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APPENDIX F
ANSWERS TO SELECTED PROBLEMS

CHAPTER 1

1.1 = 1019 psi (T)

1.3 W max = 125.6 lb
1.6 d min = 1.5 mm
1.8 = 2.57MPa ( T )
1.12 (a) col = 232.8 MPa (C); (b) b = 20MPa ( C )
1.15 (a) col = 156 MPa (C); (b) b = 8.33 MPa (C)
1.19 b = 3 MPa (C)
1.25 P max = 10.8 kips
1.28 P = ( d o + d i )t
1.31 W max = 125.6 lb
1.44 AA = 3.286 ksi (T); AA = 1.53 ksi
1.51 = 11.9 psi (T); V = 19 lbs
1.52 (a) HA = 38 MPa (C); HB = 16 MPa (T); HG = 22 MPa (C); HC = 16 MPa (C)
(b) ( H ) max = 53.76 MPa
1.56 BD = 100 MPa (T); max = 259 MPa
1.62 P max = 70.6 kN
1.67 P max = 5684 lb
1.69 L = 10.4 in
1.71 (a) d CG = 30 mm; d CD = 27 mm; d CB = 23 mm
(b) d C = 22 mm; sequence: CB, CG, CD
1.74 = 9947 Pa
1.75 P = 3 aL
1.77 = 3.18 MPa
1.79 = 226.3 MPa
1.82 (a) = 8.5 psi; (b) T = 6.7 in-lb
85
y 85
75 y 18
18 12
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75 75
18 12 25
18
1.84 100 1.86 27 1.93
100
27
x 18
75 x
18 12
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y z
175 20 x 22
200 25 x
225 200 r
1.94 125 1.97 25 15 1.99 20
100 32 32
125 225 x 10 10 22 25
y
25
15
150
z
r
18

1.101
25 25 10
18
20

CHAPTER 2

2.1 = 0.9294 cm/cm

2.4 = 0.321 in/in
2.7 u D u A = 2.5 mm
2.8 A = 393.3 in/in; B = 150 in/in
2.11 A = 0.0125 in/in
2.13 A = 0.0108 in/in
2.15 A = 0.0108 in/in; F = 0.003 in/in
2.19 B = 2 mm to the left
2.21 B = 2.5 mm to the left
2.22 A = 416.7 mm/mm; F = 400 mm/mm
2.29 A = 3000 rad
2.32 A = 5400 rad
2.34 A = 1296 rad
2.38 A = 928 rad
2.48 A = 1332 rad
2.51 (a) AP = 1174.7 mm/mm; (b) AP = 1174.6 mm/mm; (c) AP = 1174.6 mm/mm
2.54 AP = 0.0647 mm extension; BP = 0.2165 mm extension
2.57 AP = 0.0035 in contraction; BP = 0.0188 in contraction
2.61 BC = 4200 mm/mm; CF = 2973 mm/mm; FE = 2100 mm/mm
2.64 BC = 500 mm/mm; CG = 833 mm/mm; GB = 0; CD = 667.5 mm/mm
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2.68 xx = 128 mm/mm; yy = 666.7 mm/mm; xy = 3600 rad

2.71 xx = 1750 mm/mm; yy = 1625 mm/mm; xy = 1125 rad
2.74 xx ( 24 ) = 555 in/in
2.77 u ( 20 ) = 0.005 in
2.80 u ( 1250 ) = 1.516 mm
2.85 = 42.2 mm/mm
2.87 = 47%

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CHAPTER 3

3.1 (a) ult = 510 MPa; (b) frac = 480 MPa (c) E = 150 ( 7.5 ) GPa; (d) prop = 300 MPa (e) yield = 300 MPa
(f) E t = 2.5 GPa; (g) E s = 6.5 GPa
3.2 (a) P = 23.56 kN; (b) P = 35.34 kN
3.3 = 3.25 mm
3.4 total = 0.065; elas = 0.056; plas = 0.009
3.5 P = 36.9 kN
3.12 (a) E = 300 GPa; (b) prop = 1022 MPa;
(c) yield = 1060 MPa; (d) E t = 1.72 GPa; (e) E s = 11.2 GPa; (f) plas = 0.1203
3.16 E = 25,000 ksi; = 0.2
3.18 G = 4000 ksi
3.25 P = 70.7 kN; d = 0.008mm
3.27 0.0327%
3.31 U = 125 in.-lbs
3.36 (a) 300 kN-m/m3; (b) 21,960 kN-m/m3; (c) 5,340 kN-m/m3; (d) 57,623 kN-m/m3.
3.38 (a) 1734 kN-m/m3; (b) 157 MN-m/m3; (c) 18 MN-m/m3; (d) 264 MN-m/m3
3.41 F = 22.1 kN
3.44 F = 16.7 kN
3.45 F = 0.795 lb; = 65.96
3.50 P 1 = 0; P 2 = 2 kN

3.53 h = 4 3--8- in; d = 1 1--8- in

3.59 d min = 23 mm
3.65 N = 60 kips; M z = 30 in-kips
3.66 (a) a = 1062.1 MPa; b = 4493.3 MPa; c = 12993.1 MPa; (b) E T = 1.621 GPa
3.68 P = 70.1 lbs
3.74 (a) zz = 0; xx = 3661 ; yy = 2589 ; xy = 5357 rad; zz = 357 ;
(b) zz = 0; zz = 25 MPa (C); xx = 3571 ; yy = 2679 ; xy = 5357 rad
3.78 (a) zz = 0; xx = 0.06875; yy = 0.0875; zz = 0.00625; xy = 0.125
(b) zz = 0; zz = 12.50psi ( T ); xx = 0.0703; yy = 0.08594; xy = 0.125
3.81 zz = 0; yy = 40.9 ksi (C); xx = 36.26 ksi (C); zz = 771 in/in; xy = 5.77 ksi
3.83 zz = 0; yy = 60 MPa (T); xx = 60 MPa (C); zz = 0; xy = 18 MPa
3.86 xx = 16 ksi (C); yy = 4 ksi (C)
3.92 a = 50.06 mm; b = 50.1725 mm
3.111 xx = 936 ; yy = 2180 ; xy = 5333
3.115 xx = 19.07 ksi (C); yy = 0.99 ksi (C); xy = 0.6 ksi
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3.119 K = 2.4
3.121 max = 45.3 ksi
3.127 = 0.34
3.130 xx = 47.4 ksi (C); yy = 52.02 ksi (C); zz = 1254 ; xy = 5.77 ksi
3.137 (a) T = 33.33 hours; (b) T = 133.33 hours; (c) T =
3.139 n = 400,000 cycles
3.142 (a) E 1 = 15,000 ksi; (b) E 2 = 64.15 ksi; (c) n = 0.1694; E = 56.2 ksi

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CHAPTER 4

4.2 F 1 = 108.5 kN; F 2 = 45.2 kN; F 3 = 94.3 kN

4.4 F = 11.25 kips
4.9 u D u A = 0.175 in
4.18 (a) u D u A = 0.0234 in; (b) max = 3.75 ksi (C)
4.20 u B u A = 0.126 mm
4.20 u = 0.4621 P EK
4.21 (a) u C u A = 0.034 in; (b) max = 33.95 ksi (T)
2
4.24 u B = L 2E
4.27 = 0.045 in
4.31 F max = 4886 lb

4.33 d p = 0.5 in; a b = 1 1--8- in; b s = 1 -----

5
16
- in

4.41 (a) u = 0.60 mm; (b) max = 62.2 MPa (T)

4.44 a = 224.40 ; b = 23.60 ; c = 0.40; u A = 0.017 in to the left
4.46 F = 46.9 kips
4.50 P = 0.23 mm
4.51 A = 8.0 ksi (C); B = 0.0021 in
4.61 P = 0.24 mm; A = 118 MPa (C)
4.65 (a) p = 0.0265 in; (b) d s = 0.00074 in; d al = 0.00066 in
4.67 A = 22.5 ksi (C); B = 17.2 ksi (T)
4.70 F max = 555 kN
4.74 F max = 17.2 kN
4.77 w max = 9.4 MPa
4.83 P max = 106.7 kips
2
4.85 A BC = 1.1 in ; d = 1.3 in
4.87 F max = 148.6 kN
4.89 F max = 181.9 kN
4.90 A = 5.2 ksi (T); B = 3.5 ksi (T)
4.94 xx = 0; u ( L 2 ) = T L L 24
4.95 xx = E T L 3 ( C ); u ( L 2 ) = T L L 8
4.99 A = 25.70 ksi (T)
4.100 = 10 MPa (T); r = 40 MPa
4.104 t min = 0.05 in; d noz = 0.206 in
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4.106 p max = 500 psi; d riv = 0.85 in

CHAPTER 5

5.1 D = 2400 rad

5.2 T = 64.8 in-kips
5.7 1 = 0.0400 rad; 2 = 0.0243 rad; 3 = 0.0957 rad
5.11 T = 495.2 in-kips

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5.13 T = 10.9 kN-m

5.23 (a) ( xy ) A > 0; (b) ( xy ) B < 0
5.26 (a) ( xy ) A > 0; (b) ( xy ) B < 0
5.29 D A = 0.00711 rads CW
5.32 D = 0.0163 rads CW; max = 1094; ( x ) E = 4.4 ksi
5.35 A = 1676 rads CW; ( x ) E = 15.1 MPa
4 3
5.38 (a) B = 0.1819 ( T ext L Gr ) CCW; (b) max = 0.275T ext r
2
5.40 A = ( qL GJ ) CW
5.41 T = 69.2 in-kips
5.43 ( r i ) max = 24 mm
5.47 d min = 21 mm; AB = 52.5 MPa

5.57 R o = 2 3--8- in
5.59 = 0.085 rad; max = 172 MPa
5.60 = 0.088 rad
5.63 B = 0.0516 rads ccw; max = 25.8 ksi
5.66 C = 0.006 rads CCW; T = 200.5 in-kips
5.67 B = 0.0438 rads CW
TL T
5.71 B = 5.659 ---------4- CCW; max = 2.83 ----3-
Gd d
5.74 T max = 32 kN-m; B = 0.048 rads CCW; max = 130.4 MPa
5.75 d min = 89 mm; B = 0.0487 rads CCW; max = 116 MPa
5.76 d min = 108 mm; B = 0.025 rads CCW; max = 58.62 MPa
5.95 max = 10.8 MPa
5.101 max = 21.65 MPa

CHAPTER 6

6.1 = 2.41
6.3 1 = 182 m/m; 3 = 109.1 m/m; 4 = 654 m/m; 6 = 393 m/m
6.6 P = 1454N; M z = 123.6 N-m
6.7 P 1 = 14.58 kN; M 1 = 130.3 N-m; P 2 = 9.88 kN; M 2 = 64.0 N-m
6.12 M z = 9.13 in-kips
6.14 M z = 2134 kN-m
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6.25 T = 3.73ksi ( T ) ; C = 6.93ksi ( C )

6.29 A = 1224 psi (C); B = 735 psi (C); D = 1714 ksi (T)
6.35 A is (C); B is (T)
6.38 A is (T); B is (C)
6.42 (a) 3.0 = 2.96 ksi (C); (b) max = 6.93 ksi (C) or (T)
6.45 A = 4.17 ksi (C); max = 12.5 ksi (C) or (T)
6.49 A = 6.68 ksi (C); max = 28.9 ksi (T)
6.51 A = 1500
6.53 A = 327

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6.60 (a) V y = 3 ( 72 x ) kips; (b) M z = 1.5 ( 72 x ) in-kips
1 2 1 3
6.62 (a) V y = [ 108 -----
48
- x ] kips; (b) M z = [ 5184 108x + --------- x ] in-kips
144
2
6.64 V y = wL kips 0 x < L; M z = ( wLx wL ) in-kips 0 x < L;
w 2 2
V y = [ w ( x L ) wL ] kips L < x 2L; M z = [ wLx ---- ( x
2
L ) wL ] in-kips L < x 2L
2
6.68 V y = ( 76 12x ) kN 5 m < x < 9 m; M z = ( 6x 76x + 154 ) kN-m 5 m < x < 9 m;
V y = 20 kN 9 m < x < 12 m; M z = ( 20x 240 ) kN-m 9 m < x < 12 m
2
6.69 V y = 6x kN 0 x < 3 m; M z = 3x kN-m 0 x < 3 m;
V y = 8 kN 3 m < x < 5 m; M z = ( 8x 7 ) kN-m 3m<x<5m
6.74 ( V y ) max = 7.5 kN; ( M z ) max = 5.625 kN-m
6.79 ( V y ) max = 36 kN; ( M z ) max = 86.67 kN-m
6.83 ( V y ) max = 9 kN; ( M z ) max = 23.625 kN-m
6.86 ( V y ) max = 6 kips; ( M z ) max = 16 in-kips
6.92 w max = 154.3 lb in

6.99 a i = 11 7--8- in
6.100 r = 3.75 mm
6.102 P = 165.7 N
6.107 Point A: negative xz; Point B: positive xy; Point C: negative xz; Point D: positive xz
6.112 Point A: positive xy; Point B: negative xz; Point C: zero; Point D: positive xy
6.117 max = 348.4 MPa; max = 6.84 MPa; ( xx ) A = 48 MPa (C); ( xy ) A = 3.2 MPa
6.120 V AB = 614.4 lbs; V BC = 921.6 lbs
6.124 M ext = 8333.33 in-lbs
6.125 P max = 202 N; s = 16 cm
3-
6.137 R O = 2 -----
16
in
6.138 max = 9185 psi; max = 295 psi

CHAPTER 7

3 2 3 4
7.2 v ( x ) = [ wx ( 24EI ) ] ( x 2Lx + L ); v ( L 2 ) = [ 5wL ( 384EI ) ]
2 2 2 4
7.4 v ( x ) = [ wx ( 24EI ) ] ( x 4Lx + 6L ); v ( L ) = [ wL ( 8EI ) ]
3
7.9 v A = PL ( 3EI )
2 2
[ wLx ( 9EI ) ] ( x 5L ) 0xL 4
7.17 ( x ) = ; v ( L ) = ( 4wL 9EI )
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[ wLx ( 9EI ) ] ( x 5L ) [ wL ( 6EI ) ] ( x L ) 3 L x 3

2 2

2 2
( wLx 48EI ) ( 2x 7L ) 0xL 4
7.19 v ( x ) = ; v ( L ) = [ 5wL ( 48EI ) ]
( w EI ) ( 2Lx 3 7 L 3 x ) 48 ( w 24EI ) ( x L ) 4 L x 2L
3 3 2
7.25 h ( x ) = 6Px ( b ) ; v max = 8b L ( 27PE )
3 3 4
7.28 max = 128PL ( 27 d 0 ) ; v max = 8PL ( 3E d 0 )
7.32 R A = 16.2 kips up; M A = 10.8 in-kips CCW
3 3 2 3
( P 12EI ) [ 2 ( x 2L ) 5 ( x L ) 9L x + 11L ] 0xL
7.34 R A = 5P/2; v ( x ) =
( P 12EI ) [ 2 ( x 2L ) 3 9L 2 x + 11L 3 ] L x 2L

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3
dv wL 61wL 2
7.36 ------ ( L ) = ------------ ; R A = -------------- up; M A = 11wL 120 CW
dx 80EI 120
4
7.57 v A = 41 wL 24EI
3
7.61 v A = P L 96EI
4 2
7.64 v A = w L 136EI; R C = 11wL 17 ; M C = 5wL 34
3 3 3 4
7.67 v ( x ) = ( w 18EI ) [ 2Lx 3L x L 10L x ]; v ( L ) = 4wL 9EI
4 4 3 2 2 3 4 4
7.71 v ( x ) = ( w 24EI ) [ x x L 4L x 2L 12L x 2L 40L x + 71L ]; v ( 2L ) = ( wL ) ( 4EI )
2 3 3
7.72 v ( x ) = ( P 12EI ) [ 3Lx 3x + 5 x L ]; R A = 5P 2
3 4
7.76 v ( x A ) = ( wL 6EI ); v ( x A ) = ( wL 8EI )

CHAPTER 8

8.1 nn is ( C ); nt is positive
8.6 nn is ( C ); nt cant say
8.12 nn = 8.66 ksi ( C ) nt = 5.0 ksi
8.15 Compression
8.19 nn = 50 MPa ( C ); nt = 40 MPa

8.24 nn = 45.36 ksi ( C ); nt = 1.84 ksi

8.26 P max = 84.9 lb
8.33 (a) nn = ( T ); nt = 0; (b) nn = 0; nt =
8.42 nn = 7 MPa ( T ); nt = 59.7 MPa; 1 = 75.2 MPa (T); 2 = 45.2 MPa ( C ); 3 = 0; 1 = 69.2;
max = 60.2 MPa
8.44 nn = 45.4 ksi ( C ); nt = 1.84 ksi; 1 = 15.4 ksi ( T ); 2 = 45.4 ksi ( C ); 3 = 0; 1 = 40.3;
max = 30.4 ksi
8.47 nn = 0.63 ksi ( C ); nt = 7.06 ksi; 1 = 0.62 ksi ( T ); 2 = 40.62 ksi ( C ); 3 = 12 ksi ( C ) 1 = 128;
max = 20.62 ksi
8.50 1 = 67.9 MPa ( T ); 2 = 207.9 MPa ( C ); 3 = 0; 1 = 78; max = 137.9 MPa
8.54 xx = 7.54 ksi ( C ); yy = 9.46 ksi ( C ); xy = 1.15 ksi
8.60 nn = 16.5 ksi ( C ); nt = 9.55 ksi
8.71 Pmax = 30.6 kN

CHAPTER 9
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9.3 nn = 234.7 ; = 196.96 rad CW

9.6 nn = 150 ; tt = 450 ; nt = 519.6
9.8 nn = 70.2 ; tt = 529.8 ; nt = 385.67
9.13 nn = 295.4 ; tt = 295.4 ; nt = 104.2
9.16 Sectors 8 and 2 or Sectors 4 and 6
9.31 1 = 659 ; 2 = 459 ; 3 = 0; max = 1118 ; 1 = 103.3;
nn = 643.7 ; tt = 443.7 ; nt = 259.8
9.37 1 = 1246.5 ; 2 = 196.5 ; 3 = 0; max = 1443 ;

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xx = 1027 ; yy = 23 ; xy = 1037
9.42 xx = 466 ; yy = 1266 ; xy = 1000
o
9.44 1 = 767.9 ; 2 = 125 ; 3 = 214.3 ; max = 982.2 ; 1 = 26.57
o
9.46 1 = 681.4 ; 2 = 604.3 ; 3 = 0; max = 642.9 ; 1 = 26.57
o
9.49 ( 1 ) strain = 103.3 ; ( 1 ) stress = 98.8
9.54 a = 33.49 ; b = 400 ; c = 166.5
9.58 a = 687.5 ; b = 406.3 ; c = 656.9
9.62 1 = 685.9 ; 2 = 185.9 ; 3 = 166.7; max = 871.8 ; 1 = 48.3
9.64 = 392.9
9.68 = 716.7
9.74 = 112.5

CHAPTER 10

10.1 nn = 4.6 ksi (C); nt = 16.4 ksi

10.4 P = 60.76 kN
10.6 a = 1696 ; b = 1176
10.12 a = 1333 ; b = 666.66
10.24 ( xx ) A = 0; ( xx ) B = bend-y = 85.39MPa ( C ); ( xz ) A = tor + bend-y =42.89MPa;
( xy ) B = tor = 25.62MPa
10.27 ( xx ) A = 0; ( xx ) B = bend-y = 222MPa ( C ); ( xz ) A = bend-y = 17.27MPa; ( xy ) B = 0
10.30 ( max ) A = 102.7MPa ( T ) or ( C ); ( max ) B = 137.33MPa ( C ); ( max ) A = 51.35MPa;
( max ) B = 91.79MPa;
10.35 ( xx ) A = 23.1 ksi (C); ( xy ) A = 7.2 ksi
10.36 nn = 8219 psi (C); nt = 13180 psi
10.44 P max = 4.3 kN
10.48 w = 791.2 N/m
10.53 BD = CE = 5.13 psi (C); BC = 10 psi (T); AB = 167.4 psi (C)
10.55 W max = 67 lb
10.62 R o = 2.405 in
10.65 (a) P max = 5 kN; (b) P max = 5.75 kN
10.66 P max = 9.5 kips
10.69 K = 1.22
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CHAPTER 11

11.2 P cr = 5/4 kL
11.6 P cr = 153.3 lb
11.15 L r = 72.7; P cr = 215.4 kip; cr = 3.36 ksi (C)
11.21 K = 1.106
11.25 K = 3.633

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11.40 L max = 42 in
11.43 w max = 12 kN/m; K BD = 2.3
11.55 max = 2.68 ksi (C); v max = 0.0458 in
11.59 L max = 2.09 m
11.63 P max = 39.45 kip
11.64 P cr = 17.0 kip
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FORMULA SHEET

F
av = N A av = V A ij = lim ---------j
A i 0 A i

L L
f o Bu u A du ( x )
= --------------- = ----- = ----------------
- = 2 xx = --------------
Lo Lo xB xA dx

E
xx = [ xx ( yy + zz ) ] E xy = xy G G = --------------------
2( 1 + )

E
xx = [ xx + yy ] ------------------
- zz = ------------ ( xx + yy )
(1 )
2 1

du N N ( x2 x1 ) NL N
= ------- u 2 u 1 = -------------------------- = -------- xx = ----
dx EA EA EA A

d T T ( x2 x1 ) T
= ------- 2 1 = ------------------------
- x = -------
dx GJ GJ J
2 My VyQ
d v z
M z = EI zz -------2- xx = ---------
- xs = -------------z
dx I zz I zz t

y M z VzQ
xx = ---------
- xs = -------------y
I yy I yy t

dV d Mz x2 x2
V y = V = p ----------- = V V 2 = V 1 + p dx M 2 = M 1 + V dx
dx dx x1 x1

2 2 2 2
nn = xx cos + yy sin + 2 xy sin cos nt = xx cos sin + yy sin cos + xy ( cos sin )

2 xy ( xx + yy ) xx yy 2 1 2 2 3 3 1
tan 2 p = -------------------------- - ---------------------
1, 2 = -------------------------- - + xy
2 max = max -----------------
-, ------------------, ------------------
( xx yy ) 2 2 2 2 2

2 2 2 2
nn = xx cos + yy sin + xy sin cos nt = 2 xx sin cos + 2 yy sin cos + xy ( cos sin )

( xx + yy ) xx yy 2 xy 2 max 1 2 2 3 3 1
xy
tan 2 p = ------------------------ - -------------------
1, 2 = ------------------------ - + ------ ---------- = max ---------------
-, ----------------, ----------------
( xx yy ) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

2
EI-
P cr = -----------
2
L

4r 1 3 1 4 1 4
C = ------ I = ------ ab I = --- r J = --- r
3 12 4 2
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