MEE20004 Hand-in Tutorial Questions_2015 Sem.

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Question 1 : (submission due date: Week 3)
Link BD consists of a single bar 24 mm wide and 12 mm thick. Knowing that each pin has a
9 mm diameter, determine the maximum value of the average normal stress in lnk BD if (a)

= 0 , (b) = 90 .
(Answers: (a) 77 MPa; (b)-83.3 MPa)

Question 2 : (submission due date: Week 4)

A torque of magnitude T = 1000 N.m is applied At D as shown. Knowing that the allowable
shearing stress is 50 MPa in each shaft, determine the required diameter of (a) shaft AB, (b)
shaft CD.
(Answers: (a) 63.38 mm; (b) 46.70 mm)

Question 3 : (submission due date: Week 6)

A bar having the cross section shown has been formed by securely bonding steel and
aluminium stock. Using the data given in the table, determine the largest permissible bending
moment when the composite bar is bent about a horizontal axis.
(Answer: 1297 Nm)

Modulus of elasticity
Allowable stress

Aluminium
70 GPa
180 MPa

Aluminiu

Steel
210 GPa
300 MPa

Ste

Ste

Question 4 : (submission due date: Week 8)

For the given state of stress, determine the normal and shearing stresses after the element
shown has been rotate through (a) 25o clockwise, (b) 10o anticlockwise. Use Mohrs circle
method, include sketch of the relevant Mohrs circle.

(Answers: (a) 9.02 MPa, -13.02 MPa, 3.8 MPa; (b) 5.34 MPa, -9.34 MPa, -9.06
MPa)
12 MPa

8 MPa
6 MPa

Question 5 : (submission due date: Week 12)

For the timber beam and loading shown, determine (a) the slope at end A,
(b) the deflection at the midpoint C, Use E = 12 GPa.
(Answers : (a)

A =9.51 103 rad

1.0 m
0.5 m

0.5 m

(b)

v C =5.18 mm

5.8 mm