The University of New South Wales School of Civil and Environmental Engineering CVEN2301 Mechanics of Solids Paper 1 Week

7 Mid-Semester Quiz April 2012 Open Book Time 1 hour

Question

100
Stress Material A

200

100 MPa Material B

B 300

50

0.01

Strain

Figure 1 A composite bar is formed from two materials A and B as shown in Figure 1. Material A has an elastic modulus of 30000 MPa while material B has an elastic modulus of 10000 MPa. The stress strain relationships for the two materials are shown in Figure 1. The stress strain relationships are the same in tension and compression. Determine: (i) (ii) The moment to cause the extreme fibre in material B to reach its yield stress of 100 MPa. Calculate the position of the neutral axis, the top fibre stress in material A and the moment when material B is fully yielded. Draw the stress and strain distribution.