Fall 2018 In Class Problems Date: September 11th 2018

Total: 20 points (2 points to Final Grade)

1. Explain fatigue and how is it caused? (2 pt)

2. Maintaining consistency is expensive. Explain whether it is cost-effective to lower
variability? (Hint: Bell curves) (2 pt)
3. Draw the strain response of a visco-elastic-plastic material to the following stress input.
Label and explain all relevant components clearly during loading and the recovery. (2 pt)

4. List all the types of variability. (2 pt)

5. What steps (at least two) would you take to ensure that your lab results are precise? (2 pt)
6. What steps you will have to take to determine if your lab results are accurate? (2 pt)
7. Calculate stiffness within the linear portion of stress-strain plot. (2 pt)

8. List two examples of static loading and two examples of dynamic Loading (2 pt)
9. What is a typical percentage risk involved if you have bell curve (draw) for three samples
or less? (2 pt)
10. Plot (Schematic) stress-strain curve for mild steel, cement concrete, pencil eraser (2 pt)