Reg. No.

B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2016

Third Semester

ME1OIO - MECHANICS OF SOLIDS

(For the candidates admitted during the academic year 2013 -2014 and 2014 -2015)
Note:
(i) Part - A should be answered in OMR sheet within first 45 minutes and OMR sheet should be handed
over to hall invigilator at t].re end of 45t minute.
(ii) Part - B and Part - C should be answered in answer booklet.

Time: Three Hours Max. Marks: 100

PART-A(20x1=20Marks)
Answer ALL Questions
l. Relation between E,K and C is given by
(A) - eKC (B) - 3K+C
]t --
3K +C 6KC
(c) - 6KC (D) . 3KC
K +3C 3/(+C
2. Shain in a direction at right angles to the direction of applied force is known as
(A) Lateral strain (B) Shear strain
(C) Volumetric strain (D) Linear strain

3. Maximum stress (o,n-) induced in a bar of length '/' rotating at an angular velocity 'cD' is
given by
(A) rf2palt2 (B)
f,o,,t,
(C) p0)2t (D) pal2

4. Elongation produced in a bar due to its self weight

(A) e.Brpt2 (B) e.8lpl
2E 2E
(c) 9.8rpl2 (D) 9.Brpzlz
2AE 2E

5. Iftheplaneofloadingdoesnotpassthroughoneoftheprincipalcentroidalaxesofthecross-
section of the beam, the beam is said to be
(A) Plane (B) Oblique
(C) Perpendicular (D) Trapezoidal

6. In a simply supported beam carrying a uniformly distributed load of 'rD' per unit run over the
whole span the maximum B.M is equal to
(A) r.ot2 (B) atl3
4 6
(C) col2 (D) nI3

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 7. The strength of the beam is mainly depends on
(A) Bending moment (B) C.G of the section
(C) Section modulus (D) Its weight

8. In the case of an I section. beam maximum shear shess is at

(A) Top of the flange (B) Junction of the top flange and web
(C) Bottom of the flange (D) Middle of the web

9. For the same material, length and given torque a hollow shaft weighs a solid shaft.
(A) Less than (B) More than
(C) Equal to @) 1.5 times
10. For materials for which tensile and compressive strengths are lower than the shear strength,
the shaft desigr should be carried for the
(A) Highest shength (B) Lowest strength
(C) High stiftuess (D) Low stiffrress

11. The total angle of twist for shaft in series (same material) is given by
(A)
,_r'l t,+t, l (B) ,ff P1
o=Ll'+
r"'
I
C lI,, - 1,, )
(c) 'l'o
(D)0=-lrlr.' rl'
)
e_rlt, *trf
CIIH Ir,) -
ClIil Ir,)
I

12. A shaft for u'hich tle angle of twist is significant should always be designed (or) checked for
in addition to the desigrr stresses in shafts.
(A) Angel ofnvist (B) Strength
(C) Stiffiiess (D) Bending moment

13. Under load the neutral axis becomes a curved line and is called
(A) Deformed curve (B) Deflection curve
(C) Elastic curve (D) Elliptical curve

14. The deflection at the free end of a cantilever of length '/' carrying a point load 'W' at its free
end is given as
(A) w (B) wt'
2EI 2EI
(c) w3 (D) w3
2EI 3EI
15. A simple supported beam of span '/o is carrying a uniformly distributed load of 'o:' per unit
run over the whole span. The ma,ximum deflection in this case is given by
(A) wla (B) wl3
48EI 30EI
(c) Swta (D) wla
384EI 384EI
16. Which method is suitable for finding out the slope and deflection at a section for several
loads?
(A) Double integration method (B) Moment area method
(C) Macaulay's method (D) Conjugate beam method
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 17. The ratio of equivalent length of the column to the minimum radius of gyration is called
(A) Poisson's ratio (B) Buckling factor
(C) Factor of safety (D) Young's modulus
18. Euler's buckling formula is applicable for columns.
(A) Subjected to eccentric loads (B) Having initial curvature
(C) Subjected to bend (D) Initially straight and subjected to only axial
loads

19. Vessels used for storing fluid under pressure are called
(A) Cylinders (B) Spheres
(C) Shells (D) Box
20. In thin shell, circumferential stress o. is given by
a
(A) Pd rB)- c Pd
' Zt1r 2trl"
(C) Pd (D) Pdz
o. = -1- -c
t4t e0c

PART-B(5x4=20Marks)
Answer Al{Y FIVE Questions
21. Three sections of a bar are having different length and different diameters. The bar is
subjected to an axial load 'P'. Determine the total change in length of the bar. Take
young's modulus of different sections same.

22. A flitched timber beam made up of steel and timber has a section as shown ia below.
Determine the moment of resistance of the beam, Take o"=l})lttl lmz arrd
o*=SNM / m? '

l--il{,"- {
I.
23. A steel rod 15m long is at a temperature of 15oC. find the free expansion of the length,
when the temperature is raised to 65oC. Find the temperature stress produced when (i) the
expansion of the rod is prevented (ii) The rod is permitted to expand by 6mm.
M
^tl Provethatrelation. 'I =o -ER
v
.

25. Derive the shear stress produced in a circular shaft subjected to torsion-
26. A cantilever 2 metres long is of rectangular section 100mm wide and 200mm deep it
ca:ries a uniformly distributed load of 2KN per unit metre length for a length of 1.25
metres from the frxed end a point load of 0.8 KN of the free end. Find the deflection at the
free end.

27. Calculate the safe compressive load on a hollow cost iron column (one end rigidly fixed
and other hinged) of l5cm external diameter, 10cm internal diameter and lOm in length.
Use Euler's formula with a factor of safety of 5, and E:95 KN/mm2 .
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 PART-C(5x12:60Marks)
Answer ALL Questions
28. a. A steel rod 20mm in diameter passes centrally through a steel tube of 25mm internal
diameter and 30mm extemal diameter. The tube is 800 mm long and is closed by rigid
washers of negligible thickness which are fastened by nuts threaded on the rod. The nut are
tightened until the compressive load on the tube is 20KN. Calculate the stresses in the tube
and the rod. Find the increase in these stresses when one nut is tightened by one quarter of
a tum relative to the other. There are 4 threads per lOmm take E:2x105 N/mm2.

(oR)
b. An element in a stressed
material has tensile stress of 500 MN/m2 and a compressive stress
of 350 MN/m2 acting on two mutually perpendicular planes and equal shear stresses of 100
MN/m2 on these planes. Find principal stresses position of the principal plane and
maximum shearing stress using Mohr's circle and check the answer analytically.
29. a. A simple supported beam of length 10m, carries the uniformly distributed load and trvo
point loads as shown in below. Draw the S.F. and B.M. diagram for the beam. Also
calculate the maximum bending moment.
50 kN 40 kN

(oR)
b. A T-shaped cross section of a beam shown in below is subjected to a vertical shear force of
l00KN. Calculate the shear stress of the neutral axis and at the junction of the web and the
flange. Moment of inertia about the horizontal neutral axis is 0.0001134m4, also draw the
shear stress distribution.
200 mm
I 5 0mm

200 mm

ts50 mrn

30. a. A solid cylindrical shaft is to tansmit 300KW power at 100 rpm. (a) If the shear stress is
not to exceed 80 N/mm2. Find its diameter. (b) What percent saving in weight would be
obtained if this shaft is replaced by a hollow one whose internal diameter equals to 0.6 of
the extemal diameter, the length, the material and and maximum shear stress being the
same?

(oR)
A hollow shaft of diameter ratio 3/8 is required to transmit 600KW at 110 rpm, the
maximum torque beng 20o/o greater than the mean. The shear stress is not to exceed 63
MN/m2 and the twist in a length of 3m not to exceed 1.4 degrees. Calculate the maximum
extemal diameter satisfying these conditions. (8 Marks)
11. A solid steel shaft has to transmit75 KW at 200 rpm. Taking allowable shear stress as
70 N/mm2, find suitable diameter for the shaft, if the maximum torque transmitted at each
revolution exceeds the mean by 30%. (4 Marks)
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 31. a. A cantilever of 3 metres length and of uniform rectangular cross section l50mm wide and
300mm deep is loaded with a 30kN at its free end. In addition to this it carries a uniformly
distributed load of 20kN per metre run over its entire length, calculate (i)Maximum slope
and maximum deflection (ii) The slope and deflection at 2 metres from the free end.

(oR)
b. A beam of length 6m is simply supported at its ends and carries two point loads of 48KN
and 40KN at a distance of lm and 3m respectively from the left suppon. Find,
(i) Deflection under each load (ii) Maximum deflection and (iii) The point of rvhich
maximum deflection occurs. Take E:2xlF N/mm2 andl:lix106 mma.

32. a. A hollow cylindrical cast iron column is 4m long with both ends fixed. Determine the
minimum diameter of the column if it has to carry a safe load of 250KN witlr a factor of
safety of 5. Take the intemal diameter as 0.8 times the external diameter. Take
o"=550N/mmz *d o = I in Rankine's formula.
1600

(oR)
b. A cylindrical shell 90cm long and 20cm internal diameter having thickness of metal as
8mm is frlled with fluid at atmospheric pressure. If an additional 20cm3 of fluid is pumped
into the cylinder, find (i) The pressure exerted by the tluid on the cylinder and (ii) The
hoop stress induced.

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