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UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA

EXAMINATIONS FOR DEGREES AND DIPLOMAS

June 2018

KNE216/KNE716 Civil Engineering 1

First and Only Paper

Ordinary Examination

Examiner: Dr Hui Jiao

Time allowed: Three (3) hours

Reading Time: FIFTEEN (15) minutes

Instructions:
Answer all Five (5) questions.
(Total 100 marks, marks indicated, not all questions of equal weight);

Useful formulae are included at the end of the exam paper.

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Question 1. (15 Marks)

A reducing angled elbow shown in Figure 1 changes the diameter of the pipe from
650 mm at the entrance to 437 mm at the exit. The elbow is used to direct water flow
into the atmosphere at a mass flow rate of 140kg/s. The density of water is 1000 kg/m3.
The weight of the elbow and the water in it is negligible. If the flow in the pipe is
steady and without friction loss, determine:

1) The gauge pressure at the centre of the inlet of the elbow.

[5 marks]

2) The anchoring force needed to hold the elbow in place.

[10 marks]

Figure 1

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Question 2. (20 Marks)

The viscosity of a fluid is measured with a viscometer that contains two 400 mm long
concentric cylinders as shown in Figure 2. The internal cylinder, with a diameter of 120 mm,
is rotating at 300 rounds per minute. The outer cylinder, with a diameter of 123 mm, is fixed.
If the torque required for the rotation of the internal cylinder is 1.8 Nm, determine the
viscosity of the fluid.

Figure 2
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Question 3. (20 Marks)

Draw axial force, shear force and bending moment diagrams of the frame that is pin
supported at A and roller supported at B as shown in Figure 3. Member CE is rigidly
bent at E and rigidly connected to member AD at D. (Ignore members self-weight.)
Sign conventions must be observed.

Figure 3

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Question 4. (15 Marks)

Two members with the same cross-sectional area of 1000 mm2 are glued together to carry a
tensile force as shown in Figure 4. If the shear strength and tensile strength of the glue are 7
MPa and 14 MPa, use Mohr’s circle to determine:

a. The optimised angle a for achieving the highest tensile force [5 marks]
b. The ultimate tensile force that the glued sample can carry [10 marks]

Figure 4

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Question 5. (30 marks)

Beam AB is simply supported with the cross-sectional dimensions shown in Figure
5.
a. Draw shear force and bending moment diagrams of Beam AB.
[10 marks]
b. Calculate the maximum tensile stress on Beam AB.
[10 marks]
c. Calculate the deflection at D of Beam AB if the Young’s modulus of the
beam material is E=200 GPa .
[10 marks]

Figure 5

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Formulae sheets
Structures
s = Ee
-e'
n=
e

dV
q ( x) = -
dx
dM
V=
dx
B
VB = V A - ò q ( x)dx
A

B
M B = M A + ò Vdx
A

My
s =
Ix

x=
ò xdA ,
A
y=
ò
A
ydA
A A
bh 3 p × D4
Ix = (Rectangle), I x = (Circular area)
12 64
I x = I x + yc2 A

q B = q A - AAB
v B = v A + q A l AB - x B × AAB

v B = v A + q B l AB + x A × AAB

1
( L + b)
3

t = Gg

Tr
tp =
Ip

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Tl
j=
GI p

p × (D4 - d 4 )
Ip = (Circular tube)
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Properties of frequently used areas

Fluid:
du
τ =µ
dy

dmcv
m! in − m! out = Q =VA
dt
P V2
+ + gz = constant
ρ 2

å F = å m! V - å m! V
out in

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