NAME: MADUABUCHI CHIKA

REG. NO: 2014/191341

COURSE: ME431 (THEORY OF ELASTICITY)

ASSIGNMENT
𝑓𝑡⁄ 𝑖𝑛 7
1. Given that 𝑣0 = 16 𝑠 = 192 ⁄𝑠𝑒𝑐 , 𝑑 = 8 𝑖𝑛, 𝜎𝑌 = 50𝑘𝑠𝑖 = 50 ×
𝜋 7 2
103 𝑝𝑠𝑖, 𝐸 = 29 × 106 𝑝𝑠𝑖, 𝐴 = ( ) = 0.6013 𝑖𝑛2 , 𝑛 = 5, 𝐿 =
4 8
𝑓𝑡⁄
3.5𝑓𝑡 = 42𝑖𝑛, 𝑔 = 32.17 = 386.04 𝑖𝑛⁄ 2
𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝑠𝑒𝑐
Force required to cause yielding, 𝐹 = 𝜎𝑌 𝐴
𝐹 2 𝐴𝐵 𝐿𝐴𝐵 𝜎 2 𝑌 𝐴𝐿
Corresponding strain energy, 𝑈𝐴𝐵 = =
2𝐸𝐴𝐴𝐵 2𝐸

𝜎 2 𝑌 𝐴𝐿
Similarly, 𝑈𝐶𝐷 =
2𝐸

𝜎 2 𝑌 𝐴𝐿
Therefore, total strain energy, 𝑈𝑇 = 𝑈𝐴𝐵 + 𝑈𝐶𝐷 =
𝐸

But recall that total strain energy = total kinetic energy × factor of
safety
1 1 𝑊
∴ 𝑈𝑇 = ( 𝑀𝑣0 2 ) 𝑛 = ( 𝑣0 2 ) 𝑛
2 2 𝑔

2𝑈𝑇 𝑔 2𝜎 2 𝑌 𝐴𝐿𝑔
∴𝑊= 2 =
𝑣0 𝑛 𝑣0 2 𝑛𝐸

Substituting the required parameters:

𝑊 = 𝑔 = 9.12𝑖𝑏