MECHANICS OF SOLIDS

Answer ALL questions

PART A (5 2 = 10 marks)
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2.

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3.

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4.
5.

(A)

What do you understand by Neutral axis of beam?

What is point of contra-flexure? How it can be located?

(2)
(2)

A cantilever beam, 50 mm wide by 150 mm high and 2 m long, carries an UDL of 1000 (2)
N/m. Determine the type and magnitude of the stress in a fiber 20 mm from the top of the
beam at free end.
State the assumptions made in the theory of bending.
(2)
Draw BMD for a simply supported beam carrying clockwise moment M at mid span
(2)
PART B (8+16+16 = 40 marks)

(A)

6(a)

Derive the bending equation

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OR

(A)

6. (b)

A simply supported beam AB supports a trapezoidally distributed load as in figure.

Calculate the shear force V and bending moment M at the midpoint of the beam.

(8)

(A)

7.(a)

A beam ABC with an overhang at one end supports a uniform load of intensity
12 kN/m and a concentrated load of magnitude 2.4 kN (figure). Draw the shear-force
and bending-moment diagrams for this beam.

(16)

OR
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7 (b)

(A)

OR
8.(a) Draw the shear force and bending moment diagram for the following cantilever beam.

Calculate the stress at the top and bottom of the section when the bending moment is (16)
300 N-m. Draw the stress distribution.

(16)

(A)

OR
(b) Determine the minimum height h for the beam loaded as below if bending stress is not to (16)
exceed 20MPa

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MEPCO SCHLENK ENGINEERING COLLEGE, SIVAKASI.
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
Internal Test II

13CE302 MECHANICS OF SOLIDS

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Class: B.E III sem Civil Engg.

Date: 21.09.2014

Time: 9.00 AM to 10.40 AM

Max. Marks: 50

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1.

Answer ALL questions

PART A (5 2 = 10 marks)
Classify different types of beams according to the types of supports.

(U)

2.

Give the relationship between load, Shear force and bending moment

(L)

3.

(A)

4.

A beam subjected to a bending stress of 5N/mm2 and the section modulus is 3530 cm3.
(2)
What is the moment of resistance of the beam?
In a loaded rectangular beam 20 cm x 30 cm the maximum bending stress is 36.8 N/mm 2. (2)

(2)
(2)

(R)

5.

What would be the bending stress at a layer 10 cm from N.A.

What is meant by Moment of Resistance of a beam?

(2)

PART B (8+16+16 = 40 marks)

(A)

6. (a)

A beam has a hollow circular cross section 40mm outer diameter and 30 mm inner
diameter. It is made from metal with modulus of elasticity205 Gpa. The maximum (8)
tensile stress in the beam should not exceed 350 Mpa. Calculate (i) The maximum
bending moment (ii) the radius of curvature.
OR

(A)

A cantilever beam 3m long is subjected to an uniformly distributed load of 30KN/m.

The allowable working stress either in compression or tension is 150Mpa. If the cross
section is to be rectangular determine the dimensions if height is to be twice as great
as width.

(8)

(A) 7.(a)

Draw the Shear Force and Bending moment diagram

(16)

(L)

(OR)
Determine the maximum tensile stress and maximum compressive stress and their
locations for the following beam subjected to a couple of 5KN-m.

(16)

(A)

6. (b)

(b)

8.(a) Draw the shear force and bending moment diagram for the following beam

(16)

(A)

(OR)
(b) A horizontal cantilever 1.2m long has a T-shaped cross section as shown in the following (16)
figure and carries a uniformly distributed load along the full length of the top
flange.Calculate the greatest intensity of the load which can be carried if the maximum
tensile and compressive stresses are not to exceed 30MN/m2 and 90MN/m2 respectively.

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