RAJALAKSHMI ENGINEERING COLLEGE, CHENNAI 602 105

DEPARTMENT OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

UNIT TEST II
Sub. Code

: AE 2203

Sub. Name : SOLID MECHANICS

Date

Max.Marks : 50
Duration

: 90 minutes

Year

: II

Answer ALL Questions

PART A (5 x 2 = 10 Marks)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Differentiate beam and bar (atleast 4 points).

Define shear force and bending moment of any beam with diagram.
Write the expression for the elongation produced in a conical bar due to its self weight.
Explain in brief about the thermal stresses and strains with a suitable expression.
List the differences between statically determinate and statically indeterminate structures.

Answer ALL Questions

PART B (16+16+8 = 40 Marks)
6. a)

A composite bar made up of aluminium and steel is held between two supports as shown in
figure. The bars are stress-free at a temperature of 40c, what will be the stresses in the two
bars when the temperature is 20 C if
i)
ii)

The supports are non-yielding

The supports come nearer to each other by 0.1 mm. It can be assumed that the change in
temperature is uniform all along the length of the bar. Take ESteel = 210 G N/m2,
Ealuminium= 74 G N/m2, Steel= 11.7 10-6 / C, aluminium =23.4 10-6/ C,

(16)
(OR)

b)

A Steel tube, 2.4 cm external diameter and 1.8 cm internal diameter encloses a copper rod of

1.5 cm diameter to which it is rigidly connected at the two ends. If at a temperature of 10 C

there is no longitudinal stress, calculate the stresses in the rod and the tube when the
temperature is raised to 200 C? Take ESteel = 2.1 105 N/ mm2, ECopper= 1.0 105 N/ mm2,
Steel= 11 10-6 / C, Copper =18 10-6 / C,
(16)

7. a)

Draw the shear force and Bending moment diagram for the beam as shown
in figure

(16)

(OR)
b)

Draw the shear force and bending moment diagram for the beam as shown in figure.
Clearly mark the position of the maximum bending moment and determine its value.
(16)

8.

A rod of length l tapers uniformly from diameter d1 to a diameter d2 .Its wider end is
fixed and the lower end is subjected to an axial tensile load P. Determine the elongation
of the rod.
(8)