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STRENGTH OF MATERIAL
4th Exam/Mech./RAC/Prod/Auto/T&DM/Aero/5309/Nov’18
Duration: 3Hrs. M.Marks:75
SECTION-A
Q1. a) Fill in the blanks. 15x1=15
i. A body is subjected to external force the restoring force per unit area is known as ________.
ii. Energy stored in a body within elastic limits is known as _________.
iii. If load at the free end of the cantilever is increased, failure will be occure at __________.
iv. Maximum bending moment occurs in a beam where the shear forces is__________.
v. Euler’s buckling theory is applicable for ________columns.
vi. The unit of torque is __________.
vii. Twisting couple in a shaft induces _________.
viii. Temperature stress will arise only if the ends of a bar _________.
ix. Rivets are generally made of a material which is________.
x. The damping capacity of material is its capacity to __________.
b) State True or False.
xi. Point of contraflexure is a point where the bending moment changes its sign.
xii. The hogging moment is a negative bending moment.
xiii. I section is the strongest section in bending for same area of cross-section.
xiv. Transverse loads means load applied along the axis of a beam
xv. Stiffness is decreased if two helical springs are connected in parallel.

Q2. Attempt any six questions.

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SECTION-B
6x5=30

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a. Explain the terms ductility, brittleness, and toughness of material.

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b. Define Helix angle, Solid length of spring and Spring index

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c. What do you understand by bending moment and point of contraflexure.
d. Write torsion equation and name each term.
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the wire is not to exceed 95 N/mm2.
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e. Find the minimum diameter of a steel wire which is used to raise a load of 5000 N if the stress in

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f. What are the temperature stresses and strains?
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g. What is meant by resilience and proof resilience?

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h. Define crippling load, slenderness ratio, and equivalent length of a column.

SECTION-C
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Q3. Attempt any two questions.

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i. What will be percentage saving in material if solid shaft of 100 mm is replaced by hollow shaft to
transmit same power at the same maximum allowable stress? The ratio of internal to external
diameter is 0.60.
ii. A Beam 10m span simply supported at its ends carries a load of 20KN/m over the left half of the
span and point load of 30KN at the mid span. Draw the S.F &B.M diagrams for the given beam
and find the position and magnitude of maximum bending moment.
iii. A T-section is of 100 mm x100 mm x 20 mm. Determine Ixx, Iyy both passing through the centroid
and the least value of section modulus about XX.
iv. A mild steel tube, 25 mm external diameter, 2.5 mm thick is 3m long and is used as strut.
Determine the safe compressive load when this strut is used with the following end condition
a. Both ends are hinged.
b. Both ends are fixed.
c. One end is fixed and the other end is free.
Take factor of safety = 3 and E =2 ×105 N/mm2.