Cairo University Faculty of Engineering Dept.

of Mechanical Design and Production Second Year Mechanical

uc!ling of Columns

First Semester Structural Mechanics Sheet "

#. $ column of effective length % can &e made &y securely nailing together three identical 'ooden &lan!s in each of the arrangements sho'n. For the thic!ness of plan!s to &e identical( determine the ratio of the critical load using arrangement )a* to the critical load using arrangement )&*.

+. $ column of ".,-m effective length is made &y securely nailing together four 'ooden plan!s of "./#+.-mm cross section. Using E 0 #+., 1Pa( determine the critical load 'hen the plan!s are nailed together in each of the arrangements sho'n.

". 2he distri&uted loading is supported &y t'o pin-connected columns( each having a solid circular cross section. 3f $ is made of aluminum and CD of steel( determine the re4uired diameter of each column so that &oth 'ill &e on the verge of &uc!ling at the same time. Est 0 +.. 1Pa( Eal 0 5. 1Pa( )6Y*st 0 +,. MPa( and )6Y*al 0 #.. MPa.

7. 2he truss is made from steel &ars8 each has a circular cross section. 3f the applied load P 0 #. !9( determine the diameter of mem&er $ that 'ill prevent this mem&er from &uc!ling and yielding. 2he mem&ers are pin supported at their ends. )E 0 +.. 1Pa and 6Y 0 +,. MPa*.

,. :no'ing that a factor of safety of +.; is re4uired( determine the largest load P that can &e applied to the structure sho'n. Use E 0 +.. 1Pa and consider only &uc!ling in the plane of the structure.

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:no'ing that a factor of safety of " is re4uired( determine the largest load P 'hich may &e applied to the structure sho'n. Use E 0 +.. 1Pa and consider only &uc!ling in the plane of the structure.

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2he uniform aluminum &ar $ has a #;/".-mm rectangular cross section and is supported &y pins and &rac!ets as sho'n. Each end of the &ar may rotate freely a&out a hori<ontal a/is through the pin( &ut rotation a&out vertical a/is is prevented &y the &rac!ets. Using E 0 5. 1Pa )a* determine the length % for 'hich the critical load of the &ar is Pcr 0 #. !9. )&* if % 0 #.+ m determine the allo'a&le centric load P if a factor of safety of +.= is re4uired.

=. 2he >i& crane sho'n in the figure is of capacity ?0 +. !9. For @ 0 ".o and using a factor of safety of "( calculate the re4uired minimum cross-sectional area for the circular steel &ar $ . )E 0 +.. 1Pa*.

A. 2'o e4ual round &ars are supported in line 'ith one another and are separated &y a small gap B. 1iven the coefficient of thermal e/pansion @ 0 #+/#.-;Coc( % 0 # m( d 0 +, mm and B 0 #.+ mm( determine the temperature rise necessary to cause them to )a* >ust touch. )&* uc!le elastically.

#.. $ vehicle >ac! is to &e designed to support a ma/imum 'eight of ++ !9. 2he opposite handed threads on the t'o ends of the scre' $C are cut to allo' the >ac! angle to vary from #,o to 5,o. 2he lin!s are hot rolled steel &ars 'ith a minimum yield strength of "7, MPa. Each of the four lin!s is to consist of t'o &ars( one on each side of the scre'. 2he &ars are ".. mm long and have a 'idth of +, mm. $ssuming the &ars are pin-connected( determine the thic!ness of the &ars &ased on a factor of safety of " for &uc!ling.

##. Mem&er D$ can &e considered rigid and 'eightless. Columns C and DF are pin-ended 'ith solid circular cross-sections of diameter #. mm. Column C is made of structural steel )E 0 +.. 1Pa* and column DF is made of an aluminum alloy )E 0 5+ 1Pa*. Determine the magnitude of E that 'ill first cause one of the columns to &uc!le.