain energy and unit strain energy Strain energy
in uniaxial loads.)
1. A steel bar 900 mm long. Its two ends are 40 mm and 30 mm in diameter and the length
of each rod is 200 mm. the middle portion of the bar is 15 mm in diameter and 500 mm
long. If the bar is subjected to an axial tensile load of 15 KN, determine 1) stress in the each
section 2) total extension. [Take E=20010N/mm2]

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1. Define stress.
2. What is strain?
3. State the Hookes law.
4. State the Poisson ratio.
2.A steel rod of 50 mm diameter is subjected to a force as shown in fig. Find the elongation
of the rod. Take E=2X10e5 N/mm2.
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1.

Define Youngs modulus.

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2.
3.
4.

What is lateral strain?

Define rigidity modulus.
What is compressive stress?

3. Calculate the forces P3 in the fig. and change in length of E=200GN/m2.Take

P1=120KN:P2=220KN:P4=160KN
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1.
2.
3.
4.

State tensile strain.

Define compressive strain
Define shear strain.
What do you understand by strain?

4. A 20 mm diameter bar was subjected to an axial pull of 40KN and change in diameter
was found to be 0.003822 mm. Find the poisons ratio, modulus of elasticity and bulk
modulus if the shear modulus of the material of the bar is 76.923GPa.
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1. What do you understand by poisson ratio?
2. Give the effect of bulk modulus?
3 Give the types of elastic constants?
4 What is direct stress?
5.A compound bar of length 500 mm consists of a strip of aluminum 40mm
widex15mm thick and a strip of steel 40mm widex10mm thick rigidly joined at ends. If the
bar is subjected to a load of 50KN,find the stress developed in each material and the
extension of the bar. Take E for aluminum=1.1x105 and steel 2.1x105N/mm2.
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1. What is composite bar?
2. What do you understand by compound bar?
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3. What are the advantages of composite bar?

4. Mention the application of compound bar.
6.A steel of rod of 20mm diameter is enclosed centrally in a hollow copper tube of
external diameter 30mm and internal diameter 25mm.The composite bar is then subjected
to an axial pull of 40 KN.Find the stresses in the rod and tube. Take ES=200KN/mm2 and
EC=100KN/mm2.
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1.
2.
3.
4.

What are the uses of composite bars?

Give the principles of composite bar.
Write the equation of composite bar.
Give some examples of composite bars.

7.A reinforced concrete column 300x200mm is reinforced with 8 steel rods with a
total area of 1820mm2.The column carries an axial load of 400KN.If the modulus of
elasticity of steel is 18 times that of concrete, find the stresses in concrete and in steel. (16)
1.
2.
3.
4.

What are the applications of concrete?

Give the order of Youngs modulus of concrete.
What is the order of poison ratio of concrete?
Compare the stress of concrete and steel.

8.A gun metal rod 25mm diameter,screwed at the ends passed through a steel
tube 25mm and 30mm internal and external diameters respectively. The nuts on the rod
are screwed tightly hoe on the ends of the tube. Find intensity of stress in each metal when
the common temperature rises by 200deg C.Take coefficient of expansion of steel=6x10e6/degF and for Gun metal 10x10e-6/deg/F.Youngs modulus of the steel =200GPa and for
Gun metal 100 GPA
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1.
2.
3.
4.

Define temperature stress.

What is the effect of temperature in calculation of stress?
Define coefficient of linear expansion.
Define temperature strain.

9. A Composite bar made up of aluminium and steel is firmly held between two
unyielding supports as shown in fig. An axial load of 200KN is applied at B at 320k.Find
the stresses in each material when the temperature is 370k.Take modulus of elasticity of
aluminium is 70Gpa and 210GPa respectively. Take coefficient of thermal expansion for
aluminium and steel are 24x10e-6/k, 12x10e-6/k respectively.
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1.
2.
3.
4.

Mention the thermal effect in strain.

Give the effect of temperature in strain.
What is the role of temperatute in design?
Define factor of safety.

10. When a metallic bar of length 25cm, breadth 3cm and depth 2 cm is subjected
to an axial load of 240KN.The decrease in length is 0.05cm and increase in breadth is 0.002
cm. Determine bulk modulus of the material.
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1.
2.
3.
4.

Mention the effect of temperature on FOS.

Compare temperature strain with strain.
What are the effect of thermal load?
What is thermal expansion?

11.A rod of length 1m and diameter 20mm is subjected to a tensile load of

20KN.The increase in length of the rod is 0.30mm and decrease in diameter is
0.0018mm.Calculate the poisons ratio and other moduli
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1.
2.
3.
4.

Write the relation of Youngs modulus and bulk modulus.

Write the the relation of bulk modulus and rigidity modulus.
What is direct strain?
What is normal stress.
12. Determine the change in length, breadth and thickness of a steel bar which is
5 m long, 20mm wide and 15mm thick subjected to an axial pull of 100KN in the direction
of its length. Take E=200gpa and poisons ratio=0.3.
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1.
2.
3.
4.

Define pull and push load.

What is linear strain?
What is lateral strain?
What is longitudinal strain?

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13.A bar of 20mm diameter is tested in tension .It is observed that when a load of
40KN is applied, the extension measured over a gauge length of 200mm is 0.12mm and
contraction in diameter is 0.0036mm.Find poisons ration and elastic constants. (16)
1.
2.
3.
4.

What is elastic constant?

Define elastic modulus.
Define flexural rigidity.
Define section modulus.

14.A steel bar 300mm long,40mm wide and 25mm thick is subjected to pull of 180
KN .determine the change in volume of the bar. Take E=2X105N/mm2 and 1/m=0.3. (16)
1.
2.
3.
4.

What is shear modulus?

Define flexural rigidity.
What is strain energy?
Define modulus of resilence.

15.A circular rod is subjected to a pull of 60KN.The measured extension on a

gauge length of 180mm is 0.09mm and the change in diameter is 0.00276mm.Calculate the
poisons ratio and the value of other modulli if the youngs modulus=200KN/mm2. (16)
1.
2.
3.
4.

Define proportionality of strain.

Define principle stress
Define principle plane
Define hooks law?

16. A steel rod 20mm diameter, 4 m long carries a tensile load of 50KN.Calculate
the change in length, diameter and volume of the rod. Take E=2X105 N/mm2 and poisons
ratio=0.3.
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1.
2.
3.
4.

Define elastic limit.

Define plastic limit
What is yield point?
Define ultimate stress.

17.Find the youngs modulus and poisons ratio of the metallic bar of length
300mm,breadth 40mm,depth 40mm when the bar is subjected to an axial load of
40KN.Decrease in length is 0.75mm and the increase in breadth is 0.03mm.Also find the
modulus of the rigidity of the bar.
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1. What is breaking stress?
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2. Define elastic deformations

3. What is plastic deformation
4. Define limit of proportionality.
18. Calculate the youngs modulus of rigidity and bulk modulus of a cylindrical
bar of diameter 25mm and length 1.6m.If the longitudinal strain in a bar during tensile
stress is four times the lateral strain. Find the change in volume when the bar is subjected
to a hydrostatic pressure of 100N/mm2 and take E=1X105N/mm2.
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1.
2.
3.
4.

What is longitudinal stress?

Define longitudinal strain
What is transverse stress?
Define transverse strain.

19. Two similar round bars A and B are each 300mm long, 20mm diameter for
length 100mm, 40 mm diameter for a length 200mm and 20mm diameter for length of
200mm, 40mm diameter for length of 100mm. Maximum stress produced by the same
below on the bar B. If the bar B is also stressed to 100 MPa. Determine the ratio of energy
stored by the bar B and A.
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1.
2.
3.
4.

What is tension in the rod?

Define permissible stress.s
What is true stress?
Define true strain
20. A Steel cube block of 50mm side is subjected to a force of 6Kn(tension),8KN
(compression) and 4Kn(compression) and 4kn(tension) along x,y and z direction
respectively. Determine change in volume of the block. Take E as 200GPa and m as 10/3.
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2.
3.
4.
5.

What is instantaneous stress?

What is instantaneous strain?
What is normal stress?
Define simple stress.
Define compound stress.

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