Republlic of the Philippines

Eastern Visayas State University

Tacloban City
Set A
College of Engineering
Civil Engineering Department

Quiz No. 001 in Structural Design

1 . An aluminum rod is rigidly attached between a steel rod and a

bronze rod as shown in Figure SMAT 1801. Axial loads are
applied at the positions indicated. Find the maximum value of
P that will not exceed a stress in steel of 150 MPa, in
aluminum of 120 MPa or in bronze of 120 MPa.

a 12 kN b 63.84 kN
c 48 kN d 80.16 kN
2 . What force is required to punch a 24-mm-diameter hole in a 25-
mm-thick plate if the shear strength of plate is 400 MN/m².
a 180.96 kN b 753.98 kN
c 248.81 kN d 302.2 kN
3 . The lap joint shown in Figure SMAT 1805 is fastened by four
0.5 in. diameter rivets. Calculate the maximum safe load that
can be applied if the shearing stress in the rivets is limited
to 20 ksi and the bearing stress in the plates are limited to
15 ksi. Assume the applied load is uniformly destributed among
the four rivets.

a 15.71 kips b 34.91 kips

c 26.25 kips d 43.84 kips
4 . A bronze bar is fastened between a steel bar and an aluminum
bar as shown in Figure SMAT 1807. Axial loads are appied at
the positions indicated. Find the largest value of P that will
not exceed an overall deformation of 3 mm., or the following
stresses: 150 MPa in the steel, 120 MPa in the bronze, and 80
MPa in the aluminum. Assume that the assembly is suitably
braced to prevent buckling. Use Est = 200 GPa, Eal = 70 GPa,
and Ebr = 83 Gpa.

a 84.61 kN b 12.8 kN
c 4.22 kN d 141.3 kN
5 . The rigid bar ABC as shown in Figure SMAT 1808 is hinged at A
and supported by a steel rod at B.Determine the largest load P
that can be applied at C if the stress in the steel rod is
limited to 30 ksi and the vertical movement of end C must not
exceed 0.15 in. Length of the steel rod is 4 ft., Area of the
steel rod is 0.5 sq. in.

a 4.02 kips b 9.64 kips

c 6 kips d 7.25 kips
6 . Given the Figure SMAT 1809: Vertical load P = 5500 lb; Cross-
sectional area of each rod = 0.65 in²; E = 10 × 10⁶ psi; α =
35°; θ = 35°; Required: (a)Deformation ∆ AB = ?
a 0.0885 in. b -0.0531 in.
c 0.0292 in. d -0.0887 in.
7 . Deformation ∆ BC = ?
a -0.0356 in. b 0.0885 in.
c -0.0175 in. d -0.0531 in.
8 . Horizontal Displacement of B = ?
a 0.1235 in. b 0.1642 in.
c 0.0216 in. d 0.2062 in.
9 . Virtical Displacement of B = ?
a 0.0827 in. b 0.1235 in.
c 0.0407 in. d 0.0216 in.
10 . A timber column, 9 in. × 9 in. in cross section, is reinforced
on each side by a steel plate 9 in. wide and 't' in. thick.
Determine the thickness 't' so that the column will support an
axial load of 250 kips without exceeding a maximum timber
stress of 1500 psi or a maximum steel stress of 26 ksi. The
moduli of elasticity are 1.5 × 10⁶ psi for timber, and 29 × 10⁶
psi for steel.

a 0.1507 in. b 0.1637 in.

c 0.1231 in. d 0.2056 in.
11 . The rigid platform in Figure SMAT 1811 has negligible mass and
rests on two steel bars, each 300 mm long. The center bar is
aluminum and 299.9 mm long. Compute the stress in the aluminum
bar after the center load P = 500 kN has been applied. For
each steel bar, the area is 1300 mm² and E = 200 GPa. For the
aluminum bar, the area is 2600 mm² and E = 70 GPa.

a 21.83 Mpa. b 32.58 Mpa.

c 10.75 Mpa. d 159.73 Mpa.
12 . From Figure SMAT 1802, determine the diameter of the smallest
bolt that can withstand a force of 450 kN if the shear
strength of the bolt is 400 MPa
a 37.85 mm. b 50.34 mm.
c 26.76 mm. d 63.2 mm.
13 . In Figure SMAT 1804, assume that a 22-mm-diameter rivet joins
the plates that are each 90 mm wide. The allowable stresses
are 160 MPa for bearing in the plate material and 80 MPa for
shearing of rivet. Determine (a) the minimum thickness of each
plate;

a 9.72 mm. b 12.93 mm.

c 2.85 mm. d 8.64 mm.
14 . and (b) the largest average tensile stress in the plates.
a 22.67 Mpa. b 30.16 Mpa.
c 51.76 Mpa. d 37.86 Mpa.
15 . A square hollow steel strut shown in Figure STLD 1802 with a
wall thickness, t1 = 12 mm is pin connected to two gusset
plates, having a thickness t2 = 14 mm, which are welded to the
base plate having a thickness of 16 mm and fastened to a
concrete base by 4 - 15 mm diameter anchor bolts. Diameter of
pin is 15 mm. Compressive load P = 52 kN, θ = 30°.(a)
Calculate the bearing stress between the strut and the pin.

a 144.44 MPa. b 195.68 MPa.

c 47.67 MPa. d 147.13 MPa.
16 . (b) Calculate the shear stress in the pin.

a 98.58 MPa. b 84.73 MPa.

c 63.71 MPa. d 147.13 MPa.
17 . (c) Calculate the shear stress in the anchor bolt.
a 63.71 MPa. b 144.44 MPa.
c 21.02 MPa. d 241.22 MPa.
18 . The 180-mm-diameter pulley attached to a shaft as shown in
Figure SMAT 1803 is subjected to a torque equal to 3 kN-m. The
only thing preventing the shaft from rotating freely is the 50-
mm-length key inserted to the 80-mm-diameter shaft as shown in
the Figure. If the allowable stress of the key is 60 MPa,
determine the width 'b' of the key.

a 12.5 mm. b 16.63 mm.

c 25 mm. d 20.88 mm.
19 . A steel rod having a length of 1.5 m is subjected to an axial
stress of 50 MPa. If the applied axial tensile force is 0.5
kN, compute the axial rigidity of the rod.
a 1340 kN. b 1333.33 kN.
c 660 kN. d 2000 kN.
20 . An axial load of 150 kN is applied to a flat bar 20 mm thick,
tapering in width from 100 mm to 60 mm in a length of 15 m.
Assuming E = 200 GPa, determine the total elongation of the
bar.
a 7.18 mm. b 4.56 mm.
c 3.43 mm. d 5.73 mm.
21 . Steel bar having a rectangular cross-section 20mm x 25mm and
180m long is suspended vertically from one end. The steel has
a unit mass of 8000 kg/m3 and a modulus of elasticity E of 200
GPa. If a load of 20 kN is suspended at the other end of the
rod, determine the total elongation of the rod.

a 28.42 mm. b 6.42 mm.

c 42.42 mm. d 10.72 mm.
22 . An aluminum bar having a cross-sectional area of 0.5 in²,
carries the axial loads applied at the positions shown in
Figure SMAT 1806. Compute the total change in length of the
bar if modulus of elasticity, E is 12 × 10⁶ psi. Assume the bar
is suitably braced to prevent lateral buckling.

a 0.0389 in. b 0.058 in.

c 0.0048 in. d 0.0081 in.
23 . Solve the previous problem if the points of application of the
6000 lb and the 4000 lb forces are interchanged.

a -0.182 in. b -0.0152 in.

c -0.0601 in. d -0.0253 in.
24 . The lower ends of the three bars in Figure SMAT 1810 are at
the same level before the uniform rigid block weighing 35 kips
is attached. Each steel bar has a length of 3 ft, and area of
2 in.², and E = 29 × 10⁶ psi. For the bronze bar, the area is
1.5 in.² and E = 12 × 10⁶ psi. Determine (a) the length of the
bronze bar so that the load on each steel bar is twice the
load on the bronze bar,

a 1.86 in. b 2.48 in.

c 7.37 in. d 22.34 in.
25 . CONT. PREVIOUS PROBLEM: and (b) the length of the bronze that
will make the steel stress twice the bronze stress.

a 19.96 in. b 2.48 in.

c 9.83 in. d 29.79 in.