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STRENGTH OF MATERIALS
UNIT II
Question Bank - 16 MARKS
1. Draw the shear force and bending moment diagram for the simply supported beam
shown in
Figure 1. Clearly mark the position of maximum bending moment and determine its
value.
Dec 13
2. A steel bar 120 mm in diameter is completely encased in an aluminium tube of 180
mm outer diameter and 120 mm inner diameter so as to make it a composite beam.
The composite beam is subjected to a bending moment of 15 kN-m. Determine the
maximum stress in steel and aluminium due to bending. Take E s = 3 Eal
Dec 13
3. A simply supported beam of span 6 m is carrying a uniformly distributed load of 2
kN/m over the entire span. Calculate the magnitude of shear force and bending
moment at every section, 2 m from the left support. Also draw shear force and
bending moment diagrams.
May 2013
4. State the assumptions made in the theory of simple bending and derive the simple
bending equation.
May 2013
5. Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams for the beam shown in Figure
2
6. Draw the S.F and B.M diagrams for the overhanging beam carrying uniformly
distributed load of 2 kN/m over the entire length and a Point load of 2 kN as shown
Figure 3. Locate the Point of contraflexture
Dec 2012
7. A beam of 10 cm square cross section is used with a diagonal in a vertical position.
If the vertical shear force at this section is 150 kN, (i) Find the maximum shear
stress and its location in the cross section , (ii) Find the shear stress at the neutral
axis. (iii) Sketch the shear stress distribution.
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Dec 12

8. A cantilever 1.5 mm long is loaded with a uniformly distributed load of 2 kN/m run
over a length of 1.25 m from the free end. It also carries a point load of 3 kN at a
distance of 0.25 m from the free end. Draw the shear force and bending moment
diagrams of the cantilever.
May 2012
9. A timber beam of rectangular section is to support a load of 20 kN uniformly
distributed over a span of 3.6 m, when the beam is simply supported. If the depth
of the section is to be twice the breadth and the stress in the timber is not to
exceed 7 N/mm2, find the dimension of the cross section.
May 2012
10.Draw the shear force and bending moment diagram for the beam shown in Figure 4.
Also determine the maximum bending moment and location of point of centra
flexture.
May 2011
11.A cast iron pipe 300 mm internal diameter, metal thickness 15 mm, is supported at
two points 6 m apart. Find the maximum bending stress in the metal of the pipe
when it is running full of water. Assume the specific weight of cast iron and water as
72 kN/m3 and 10 kN/m3
respectively.

May

2011
12.A cantilever 1.5 m long carriers a load of 2 tons at its free end. Draw shear force
and bending moment diagrams for the cantilever.
Dec 2010
13.A beam of triangular cross section having base width of 100 mm and height of 150
mm is subjected to a shear force of 15 kN. Find the value of maximum shear stress
and sketch the shear stress distribution along the depth of the beam.
Dec 2010
14.A simply supported beam of 4 m span is carrying loads as shown in Figure 5. Draw
the shear force and bending moment diagrams for the beam.
May 2010
15.Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams for the beam shown in Figure
6. Also indicate the points of contra flexure if any.
Dec 2009
16.The shear force acting on a beam section is 100 kN. The cross section is shown in
Figure 7.
I = 3142210 mm4. Obtain shear stress distribution across the section.
Dec 2009
17.A simply supported beam of span 8m long is subjected to two concentrated loads of
24 kN and 48 kN at 2 m and 6 m from left support, respectively. In addition it carries
a UDL of 36 kN/m over

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the entire span. Draw shear force and bending moment diagrams. Mark the salient
points. May 2007
18.A propped cantilever of span 6 m having the prop at the end is subjected to two
concentrated loads of 15 and 30 kN at one-third points, respectively, from left fixed
end support. Draw the SF and BM diagrams with salient points
May 2007

Note : For Drawings Kindly refer UNIT II Annexure I

UNIT II
Question Bank 2 MARKS

1. What are the types of beam and draw a neat sketch for each type?
2. Write down an equation for shear stress distribution across the cross
section of a beam and draw a typical shear stress distribution diagram
for an I-section
3. Define point of contra flexure.
4. What is meant by shear flow?
5. Define Bending moment in a beam.
6. What is meant by Neutral axis of a beam?
7. List out the types of beams.
8. What is point of contra flexure?
9. Write the expression for section modulus.
10.
What is the value of bending moment corresponding to a point having
a zero shear force?
11.
Define Shear force and Bending Moment

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Annexure I
UNIT II
Figure 1

Figure 2

Figure 3

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Figure 4

Figure 5

Figure 6

Figure 7

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DVK / Mech & NS / Mech

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HoD/Mech