Scheme G

Sample Question Paper

Course Name : Mechanical Engineering Group
Course Code : ME/PG/PT/AE/MH/MI/FE/FG
Semester

: Third

17304

Subject Title : Strength of Materials

Marks

: 100

Time: 3 Hours

Instructions:
1. All questions are compulsory
2. Illustrate your answers with neat sketches wherever necessary
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks
4. Assume suitable data if necessary
5. Preferably, write the answers in sequential order
Q1. (A) Attempt any SIX of the following

12 Marks

a) Define plasticity and stiffness.

b) Draw Core section for rectangular column.
c) Write the Equation for M.I. of Hollow Shaft.
d) Draw stress distribution on Rectangular section subjected to bending.
e) State expression for Power transmitters by a shaft giving meaning of each term. .
f) Define Poisons Ratio & modular of elasticity.
g) What is principle stress and principle plain?
h) What is meant by direct stress?

Q1. (B) Attempt any TWO of the following

08 Marks

a) A load of 5KN is to be raised with the help of a steel wire. Find the minimum diameter of
the steel wire, if the stress is not to exceed 100MPa.
b) A cantilever beam 2 meter long carries a udl of 1.5 KN/m over a length of 1.6 m from the
free end. Draw shear force and bending moment diagram for the beam.
c) A steel wire of 5mm diameter is bend into a circular shape of 5 m radius. Determine the
minimum bending stress induced in the wire. Take E=200GPa.

mpt any FO
OUR of the following
Q2. Attem

16 Maarks

a) (i)) Draw the sketch

s
of steepped sectioon showingg axial load.
(ii) State the efffective lenggth for bothh end hingedd column.
b) W
Write the assu
umptions made
m
in the Eulers
E
coluumn theory..
c) Drraw the streess strain cuurve for ductile materiaal and explaiin the term ultimate strress.
d) Ann automobiile componnent shown in fig no.11.is subjecteed to a ten
nsile load of
o 160 KN.
Deetermine thhe total elonngation of the
t componnent, if its modulus
m
off elasticity is 200GPa.
Fiig no.1.
e) The
principple tensile
stressees

at

point across two

peerpendicularr planes arre 80 N/mm
m2

and 400 N/mm2 . Find the normal

n
andd tangential

strresses and its obliquityy on a plane at 20 0 withh the majorr principle plane.
p
f) A gas cylindeer of internaal diameter 40mm is 5m
mm thick. If
I the tensilee stress in the material
is not to exceeed 30 MPa.. Find the maximum
m
prressure whicch can be alllowed in thhe cylinder.

Q3. Attem
mpt any FO
OUR of the following

16 Maarks

a) A simply sup
pported beaam of span L is subj
bjected to udl
u of w/u
unit length. Draw S.F.
diagram. and B.M. diagrram.
1 m long has
h supportss at its endss A and B .IIt carries a point
p
load of
o 5KN at 3
b) A beam AB 10
m A and a udl of 1KN
N per meterr
meters from A and a pooint load off 5KN at 7 meters from
beetween the point
p
loads. Draw S.F. Diagram annd B.M. diaagram for thhe beam.
c) A cantilever beam 1.5 meter
m
long is
i carrying point loadss 1000N eacch at a distaance of 0.5
meter, 1.0 meeter, and 1.5 meter fro
om the fixedd end. Draw
w S.F. diagrram and B.M
M. diagram
m
foor the cantileever beam.
d) A simply sup
pported righht side oveerhanging beam
b
suppo
orted at 4 meter
m
and right
r
side 1
meter overhanng. A Loadded by udl 10 KN /m ovver entire sp
pan. Draw S.F.
S diagram
m and B.M.
diagram.
e) A simply suppported beam
m of 5 meteer span subjjected to a clockwise
c
moment
m
of 15
1 KN/m inn
e Draw S
S.F. diagram
m and B.M. diagram.
a ddistance of 2 meter from the left end.
f) Fiind M.I. of a square 1000 mm size about
a
their diagonal.
d

Q4. Attem
mpt any FO
OUR of the following

16 Maarks

a) Fiind M.I. aboout x-x axiss of T-sectio

on having fflange 150 mm
m x 50 mm
m and webb 150 mm x
500 mm, overaall depth 2000 mm.
b) Ann I-section have the foollowing diimensions Top
T flange 60 mm x 20
2 mm. botttom flange
1000 mm x 200 mm, web 100 mm x 20 mm, oveerall depth 140 mm .Find the M.II. about y-yy
axxis.
c) An
A angle secction havingg dimensionns 100 mm x 80 mm x 20 mm. Finnd M.I. abouut y-y axis,
whhere 100 mm
m side is veertical.
d) Ann isosceles triangular section
s
ABC
C has a basee width 80 mm
m and heigght 60 mm. Determine
the M.I. of thhe section abbout c.g. of the section and the basse BC.
W is mean
nt by moment of resistaance and neuutral axis?
e) What
f) Drraw shear sttress distribbution diagram for circuular section
n and define average shhear stress.

Q5. Attem
mpt any FO
OUR of the following

16 Maarks

a) A rectangularr beam 60 mm
m wide annd 150 mm deep is sim
mply supportted over a sppan of 6 m.
ximum bending stress
If the beam is subjecteed to central point load 12 KN,, Find max
induced in thee beam secttion.
b) Caalculate the limit of ecccentricity foor a circularr section havving diametter 50 mm.
c) A rectangulaar strut is 150
1 mm an
nd 120 mm
m thick. It carries a lo
oad of 180 KN at ann
o 10 mm inn a plane bisecting the thickness. Find
F
the maaximum andd minimum
m
ecccentricity of
inttensities of stress in thee section.
d) A hallow circcular colum
mn having external andd internal diiameters of 300 mm annd 250 mm
m
c
a verrtical load of
o 100 KN at
a the outer edge of the column. Caalculate the
respectively carries
m intensities of stress inn the sectionn.
maximum and minimum
f
2 carrries a load P=25 KN. The cross section
s
of thhe clamp att
e) A c-clamp ass shown in fig.no
x--x is rectanggular, havinng width equ
ual to twicee the thickneess. Assumiing that thee c-clamp is
made of steell casing withh allowablee stress of 1000N/ mm2.F
Find its dim
mensions.
f)

A M.S. link as shown in fig.no.3

3.by full linnes, transm
mits a pull of 80 KN
N. Find thee

dimensionns b and t if b=3t.

b
Assum
me the perm
missible tenssile stress as 70 MPa.

Fig no.2.
3

Fig no.3.

Q6. Attempt any FOUR of the following

16 Marks

a) State the equation of torsion and write the notations used in it.
b) A solid circular shaft of 120 mm diameter is transmitting power of 120 KW at 150 rpm.
Find the intensity of the shear stress induced in the shaft. Take Tmax =1.4 Tavg.
c) Find power transmitted by a shaft having 60 mm diameter rotating at120 rpm.If maximum
permissible shear stress =80 MPa.
d) A steel shaft of solid circular section has to transmit 375 KW at 210 rpm. The maximum
shear stress is not to exceed 50 MPa and the angle of twist must not be more than 10 in the
length of 3m. Take G=80GPa.Determine diameter of the shaft.
e) A shaft of hallow circular cross section has outer diameter 120 mm, inner 90 mm It is
subjected to a torsional moment of 18 KN/m. For this shaft compute shear stress at the
outer surface.
f)

(i) Define bending stress.

(ii) Define torque and state its S.I. unit.