CODE No.

: 16BT30304 SVEC-16
SREE VIDYANIKETHAN ENGINEERING COLLEGE
(An Autonomous Institution, Affiliated to JNTUA, Ananthapuramu)
II B.Tech I Semester (SVEC-16) Regular Examinations November - 2017
STRENGTH OF MATERIALS
[ Mechanical Engineering ]

Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 70

Answer One Question from each Unit
All questions carry equal marks

1 a) Discuss various mechanical properties of a material. CO1 4 Marks

b) A steel rod of 25mm diameter passes through a brass tube of 25mm CO5 10 Marks
internal diameter and 35mm external diameter. The nut on the rod is
tightened until a stress of 10MPa is developed in the rod. The
temperature of the tube is then raised by 60 0C. What are the final stresses
in the rod and the tube?
Es = 200 GPa; Eb = 80 GPa; αs = 11.7 x 10-6/ 0C; αb = 19 x 10-5/ 0C.
(OR)
2 a) A bar of steel is of length l and is of uniform thickness t. The width of the CO2 4 Marks
bar varies uniformly from a at one end to b at the other end. Find the
extension of the rod when it carries an axial pull P.
b) Two vertical rods one of steel and the other of copper are each rigidly CO5 10 Marks
fixed at the top and are 50cm apart. Diameters of steel rod and copper rod
are 2cm and 4cm respectively and length of each rod is 400cm. A cross
bar fixed to the rods at the lower ends, carries a load of 5000N such that
the cross bar remains horizontal even after loading. Find the stresses in
each rod and the position of load on the bar. Es = 200 GPa; Ec = 100 GPa.

3 A 30m long horizontal beam carries a uniformly distributed load of CO6 14 Marks
1KN/m on the whole length along with a point load of 3KN at the right
end. The beam is freely supported at the left end. Determine the position
of the second support so that the maximum bending moment on the beam
is as small as possible. Also draw shear force and bending moment
diagrams.
(OR)
4 A simply supported beam of span 5m carries a uniformly increasing load CO6 14 Marks
of 800N/m at one end to 1600N/m at other end. Draw shear force and
bending moment diagram. Also calculate the position and magnitude of
maximum bending moment.

5 a) A square of side ‘a’ is used as a beam with its diagonal in horizontal CO1 5 Marks
position. If shear force is S, determine the value and location of
maximum shear stress occurring at the section. Also find shear stress at
Neutral axis.
b) The tension flange of a girder of I section is 240mm x 40mm, whereas CO3 9 Marks
the compression flange 120mm x 20mm. The web is 300mm deep and
20mm thick. If the girder is used as a simply supported beam of 8m span,
determine the load per metre run if the allowable stress is 90MPa in
compression and 30MPa in tension.
(OR)

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6 a) Compare the resistance to torsion of a hollow shaft to that of a solid shaft CO1 5 Marks
if the inside diameter of the hollow shaft is two-third of the external
diameter and the two shafts have the same material and weight and of
equal length.
b) A hollow shaft with inner diameter to outer diameter ratio of 0.78 is to CO3 9 Marks
transmit 20KW at a speed of 200 r.p.m. Assume the allowable shear
stress for the shaft material as 42MPa and the limiting angle of twist in
1.8m length of shaft as 20. Determine the inner and outer diameters of the
shaft. G = 84GPa. Also compare the percentage saving of material with
solid shaft.

7 a) Derive the differential equation of the deflected curve. CO1 5 Marks

b) A beam AB of 6m span is simply supported at the ends. It carries a CO4 9 Marks
concentrated load of 6KN at a distance of 2m from the left support an a
uniformly distributed load of 2KN/m at the right half of the beam. Find
the deflection at the mid span and slope at the left end support.
E = 200 GPa and I = 40 x 106 mm4.
(OR)
8 At a point in a strained material, the principal tensile stresses acting on CO4 14 Marks
two perpendicular planes are 80N/mm2 and 40N/mm2. Determine the
normal stress, shear stress and resultant stress on a plane inclined at 20 0
with major principal plane. What will be the intensity of stress which
acting alone will produce the same maximum strain. Poisson’s ratio is
0.25.

9 a) Derive the stresses induced in a thin cylinder of internal diameter d and CO4 4 Marks
thickness t subjected to an internal pressure p.
b) A cylindrical shell is 3m long, 1m in diameter and the thickness of metal CO5 10 Marks
is 10mm. It is subjected to an internal pressure of 150N/cm 2. Calculate
the change in dimensions of the shell and the maximum intensity of shear
stress induced. E= 200 GPa and Poissons ratio is 0.3.
(OR)
10 Derive lames equations for the analysis of thick cylinders with CO4 14 Marks
assumptions.

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