Practice Problems

Practice Problems

1. A beam made of steel has one of its ends fixed to the wall. The beam has a width w =
4 and a height h = 5. The length of the beam is l = 15. A load of 8000 lbf acts
vertically downwards on the other end of the beam as shown in the figure. Modulus
of elasticity of the material of the beam is 30 Mpsi and the Poissons ratio is 0.3. Find
the stress in the beam.

Problem 1

2. A beam as shown in the figure is subjected to a force acting vertically upwards having a
magnitude of 15000 lbf at one end of the beam. The other end of the beam is fixed to
the wall. The beam has a uniform taper of 10 degrees over a length of 10. The
remaining part of the beam has a height of 5. The total length of the beam is 20. Find
the behavior of the beam under the given loading conditions.

Problem 2

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3. A cantilever beam is made of AISI 304 steel with an elastic modulus of 190 GPa and
Poisson's ratio of 0.29. The beam is freely supported on an edge at a distance of 12
from the fixed end. The total length of the beam is 20. A load of 20000 lbf acts
vertically downwards on the other end of the beam. Find the stresses in the beam.

Problem 3

4. If the free support in the previous problem is replaced by a fixed support, find the
changes in the behavior of the body under the same forces.

5. A shaft of diameter D = 5 is fixed at one end. A point load of 20000 lbf is acting
vertically downwards at the point as shown in figure. The length of the shaft is 15.
Find the stresses in the shaft.

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Problem 5

6. In the previous problem, the restraints are maintained the same but the load is
changed from an eccentric point load to a torque on the free end. The value of the
torque acting is 5000 lb-in. Find the shear stress in the shaft due to the torque.

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