CORRELATION COURSE - 1

MECHANICS OF DEFORMABLE BODIES First Semester A.Y. 2019 - 2020

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the
following questions. Mark only one for each item by shading
the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the
answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED.
Use pencil no. 2 only.
7. Determine the largest weight W that can be
supported by two wires shown in figure. The stress in
either wire is not to exceed 20 MPa. The diameter of
wires AC and BC are 25mm and 30mm, respectively.

SIMPLE STRESS

Normal Stress

Situation 1: A member is to be designed to carry a tensile

load of 500 kN. If the stress is limited to 80,000 kPa, determine
the preferred dimension of a chosen section:

1. What will be the preferred outside diameter if a a. 16.26 kN c. 18.33 kN

hollow steel tube with a thickness of 9.50 mm is to be
used? b. 17.05 kN d. 21.55 kN

a. 219 mm c. 220 mm Shear Stress

b. 218 mm d. 217 mm 8. What force is required to punch a 20-mm-diameter
hole through a plate 10 mm-thick. The ultimate
2. What will be the preferred dimension of the edge if
strength of the plate material is 450 MN/m2.
the section to be used is a regular hexagon?

a. 50 mm c. 55 mm a. 282.74 kN c. 265.44 kN

b. 45 mm d. 40 mm b. 290.45 kN d. 277.67 kN

3. What will be the preferred dimension of the edge if 9. Compute the shearing stress in the pin at B for the
the section to be used is an equilateral triangle? member supported as shown. The pin diameter is 20
mm.
a. 125 mm c. 120 mm

b. 126 mm d. 121 mm

Situation 2: Refer to the figure below:

Flexible cables CF and DE brace the truss at its center panel.

Cross sectional area of all members is 625mm2.

a. 96.67 MPa c. 110.20 MPa

b. 101.33 MPa d. 94.02 MPa

4. What weight, W (kN), will cause a compressive force Situation 3: A rectangular bar 25 mm x 50 mm in cross
of 8.9 kN in member CD? section is glued at two parts and is subjected to a tensile force,
P = 80 kN.
a. 17.80 c. 13.35

b. 8.90 d. 26.70

5. Determine which tension diagonal is acting and the

force (kN) in it?

a. 12.58 DE c. 6.29 DE

b. 6.29 CF d. 12.58 CF

6. What will be the axial stress in member EF? 10. What is the tensile stress on the glued joint?

a. 7.42 MPa c. 7.22 MPa a. 30 MPa c. 55 MPa

b. 7.32 MPa d. 7.12 MPa b. 48 MPa d. 64 MPa

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11. Find the shear stress on the glued joint. Thin-Walled Pressure Vessels

a. 48.0 MPa c. 27.7 MPa Situation 5: A vertical cylindrical steel tank 3 meter in
diameter and 6 meter high has a wall thickness of 12 mm.
b. 32.1 MPa d. 64.4 MPa
15. If the tank is filled with water, which of the following
Bearing Stress
most nearly gives the circumferential stress?

Situation 4: In the figure shown, assume that a 20-mm-

a. 8.16 MPa c. 7.36 MPa
diameter rivet joins the plates that are each 110 mm wide. The
allowable stresses are 120 MPa for bearing in the plate b. 3.68 MPa d. 4.08 MPa
material and 60 MPa for shearing of rivet.
16. If the tank is filled with water, which of the following
most nearly gives the longitudinal stress?

a. 8.16 MPa c. 7.36 MPa

b. 3.68 MPa d. 4.08 MPa

17. If the stress is limited to 5 MPa, which of the following

most nearly gives the maximum height of water up to
which the tank may be filled?
12. Determine the minimum thickness of each plate
a. 4.08 m c. 7.36 m
a. 9.65 mm c. 7.85 mm
b. 4.33 m d. 5.23 m
b. 8.50 mm d. 6.50 mm
18. The wall thickness of a 0.80 m diameter spherical tank
13. Determine the largest average tensile stress in the is 8 mm. Calculate the allowable internal pressure if
plates the stress is limited to 30 MPa.

a. 13.33 MPa c. 18.33 MPa a. 2.42 MPa c. 1.55 MPa

b. 26.67 MPa d. 24.25 MPa b. 1.86 MPa d. 1.22 MPa

14. Refer to the figure below Situation 6: A 60-mm thick gas tank has an internal
pressure of 13 MPa.

19. Determine the maximum stress in the transverse joint

Given:
a. 25 MPa c. 18 MPa
P = 60 kN
b. 30 MPa d. 45 MPa
Allowable shearing stress = 82 MPa
20. Determine the maximum hoop stress
Allowable bearing stress = 138 MPa
a. 46.04 MPa c. 92.08 MPa
Thickness of each yoke = 12 mm
b. 184.17 MPa d. 32.50 MPa
What is the minimum bolt diameter required?

a. 22 mm c. 21 mm

b. 19 mm d. 18 mm

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Torsion 25. Determine the average normal strain in the string

Situation 7: A solid steel shaft 60 mm in diameter is a. 0.06604 c. 0.06064

subjected to torques as shown in the figure. The
b. 0.05717 d. 0.05771
modulus of rigidity of the steel G = 83 GPa.

26. Determine the tension acting on the lower segment

of the string

a. 9.4 kN c. 13.3 kN

b. 19.7 kN d. 7.4 kN

27. Determine the applied pull of the archer on the

arrow.
21. Which of the following most nearly gives the reaction
a. 9.4 kN c. 13.3 kN
at the rigid support?
b. 19.7 kN d. 7.4 kN
a. 1200 N-m c. 900 N-m

b. 1000 N-m d. 1500 N-m 28. A bronze bar is fastened between a steel bar and an
aluminum bar as shown. Axial loads are applied at the
22. Which of the following most nearly gives the positions indicated. Find the largest value of P that
maximum torsional stress in the shaft? will not exceed an overall deformation of 3.0 mm, or
the following stresses: 140 MPa in the steel, 120 MPa
a. 35.37 MPa c. 23.58 MPa in the bronze, and 80 MPa in the aluminum. Assume
that the assembly is suitably braced to prevent
b. 28.29 MPa d. 21.22 MPa buckling. Use Est = 200 GPa, Eal = 70 GPa, and Ebr =
83 GPa.
23. Which of the following most nearly gives the angle of
twist at the free end?

a. 2.22o c. 2.08o

b. 1.79o d. 1.90o

24. A cantilever hollow circular bar, 5mm thick with

outside diameter of 75mm is subjected to a torque of a. 19.4 kN c. 13.3 kN
3 kN-m at its free end. Find the maximum shear stress
b. 12.8 kN d. 17.4 kN
at the bar.
29. A steel rod having a length of 1 m has a cross-sectional
a. 72 MPa c. 83 MPa
area of 100 mm2. If it is subjected to an axial tensile
b. 42 MPa d. 35 MPa force, compute the stiffness of the rod. Use E = 200
GPa.
Axial Deformation
a. 35 kN/mm c. 20 kN/mm
Situation 8: The bowstring has an unstretched length of
b. 28 kN/mm d. 21 kN/mm
850 mm and cross-sectional area of 400 mm2. It is recorded
that the stress on the upper segment of the bowstring is 50
Situation 9: During a stress – strain test, the unit
MPa.
deformation at a stress of 35 MPa was observed to be 167 x
10-6 m/m and at a stress of 140 MPa it was 667 x 10-6 m/m. If
the proportional limit was 200 MPa

30. What is the modulus of elasticity?

a. 210 GPa c. 200 GPa

b. 200 MPa d. 210 MPa

31. What is the strain corresponding to the stress of 80

MPa?

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a. 189.86 x 10-6 m/m c. 381.29 x 10-6 m/m b. 1.18 mm d. 1.93 mm

b. 280.85 x 10-6 m/m d. 700.33 x 10-6 m/m Thermal Stress

Relationship between E, G, and v 40. A steel rod is stretched between two rigid walls and
carries a tensile load of 5000 N at 20°C. If the
Situation 10: A bar with an equilateral triangle cross
allowable stress is not to exceed 130 MPa at -20°C,
section experienced a strain of 6.5983 x 10-4 due to an axial
what is the minimum diameter of the rod? Assume α
load of 2 kN. The dimensions of the cross section is 5 mm and
= 11.7 µm/(m·°C) and E = 200 GPa.
the length is 300 mm. Assume that the Poisson’s Ratio is 0.28.

32. What is the value of the modulus of elasticity in GPa?

a. 357.95 GPa c. 109.38 GPa

b. 280.00 GPa d. 212.12 GPa

33. What is the value of the modulus of rigidity in GPa?

a. 13.22 mm c. 10.12 mm
a. 357.95 GPa c. 109.38 GPa b. 15.55 mm d. 12.27 mm
b. 280.00 GPa d. 212.12 GPa
Shear and Moment in Beams
34. What is the bulk modulus in GPa?
Situation 12: A beam 26 m long is simply supported by a
roller at the left support and a hinge at the right support. It
a. 357.95 GPa c. 109.38 GPa
carries a concentrated load of 500 kN, 5 m from the left end, a
b. 280.00 GPa d. 212.12 GPa clockwise moment of 800 kN-m at midspan, and a uniformly
distributed load of 50 kN/m over the 10 m segment from the
35. What is the value of the constrained modulus in GPa? right support.

a. 357.95 GPa c. 109.38 GPa 41. Which of the following most nearly gives the reaction
at the left support?
b. 280.00 GPa d. 212.12 GPa
a. 530.77 kN c. 570.94 kN
36. What is the value of dilatation in percent if the change
in pressure is 30 GPa? b. 500.00 kN d. 469.23 kN

a. 19.65 % c. 14.14 % 42. Which of the following most nearly gives the
maximum shear?
b. 18.50 % d. 16.50 %
a. 530.77 kN c. 570.94 kN
Statically Indeterminate Member
b. 500.00 kN d. 469.23 kN
Situation 11: The 250 mm x 375 mm concrete post of 3.5
m length is reinforced with a deformed bars that has an area 43. Which of the following most nearly gives the
of 600TT. Ec = 25 GPa and Est = 200 GPa. maximum moment?

37. Determine the stress in the concrete if the post is a. 2346 kN-m c. 2100 kN-m
subjected to an axial load of 900 kN
b. 2808 kN-m d. 2900 kN-m
a. 8.41 MPa c. 6.45 MPa
Stresses in Beams
b. 5.99 MPa d. 7.63 MPa
Situation 13: A beam with a length of 20 m is loaded with
38. Determine the stress in the steel if the post is a uniformly distributed load and a concentrated load acting 7
subjected to an axial load of 900 kN meters from the right support. The beam is 300 mm x 600 mm.

a. 81.2 MPa c. 67.3 MPa 44. Which of the following most nearly gives the
maximum horizontal shear stress?
b. 71.0 MPa d. 59.4 MPa
a. 3.83 MPa c. 1.21 MPa
39. Determine the decrease in length of the post
b. 2.99 MPa d. 4.56 MPa
a. 1.56 mm c. 1.78 mm

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45. Which of the following most nearly gives the

maximum bending stress?

a. 127.93 MPa c. 289.01 MPa

b. 117.54 MPa d. 255.87 MPa

46. Which of the following most nearly gives the

maximum horizontal shear stress if a circular section
of 500 mm diameter is used?

a. 2.89 MPa c. 3.12 MPa

b. 1.07 MPa d. 4.01 MPa

47. Which of the following most nearly gives the

maximum bending stress if a circular section of 500
mm diameter is used?

a. 375.30 MPa c. 233.40 MPa

b. 172.41 MPa d. 187.65 MPa

Moving Loads

Situation 14: A truck and trailer combination having the

axle loads 10 kN, 20 kN, and 30 kN spaced at 3 m and
5 m on centers rolls across the simply supported span
of 12 m.

48. Which of the following most nearly gives the distance

of the resultant from the 10 kN load?

a. 5.00 m c. 3.00 m

b. 2.50 m d. 2.00 m

49. Which of the following most nearly gives the

maximum shear in the beam?

a. 42 kN c. 45 kN

b. 48 kN d. 36 kN

50. Which of the following most nearly gives the

maximum moment in the beam?

a. 104.17 kN-m c. 98.17 kN-m

b. 94.17 kN-m d. 108.17 kN-m

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