ES 13: MECHANICS OF MATERIALS 2nd Sem AY 2016-17 | PROBSET 1

THR/THU1 [Junio] Deadline: Piece-wise | TBA

General Instructions:
1. Answer the following questions on letter or A4-sized papers (preferably recycled). Only one
side of every sheet should be used to write your solutions to the problems. MAXIMUM of 2
problems in every sheet. Follow exam protocol on what details shall be written on the paper.
BOX or ENCIRCLE your final answers ONLY.

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PROBLEM 1

P
Three 20mm
bolts 5
40mm
12
50mm

25mm

200mm 50mm 90mm

Force P acts on an axial element supported by a wooden piece, which is then attached to
a baseboard by means of three 20 mm-diameter bolts laid out on a line. The width of the
entire assembly is 50 mm. The allowable stresses are as follows:

Allowable shearing stress on the wood: 2.5 MPa

Allowable bearing stress on the wood: 3.25 MPa
Allowable shearing stress on the bolts: 8.0 MPa

Determine the maximum allowable load P on the assembly. Draw all necessary free
body diagrams for the FIVE failure modes.
 ES 13: MECHANICS OF MATERIALS 2nd Sem AY 2016-17 | PROBSET 1
THR/THU1 [Junio] Deadline: Piece-wise | TBA

PROBLEM 2

The counter-clockwise moment M applied to the rigid L-bar B produces an axial strain of
-0.004444 mm/mm in Bar A and a shearing strain of 0.007 radians at E, and causes
support F to move by 2 mm. Determine the axial strain in bar C if there is a 0.5 mm
clearance in the connection between the triangular plate and the rigid L-bar D.

PROBLEM 3

Two blocks of rubber (G = 26 GPa), each having a height of 30 mm, width of 10 mm (out
of plane), thickness of 50 mm, and are bonded on fixed walls and to a rigid plate at the
middle (the whole mechanism is known as a Shear Spring). The rigid plate is connected
to an extensible steel cable (E = 200 GPa) with a 20-mm diameter. The cable is then
connected to the rigid bar ABC where it is pinned at B and a 60-kN force is applied at A.
Assuming that the cable and the rubber blocks deform elastically, determine the
following:

a) stress in the steel cable

b) deformation of the steel cable
c) shear stress on each of the
rubber blocks
d) shear strain in the block
provided that the block deforms
into the shape shown by the
dashed lines
e) displacement of point D
f) displacement of point C
 ES 13: MECHANICS OF MATERIALS 2nd Sem AY 2016-17 | PROBSET 1
THR/THU1 [Junio] Deadline: Piece-wise | TBA

PROBLEM 4

Given the stressstrain diagram for a certain material, answer the following questions.
The coordinates of points in the diagram is also listed on the table.

a) What is the stress at the materials Proportional Limit?

b) What is the value of the materials Youngs Modulus?
c) What is the value of the materials modulus of resilience?

The specimen is loaded until it reached 400MPa. Answer the following questions based
on this new condition.

d) What is the permanent strain when the material is unloaded after reaching 400MPa
of stress?
e) What is the modulus of toughness of the material with permanent deformation
according to the new stress strain diagram (ie. after loading to 400 MPa and
unloading)?
 ES 13: MECHANICS OF MATERIALS 2nd Sem AY 2016-17 | PROBSET 1
THR/THU1 [Junio] Deadline: Piece-wise | TBA

PROBLEM 5

The rigid member ABC is

attached to steel members BD
and CE as shown. When
installed at a temperature of 30
C and no load is applied, the
members experienced no stress and have the dimensions shown in the figure. The
temperature changes to 20C and a 2000-N load was applied. It is necessary to solve the

forces in member BD and CE.

a) Draw the necessary free body diagram(s) and formulate the necessary
equilibrium equation(s).
b) Find the relationship between BD and CE.
c) Determine the forces in members BD and CE
d) If the pin at B (single shear connection) has a failure stress of failure = 100 MPa,
determine the diameter of the pin necessary to withstand the stresses. Use a factor
of safety of 1.5. If the pins are only available in increments of 2 mm, what diameter
will you recommend?