DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING MAE 243: Mechanics of Materials Name: Fall 2006, Final Exam Sectioi PROBLEM (1): An elastomeric bearing pad consisting of two steel plates bonded to a chloroprene elastomer (an artificial rubber) is subjected to a shear force V during a static loading test (see figure). ‘The pad has dimension a=150mm and b=250mm, and the elastomer has thickness t=50mm. When the force V equals 12 kN, the top plate is found to have displaced laterally 8.0mm with respect to the bottom plate. What is the shear modulus of elasticity G of the chloroprene? Gane. shear stvess x Shear stvain tany = 7 PVR then tan & ¥i0 rads = fivctay (%)= SPE vaas A i \2 C00 NV = 202% 75Ox10 de> ya 320 kPa Aer enee G= 320 000 fa = Base Mla Is 8F Elertoners hare ver he modg los oy (00s of Cha. . [ow rneluls steelDEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING MAE 243: Mechanics of Materials Name: Fall 2006, Final Exam Sectio PROBLEM (2): A bar of circular cross section having two different diameters d and 2d is shown in the figure. The length of each segment of the bar is L/2 and the modulus of elasticity of the material is E. Calculate the strain energy ifthe load P = 27 KN, the length = 600 mm, the diameter d= 40 mm, and the material is brass with & = 105 GPa. 2a Strain energy te e fe 2 ore coalyp —— fl} foee extension cuvve | $ For each secton u = F5 = PL Oace g=PL 2. ZEA EA Y Ue = CH) HCE) 2 E (nd) Ze (ng \l OwDEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING MAE 243: Mechanics of Materials Fall 2006, Final Exa PROBLEM (3): A plastic bar of diameter d = 50 mm is to be twisted by torque T until the angle of rotation between the ends of the bar is 5°. If the allowable shear strain in the plastic is 0.013 rad, what is the minimum permissible length of the bar? Plorde) = T re! E alley OO = O.\im = 16 8cm