2 SOM251R MAY/JUNE 2011 Question 1

A brass bolt, 10 mm in diameter, is inserted into an aluminum tube, 18 mm outer diameter and 1.5 mm thickness and a length of 400 mm, with rigid washers on both ends of the tube. After the bolt has been initially tight fitted, the nut is given a quarter of a turn. The bolt is single threaded with a 2 mm pitch. Find the stresses in the bolt and the tube. Take and [12 marks]

Question 2

For the truss shown in Fig. 1 determine a) the reaction at A and its direction [5 marks]

b) the forces in members AB, BC, BE, DE and BD and state the whether they are strut or tie. State ANY assumptions clearly.
12 kN 80o B 20o 20o

[20 marks]

60o 20o A E

60o D 20o C

Fig. 1

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3 SOM251R MAY/JUNE 2011 Question 3

A closed-coiled helical spring is manufactured from 7 mm diameter steel wire with 35 coils. The mean coil diameter is 48 mm. The spring hangs vertically and is fixed at the top. A mass of 30 kg falls through a height of 40 mm before engaging with a collar at the lower end of the spring. Take G = 80 GPa, calculate: (a) the maximum extension of the spring; (b) the maximum stress in the wire. [12 marks] [6 marks]

Question 4

A steel shaft ABCD has a total length of 450 mm consisting of AB = 150 mm, BC = 150 mm and CD = 240 mm. AB is hollow with inside and outside diameters of 30 mm and 40 mm respectively; BC and CD are solid and the diameter of BC is 40 mm. (a) Calculate the diameter of CD if the torsional stiffness of CD is equal to that of AB. [10 marks] (b) Calculate the total angle of twist if the compound shaft is subjected to a torque of 500 Nm. (Take G = 80 GPa) [5 marks]

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4 SOM251R MAY/JUNE 2011 Question 5 For the beam shown Fig. 2 in below, (a) Draw the shear-force and bending-moment diagrams. (b) Determine the point of contra-flexure (PCF). [25 marks] [5 marks]

5 kN 25 kN/m B 2m 2m

2 kN

3 kN

4 kN

10 kN/m A

25 kN/m C 2m D 1m E 1m F

Fig. 2

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