Review Innovations CE Review for November 2024 – Strength of Materials 1

Axial Stress and Strain PROBLEM 4:

Axial Stress
𝑷 A rigid member, ABC, is supported by three identical wires
𝝈= AD, BE, and CF as shown. The member ABC is horizontal before
𝑨
Axial Strain the load, P, is applied. Assume that the member and the wires
𝜹 are weightless.
𝜺= 1. Determine the force in wire AD if P = 15 kN.
𝑳
Modulus of Elasticity 2. Calculate the force in wire BE if P = 15 kN.
𝝈 3. Find the force in wire CF if P = 15 kN.
𝑬=
𝜺
Deformation
𝑷𝑳
𝜹=
𝑨𝑬

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PROBLEM 1:

A column ABCD supports several loads as shown. Segment

AB is 3 m long with a cross-sectional area of 8,000 mm2,
PROBLEM 5: CE Board November 2010
segment BC is 2 m long with an area of 2,000 mm2 while
segment CD is 4 m long with an area of 12,000 mm2. The
modulus of elasticity is 20 GPa. A heavy ring moulding of diameter 2 m is supported by six
1. Determine the axial stress in segment AB. steel wires of equal lengths and attached at points spaced
2. Calculate the axial strain in segment BC. uniformly along the circumference of the moulding. The
3. Find the total axial deformation of the column. moulding weighs 2.5 kN/m per meter of its circumference.

50 kN 1. Find the tension in each steel wire.

2. What is the diameter of the wire that will not exceed the
100 kN 100 kN allowable stress of 124 MPa?
A 3. If the wires are 6 mm in diameter, find the vertical
displacement of the moulding.
85 kN B 85 kN

200 kN 200 kN
C

D
PROBLEM 2:

The concrete post as shown in the figure below is reinforced

axially with four symmetrically placed steel bars, each of cross-
sectional area 900 mm2. Compute the stress in each material
when the 1000 kN axial load is applied. The moduli of elasticity
are 200 GPa for steel and 14 GPa for concrete.
FOR PRACTICE:

PROBLEM 6:

A wire 4 meters long is stretched horizontally between

points 4 meters apart. The wire is 25 mm2 in cross-section with
a modulus of elasticity of 200,000 MPa. A load, W, placed at the
center of the wire produces a sag, Δ.
1. Find the tension in the wire if sag, Δ, is 30 mm.
2. What is the magnitude of the load, W, if sag, Δ, is
54.3 mm?
2. If W is 60 N, what is the sag?

Ans. 562.25 N, 100 N, and 45.79 mm

PROBLEM 3: CE Board November 1992
PROBLEM 7: CE Board November 1994
A steel cylinder with 300 mm outside diameter and wall
thickness of 20 mm is filled with concrete and used as a pier to Find the shortening of a column of length, L, with concrete
support an axial load in compression. If the allowable stresses area AC and steel area AS when subjected to axial load, P. The
are 140 MPa for steel and 12 MPa for concrete and if the modulus of elasticity of concrete and steel is E C and ES,
modulus of elasticity for steel is 200 GPa and for concrete is respectively.
19.2 GPa, what is the allowable load for the pier? 𝑷𝑳
Ans. 𝜹 =
𝑨𝒄 𝑬𝒄 + 𝑨𝒔 𝑬𝒔
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PROBLEM 8: CE Board May 1992 PROBLEM 12:

A load, P, is supported by three (3) wires as shown. All The following figure shows a rigid bar that is supported by
members are identical except in length. a pin at A and two rods, one made of steel and the other of
1. Determine the force in wire AD. bronze. Neglecting the weight of the bar,
2. Find the force in wire BD. 1. Find the stress in the bronze rod.
3. Calculate the vertical deflection of point D. 2. Calculate the axial stress in the steel rod.

𝟖𝟎𝑷 𝟏𝟐𝟓𝑷 𝟏𝟐𝟓𝑷𝑳

Ans. , , 𝒂𝒏𝒅
𝟐𝟓𝟑 𝟐𝟓𝟑 𝟐𝟓𝟑𝑨𝑬

PROBLEM 9:

A hollow steel tube with an inside diameter of 100 mm

must carry a tensile load of 400 kN. Determine the outside Ans. 𝟏𝟎𝟔. 𝟏 𝑴𝑷𝒂 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝟏𝟗𝟏. 𝟖 𝑴𝑷𝒂
diameter of the tube if the stress is limited to 120 MN/m 2.

Ans. 𝟏𝟏𝟗. 𝟑𝟓 𝒎𝒎 PROBLEM 13:

PROBLEM 10: CE Board November 2003, 2004 Determine the largest weight, W, that can be supported by
two wires as shown in the figure below. The stress in either
The lower ends of the three bars shown are at the same wire is not to exceed 207 MPa. The cross-sectional areas of
level before the rigid homogenous 18 Mg block is attached. wires AB and AC are 258 mm2 and 320 mm2, respectively.
Each steel bar has an area of 600 mm2 and E = 200 GPa. For the
bronze rod, the area is 900 mm2 and E = 83 GPa.
1. Find the stress in the bronze rod.
2. Calculate the axial stress in the steel rod.
3. Determine the elongation of each rod.

Ans. 𝟕𝟓 𝒌𝑵

Ans. 𝟑𝟐 𝑴𝑷𝒂, 𝟏𝟐𝟑 𝑴𝑷𝒂, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝟎. 𝟔𝟐 𝒎𝒎

PROBLEM 11:

An aluminum rod is rigidly attached between a steel rod

and a bronze rod as shown in the figure below. Axial loads are
applied at the positions indicated. Find the maximum value of
P that will not exceed a stress in steel of 140 MPa, in aluminum
of 90 MPa, or in bronze of 100 MPa.

Ans. 𝟏𝟎 𝒌𝑵

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