06CV33

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Third Semester B.E. Degree Examination, June/July 2014

Strength of Materials
Time: 3 hrs.

Max. Marks:100

Important Note : 1. On completing your answers, compulsorily draw diagonal cross lines on the remaining blank pages.
2. Any revealing of identification, appeal to evaluator and /or equations written eg, 42+8 = 50, will be treated as malpractice.

Note: 1. Answer FIVE full questions selecting atleast TWO questions from each part.
2. Assume missing data, if any, suitably.
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PART A
a. A uniform rod tapers from d, at one end to a diameter d2 at the other end. If it is subjected to
tensile load of P, derive an expression for extension of the bar.
(10 Marks)
b. Calculate the net change in length of the stepped bar and reaction at the support A. The bar
is 20mm diameter for 200mm length, 40mm for 400mm and 60mm diameter for 350mm.
(10 Marks)
Take E = 200GPa.

Fig.Q.1(b)

(05 Marks)
a. Define elastic constants. State the relationship amongst them.
b. Determine the stresses in the bars of system shown, if the sectional area of each wire is
60mm2. The load is 25kN and temperature of the system raised by 15C. The bar remains
horizontal.
Take c = 16 10-6/C; Ec = 1.2 105MPa; s = 12 10-6/C and Es = 2 105MPa.
(15 Marks)

Fig.Q.2(b)

a. A steel cylinder (closed at the ends) 100mm in diameter 1500mm in length and 6mm thick is
subjected to internal pressure of 20 N/mm2. Calculate internal pressure of 20N/mm2.
Calculate: i) Circumferential and longitudinal stresses; ii) Change in volume.
(10 Marks)
b. A rectangular block of material is subjected to stresses on perpendicular faces as shown.
Find: i) The normal stress and shear stress on a plane for which = 20 and
ii) The magnitude of principal stresses and the inclination of the plane on which each
principal stress acts.
(10 Marks)

Fig.Q.3(b)

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a. Explain the terms: i) Hogging B.M.; ii) Sagging B.M. and iii) Point of contra flexure.
(05 Marks)

b. Draw the shear force and B.M. diagrams for the beam shown in Fig.Q.4(b). Indicate the
values at significant points. Locate the point of contra flexure. Determine the position and
magnitude of the maximum B.M.
(15 Marks)

Fig.Q.4(b)

PART B
(04 Marks)
a. State the differences between pure bending and ordinary bending.
b. A beam of an I-section consists of 180mm 15mm flanges and web of 280mm depth and
15mm thickness. It is subjected to a bending moment of 120 kN-m and a shear force of
60kN. Sketch the bending and shear stress distributions along the depth of the section.
(16 Marks)

d2y
= M with usual notations.
(06 Marks)
dx 2
b. An I beam is simply supported over a span of 5m and carries loads of 60kN and 40kN at
distances of 1m and 4m from left end. The moment of inertia of the section of the beam is
14 107 mm4. E = 200 GPa. Find the position and magnitude of the maximum deflection
(Use Macaulays method).
(14 Marks)
a. Establish the relation EI

I q G
= =
with usual notations.
(10 Marks)
IP r
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b. A hollow steel shaft 3m long transmits 41kW power at 100rpm. Maximum torque is 25%
more than the mean torque. The total angle of twist is not to exceed 3 and allowable shear
stress of the material is 100MPa. Determine the dimensions of the shaft. The rigidity
modulus of the material of the shaft is 85GPa.
(10 Marks)
a. Derive the torsion equation

a. Obtain Eulers formula for the crippling load of long column whose both ends are pinned.
(10 Marks)

b. Compare the crippling loads given by Rankines and Eulers formula for a tabular strut
2250mm long. The outer and inner diameters are 37.5mm and 32.5mm respectively. The
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street is pin jointed at both ends. Take yield stress as 315 N/mm2, =
and
7500
E = 200 kN/mm2.
(10 Marks)
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