DMI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

CE6302 MECHANICS OF SOLIDS
II YEAR/ III SEMESTER
UNIT I STRESS AND STRAIN
PART A
1. Define stress and Strain.
2. State Hookes Law.
3. Define Factor of Safety.
4. Define Tensile Stress and Tensile Strain.
5. Define Shear Stress and Shear Strain.
6. Define Volumetric Strain.
7. Define Modulus Of Elasticity.
8. Define Modulus of Rigidity.
9. State Bulk Modulus.
10.State Poissons ratio.
11.State the relationship between Youngs Modulus and Modulus
of Rigidity.
12.State the relationship between Bulk Modulus and Youngs
Modulus.
13.Define Compound Bar.
14.State the types of Elastic constants.
15.Write the relations used to find the forces in compound bars
made of two
Materials subjected to tension.

16.Define strain energy density.

17.Determine the Poissons ratio and Bulk modulus of a material
for which Youngs modulus is 1.2 x 10 5 N/mm2 and Modulus
of rigidity is 4.8 x 104N/mm2.
18.Give the relation for change in length of a bar hanging freely
under its own weight.
19.A Brass rod 2m long is fixed at both its ends. If the thermal
stress is not to exceed 76.5N/mm2, calculate the
temperature through which the rod should be heated. Take
the values of and E as 17 x 10-6/K and 90GPa respectively.
20.Define Resilience.
PART B
1. (i). A mild steel rod 2m long 3cm diameter is subjected to an
axial pull of 10KN. If E for steel is 2 x 10 5 N/mm2, find (a).
Stress, (b) Strain, (c). Elongation of the rod.
(ii). A cast iron column has internal diameter of 200mm.
What should be the minimum external diameter so that it may
carry a load of 1.6 MN and safe stress is 90N/mm 2.
2. A steel bar 900mm long. Its two ends are 40mm and 30mm
in diameter and the length of each rod is 200mm. The middle
portion of the bar is 15mm in diameter and 500mm long. If the
bar is subjected an axial tensile load of 15KN, determine ,
(i) Stresss in each section
(ii)Total Extension

3. An axial pull of 40KN is acting on a bar consisting of three

sections of length 300mm, 250mm and 200mm and of
diameters 20mm, 40mm and 50mm respectively. Find the
stresses in each section and total extension of the bar. Take E
= 2 x 105 N/mm2.
4. (i). A circular rod 2.5m long, tapers uniformly from 25mm
diameter to 12mm diameter. Determine the extension of the
rod under a pull of 30KN. Assume modulus of elasticity of the
rod is 200KN/mm2.
(ii). A steel flat plate ab of 1cm thickness tapers uniformly
from 10cm to 5cm width in a length of 40cm. Determine the
elongation of the plate, if an axial tensile force of 5000N acts
on it. Take E = 2 x 105 N/mm2.
5. A short steel tube of external diameter 70mm and internal
diameter 40mm is surrounded by a brass tube of same length
and having external diameter 90mm and internal diameter
80mm. The tubes are rigidly fixed and an axial load of 20KN is
placed on the tubes. Find the load carried in each tube and
shortening of each tube. Take L = 30cm, modulus of elasticity
of steel is 2.1 x 105 N/mm2 and modulus of elasticity of brass is
1.1 x 105 N/mm2.
6. A steel rod of 20mm diameter is enclosed centrally in a
hollow copper tube of external diameter 30mm and internal
diameter 25mm. The composite bar is then subjected to an

axial pull of 40KN. Find the stresses in the rod and tube. Take E s
= 200KN/mm2 and Ec = 100KN/mm2.
7. A reinforced concrete column 300 x 300 mm has 4
reinforcing steel bars of 25 mm diameter in each corner. Find
the safe axial load on the column when the concrete is
subjected to a stress of 5N/mm 2. What is the corresponding
stress in steel. Take Es/Ec = 18.
8. A steel rod of 4m long and 30mm diameter is connected to
two grips and the rod is maintained at a temperature of 70 oC.
Find out the force exerted by the rod after it has been cooled
to 25 oC, if (a) the ends do not yield, and (b). the ends yield by
1.5 mm.
Take E = 2.1 x 105 N/mm2 ; = 12 x 10-6/ oC.
9. A rod is made of brass, copper and aluminium, as shown in
fig. is held between two rigid supports at A and D. Calculate the
stresses developed in each material when the temperature of
the system is raised by 40 oC. Take Es = 2.1 x 105 N/mm2, Ec =
1.1 x 105 N/mm2 ,
o

Es = 0.7 x 105 N/mm2, s = 12 x 10-6/

C, c = 17 x 10-6/ oC, a = 21 x 10-6/ oC.

A

B
stee
l
100mm2

C
coppe
r
200mm2

Aluminiu
m
400mm
2

75m
m

150m
m

200m
m

10. A steel rod of 30mm diameter passes centrally through a

copper tube of 60mm external diameter and 50mm internal
diameter. The tube is closed at each end by rigid plates of
negligible thickness. Calculate the stress developed in copper
and steel when the temperature of the assembly is raised by
60oC. Take E for steel = 2 x 10 5 N/mm2, E for copper = 1 x
105N/mm2, s = 12 x 10-6/ oC, c = 18 x 10-6/ oC.

11. A bar of 20mm diameter is tested in tension. It is observed

that when a load of 40KN is applied, the extension measured
over a gauge length of 200mm is 0.12mm and contraction in
diameter is 0.0036mm. Find Poissons ratio and Elastic
constants E, G and K.
12. A Composite bar made up of aluminium and steel is held
between two supports as shown in fig. The bars are stress- free
at a temperature of 40oC. What will be the stresses in the two
bards when the temperature is 20oC if (i) the supports are nonyielding and (ii) the supports come nearer to each other by
0.1mm. It can be assumed that the change of temperature is
uniform all along the length of the bar.
Aluminium

25m
m

0.3
m

Stee
l

50m
m

0.6
m

13. A steel bar is placed between two copper bars each having
the same area and length as the steel bar at 15 oC.At this stage,
they are rigidly connected together at both the ends. When the
temperature is raised to 315 oC, the length of the bars increases
by 1.5mm. Determine the original length and final stresses in
the bar. Take Es=210GN/m2, Ec=11GN/m2, s= 0.000012 per oC,
c=0.0000175 per oC.

14.A gun metal rod 22mm diameter screwed at the ends

passes through a steel tube having 30mm and 25mm external
and internal diameters respectively. The temperature of the
whole assembly is raised to 126 oC and the nuts on the rods are
then screwed tightly on the ends of the tube. Find the intensity
of stress in the rod and the tube when the common
temperature
Eg=94GN/m2,
17.

has

fallen

to

16oC.

Take

Es=210GN/m2,

s=12 x 10-6 per oC, g= 20 x 10-6 per oC

A bar of 30mm diameter is subjected to pull of 60KN.

The measured extension on gauge length of 200mm is

0.09mm and the change in diameter is 0.0039mm. Calculate
the Poissons ratio and the values of the three modulii.
18.

.A cylindrical shell 3m long, which is closed at the ends,

has an internal diameter of 1m and a wall thickness of

15mm.

Calculate

the

circumferential

and

longitudinal

stresses induced and also change in dimensions of the shell

if it is subjected to an internal pressure of 1.5MN/m 2. Take

E=200GN/m2 and 1/m = 0.3

UNIT 2 - SHEAR AND BENDING IN BEAMS

PART A
1. Define beam.
2. What is meant by distributed load?
3. What are the classifications of beams?
4. What is meant by cantilever and over hanging beams?
5. What is meant by continuous beam? Draw its sketch.
6. What is meant by fixed beam? Draw its sketch.
7. Differentiate determinate and indeterminate beams.
8. Define shear force.
9. Define Bending moment.
10.

Write an expression maximum BM for a Cantilever

carrying UDL over the Entire span.

11.

Draw SFD and BMD for a cantilever carrying UDL for

half of its length from the free end.

12.

Draw SFD and BMD

w/m
A

B
C

13.

Draw SFD and BMD

w/
m

14.

Write an expression for BM for a simply supported beam

having a point load not at midspan.

15.

Draw SFD and BMD for simply supported beam having

UDL over the entire span.

16.

Draw SFD and BMD for the beam shown in fig.

4K
N
4m

17.

2
m

Draw SFD and BMD for

1KN/m

2KN

5m

18.

Define Point of contra flexure.

19.

Write any two assumptions in theory of bending

20.

What is a Bending equation?

PART B
1.

Draw SF and BM diagram for cantilever beam loaded as

shown in fig.
B

E
1m

1KN

2KN/m

1KN

1m

1m

2m

Draw SFD and BMD for a cantilever loaded as shown in fig.

2KN/m 3KN

2KN

1m

2.

3KN

1KN

2m

2m

2m

Find the reaction at the fixed end of the cantilever loaded as

shown in fig. Draw also the20KN
SF and BM diagrams.
10KN
20KN
m

20KNm

E
1m

2m

C
2m

2m

3.

Draw SFD and BMD for a simply supported beam loaded as

shown in fig.

C
E
1m

4.

1KN

3KN/m

2KN

D
1m

1m

1m

2m

Draw SFD and BMD for a Simply supported beam loaded as

shown in fig.

2KN/m

C
2m

5.

4KN

3KN

2m

2KN/m

E
1m

1m

Calculate the values of maximum and mini bending moment

and shearing forces for the simply supported beam loaded as
shown in fig. Draw the bending moment and shearing force
diagrams.

15KN
30KN

6.

The intensity of loading on a simply supported beam of 4m

B

E
D
span increasesC gradually from
30KN/m
runA at one end to
1m
3m
130KN/m 2m
run at the other.
Draw1m
SF and BM
diagrams.

E
E
130KN/
m

30KN/m
B

7.

Fig. shows a simply supported beam AB of length 4m acted

upon

by the forces and moments. Draw the BM and SF

diagrams.
20KN/
m

8.

20KN
30KN
m

E
1.5m

1m

C
1m

0.5m

Draw SFD and BMD for a loaded beam as shown in fig.

6KN
3KN

C
1.5m

D
1.5
m

3KN/m

2KN

B
1.5m

2.4m

9.

For the beam loaded as shown in fig. calculate the value of

UDL W. So that BM at (is 50 KN/M. Draw SFD and BMD for
this beam for the calculated value of W. Locate the point of
contra flexure, if any
wKN/m

C
4m

B
4m

2m

10. A beam consists of a symmetrical rolled steel joist.

The

beam in simply supported at its ends and carries a point load

at the centre of the span.

If the maximum stress due to

bending is 140 Mpa. Find the ration of the depth of the beam
section to span in order that the central deflection may not
exceed 1/480 of the span. Take E = 200 GPa

11. A 250mm (depth) x 150mm wide rectangular beam is

subjected to maximum bending

moment of 750 KNM.

Determine. (i) The maximum stress in the beam. (ii) If the

value of E for the beam material is 200 GN/M2, find out the
radius of curvature for the portion of the beam where the

bending is maximum. (iii) The value of the longitudinal stress

at a distance of 65mm from the top surface of the beam.
12. Two wooden planks 150mm x 50mm each are connected to
form a T- Section of a beam. If a moment of 3.4 KNm is
applied around the horizontal neutral axis, in during tension
below the neutral axis,

find the stresses at the extreme

fibres of the cross-section.

Also calculate the total tensile

force on the cross-section.

13. A beam simply supported at ends and having cross section
as shown in fig. in loaded with a UDL over whole of its span. If
the beam is 8m long. Find the UDL is maximum permissible
bending

stress in tension is

compression to 45 MN/m2.

limited to 30 MN/m2

what are the actual maximum

bending stresses setup in the section?

30m
m

100m
m

120m
m

30m
m

50m
m
30m
m

and in