CL 305: Solid Mechanics

Exercise-13

1. A hole is to be drilled in a plate at . The diameters of the bits available to drill the hole
range from 12 to 24 mm in 3mm increments. (a) Determine the diameter of the largest bit
that can be used if the allowable load at the hole is to exceed that at the fillets. (b) If the
allowable stress in the plate is 145 MPa, what is the corresponding allowable load ?

2. The aluminum test specimen shown is subjected to equal and opposite axial forces of
magnitude . (a) Knowing that = 70 and the allowable normal stress is 200 ,
determine the maximum allowable value of and the corresponding total elongation of the
specimen. (b) solve part (a), assuming that the specimen has been replaced by an aluminium
bar of the same length and a uniform 60 15 rectangular cross section.

3. Rod consists of two cylindrical portions an . It is made of a mild steel that is

assumed to be elastoplastic with = 200 and = 250 . A force is applied to the
rod and then removed to give it a permanent set = 2.Determine the maximum value of
the force and the maximum amount by which that rod should be stretched to give it the
desired permanent set.

4. Each cable has a cross-sectional area of 100 2 and is made of an elastoplastic material
for which = 200 and = 345 . A force is applied at to the rigid bar
and is gradually increased from 0 to 50 and then reduced to zero. Knowing that the cables
were initially taut, determine (a) the maximum stress that occurs in cable (b) Maximum
deflection of point (c) the final displacement of point

5. The steel rod is attached to rigid supports and is unstressed at a temperature of 25 .

The steel is assumed elastoplastic, with = 200 and = 250 .The temperature of
both portions of the rod is the raised to 150 .Knowing that = 11.7 106 / , determine
(a) the stress in both portions of the rod (b) the deflection of point.