UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (AUTONOMOUS)

RAJIV GANDHI PROUDYOGIKI VISHWAVIDYALAYA, BHOPAL-462033, (M.P.)

STRENGTH OF MATERIALS (MECHANICS OF MATERIALS) (CE-303/DCE-303)

UNIT-I (Stress & Strain: Simple & Complex)

1. Draw the stress-strain diagram for mild steel and explain the behaviour of the material.
2. Explain the terms principal stresses and principal planes.
3. Explain the terms: (i) Creep (ii) Hooks law (iii) Poissons ratio (iv) Proof stress
4. Define the terms stress, strain, modulus of elasticity, modulus of rigidity and bulk modulus.
5. Draw the stress-strain diagram for mild steel and explain the salient points.
6. Prove the relationship between modulus of elasticity (E), rigidity modulus (G) and bulk modulus (K).
7. Define principal planes and principal stresses.
8. Explain what do you mean by complementary shear.
UNIT-II (Bending Stress & Shearing Stress)

9. State the assumptions made in deriving the bending equation. Explain the significance of each
assumption.
10. Distinguish between pure bending and ordinary bending.
11. Explain the relationship between shear force and bending moment.
12. State the assumptions made in the theory of simple bending.
13. How will you derive the basic equation of elastic curve?
14. What are flitched beams?

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15. Derive the equation, q = with usual notations.
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UNIT-III (Tortion of Shafts, Springs & Pressure Vessels)

16. State and explain St. Venants principle.

17. For a pressure of liquid "P in thin cylinder, find the stresses acting on it.
18. Derive expression for strain in thin cylinder.
19. Define the terms: (i) slenderness ratio (ii) proof resilience.
20. Differentiate between the terms flexural rigidity and torsional rigidity.
21. A load P is acting on the diagonal of the square column of size D. For no tension to develop what would
be the maximum distance of the load from the centre? What would be the shape of core or kernal of the
section?
22. Show that for a rectangular beam of width b and depth d, the shear stress distribution over its
V d2
cross-section is given by the formula y 2 .
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 UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (AUTONOMOUS)
RAJIV GANDHI PROUDYOGIKI VISHWAVIDYALAYA, BHOPAL-462033, (M.P.)
STRENGTH OF MATERIALS (MECHANICS OF MATERIALS) (CE-303/DCE-303)
23. Also sketch the shear stress distribution over its cross section, and prove that the maximum shear stress
in 1.5 times, the average shear stress. Also show the location of maximum and minimum shear stress in
the sketch.
UNIT-IV (Unsymmetrical Bending, Theories of Failure)

24. What is meant by shear centre ? Explain the significance of this term.
25. Explain the concept of unsymmetrical bending. What are the conditions that should be satisfied for a beam
to bend without twisting?
26. State the assumptions made in analysing a beam for unsymmetrical bending.
27. Derive the expression for the principal moment of inertia Iuu and Ivv in terms of Ixx and Iyy for the axes U-U
and V-V rotated through angle from x-x and y-y axes.
28. Define-(i) Principal axes, (ii) Product moment of inertia, (iii) Equivalent length of a column.
29. What is unsymmetrical bending? Explain with neat sketches.
30. Discuss briefly the theories of failure for brittle material.
31. What is meant by conjugate beam? State the relationship between the real beam and conjugate beam.
32. Define (I) Resilience, (ii) Proof resilience, (iii) Modulus of resilience
T C
33. State the assumptions made in the derivation of the equation
IP R l

34. State the assumptions made in the Eulers theory for long column.
35. Derive the Eulers buckling load for the column when both ends are hinged.
T C
36. Derive the equation:
IP R l

37. Prove that the change in volume of a spherical shell of diameter d and internal pressure p is
pd 4 1
V [1 ] where t is the thickness of the shell.
8tE m
38. State the middle third rule.
39. Define Core of a section.
40. Define (I) slope, (ii) Deflection of a beam.
41. State the relationship between slope, deflection, radius of curvature.
42. State principal of superposition which is applied to analysis of fixed beam.
43. State the value of limit of eccentricity for solid circular section. What will be the minimum value of resultant
stress if the load is applied at the position of limit of eccentricity?
44. State middle third rule. Sketch core of rectangular section.
45. State the differential equations for slope and deflection.
46. Write the advantages and disadvantages of fixed beam over simply supported beam.

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 UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (AUTONOMOUS)
RAJIV GANDHI PROUDYOGIKI VISHWAVIDYALAYA, BHOPAL-462033, (M.P.)
STRENGTH OF MATERIALS (MECHANICS OF MATERIALS) (CE-303/DCE-303)
47. Define direct and eccentric load. State the effect of eccentric load with respect to stresses developed.
48. Define modulus of rigidity.
49. What do principal plane mean?
50. Write the expression for the co-ordinates of the centre of Mohr's circle in a two-dimensional stress system.
51. What is the nature of variation of bending moment due to a concentrated load?
52. What do pure bending of a beam?
53. Define torsional rigidity of a shaft.
54. Two shafts having same length and material are joined in series. If the ratio of their diameters is 2, then
what is the ratio of their angles of twist? .
55. What do modulus of resilience in simple bending mean?
56. Discuss briefly the theories of failure for brittle material.
57. What is significance of Mohr's circle in calculating stresses?
UNIT-V (Columns & Struts, Deflection of Beams)
58. What are the limitations of Euler's formula?
59. What are the assumptions made in the theory postulated by Euler in the context of the analysis of column
and strut?
60. What is meant by the equivalent length or effective length of the column?
61. State the equivalent length of column for different end conditions.
62. Write the equations of Eulers crippling load for different column end condition.
63. Derive expression for Eulers buckling load for column hinged at both the ends.
64. What the limitation of Eulers formula is as applied to the columns and struts? Explain in brief.
65. Define (i)direct load (ii) eccentric load.
66. Define (i) short column, (ii) long column.
67. What is the difference between mode of failures of long and short column?
68. Explain the term effective length of columns. Also write the effective length factor for different end
conditions.
69. Write a short note on Beams of uniform strength.
70. State the effective length for a column whose one end is fixed and other end is free. The actual length is 3
m.
71. Explain what is radius of gyration.
72. Define slenderness ratio of a column.
73. What are the sign conventions used for calculating bending moments and shear force?
74. What are the factors governing the selection of factor of safety?

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RAJIV GANDHI PROUDYOGIKI VISHWAVIDYALAYA, BHOPAL-462033, (M.P.)
STRENGTH OF MATERIALS (MECHANICS OF MATERIALS) (CE-303/DCE-303)
75. Derive the basic torsion equation.
76. How eccentric loads effect the design of columns?
77. Explain the following terms briefly: (a) Bending stress. (b) Torsional stress. (c) Hoop stress.
78. Explain the following terms: (a) Analysis of closed coil helical spring, (b) Computation of principal stresses
from principal strains, (c) Basic equation for elastic curve.
79. Derive a relationship for maximum bending moment and maximum stress in case of column carrying
eccentric load W at an eccentricity e.
80. Derive a relationship for maximum bending moment and maximum stress in case of laterally loaded
column with concentrated load (F) at mid height.
81. Derive the bending equation.
82. Explain given failure theories (i) Maximum principal strain theory, (ii) Maximum strain energy theory.
83. Plot shear stress distribution diagram for any three standard sections.
84. Stating assumptions derive Lames equations to find out the stresses in a thick cylindrical shell.
85. Derive the equation of shear stress, bending stress, deflection and angular rotation for open helical spring.
86. Derive Eulers formula for crippling load for a column of length metres when one end of the column is
fixed and the other end is hinged.
87. State and prove Moment Area Theorems I and II.
88. State the moment area theorem.
89. Explain a Conjugate Beam.
90. State the theorems of moment area method.
91. Which points should be taken care while using Macaulays method?
92. Differentiate between real beam and conjugate beam.
93. Derive the relationship among moment, slope and deflection.

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