Department of Civil Engineering

Subject: Strength of Materials

1. A circular section of material is tested. The original specimen is 200 mm long and has a
diameter of 13 mm. When loaded to its proportional limit, the specimen elongates by 0.3
mm. The total axial load is 20 kN. Determine the modulus of elasticity and the proportional
limit.
2. A rectangular test section of material is slowly loaded with a 450 kN axial load. The
original cross-section is 25 mm by 100 mm. The original length is 2 meters. Once fully
loaded, the 100 mm side measures 99.96 mm and the length has increased by 2 mm.
Calculate Poisson’s ratio and Young’s modulus.
3. Show a Mohr’s Circle plot depicting the principal stresses and the maximum in-plane shear
stress for the stress condition acting at a point in an engineering structural member shown
below.
4. Bar DE is steel and has a cross sectional area of 0.25 in2 and a modulus of elasticity of
29000 ksi. σsteel yield = 36 ksi. Bar BC is brass and has a cross sectional area of 0.3 in2 and a
modulus of elasticity of 15000 ksi. σbrass yield = 30 ksi. Bar ABDF can be considered rigid.
Both the steel and brass bars are deformable. The weight of the bars can be assumed
negligible in comparison to the forced they are supporting. Find the axial stress in the steel
and brass bars, and the deflection at point A. (1 kip = 1000 lb)

Figure 1. For Q3 Figure 2. For Q4

5. Sketch the Shear Force and Bending Moment diagrams for the beam below to determine
the magnitude of the maximum shear force and the magnitude of the maximum bending
moment and where they occur along the beam.

Figure 3. For Q5

6. Sketch the Shear Force and Bending Moment diagrams for the beam below to determine
the magnitude of the maximum shear force and the magnitude of the maximum bending
moment and where they occur along the beam.

Figure 4. For Q6

7. Sketch the Shear Force and Bending Moment diagrams for the beam below to determine
the magnitude of the maximum shear force and the magnitude of the maximum bending
moment and where they occur along the beam.

Figure 5. For Q7
8. A rectangular beam undergoing pure bending has a cross section with 100mm width and
300mm height as shown below. At a certain section of the beam, the maximum flexural
stress is 10 MPa. The entire beam remains in the linear elastic region and is homogeneous.
Determine the maximum moment that the beam can support at that section.

Figure 6. For Q8

9. A beam undergoing pure bending has a cross section as shown below. The flexural stress
at point A is 15 MPa (T). The entire beam remains in the linear elastic region and is
homogeneous. Determine the maximum flexural stress on this section of the beam and
whether it is in tension or compression.

Figure 7. For Q9
10. A hollow rectangular beam undergoing pure bending has a cross section as shown below.
The entire beam remains in the linear elastic region and is homogeneous. At this cross
section, the beam experiences a bending moment of 7300 N-m that causes compression at
the top of the beam and tension at the bottom of the beam. Determine the flexural stress
of the beam at points A and B.
 Figure 8. For Q10

11. An I-beam shown below is made of steel. The beam may treated as perfectly elastoplastic
with a yield stress (equal to the proportional limit) of 36 ksi. The plane of bending is about
the x-axis. Determine the maximum elastic moment and the maximum plastic moment that
the beam can support.

12. An I-beam is made of A36 Standard Structural Steel with a cross section shown below, and
may be treated as an elastoplastic material. The plane of bending is about the x-axis. A
strain gage on the top of the beam measures the strain in the x-direction to be ε = 3000µ
mm/mm. Determine the applied moment for this situation.

Figure 9. For Q11 Figure 10. For Q12

13. An I-beam is made of A36 Standard Structural Steel with a cross section shown below, and
may be treated as an elastoplastic material. The plane of bending is about the x-axis.
Determine the maximum moment that the beam can support just before it reaches a fully
plastic condition.
 Figure 11. For Q13

14. A cross section of a T-beam shown below is subjected to a constant shear force of 4000 N.
Assume the beam acts as a linear elastic material. The plane of bending is about the x-axis.
Solve for the transverse shear stress 100 mm from the bottom of the beam’s cross section.

Figure 12. For Q14

15. A cross section of a T-beam shown below is subjected to a constant shear force of 4000 N.
Assume the beam acts as a linear elastic material. The plane of bending is about the x-axis.
Solve for the maximum transverse shear stress and its location.

Figure 13. For Q15

16. A hollow wood beam cross section is subjected to a constant shear force of 25,000 N.
Assume the beam acts as a linear elastic material. The plane of bending is about the x-axis.
Solve for the transverse shear stress 75 mm from the top of the beam’s cross section.

Figure 14. For Q16

17. A T-beam is made of structural steel with a cross section shown below, and may be treated
as an elastoplastic material. The plane of bending is about the x-axis.
a. Determine the maximum elastic moment that the beam can support.
b. Determine the maximum moment that the beam can support just before it reaches a fully
plastic condition.

Figure 15. For Q17

18. A beam has the cross section as shown below and remains in the linear elastic region. At
the cross section, the beam experiences a shear force of 9000 N and a positive bending
moment of 15,000 N-m. The plane of bending is about the x-axis. Determine the flexural
stress and the transverse shear stress at point B on the cross section.
 Figure 16. For Q18
19. Determine the deflection of the steel beam below at the right end.
E = 29 × 103 ksi and I = 1000 in4

Figure 17. For Q19

20. Determine the reactions at points A, C, and D on the beam below. Please note that the roller
reactions at points C and D can prevent motion up or down.

Figure 18. For Q20

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