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Question One
A long steel wire was rigidly held at its upper end, a small load of mass m, was hanged at its
lower end experiencing tension in the fibre of the material. In relation to its load extension,
explain the following terminologies:
i)
Hookes Law
ii)
Limit of proportionality
iii)
Elasticity
iv)
Plasticity
v)
Youngs Modulus
vi)
Elastic Limit
(30 marks)
Question Two
A four legged column concrete stand (section shown below) is to be reinforced to support a
20,000 Litre capacity Polytank. Taking concrete and steel strength as 30N/mm 2 and 460N/mm2
respectively, check whether the columns have adequate capacity to carry the Polytank. Ignore the
weight of the tank and assume a column size of 400mm by 400mm with 8no T20 steel. Note: 1
400mm
(20 marks)
25
Bar A
200mm
300mm
500mm
25mm
15
Bar B
Question Two
A hollow steel tube is to be used to carry an axial compressive load of 160kN. The yield stress
for steel is 250N/mm2. A factor of safety of 1.75 is to be used in the design. The following three
classes of tubes of external diameter 101.6mm are available.
Class
Light
Medium
Heavy
Which section do you recommend?
Thickness (mm)
3.65
4.05
4.85
(20marks)
Question Three
A composite bar is rigidly fitted at the supports A and B as shown. Determine the reactions at the
supports when temperature rises by 20 C. Take E a = 70GN/m2, Es = 200GN/m2,
a = 11x 10-
aluminium
steel
Aa=600mm2
1m
2
As=300mm
3m
Question Four
A steel bar 300mm x 100mm x 40mm is subjected to a force of 5kN (tensile), 6kN (tensile), and
4kN (tensile) along x, y, and z direction respectively. Determine the change in the volume of the
block. Take E = 2 x 105 N/mm2 and Poissons ratio = 0.25. ( 20 marks)
z=4kN
30
0m
m
y =6kN
40mm
m
m
0
x=5kN
10