1. a. Explain: (i) Sagging Bending Moment.

(ii) Hogging Bending Moment. (4 M)

b. Draw the SFD and BMD for the beam shown in fig.1 (b) Indicate all significant values including point of
contraflexure. (9 M)

2. a. Define: (i) Shear Force (ii) Bending Moment

(iii) Point of Contraflecture (iv) Pure Bending Moment (4 M)
b. Draw the SFD and BMD for the beam shown in fig.2 (b) Locate the point of contraflexure, if any.
(9 M)

3. a. Explain : i) Poisson’s ratio ii) Young’s Modulus. (2 M)

b. Mention the assumptions made in the theory of simple stress & strain and derive the
equation, dl=PL/AE. (4 M)
c. The following data refers to a mild steel specimen tested in a laboratory diameter of
specimen 25mm, gauge length of specimen 300mm, length of specimen after failure
360mm, extension observed under load of 20kN is 0.060mm, load at yield point 150kN,
ultimate load 252kN and the neck diameter at failure 18.25mm. Determine Young’s
Modulus, Yield Stress, Ultimate Stress, Percentage Elongation and Allowable Stress
taking Factor of safety of 2. (8 M)
1. a. A reinforced concrete column of size 230 mm x 400 mm has 8 steel bars of 12 mm
diameter. If the column is subjected to an axial compression of 600 kN. Find the stresses
developed in steel and concrete. Take m = 18.67 (6 M)
b. A compound bar is made up of a central steel plate 60 mm wide and 10 mm thick to
which copper plates 40 mm wide and 5 mm thick are connected rigidly on each side. The
length of the compound bar at room temperature is 1000 mm. If the temperature is raised
by 80º C. Determine the stresses in each material and the change in length of the
compound bar. Assume Es = 200 GPa, Ec = 100GPa, αs = 12 x 10-6/ºC, αc = 17 x10-6/ºC.
(8 M)
2. a. Derive the expression for Euler’s crippling load when both ends of the column are
hinged. (10 M)
b. Find the Euler’s crippling load for a hollow cylindrical steel column of 38 mm external
dia and 2.5 mm wall thickness. length of column is 2.3 m and is hinged at both ends. Also
estimate the Rankine’s load for this column, Rankine’s parameters are 335 N/mm2 and
1/7500 and E = 2x105 N/mm2. (08 M)
3. a. Derive the torsion equation for a circular shaft subjected to pure torsion. (8 M)
b. The shaft is required to transmit 245 kW power at 240 rpm. The maximum torque may
be 1.5 times the mean torque. The shear stress in the shaft should not exceed 40 N/mm 2
and the twist 1º per meter length. Determine the diameter required if,
(i) The shaft is solid.
(ii) The shaft is hollow with external diameter twice the internal diameter. Take G = 80
kN/mm2. (10
M)