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237exam1 Sp09 Solution
237exam1 Sp09 Solution
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1. Link BC is 6 mm thick and is made of steel with a 450 MPa ultimate strength in tension.
What should be its width w if the structure shown is being designed to support a 20 kN load
with a factor of safety of 3.0?
Plan:
Ultimate strength given.
600 mm
Determine the Allowable Stress = P/A
Where P = internal force along CB.
A
B Where A = (w)(t) of member CB.
w
Given FS = 3.0 = ultimate / allowable
90
Allowable = ultimate / FS
allowable = ultimate / FS = 450 MPa / 3.0
= 450 MPa / 3.0 = 150 x 106 N/m = P / A
480 mm
C
(5)
slope
600
480
(4)
D
(3)
P = 20 kN
C
D
P = 20 kN
w = A / t = 166.667 x 10-6 m
0.006 m
w = 27.778 x 10- m
w = 27.778 mm
Show all work for full credit. The FE Handbook may be used as your resource.
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2. Two wooden members o 3 x 6 inch uniform rectangular cross section are joined by a
simple glued splice. Knowing that P = 2400 lb, determine the normal and shearing
stresses in the glued splice.
P
3
40
6
Ao
Ax
P = 2400 lb.
40
P = P sin 40
Normal stress = = P / Ao
Shear stress = = P// / Ao
P // = P (tangential comp) = 2400 cos 40 = 1.8385 x 10 lb
P = P (normal comp) = 2400 sin 40 = 1.5427 x 10 lb
Using the geometry in the picture, Ax = Ao sin 40, Ao = Ax / sin 40
Normal stress = = P / Ao = 2400 sin 40 (sin 40) / 18 in = 55.090 psi
Shear stress = = P// / Ao = 2400 cos 40 (sin 40) / 18 in = 65.654 psi
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3. The steel frame (E = 200 GPa) has a diagonal brace BD with an area of 1920 mm.
Determine the largest allowable load P if the change in length of member BD is not to
exceed 1.6 mm.
C
6m
= PL / AE 1.6 mm
L = (6 + 5) = 7.810 m
A = 1920 mm given
E = 200 x 109 N/m
P = internal force in BD.
Use Statics to find this force.
7.810
5
5m
Joint B
P
BD cos
AB
BD
Fx = 0 = -P + BD cos
BD = P / cos
BD = P / cos 50.2
BD = 1.562 P
Substitute this value into the expression for
deformation of change in length of BD.
BD sin
= PL / AE 1.6 mm =
= P = 50.362 x 10 N
P = 50.362 kN
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4. This assembly consists of an aluminum shell fully bonded to a steel core and is unstressed.
Determine (a) the largest change in temperature if the stress in the aluminum shell is not to
exceed 6 ksi, and (b) the corresponding change in length of the assembly.
Aluminum:
Steel:
= 12.9 x 10-6 / F,
= 6.5 x 10-6 / F,
8 in
Aluminum Shell
Bonded
alum = steel
Steel Core
Think
Action = Reaction
P alum = - P steel
L T +/- PL / AE
Each term has the length, therefore you can cancel the Ls in all terms.
[ T - T ]
=
P / AE )steel - P / AE )alum
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( 12.9 6.5 )10 T
=
P [ 1 / AE + 1 / AE ]
You have info about the aluminum shell:
6 x 10 lb / in = P / A
P (aluminum) = A = ( 6 x 10 lb/in )( 0.7854 in ) = 4.7124 x 10 lb = P