ENCI 461 - Fall 2013 Assignment 4 (Submission due: Nov 20 by 16:30) Shear and Torsion 1.

For the beam and loading shown, consider section n-n and determine (a) the largest shearing stress in that section, (b) the shearing stress at point a. [6.10]

2. Determine the location of the shear center O of a thin walled beam of uniform thickness having the cross section shown. [6.61].

3. For an extruded beam having the cross section shown, determine (a) the location of the shear center O, (b) the distribution of the shearing stress caused by the vertical shearing force V shown applied at O. [6.67] 4. A steel plate, 160 mm wide and 8 mm thick, is bent to form the channel shown. Knowing that the vertical load acts at a point in the midplane of the web, determine (a) the torque T that would cause the channel to twist in the same way that it does under the load P, (b) the maximum shearing stress in the channel caused by the load P. [6.87]

All the problems are from textbook (Mechanics of Materials by Beer and Johnston et al., 5 th edition) and the problem numbers are noted for each of them. In case of lack of clarity in figures, please refer to the textbook.

ENCI 461 - Fall 2013 Assignment 4 (Submission due: Nov 20 by 16:30) 5. The torque T causes a rotation of 2 at the end B of the stainless steel bar shown. Knowing that b=20 mm and G = 75 GPa, determine the maximum shearing stress in the bar. [3.125]

6. A torque T = 5 kN.m is applied to a hollow shaft having the cross section shown. Neglecting the effect of stress concentration, determine the shearing stress at points a and b. [3.139] Column Buckling Eccentric loading 7. An axial load P = 15 kN is applied at point D that is 4 mm from the geometric axis of the square aluminium bar BC. Using E = 70 GPa, determine (a) the horizontal deflection of end C, (b) the maximum stress in the column. [10.31]

8. A brass pipe having the cross section shown has an axial load P applied 4mm from its geometric axis. Using E = 120 GPa, determine (a) the load P for which the horizontal deflection at the midpoint C is 5 mm, (b) the corresponding maximum stress in the column. [10.35]

All the problems are from textbook (Mechanics of Materials by Beer and Johnston et al., 5 th edition) and the problem numbers are noted for each of them. In case of lack of clarity in figures, please refer to the textbook.