STRENGTH OF MATERIALS

QUESTION BANK
CO_1
1. List different classification of force system
2. Define force what are the characteristics of force
3. Define force system .list various force system
4. Differentiate between moment and couple?
5. Differentiate between Concurrent and non-concurrent force system ?
6. Differentiate between coplanar and non-coplanar force system?
7. Differentiate between like parallel and unlike parallel force system?
8. Differentiate between moment and couple?
9. State the principle of transmissibility of forces
10. State the conditions of equilibrium?
11. Find the horizontal and vertical component of the following forces.
A. 20kN acting at an angle 30 o to the horizontal
B. 40kN acting at an angle 60 o to the vertical

12. Find the magnitude and direction of the coplanar concurrent force systems shown in fig

13. Find the magnitude and direction of the coplanar concurrent force systems shown in fig
 CO_2
1. The bronze bar 3m long with 320mm2 cross
sectional area is placed between two rigid walls.
At-20°C there is a gap  = 2.5mrn as shown in Fig.
Find the magnitude and the type of stress induced
in the bar when it is heated to a temperature
50.6°C. For bronze bar, take b = 18.0x10-6/°C and
E = 80 GPa.
2. Define hooks law? Write relation between modulus of elasticity, modulus of rigidity and bulk
modulus?
3. Neatly draw the stress-strain diagram for steel indicating all salient points for Mild steel and brittle
material.
4. Define i) stress ii) strain and iii) modulus of elasticity iv) Factor of safety v) St. Venant’s principle,
Working stress vi) Yield stress vii) Ductility viii) Malleability.
5. Derive an expression for the deformation of a) uniform cross-sectional bar the tapering circular
cross-sectional bar subjected to an axial-force P. Use standard notation.
6. Define i) Poisson's ratio ii) Volumetric strain iii) Bulk modulus of elasticity iv) rigidity modulous of
elasticity v) Youngs modulous of elasticity
7. A steel rod of 20m long at a temperature of 20°C. Find the free expansion of the bar, when the
temperature is raised to 65°C. Also calculate the temperature stress produced for the following cases:
i) When the expansion of the rod is prevented ii) When the rod is permitted to expand by 5.8mm.
Take .= 12 x 106/°C and E = 200 GPa.
8. Write an expression between modulus of elasticity and modulus of rigidity? The ultimate stress for a
hollow steel column which carries an axial load of 2MN is 500 N/mm2 If the external diameter of the
column is 250mm, determine the internal diameter Take the factor of safety as 2.
9. Define: Proof resilience. Determine the total elongation of the component, if its modulus of
Elasticity is 200GPa

10. A steel rod of 30mm diameter is encased by copper tube of internal diameter 35mm and external
diameter 40mm. They are connected rigidly at the ends by rigid plates of negligible thickness. The
composite bar is subjected to an axial pull of 120kN, if length of the composite bar is 500mm. Find
the stresses in the steel rod and copper tube. Take Es= 210 Gpa and Ec= 105 Gpa.
11. State the relationship between the 4 elastic constants.
12. What are the Elastic Constants?
13. Define: Resilience, proof resilience and modulus of resilience.
14. Define stress and strain, Shear stress and Shear strain, elastic limit, volumetric strain, tensile stress
and compressive stress. Young’s Modulus, Modulus of rigidity, Thermal stress.
15. Define plasticity and stiffness.
16. Define Poisons Ratio & modular of elasticity.
17. Distinguish between rigid and deformable bodies.
18. Define Hardness & Brittleness.
19. Distinguish between lateral strain and longitudinal strain, nominal stress
20. A square bar 20mm of 1.50 m long is subjected to an axial pull of 30 KN. If the modulus of elasticity
of the material of the rod is 2x 105 N/mm2 Determine 1. Stress 2. Strain 3. The elongation of the rod.
21. The ultimate stress for a hollow steel column which carries an axial load of 20kN is 400 N/mm 2 .If
the external diameter of the column is 150mm, determine the internal diameter Take the factor of
safety as 1.5.
22. A strut as an internal radius 75mm. what should be the minimum external radius so that it may carry
a load of 2500kN with a factor of safety 4, ultimate stress of steel is 350 N/mm2.
23. A steel bar 2.0m long is at a temperature of 30o C. Find the free expansion of the bar when the
temperature of the bar is raised to 65oC. Also find the magnitude & nature of stress developed if the
expansion is fully prevented.