NARFRED EGAR

ME 66 - FC (Learning Outcomes Appraisal for ME 1)

September 06, 2021
Activity 3
Due Date/Time: September 13, 2021/4:00pm

II. Statics and Strength of Materials

Course Learning Outcome
• Define force and state its unit
• Recognise a tensile force and state relevant practical examples
• Recognise a compressive force and state relevant practical examples
• Recognise a shear force and state relevant practical examples
• Define stress and state its unit
• Calculate stress σ from σ =F/A
• Define strain
• Calculate strain ε from ε =x/L
• Define elasticity, plasticity, limit of proportionality and elastic limit
• State Hooke’s law
• Define Young’s modulus of elasticity E and stiffness
• Appreciate typical values for E
• Calculate E from E =s/ε
• Perform calculations using Hooke’s law
• Plot a load/extension graph from given data
• Define ductility, brittleness and malleability, with examples of each
• Define rigidity or shear modulus
• Understand thermal stresses and strains

• Calculates stresses in compound bars

Part 2: Activity 3

1. A wire is stretched 2 mm by a force of 250 N. Determine the force that would stretch the wire 5 mm, assuming that
the limit of proportionality is not exceeded.
2. A copper rod of diameter 20 mm and length 2.0 m has a tensile force of 5 kN applied to it. Determine (a) the stress in
the rod (b) by how much the rod extends when the load is applied. Take the modulus of elasticity for copper as 96
GPa.
3. A bar of thickness 15 mm and having a rectangular cross-section carries a load of 120 kN. Determine the minimum
width of the bar to limit the maximum stress to 200 MPa. The bar, which is 1.0 m long, extends by 2.5 mm when
carrying a load of 120 kN. Determine the modulus of elasticity of the material of the bar.
4. An aluminium alloy rod has a length of 200 mm and a diameter of 10 mm. When subjected to a compressive force the
length of the rod is 199.6 mm. Determine (a) the stress in the rod when loaded, and (b) the magnitude of the force.
Take the modulus of elasticity for aluminium alloy as 70 GPa.
5. A brass tube has an internal diameter of 120 mm and an outside diameter of 150 mm and is used to support a load of
5 kN. The tube is 500 mm long before the load is applied. Determine by how much the tube contracts when loaded,
taking the modulus of elasticity for brass as 90 GPa.
6. In an experiment to determine the modulus of elasticity of a sample of copper, a wire is loaded and the corresponding
extension noted. The results are:

Draw the load/extension graph and determine the modulus of elasticity of the sample if the mean diameter of the wire
is 1.23 mm and its length is 4.0 m.