POKHARA UNIVERSITY

Level: Bachelor Semester: Fall Year : 2013

Programme: BE Full Marks: 100
Course: Strength of Materials Pass Marks: 45
Time : 3hrs.

Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far
as practicable.
The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Attempt all the questions.

1. Determine the principal moment of Inertia and its orientation of the 15

following figure. And verify with graphical method.

2. a) Derive an expression for elongation of a bar rectangular in cross 7

section with uniformly varying depth due to externally applied load.
b) Determine the stresses, strains and final length of each bars due to 8
uniform temperature rise of 40 degree celcius. Bar 1 has diameter of
16 mm and bar 2 has diameter of 25mm. Both bars have young’s
modulus of elasticity of 2.1x105 N/mm2 but coefficient of thermal
expansion of bar 1 is 1.4x10-5 /oC where as coefficient of thermal
expansion of bar 2 is 0.2x10-4 /oC.

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3. a) Determine the static indeterminacy of the given beam. Also draw axial 7
force diagram, shear force diagram and bending moment diagram of
the given beam. Also locate salient features if any, write Macaulay’s
expression.

b) Draw the AFD, SFD and BMD of the following Frame. 8

6 KN/m

4. An element is found in a stress condition as shown in figure. Then 15

Calculate:
i. Principal stresses and its orientation.
ii. Maximum shear stress, its orientation and corresponding normal
stress.
iii. Normal strains in each direction.
iv. Principal Strains, their planes and maximum shear strain.

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 v. Draw the principal planes and plane of maximum shear on figure.
vi. Verify your answer by Mohr’s circle.

5. a) Derive the Bending (Flexural) equation and write application. 7

OR
A Flitched timber beam consists of two joists 100mm wide and
300mm deep with a steel plate 200 deep and 15mm thick placed
symmetrically in between and clamped to them. Calculate the total
moment of resistance of the section if the allowable stress in joint is
9MN/m2
Es=20Ew 8
b) A solid steel shaft 6m long is securely fixed at each end. A torque of
1250Nm is applied to the shaft at a section 2.4m from one end. What
are the fixing torques set up at the ends of the shaft? If the diameter is
40mm what are the maximum shear stresses in the two portions?
Calculate also the angle of twist for the section where the torque is
applied, modulus of rigidity=84GN/m2.

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6. a) A close-coiled helical spring is made out of 10 mm diameter steel rod. 8
The coil consists of 10 complete turns with a mean diameter of 120
mm. The spring carries an axial pull of 200 N. Find the maximum
shear stress induced in the section of the rod. If C = 80GN/m2, find
the deflection in the spring, the stiffness and strain energy stored in
the spring.
b) A closely coiled helical spring is to carry a load of 500N. Its mean coil 7
diameter is to be 10 times that of the wire diameter. Calculate these
diameters if the maximum shear stress is the material of spring is to be
80MN/m2.
7. Write short notes on: (Any two) 2×5
a) Dead load and imposed load.
b) Elastic and Plastic torsion.
c) Parallel axis theorem.
d) Slenderness ratio and drawback of Euler’s building formation.