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MECHANICS OF DEFORMABLE BODIES

WORKOUT NO. 1: SIMPLE STRESS, SHEARING STRESS, BEARING STRESS, THIN WALLED PRESSURE VESSESL

1. Determine the largest weight W that can be supported safely by the structure shown in the
figure. The working stresses are 16 000 psi for the steel cable and 720 psi for the wood strut BC.
Neglect the weight of the structure.

2. Solve for the forces on members BC, BD, and CF for the truss shown. Indicate tension or
compression. The cross-sectional area of each member is 1400 mm2.

3. The right-angle bar is supported by a pin at B and a roller at C. What is the maximum safe value
of the load P that can be applied if the shear stress in the pin is limited to 20000 psi? The 3/4-in.-
diameter pin is in double shear.
4. The lap joint is fastened with four 3/4-in.-diameter rivets. The working stresses are 14 ksi for the
rivets in shear and 18 ksi for the plates in bearing. Find the maximum safe axial load P that can
be applied to the joint. Assume that the load is equally distributed among the rivets.

5. The boom AC is a 4-in. square steel tube with a wall thickness of 0.25 in. The boom is supported
by the 0.5-in.-diameter pin at A, and the 0.375-in.-diameter cable BC. The working stresses are
25 ksi for the cable, 18 ksi for the boom, and 13.6 ksi for shear in the pin. Neglecting the weight
of the boom, determine the largest safe load P that can be applied as shown.

6. The cylindrical portion of the propane tank has an outer diameter of 12 in. and a wall thickness
of 0.125 in. Calculate the longitudinal and circumferential stresses in the wall of the cylinder
when the tank is pressurized to 200 psi.

7. To determine the strength of the riveted joints in a cylindrical vessel, tensile tests were
performed on the 6-in.-wide specimens, as shown in the figure. The tensile force P at failure was
found to be 32 kips for the longitudinal joint specimen and 16 kips for the circumferential joint
specimen. Determine the largest allowable inner diameter of the cylinder that can support a
pressure of 150 psi.

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