PIMSATS UNIVERSITY

FINAL TERM

STRENGTH OF MATERIALS
Full Name: ________________________________________________________________

Roll No.: ____________________ Term/Session: _______________

Maximum Marks: 50 marks Times allowed: 1hr 30min

INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATES

Write your name, roll number in the spaces provided above.

Answer ALL questions in Section A.
It is recommended that you complete Section A within 15 minutes
Answer any THREE questions out of the four questions given in Section B.
It is recommended that you complete each question in Section B within 20 minutes
Attempt all parts of the question.
Write in blue or black pen on both sides of the paper. Use pencil for all sketches and diagrams
Cutting or erasing the answer will be considered as wrong.
Write all the answers of Section A in the spaces provided on the question paper. No Answer
Sheet will be provided
Write all the answers of Section B on the answer sheet provided
No Additional Material is allowed
Cheating will NOT be tolerated.

INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

The number of marks is given in ( ) at the end of each question or part of question.
You are advised to show all workings and calculations
The use of scientific calculator is allowed.

DO NOT RIGHT BELOW THIS LINE

FOR EXAMINERS USE ONLY

Section A B Attendance Quiz Total

Max.
10 30 5 5 50
Marks
Marks
Obtained

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SECTION A THEORETICAL (10 MARKS)
Attempt all questions in this section. Overwriting will NOT be allowed so write your
answer carefully.

QUESTION No. 1: Define any THREE the following terms: (3 Marks)

(i) Yielding: (1)

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(ii) Yield Point: (1)

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(iii) Yield Strength: (1)

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(iv) Modulus of Resilience: (1)

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(v) Modulus of Toughness: (1) Use Only

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QUESTION No. 2: Draw a neat sketch of the stress strain curve for a hot-rolled steel
bar and show all of the following: (7 Marks)

(i) Elastic & Plastic range

(ii) Elastic Limit
(iii) Proportional Limit
(iv) Rupture
(v) Ultimate Strength
(vi) Yield Point
(vii) Yield Strength

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SECTION B NUMERICALS (30 MARKS)
Attempt any THREE questions. Assume suitable data if any value is missing. All
questions carry equal marks. Do not skip any part of the question.

QUESTION NO. 1 (10 marks)

A steel rod having a cross-sectional area of 250 mm and a length of 180m is suspended
vertically from one end. It supports a tensile load of 25kN at the lower end. The unit mass of

steel is 7850 kg/m and E 200 10 3 MPa . Find:

(i) The elongation due to self weight of the bar (4)
(ii) The elongation due to load applied on the bar (4)
(iii) The total elongation of the bar (2)
State all your answers in mm. You may find the following equations helpful:
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PL
& gL
AE 2E

QUESTION NO. 2 (10 marks)

An aluminum bar having a cross sectional area of 0.6 in carries the axial loads applied at the

positions as shown below. Youngs Modulus (E) of the bar is 10 10 6 psi

5000 lb 7000 lb
4000 lb 6000 lb
3 ft 5 ft 4 ft

Compute the following:

(i) The change in length due to loads acting on the 3ft section (3)
(ii) The change in length due to loads acting on the 5ft section (3)
(iii) The change in length due to loads acting on the 4ft section (3)
(iv) The total change in length of the bar (1)
State all your answers in inches.

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QUESTION NO. 3 (10 marks) Use Only

A load is acting upon the following beam:

2500 lbs

M = 4000 lb ft
A B D

C
3 ft 6 ft 3 ft

(i) Carry out the external evaluation and determine the reactions at the supports A & D (3)
(ii) Carry out the internal evaluation and determine the values of shear force and bending
moment at point A, B, C & D. (4)
(iii) Draw Shear Force and Bending Moment diagram of the above beam. (3)

QUESTION NO. 4 (10 marks)

A load is acting upon the following beam:

30 KN m

A B C D
3m 2m 2m

50 KN

(i) Carry out the external evaluation and determine the reactions at the support D. (3)
(ii) Carry out the internal evaluation and determine the values of shear force and bending
moment at point A, B, C & D. (4)
(iii) Draw Shear Force and Bending Moment diagram of the above beam. (3)

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QUESTION NO. 5 (10 marks)

A load is acting upon the truss:

40 KN 50 KN

25 KN
C D

5m

A B

5m

(i) Carry out the external evaluation and determine the reactions at the supports A & B. (3)
(ii) Carry out the internal evaluation and determine all the member forces. (5)
(iii) Draw a neat figure showing all the member forces on the truss. (2)

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