NOVEMBER 2008 MAIN EXAMINATION

SUBJECT NAME: STRENGTH OF MATERIALS II CODE: SMT211T/SMT101T DURATION: 3 HOURS

TOTAL MARKS: 100 FULL MARKS: 100

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: NON-PROGRAMMABLE POCKET CALCULATORS INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES: ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS

NUMBER OF PAGES (COVER PAGE INCLUDED) : 3 + APPENDIX

COURSE: ND: ENGINEERING : MECHANICAL

FIRST EXAMINER: DA DESAI SECOND EXAMINER: MODERATOR: FM MASHILE

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QUESTION 1 The following data are for a cold-worked carbon steel tested in a tensile test: original diameter = 12.725 mm; final diameter = 8.433 mm; original gauge length = 50.8 mm and final gauge length = 60.71 mm.
Load (kN) Ext. (mm ) 5.5 0.0 1 11. 7 0.0 2 17. 0 0.0 3 22. 1 0.0 4 27. 4 0.0 5 40.5 0.07 6 53.1 0.10 2 60.5 0.12 7 64.7 0.15 2 66.9 0.17 8 68.7 0.20 3 70.5 0.25 4 71.5 0.30 5 72.1 0.35 6 72.8 0.508

The maximum recorded load was 74.3 kN. Plot a stress-strain graph and determine the: a) limit of proportionality; b) the modulus of elasticity; c) the ultimate tensile stress; d) 0.2% proof stress; e) the percentage elongation; and f) the percentage reduction in area. /20/ QUESTION 2 Calculate the (a) diameter d if the stress is not to exceed 154.5 MPa; (b) length x if the total elongation of the rod = 0.165 mm. E= 200 GPa. /10/

QUESTION 3 An angle bracket having thickness t = 12 mm is attached to the flange of a column by two 15 mm bolts (see figure). A uniformly distributed load acts on the top face of the bracket with a pressure p = 2 MPa. The top face of the bracket has length L = 150 mm and width b = 60 mm.

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a) Determine the average bearing pressure b between the angle bracket and the bolts. b) Determine the average shear stress avg in the bolts. Disregard friction between the bracket and the column. /15/

QUESTION 4 A steel shaft ABCD has a total length of 540 mm consisting of AB = 150 mm; BC = 150 mm and CD = 240 mm. AB is hollow with inside and outside diameters of 30 mm and 40 mm respectively, BC and CD are solid and the diameter of BC = 40 mm. Calculate: a) the diameter of CD if the torsional stiffness of CD is equal to that of AB. b) the total angle of twist if the compound shaft is subjected to a torque of 500 N.m. G = 80 GPa. /15/ QUESTION 5 A thin steel cylinder, 400 mm in diameter, with closed ends is rotated at a speed of 5 000 r/min about a longitudinal axis through its center. If it is simultaneously subjected to an internal pressure of 4 MPa, calculate the thickness of the cylinder assuming that the maximum allowable tensile stress is limited to 170 MPa. The density of steel is 7.8 Mg/m3.

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The beam ABCDEF is loaded as shown in the figure below:

a) Determine the reactions at B and E; b) Draw the Shear Force diagram; c) Draw the Bending Moment diagram; d) Find the maximum Bending Moment and its position from A; e) Determine the point(s) of contraflexure.

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/16/ /20/ QUESTION 7 A composite spring has two close-coiled helical springs connected in series. One spring is made of steel and the other of bronze, both with a mean coil diameter of 35 mm and a wire diameter of 4 mm. a) If the deflection of both springs is to be the same, calculate the ratio between the number of coils in each spring. b) the greatest load that can be carried by this composite spring if the maximum allowable stresses are 240 MPa and 180 MPa in the steel and bronze respectively. Gsteel = 80 GPa and Gbronze = 40 GPa. . /10/

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