PARK COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

COIMBATORE 641659
DEPARTMENT OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING
INTERNAL TEST II
SUB: SOLID MECHANICS
Timings: 1:30HRS
YEAR/SEM: II/III
Max. Marks: 50MARKS
PART A
7 * 2 = 14 MARKS
Answer All the Questions
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Define shear force.

Define bending moment.
Define bulk modulus.
Write the expression for relation between modulus of elasticity and modulus of rigidity.
Define proof resilience.
Define impact loading.
The shear stress in a material at a point is given as 50 N/mm2. Determine the local strain
energy per unit volume stored in the material due to shear stress. Take C = 8 x 10 4
N/mm2.
PART B
Answer any THREE

3 *12 = 36 MARKS

1. A vertical round steel rod 2m long is securely held at its upper end. A weight can slide
freely on the rod and its fall is arrested by a stop provided at the lower end of the rod.
When the weight falls from a height of 2.5 cm above the stop, the maximum stress
reached in the rod is estimated to be 1450 kgf/cm2. Determine the stress in the rod if the
load had been applied gradually and also the maximum stress if the load had fallen from a
height of 4.5. Take E = 2.0 x 106 kgf/cm2.
2. A circular rod 5 cm in diameter and 3 metre long hangs vertically and has a collar
securely attached to the lower end. Find the maximum stress induced: (i) when a weight
of 250 kgf falls through 15 cm on the collar, (ii) when a weight of 2500 kgf falls 1.5 cm
on the collar. Take E = 2.1 x 106 kgf/cm2.
3. A cantilever beam of length 4 m carries point load of 1 kN, 2 kN and 3 kN at 1, 2 and 4
m from the fixed end. Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams for the
cantilever.

4. A cantilever of length 4 m carries a UDL of 1kN/m run over the whole length and a point
load of 2 kN at a distance of 1 m from the free end. Draw the S.F. and B.M. diagrams for
the cantilever.
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