Department of Civil Engineering

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT

Monsoon Semester 2013
AssignmentTension, Compression and Shear
CE2001 MECHANICS OF SOLIDS
Note: S is your class serial number
1. A steel bar AD has a cross-sectional area of 300mm2 and is loaded by forces P1 = (20 + S/10) kN, P2 = 10
kN, and P3 = 8 kN as shown in Fig.1. The length of the segments of the bar are a = (1 + S/20) m, b = 0.6 m,
and c = 1 m. The modulus of elasticity of the material is E = 2105N/mm2. (a) Calculate the change in
length of the bar; (b) By what amount P should the load P3 be increased so that end D of the bar does not
move when the loads are applied?

P1 P2 P3
A B C D Figure 1
a b c

2. A cylindrical assembly consisting of a brass core and an aluminium collar is compressed by a load P as
shown in Fig.2. The length of the aluminium collar and the brass core is l = (S+425) mm, the diameter of
the core is (20+S/10) mm and the outside diameter of the collar is 36mm. the modulii of elasticity of
aluminium and brass are 75 GPa and 100 GPa respectively. (a) If the length of the assembly decreases by
0.1% when the load P is applied, what is the magnitude P of the load? (b) What is the maximum
permissible load Pmax if the allowable stresses in the aluminium and brass are 70 MPa and 110 MPa
respectively?
P

Aluminium collar L1 L1
L2
l
d1 = 10mm d1 = 10mm
d2
Brass core Rigid bar of
weight W

Figure 2 Figure 3
3. A horizontal rigid bar of weight W = (5+1.5 S) kN is supported by three slender circular rods that are
equally spaced as shown in Fig.3. The outer rods are made of brass (E1 = 100 GPa) with diameter d1 = 10
mm and length L1 = (850+S) mm. The inner rod is copper (E2 = 120 GPa) with diameter d2 and length L2.
The allowable stress in brass and copper are 150 MPa and 200 MPa respectively. What should be the
diameter d2 and length L2 of the middle rod if it is desired to have all three rods loaded to their maximum
allowable values?
4. A brass sleeve is fitted over a steel bolts as shown in Fig.4, and the nut is tightened until it is just snug. The
bolt has a diameter of (22+S/8) mm and the sleeve has inside and outside diameters of (24+S/8) mm and
36mm respectively. (a) Calculate the temperature rise T that is required to produce a compressive stress
of (20+S/10)MPa in the sleeve. (b) What is the corresponding stress in the bolt? The material properties
are: for brass b = 2010-6/0C, Eb = 100 GPa; and for steel s = 1210-6/0C, Es = 200 GPa
Brass sleeve

Figure 4
Steel bolt

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