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CEMDEF40 – MECHANICS OF DEFORMABLE BODIES PRACTICE PROBLEMS 1

A. AXIAL DEFORMATION

1. The timber member has a cross-sectional area of 1750 mm2 and its modulus of elasticity is 12 GPa. Compute the
change in the total length of the member after the loads shown are applied. Ans. 2.5 mm

2. The compound bar carries the axial forces P and 2P. Find the maximum allowable value of P if the working stresses
are 40 ksi for steel and 20 ksi for aluminum, and the total elongation of the bar is not to exceed 0.2 in.
ANS. 4000 lbs

B. MULTIAXIAL LOADING AND POISSON’S RATIO

3. A sheet of copper is stretched biaxially in the xy-plane. If the strains in the sheet are 𝜖𝑥 = 0.40𝑥10−3 , 𝜖𝑦 = 0.30𝑥10−3 ,
determine 𝜎𝑥 and 𝜎𝑦 . Us E = 110 GPa and v = 0.35. ANS. X: 63.3 MPa (T), Y: 55.2 MPa (T)

4. The initially square element of a material is deformed as shown. Determine the shear strain of the element and the
normal strains of the diagonal AC and BD.
ANS.

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C. STATICALLY INDETERMINATE MEMBERS

5. The figure shows the cross section of a circular steel tube that is filled with
concrete and topped with a rigid cap. Calculate the stresses in the steel and in
the concrete caused by the 200-kip axial load. Use Est = 29x10^6 psi and Eco
= 3.5x10^6 psi. (2.44)

ANS. Steel: 24 ksi (C), Concrete: 2.9 ksi (C)

6. A timber column, 8 in. by 8 in. in cross section, is reinforced on all four sides by steel plates, each plate being 8 in.
wide and t in. thick. Determine the smallest value of t for which the column can support an axial load of 300 kips if
the working stresses are 1200 psi for timber and 20 ksi for steel. The moduli of elasticity are 1.5x10^6 psi for timber
and 29x10^6 psi for steel. ANS. 0.365 in

D. THERMAL STRESS

7. The rigid bar AOB is pinned at O and

connected to aluminum and steel rods. If the
bar is horizontal at a given temperature,
determine the ratio of the areas of the two
rods so that the bar will be horizontal at any
temperature. Neglect the mass of the bar.
ANS. 0.516

8. The aluminum and bronze cylinders are centered and secured between two rigid end-plates by tightening the two
steel bolts. There is no axial load in the assembly at a temperature of 50ºF. Find the stress in the steel bolts when
the temperature is increased to 200ºF. Use the following data:

ANS. 4680 psi (T)

|CEMDEF40 PRACTICE PROBLEMS 1 Engr. Franz D. Santos