CE 224 Spring 2011-2012

Assigned Problems Chapter2

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1. A 9-kN tensile load will be applied to a 0-m length o!
steel wire with E"200 #Pa. $etermine the smallest
diameter wire that %an be &sed' knowing that the normal
stress m&st not e(%eed 10 )Pa and that the in%rease in
the length o! the wire sho&ld be at most 2 mm.

2. *he spe%imen shown has been %&t !rom a -mm-thi%k
sheet o! +in,l -E"..10 #Pa/ and is s&b0e%ted to a 1. kN
tensile load. $etermine -a/ the total de!ormation o! the
spe%imen' -b/ the de!ormation o! its %entral portion 1C.



.. A single a(ial load o! magnit&de P"2 kN id applied at
the end C o! the brass rod A1C. 3nowing that E"10
#Pa' determine the diameter d o! portion 1C !or whi%h
the de!le%tion o! point C will be . mm.


4. *he rod A1C is made o! an al&min&m !or whi%h E"40
#Pa. 3nowing that P"5 kN and 6"42 kN' determine
the de!le%tion o! -a/ point A' -b/ point 1.

. A .-mm-thi%k hollow pol,st,rene %,linder -E". #Pa/
and a rigid %ir%&lar plate -onl, part o! whi%h is shown/ are
&sed to s&pport a 20-mm-long steel rod A1 -E"200
#Pa/ o! 5 mm diameter. 7! an ..2 kN load P is applied at
1' determine -a/ the elongation o! rod A1' -b/ the
de!le%tion o! portion 1' -%/ the a+erage normal stress in
rod A1.



5. *he steel !rame -E"200 #Pa/ shown has a diagonal bra%e
1$ with an area o! 2000 mm
2
. $etermine the largest
allowa+le load P i! the %hange in length o! member 1$ is
not to e(%eed 1. mm.




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4. )embers A1C and $E8 are 0oined with steel links
-E"200 #Pa/. Ea%h o! the links is made o! a pair o!
2(.-mm plates. $etermine the %hange in lenght o! -a/
member 1E' -b/ member C8.



2. *he length o! the 2-mm-diameter steel wire C$ has been
ad0&sted so that with no load applied' a gap o! 1. mm
e(ists between the end 1 o! the rigid beam AC1 and a
%onta%t point E. 3nowing that E " 200 #Pa' determine
where a 20-kg blo%k sho&ld be pla%ed on the beam in
order to %a&se %onta%t between 1 and E.


9. *he steel rods 1E and C$ ea%h ha+e a 15-mm diameter
-E " 200 #Pa/. *he ends threaded with a pit%h o! 2.
mm. 3nowing that a!ter being sn&gl, !itted' the n&t at 1
is tightened one !&ll t&rn' determine -a/ the tension in rod
C$' -b/ the de!le%tion o! point C o! the rigid member
A1C.

10. An a(ial %entri% !or%e o! magnit&de P"40 kN is applied
to the %omposite blo%k shown b, means o! a rigid end
plate. 3nowing that h" 10 mm' determine the normal
stress in -a/ the brass %ore' -b/ the al&min&m plates.



11. A 20-mm-long al&min&m t&be -E " 40 #Pa/ o! .5-mm
o&ter diameter and 22-mm inner diameter %an be %losed
at both ends b, means o! single-threaded s%rew-on %o+ers
o! 1.-mm pit%h. 9ith one %o+er s%rewed on tight' a solid
brass rod -E " 10 #Pa/ o! 2-mm diameter is pla%ed
inside the t&be and the se%ond %o+er is s%rewed on. Sin%e
the rod is slightl, longer than the t&be' it is obser+ed that
the %o+er m&st be !or%ed against the rod b, rotating it
one-:&arter o! a t&rn be!ore it %an be tightl, %losed.
$etermine -a/ the a+erage normal stress in the t&be and in
the rod' -b/ the de!ormations o! the t&be and o! the rod.


12. $enoting b, ; the <engineering strain= is a tensile
spe%imen' show that the tr&e strain is ; t"ln-1> ;/.


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1.. A rod %onsisting o! two %,lindri%al portions A1 and 1C is
restrained at both ends. Portion A1 is made o! steel -Es "
200 #Pa' ?s "11.4 ( 10
-5
@
0
C/ and portion 1C is made o!
brass -Eb " 120 #Pa' ?s "12.4 ( 10
-5
@
0
C/ 3nowing that
the rod is initiall, &nstressed' -a/ determine the normal
stresses ind&%ed in portions A1 and 1 b, a temperat&re
rise o! 12
0
C -b/ the %orresponding de!le%tion o! point 1.



14. $etermine -a/ the %ompressi+e !or%e in the bars shown
a!ter a temperat&re rise o! 22
0
C' -b/ the %orresponding
%hange in length o! the bronAe bar.



1. A line o! slope 4B10 has been s%ribed on a %old-rolled
,ellow-brass plate' 10-mm wide and 5-mm thi%k. Csing
the data a+ailable in Appendi( 1' determine the slope o!
the line when the plate is s&b0e%ted as shown to a 120-kN
%entri% a(ial load.

15. A 20-mm s:&are was s%ribed on the side o! a large steel
press&re +essel. A!ter press&riAation' the bia(ial stress
%ondition o! the s:&are is as shown. Csing the data
a+ailable in Appendi( 1' !or str&%t&ral steel' determine the
per%ent %hange in the slope o! diagonal $1 d&e to
press&riAation o! the +essel.



14. *he al&min&m rod A$ is !itted with a 0a%ket that is &sed
to appl, a h,drostati% press&re o! 42 )Pa to the .00-mm
portion 1C o! the rod. 3nowing that E"40 #Pa and
"0..5' determine -a/ the %hange in the total length A$'
-b/ the %hange in diameter at the middle o! the rod.




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12. 7n man, sit&ations ph,si%al %onstraints pre+ent strain
!rom o%%&rring in a gi+en dire%tion. 8or e(ample' ;A"0 in
the %ase shown' where longit&dinal mo+ement o! the long
prism is pre+ented at e+er, point. Plane se%tions
perpendi%&lar to the longit&dinal a(is remain plane and
the same distan%e apart. Show that !or this sit&ation'
whi%h is known as plane strain' we %an e(press A' ;(' and
;, as !ollowsB



19. An elastomeri% bearing -#"0.9 )Pa/ is &sed to s&pport a
bridge girder as shown to pro+ide !le(ibilit, d&ring
earth:&akes. *he beam m&st not displa%e more than 10
mm when a 22-kN lateral load is applied as shown.
3nowing that the ma(im&m allowable shearing stress is
420 kPa' determine -a/ the smallest allowable dimension b'
-b/ the smallest re:&ired thi%kness a.




20. A +ibration isolation s&pport %onsists o! a rod A o! radi&s
D1 " 10 mm and a t&be 1 o! inner radi&s D2 " 2 mm
bonded to an 20-mm-long hollow r&bber %,linder with a
mod&l&s o! rigidit, #" 12 )Pa. $etermine the largest
allowable !or%e P that %an be applied to rod A i! its
de!le%tion is not to e(%eed 2.0mm.