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II B.Tech II Semester Supplimentary Examinations, Apr/May 2007
MECHANICS OF SOLIDS
( Common to Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering and
Automobile Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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2. (a) Derive the relationship between the three moduli of elasticity. [8]
(b) Show that in a prismatic bar, the maximum stress intensity due to a suddenly
applied load is twice the stress intensity produced by the same load applied
gradually. [8]
3. Sketch the shear force and bending moment diagrams showing the salient values
for the loaded beam shown in the figure 3 below. [16]
Figure 3
4. (a) Discuss the assumptions involved in the theory of simple bending. [6]
(b) A cast iron beam has an I-section with top flange 100mm × 40mm, web
140mm×20mm and bottom flange 180mm × 40mm. If tensile stress is not to
exceed 35MPa and compressive stress 95MPa, what is the maximum uniformly
distributed load the beam can carry over a simply supported span of 6.5m if
the larger flange is in tension. [10]
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Code No: RR220304 Set No. 1
uniformly distributed load of 0.4 kN/m over the entire overhang. Determine: Slope
at the end A, Deflection at the free end C and Maximum deflection ;Take E = 200
×106 kN m2 and I = 3 ×10−5 m4 . [16]
(a) the stress in the circumferential plates due to resisting the bursting effect and
the stress in the circumferential plate due to the pressure on the end plates.
[8]
(b) the increase in length, diameter and volume. Assume the Poisson’s ratio as
0.3 and E = 200 GN/m2 . [8]
7. Derive an expression for the shear stress produced in a circular shaft which is
subjected to torsion. What are the assumptions made in the above derivation ?
[16]
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Code No: RR220304 Set No. 2
II B.Tech II Semester Supplimentary Examinations, Apr/May 2007
MECHANICS OF SOLIDS
( Common to Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering and
Automobile Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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Figure 3b
4. (a) Derive from first principles the expression for shear stress at any point in a
circular section of a beam when it is subjected to a shear force F. [8]
(b) At a section of a rectangular beam the shear force is 165kN. The section of
the beam is 120mm wide and 250mm deep. Calculate the shear stresses at
125mm, 50mm and 0mm from the neutral axis. Draw the sketch showing the
variation of shear stress. [8]
5. (a) What is moment area method? Explain the two Mohr’s theorems, as applica-
ble to the slope and deflection of a beam. [6]
(b) A cantilever of uniform cross-section of length l carries two point loads, W at
the free end and 2W at a distance a from the free end. Find the maximum
deflection due to this loading. [10]
6. (a) Explain why ‘wire wound their cylinders’ are more efficient than ‘ordinary thin
cylinders’. [6]
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Code No: RR220304 Set No. 2
(b) A seamless pipe of 1m diameter is carrying a fluid under a pressure of 10
N/mm2 . Calculate the necessary thickness of the pipe, if the maximum allow-
able stress in the pipe material is 100 N/mm2 . [10]
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Code No: RR220304 Set No. 3
II B.Tech II Semester Supplimentary Examinations, Apr/May 2007
MECHANICS OF SOLIDS
( Common to Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering and
Automobile Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) The piston of a steam engine is 40 cm in diameter while the piston rod is 6
cm in diameter. The pressure of the steam acting is 1.05 N/mm2 . Find the
stress in the piston rod and its elongation, if the piston rod is 75 cm long. E
= 205 kN/mm2 when the piston is on in the instroke. [8]
(b) A reinforced concrete column 50 cm in diameter has four 30 mm diameter steel
rods embedded, and carries an axial load of 850 kN. Calculate the stresses in
each of the two materials. E for steel = 2.04×105 N/mm2 and E for concrete
= 0.136×105 N/mm2 . What is the adhesive force between steel and concrete.
[8]
2. Prove that Poisson’s ratio for the material of a body is 0.5, if its volume does not
change when stressed. Prove also that Poisson’s ratio is zero when there is no
lateral deformation when a member is axially stressed. [16]
3. Sketch the shear force and bending moment diagrams showing the salient values
for the loaded beam shown in the figure3 below. [16]
Figure 3
4. (a) A water main 110mm internal diameter is made of mild steel plate 12mm thick
and is running full. If it is freely supported at the ends find the maximum
permissible span if the bending stress is not to exceed 5MPa. Unit weight if
steel is 81 kN/m3 and unit weight of water = 9.8 kN/m3 . [10]
(b) State the assumptions involved in the theory of simple bending. [6]
5. (a) A beam AB of span l carries a distributed load of varying intensity from Zero
at A to w per unit length at B. Measuring x from the end A, establish the
equation for the deflection curve of the beam. [8]
(b) A 3.5 meters long cantilever carries a uniformly distributed load over the entire
length. If the slope at the free end is one degree, what is the deflection at the
free end. [8]
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Code No: RR220304 Set No. 3
6. (a) Prove that the tendency to burst length wise is twice as great as a transverse
section in a thin cylindrical shell subjected to an internal fluid pressure. [8]
(b) A thin cylindrical shell 3 m long is of 1 m diameter. Determine the changes
in length and diameter, if the shell is subjected to an internal pressure of 20
N/mm.2 . Take E = 200 kN/mm2 and 1/m = 0.28. [8]
7. (a) Define slenderness ratio. State the limitations of Euler’s formula. [4]
(b) Derive an expression for the Rankine’s crippling load for a column. [8]
(c) How will you justify the Rankine’s formula is applicable for all lengths of
columns, ranging from short to long columns. [4]
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Code No: RR220304 Set No. 4
II B.Tech II Semester Supplimentary Examinations, Apr/May 2007
MECHANICS OF SOLIDS
( Common to Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering and
Automobile Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. A round steel bar 25 mm diameter and 360 mm long is placed concentrically within
a brass tube which has an outside diameter of 35 mm and an inside diameter of
27.5 mm. The length of the tube exceeds, that of the bar by 0.15 mm. Rigid plates
are placed on the ends of the tube, through which an axial compressive force of 80
KN is applied on the compound bar. Determine the compressive stresses in the bar
and tube. E for steel = 2.1×105 N/mm2 . E for brass = 105 N/mm2 . [16]
2. Two parallel walls 6m apart are stayed together by a 25 mm diameter steel rod at
800 C passing through washers and nuts at ends. If the rod cools down to 220 C,
calculate the pull induced in the rod, if
4. (a) A cantilever of length 3.2m fails when a load of 3kN is applied at the free end.
If the cross section o f the beam is 50mm × 100mm. Find the stress at failure.
[8]
(b) A circular pipe of external diameter 80mm and thickness 8mm is used as a
simply supported beam over a effective span 2.8m. Find the maximum con-
centrated load that can be applied at the centre of the span if the permissible
stress in the tube is 140MPa. [8]
5. (a) A beam of length L is supported at each end with a couple applied at an in-
termediate point. Deduce an expression for the deflection and hence calculate
the deflection at the point of application of the moment. [8]
(b) A beam of length L carries a uniformly distributed load w/unit length and
rests on three supports, two at the ends and one in the middle. Find how much
the middle support be lower than the end ones in order that the pressures on
the three supports shall be equal. [8]
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Code No: RR220304 Set No. 4
6. (a) Prove that the tendency to burst length wise is twice as great as a transverse
section in a thin cylindrical shell subjected to an internal fluid pressure. [8]
(b) A thin cylindrical shell 3 m long is of 1 m diameter. Determine the changes
in length and diameter, if the shell is subjected to an internal pressure of 20
N/mm.2 . Take E = 200 kN/mm2 and 1/m = 0.28. [8]
7. Derive an expression for the Euler’s crippling load for a long column with following
end conditions:
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