ME

3221 Fall 2017

Topic: Static Failure, Buckling
HW2: Due Friday, Sept. 29

1. Consider the pipe problem from homework 2 (problem 5 below). Only this time the wall thickness is unknown.
The pipe is 70-30 Brass A (see text book Appendix C-2 for material properties).

(The force applied by the wrench is 10 kN, the pipe diameter is 0.025m. The pipe is pressurized at 5 MPa.)

Using the distortion energy failure criteria, specify a wall thickness such that the safety factor is 2.5.

Important cross section properties for thin walled tubes:
πD3t πD3t
I= J= A = πDt
8 4

2. Text problem 6.20b
A steel machine part is loaded so that stresses at the critical location are σ1 =35 ksi, σ2 = -25 ksi, and σ3 =0. The
material yield strengths in tension and compression are 100 ksi. What is the safety factor according to (a) max
normal stress, (b) max shear stress, and (c) max distortion energy theory? (d) Which theory would be expected to
agree most closely with an actual test?

3. A round steel bar (1040 normalized heat treat) is subjected to loads producing calculated stresses of P/A=50 MPa,
Tr/J=300 MPa, and Mc/I=250 MPa.
(a) Sketch the element, showing the shear and normal stresses.
(b) Determine the safety factor with respect to the Max shear criteria, and the distortion energy criteria.

4. The crank handle shown below is fabricated from a brittle material, where the ultimate strength in compression is 3
times the ultimate strength in tension. Find the location where the crank is most likely to fail. Include transverse
shear stresses (if appropriate—depending on the location). Use the modified Mohr theory to determine the desired
ultimate strength in tension such that the safety factor is 4. Be sure to show a sketch that includes the load point and
the failure surface.

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5. A steel I beam is loaded in compression as shown below. The steel properties are: elastic modulus 30,000,000
psi, yield strength 50,000 psi, and ultimate tensile strength 70,000 psi. The beam is 20 ft. long. The properties of the
section are as follows:
2
Cross sectional area: 30.6 in
4
Moment of inertia about the x axis (Ixx): 3100 in
4
Moment of inertia about the y axis (Iyy): 259 in

The beam can potentially buckle in either the xz or yz plane. In the xz plane the beam ends are fixed –fixed. In the
yz plane, the beam ends are pinned.
a. Determine the plane of buckling (xz or yz)—support your choice with a calculation.
b. Determine the maximum load that can be applied with a# safety factor of 2.5.
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x
y

I beam loaded
in compression

L=240 in

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6. A steel I beam column with built in ends (fixed) (at x=0 and x= 12 m) is braced at midpoint C (x= 6 m) as shown
below and loaded in compression by a force P. Buckling can potentially occur in either the xy plane or xz plane (out
of the page). The bracing acts as a simple support (i.e. pinned support) in the xy plane, and there is no such
midspan support for buckling in the xz plane.

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a. Which plane is more likely for buckling to occur and why? Include relevant calculations to support your choice.

b. Given your answer to part a, find the allowable axial force P assuming a safety factor of 2.

Material properties:
E= 200 GPa
Sy=280 MPa

Important properties for the section:

2
Cross sectional area A=27.5 E 3 (mm)

Neutral axis y-y:

4
Iyy=712 E6 (mm)

Neutral axis z-z:

4
Izz=282 E6 (mm)