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SET 7 OF 8 (UNIT 1) PROBLEM 1: - Calculate the strain energy stored in a bar 2m long, 50mm wide and 40mm thick when it is subjected to a tensile load of 60kN. Take E as 200GPa. (Answer: - 9kN-mm) PROBLEM 2:- A tensile load of 60kN is gradually applied to a circular bar of 4cm diameter and 5m long. If the value of , determine: (i) (ii) (iii) Stretch in the rod, Stress in the rod, Strain energy absorb by the rod.

(Answer: - 1.19mm, 47.746N/mm2, 35.81N-m) PROBLEM 3: - An axial pull of 20kN is suddenly applied on a steel rod 2.5m long and 1000mm2 in cross-section. Calculate the strain energy, which can be absorbed in the rod. Take E = 200GPa. (Answer: - 10kN-mm) PROBLEM 4:- A tensile load of 60kN is applied suddenly to a circular bar of 4cm diameter and 5m long. If the value of , determine: (i) (ii) (iii) Maximum instantaneous stress induced, Instantaneous elongation in the rod, and Strain energy absorb in the rod.

(Answer: - 95.54N/mm2, 2.38mm, 143.23N-m) PROBLEM 5: - A steel rod 28mm diameter is 2.5m long. Find the maximum instantaneous stress and work done at maximum elongation, when an axial load of 50kN is suddenly applied to it. Also calculate the maximum dynamic force in the rod. Take E = 200GPa. (Answer: - 162.4MPa, 101.5N-m, 2.03mm, 100kN) COMPILED BY AMIT SINGH 9827740442
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PROBLEM 6:- Calculate instantaneous stress produced in a bar 10cm2 in area and 3m long by the sudden application of a tensile load of unknown magnitude, if the extension of the bar due to sudden applied load is 1.5mm. Also determine the sudden applied load. Take . (Answer: - 100N/mm2, 50kN) PROBLEM 7:- A steel rod is 2m long and 50mm in diameter. An axial pull of 100kN is suddenly applied to the rod. Calculate the instantaneous stress induced and also the instantaneous elongation produced in the rod. Take E=200GN/m2. (Answer: - 101.86N/mm2, 1.0186mm) PROBLEM 8:- A uniform metal bar has a cross-sectional area of 700mm2 and a length of 1.5m. If the stress at the elastic limit is 160N/mm2, what will be its proof resilience? Determine also the maximum value of an applied load, which may be suddenly applied without exceeding the elastic limit. Calculate the value of the gradually applied load which will produce the same extension as that produced by the sudden applied load above. Take . (Answer: - Proof resilience=67.2N-m, for sudden applied load=56kN, for gradual applied load=112kN) PROBLEM 9:- A tension bar 5m long is made up of two parts, 3m of its length has a cross-sectional area of 10cm2 while the remaining 2m has a cross-sectional area of 20cm2. An axial load of 80kN is gradually applied. Find the total strain energy produced in the bar and compare this value with that obtained in a uniform bar of the same length and having the same volume when under the same load. Take .

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Answer (i) (ii) (iii) Total strain energy produced in the bar=64N-m Strain energy stored in the bar=57.143N-m 1.12

PROBLEM 10: - A non uniform tension bar 5m long is made up of two parts as shown. Find the total strain energy stored in the bar, when the bar is made of uniform cross-section of the same volume under the same load. Take E = 200GPa.

(Answer: - 49N-m, 43.75N-m) PROBLEM 11:- The maximum stress produced by a pull in a bar of length 1m is 150N/mm2. The area of cross-sections and length are shown. Calculate the strain energy stored in the bar if .

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(Answer: - Total strain energy stored=2953.12 N-mm) PROBLEM 12: - The bar with circular cross-section is subjected to a load of 10kN. Determine the strain energy stored in it. Take

(Answer: - 1526.8N-mm) PROBLEM 13: - Compare the strain energy stored in the two bars of the same material, if (a) Gradually applied load is same (b) Maximum stress produced is same

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(Answer: - 1.625, 0.3210) PROBLEM 14: - A 2m long alloy bar of 1500mm2 cross-section area hangs vertically and has a collar securely fixed at its lower end. Find the stress induced in the bar, when a weight of 2kN falls from a height of 100mm on the collar. Take E = 120GPa. Also find the strain energy stored in the bar. (Answer: - 126.5MPa, 200N-m) PROBLEM 15: - A steel bar 3m long and 2500mm2 in areas hangs vertically, which is securely fixed on a collar at its lower end. If a weight of 15kN falls on the collar from a height of 10mm, determine the stress develop in the bar. What will be the strain energy stored in the bar? Take E as 200GPa. (Answer: - 95.4MPa, 170.6N-m) COMPILED BY AMIT SINGH 9827740442
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PROBLEM 16: - A copper bar of 12mm diameter gets stretched by 1mm under a steady load of 4kN. What stress would be produced in the bar by a weight 500N, the weight falls through 80mm before striking the collar rigidly fixed to the lower end of the bar? Take Youngs modulus for the bar material as 100GPa. (Answer: - 162.52MPa) PROBLEM 17: - An unknown weight falls through 10mm on a collar rigidly attached to the lower end of a vertical bar 4m long and 600mm2 in section. If the maximum instantaneous extension is known to be 2mm, what is the corresponding stress and value of unknown weight? Take E = 200GPa. (Answer: - 5kN) PROBLEM 18:- A weight of 10kN fall by30mm on a collar rigidly attached to a vertical bar 4m long and 1000mm2 in section. Find the instantaneous expansion of the bar. Take E=210GPa. (Answer: - 3.575mm) PROBLEM 19:- A load of 100N falls through a height of 2cm on to a collar rigidly attached to the lower end of a vertical bar 1.5m long and 1.5cm2 cross-sectional area. The upper end of the vertical bar is fixed. Determine: (i) (ii) (iii) Take (Answer: - 60.23N/mm2, 0.452mm, 2.045N-m) PROBLEM 20:- An unknown weight falls through a height of 10mm on a collar rigidly attached to the lower end of a vertical bar 500cm long and 600mm2 in section. If the maximum extension of the rod is to be 2mm, what is the COMPILED BY AMIT SINGH 9827740442
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Maximum instantaneous stress induced in the vertical bar. Maximum instantaneous elongation, and Strain energy stored in the vertical bar

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corresponding stress and magnitude of the unknown weight? Take (Answer: - = 80N/mm2, P=4kN) PROBLEM 21:- The maximum instantaneous extension, produced by an unknown falling weight through a height of 4cm in a vertical bar of length 3m and of crosssectional area 5cm2, is 2.1mm. Determine: (i) (ii) The instantaneous stress induced in the vertical bar, and The value of unknown weight, Take

(Answer: - 140N/mm2, 1745.8N) PROBLEM 22:- A bar 12mm diameter gets stretched by 3mm under a steady load of 8000N. What stress would be produced in the same bar by a weight of 800N, which falls vertically through a distance of 8cm on to a rigid collar attached at its end? The bar is initially unstressed. Take (Answer: - 170.578N/mm2) PROBLEM 23:- A vertical bar 4m long and of 2000mm2 cross-sectional area is fixed at the upper end and has a collar at the lower end. Determine the maximum stress induced when a weight of: (i) (ii) Take (Answer: - 173.2N/mm2, 188.85N/mm2) PROBLEM 24: - A 100N load falls from a height of 60mm on a collar attached to a bar of 30mm diameter and 400mm long. Find the instantaneous stress and extension produced in the bar. Take . What is the COMPILED BY AMIT SINGH 9827740442
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3000N falls through a height of 20cm on the collar, 30kN falls through a height of 2cm on the collar.

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percentage error, if extension of the bar is neglected in final work done by the load? (Answer: - 92.273N/mm2, 92.132N/mm2, 0.153, 0.1842) PROBLEM 25: - A rod 12.5mm in diameter is stretched 3.2mm under a steady load of 10kN. What stress would be produced in the bar by a weight of 700N, falling through 75mm before commencing to stretch, the rod being initially unstressed? The value of E may be taken as . (Answer: - 153.74N/mm2) PROBLEM 26: - A vertical round steel rod 1.82m long is securely held at its upper end. A weight can slide freely on the rod and its fall is arrested by a stop provided at the lower end of the rod. When the weight falls from a height of 30mm above the stop the maximum stress reached in the rod is estimated to be 157N/mm2. Determine the stress in the rod if the load had been applied gradually and also the minimum stress if the load had fallen from a height of 47.5mm. Take (Answer: - 196.64N/mm2) PROBLEM 27: - A vertical compound tie member fixed rigidly at its upper end, consist of a steel rod 2.5m long and 200mm in diameter, placed within an equally long brass tube 21mm in internal diameter and 30mm external diameter. The rod and the tube are fixed together at the ends. The compound member is the suddenly loaded in tension by a weight of 10kN falling through a height of 3mm on to a flange fixed to its lower end. Calculate the maximum stresses in steel and brass.

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PROBLEM 28:- A crane chain whose sectional area is 6.25cm2 carries a load of 10kN. As it is being lowered at a uniform rate of 40m per minute, the chain get jammed suddenly, at which time the length of the chain unwounded is 10m. Estimate the stress induced in the chain due to sudden stoppage. Neglect the weight of the chain. Take (Answer: - 123.37N/mm2) PROBLEM 29:- A cage weighing 60kN is attached to the end of a steel wire rope. It is lowered down a mine shaft with a constant velocity of 1m/s. What is the maximum stress produced in the rope when its supporting drum is suddenly jammed? The free length of the rope at the moment of jamming is 15m, its net cross-sectional area is 25cm2 and Take The self weight of the wire rope may be neglected. (Answer: - 180.61N/mm2) PROBLEM 30:- The shear stress in a material at a point is given as 50N/mm2. Determine the local strain energy per unit volume stored in the material due to shear stress. Take . (Answer: - 0.015625N/mm2) PROBLEM 31: - A rectangular body 500mm long, 100mm wide and 50mm thick is subjected to a shear stress of 80MPa. Determine the strain energy stored in the body. Take modulus of rigidity as 85GPa. (Answer: - 94.1N-m) PROBLEM 32: - Two similar round bars A and B are each 300mm long as shown in figure. The bar A receives an axial blow, which produces a maximum stress of 100MPa. Find the maximum stress produced by the same blow on the bar B. If the bar B is also stressed to 100MPa, determine the ratio of energy stored by the bar B and A.

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(Answer: -

PROBLEM 33: - An axial blow applied to bar as shown in figure produced an instantaneous extension of 0.25mm. What will be instantaneous maximum stress and extension in bar B if the same blow is applied axially? The bars are having circular cross-section. Take .

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(Answer: -

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