Helwan University

Faculty of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Dept.

Prof. A. M. Abdelhay
Civil Engineering
Mid Term Exam 1 - One Hour (10-Mark)

Answer the Following Questions

Q #1: (4 Marks)
A pinned connected control lever system is shown as
figure. For a load P = 28 KN, calculate the Normal
Normal Strain () and elongation(L) in bar BD, if it
is made from Steel having Est = 210 G Pa.

in
Stress ( ),

Q # 2: (2 x 3 Marks)
a) Prove that for a rectangular plane area, the
centroid C is located at 1/3 of its height.
b)Determine the centroidal Point (c) location for
the given composite surface area ( all dimensions in
mm ).

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