MECHANICS OF DEFORMABLE BODIES

PROBLEM SET 1
DEADLINE OF SUBMISSION : AUGUST 27, 2018

1. A hollow steel tube with an inside diameter of 80 mm must carry an axial tensile load of 330
kN. Determine the smallest allowable outside diameter of the tube if the working stress is 110
MPa.

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2. The cross-sectional area of bar ABCD is 600 mm . Determine the maximum normal stress in the bar.
3. Determine the largest weight W that can be supported by the two
wires AB and AC: The working stresses are 100 MPa for AB and
150 MPa for AC. The cross sectional areas of AB and AC are 400
mm2 and 200 mm2, respectively.

4. Find the stresses in members BC, BD, and CF for the truss
shown. Indicate tension or compression. The cross-sectional
area of each member is 1400 mm2:

5. The homogeneous bar AB weighing 1800 lb is supported at either end by a steel cable. Calculate the smallest
safe area of each cable if the working stress is 18 000 psi for steel.
6. What force is required to punch a 20-mm-diameter hole in a plate that is 25 mm
thick? The shear strength of the plate is 350 MN/m2.

7. Find the smallest diameter bolt that can be used in the clevis if P=400 kN. The working shear
stress for the bolt is 300 MPa.

8. Assume that the diameter of the rivet that joins the plates is d=20 mm. The working stresses are 120 MPa
for bearing in the plate and 60 MPa for shear in the rivet. Determine the minimum safe thickness of each
plate.