A hole is to be punched out of plate having a

shearing strength of 40 ksi. The compressive

stress in the punch is limited to 50 ksi.
Compute the maximum thickness of plate from
which a hole 2.5 inches in diameter can be
punched.
a. 0.500 in
b. 0.781 in
c. 0.02 in
d. 0.204 in
t = 2.5(50) / 4(40) = 0.781 inches
A hole is to be punched out of plate having a
shearing strength of 40 ksi. The compressive
stress in the punch is limited to 50 ksi. !f the
plate is 0.25 inches thick" determine the
diameter of the smallest hole that can be
punched
a. 0.800 in b. 0.#$ in
c. 0.4%5 in d. 0.&00 in
D = 4(0.25)(40) / 50 = 0.800 inches
A large pipe" called a penstock in h'draulic
work" is .5 m in diameter. !t is composed of
wooden staves bound together b' steel hoops"
each %00 s(. )illimetre in cross*sectional
area" and is used to conduct water from a
reservoir to power a house. !f the maximum
tensile stress permitted in the hoops is %0
)+a" what is the maximum spacing between
hoops under a head of water of %0 m,
a. $.$mm
b. $$. mm
c. 177 mm
d. $.$ mm
-1000)(9.81)(30)(1.5)L = 2(300x10^-6)
(130x10^6)
L = 177 mm
At what angular velocit' will the stress in a
rotating steel ring e(ual to 50 )+a if its mean
radius is 220 mm, The densit' of the steel is
$.#5 )g.m/%.
a. 0.#$ rad.s
b. 50 rad.s
c. %#.2 rad.s
d. 628 rad/s
= (1/0.22)(150x10^6 / 7850)^(1/2) = 628
r!/s
A pipe carr' steam at %.5 )+a has an outside
diameter of 450 mm and a wall thickness of 0
mm. A gasket is inserted between the flange at
one end of the pipe and a flat plate use to cap
the end. 1ow man' 40*mm*diameter bolts
must be used to hold the cap on if the
allowable stress in the bolts is #0 )+a" of
which 55 )+a is the initial stress,
a. 4 b. 5 c. & d. 17
" = (3.5x10^6)(0.45 # 2x0.01)^2 / $(0.04^2)
(88#55)x10^6% = 16.18 r&'n! '(
" = 17
A pipe carr' steam at %.5 )+a has an outside
diameter of 450 mm and a wall thickness of 0
mm. A gasket is inserted between the flange at
one end of the pipe and a flat plate use to cap
the end. 2hat circumferential stress is
developed in the pipe,
a. 75.3 MPa b. %$.&5 )+a
c. $#.$5 )+a d. %0.%# )+a
) = (3.5)(450 # 2x10) / $2(10)% = 75.3 *+
!t is the maximum safe stress that a material
can carr'
a. working stress b. 3ltimate stress
c. rupture strength d. 4ield strength
!t is the point at which there is an appreciable
elongation of the material without an'
corresponding increase of load
a. 5lastic limit b. Yield point
c.3ltimate stress d. +oint of rupture
This component measures the pulling -or
pushing6 action perpendicular to the section
a. Tor(ue b. 7ending moment
c. !ial "orces d. 8hearing force
A steel rod having a cross*sectional area of
%00 s(. )eters and a length of 50 m is
suspended verticall' from one end. !t supports
a tensile load of 20 k9 at the lower end. !f the
unit mass of steel is $#50 kg.m/% and 5 :
200x0/% )9.m/2" find the total elongation of
the rod.
a. 5#.3 mm b. 40 mm
c. 4%.% mm d. %5 mm
, = $(7850)(9.8)(150^2) / 2(200-10^9)% .
$(20000)(150)(1000^2) / 300(200-10^9)%
, = 54.3 mm
2hat is the theoretical maximum value of
+oisson;s ratio of an' given material sub<ected
to a uniform triaxial stress.
a. 0 b. c. .% d. $
A solid steel shaft 5 m long is stressed to #0
)+a when twisted through 4 degrees. 3sing =
: #% =+a" compute the shaft diameter.
a. 04 mm b. 138 mm
c. 4# mm d. &0 mm
r = (80)(5) / $(4)(//180)(83000)% = 69 mm
! = 2(69) = 138 mm
A steel bar 50 mm in diameter and 2 m long is
surrounded b' a shell of cast iron 5 mm thick.
Compute the load that will compress the
combined bar a total of 0.# mm in the length of
2m. >or steel 5 : 200 =+a" and for cast iron 5
: 00 =+a
a. 20 k9 b. 240 k9
c. 1%2 k& d. 420 k9
+ = $(//4)(0.05^2)(200x10^9)(0.0008)/2% .
$(//4)(0.06^2 -0.05^2)(100x10^9)
(0.0008)/2%
+ = 192 0"
A solid steel shaft is not to twist through more
than % degrees in a & m length when sub<ected
to a tor(ue of 2 k9.m. 2hat maximum
shearing stress is developed, 3se =:#%=+a.
a. #1.3 MPa b. 4%.4 )+a
c. %4.% )+a d. $.& )+a
(//4)!^4 = (12000)(6) / $(3)(//180)(83x10^9)%
! = 114 mm
1 = 16(12000) / $/(.114)^3%
1 = 41.3 *+
2hat is the minimum diameter of a solid steel
shaft that will not twist through more than %
degrees in a & m length when sub<ected to a
tor(ue of 2 k9.m, 3se =:#%=+a.
a. 11# mm b. & mm
c. # mm d. 20 mm
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d : 4 mm
A steel rod 2.5 m long is secured between two
walls. !f the load on the rod is Bero at 20
degree Celsius" compute the stress when the
temperature drops to *20 degrees Celsius. The
cross*sectional are if the rod is 200 s(. mm"
coefficient of linear expansion : .$ um.-m*
deg.C6" and 5 : 200 =+a. Assume that the
walls are rigid.
a. &0.% )+a b. 0&.% )+a
c. %3.6 MPa d. &0.% )pa
) = (200x10^9)(11.7x10^-6)(20 - -20) =
93.6x10^6 +
) = 93.6 *+
Cetermine the maximum shearing stress in a
helical steel spring composed of 20 turns of 20
mm*diamter wire on a mean radius of #0 mm
when tha spring is supporting a load of 2 k9.
3se = : #% =pa.
a. 0.& )+a b. 2.% )+a
c. 120.6 MPa d. %4.& )pa
m : #0.0 : #
1 = $16(2000)(0.08) / /(0.02)^3%x2$4(8)-1%/$4(8)-
4% . (0.615/8)3
1 = 120.6 *(
Cetermine the elongation in a helical steel
spring composed of 20 turns of 20 mm*diamter
wire on a mean radius of #0 mm when tha
spring is supporting a load of 2 k9. 3se = : #%
=+a.
. 87.9 mm 4. 78.9 mm
c. 98.7 mm !. 89.7 mm
, = 64(2000)(0.08^3)(20) / $(83x10^9)(0.02^4)%
, = 98.7 mm
These are components of the total resistance
to sliding the portion to one side of the
explorator' section past the other.
a. Tor(ue b. 7ending moment
c. Axial forces d. '(ear "orces
2ho first postulated that stress is proportional
to strain in &$#,
a. Thomas 4oung b. )obert *ooke
c. Andrew +'tel d. Charles Augustus