Tutorial_1

Dr. N.Gobinath
SMEC, VIT Chennai
 #1
A 1-ton wall hoist consists of a horizontal beam,
supported by a tension rod at 30 degree as shown in
figure. The yield point of the rod is 205 N/mm2.
Determine its necessary cross section.

Tension
rod
30°
beam

9810 N
 Solution steps
• Method of Joints:
Determine the force in the rod
Tension
• Simple tension formula rod
Force/ c.s.Area ≤ Allowable stress
30° A
beam
• Allowable (Working) tensile stress
= yield tensile stress / FOS 9810 N
[FOS is not given, Hence it is = 1]
 #2
A wall bracket made of cast iron FG200 is loaded (25 kN)
as shown in the figure. Take fos as 3 and the depth to
width ratio of cross section of the bracket as 2. Determine
the safe dimensions of the bracket.
 Solution steps
• The force (25 kN) can be resolved
along horizontal & vertical directions

• Vertical force bends the beam

Estimate the bending stress (in terms of c/s)

• Horizontal force stretches and bends

Separately estimate the stress values (in
terms of c/s)

• Find the net bending stress (+ or -)

• Find the net stress (in terms of c.s)

• Determine the c.s of the beam

Net stress ≤ Allowable stress( 200/FoS)
 #3
A 150 mm diameter shaft is subjected simultaneously to a
torque of 13455 N-m and to a bending moment of 10760
N-m. Find the maximum principal stress and the maximum
shear stress in the shaft.

If a shaft is to be made of steel ( σyt = 300 N.mm-2 ), to

withstand a torque and a bending moment each of 10000
N-m, what would be the diameter according to maximum
distortion energy theory?
 Solution steps
• 3.1:
Determine the shear stress (Torsion moment, diameter are given)
Determine the bending stress ( Mending moment, diameter are given)
Take bending stress as σx and σy =0, estimate the principal stress & max.
shear stress

• 3.2:
Distortion energy theory (Eqn. 5) formula is useful
(𝜎1 −𝜎2)2 + (𝜎2 −𝜎3)2 + (𝜎3 −𝜎1)2 = 2𝜎𝑦𝑡 2
Estimate the two principal stresses, σ3 =0; (no information)
The principal stresses are in form of d3.
Determine the diameter
1. Axial load under compression
A propeller shaft in the largest and most powerful ships
transmits about 50,000 hp. Assume that the propeller
transmits this power in to a forward push on the ship with
an efficiency of 70 percent and that the ship’s speed then
is 182400 ft/hr. The shaft is 300 ft long from the propeller
to the thrust bearing in the engine room, where the thrust
is transmitted to the ship’s hull structure. The diameter
of the solid shaft is 24 in. Calculate the elastic
contraction of the shaft at full power (in m).
Take, Modulus of elasticity of shaft material as 205
MN/m2.
2. Compound stress
An element on the periphery of a 600 mm diameter
propeller shaft for a very large ship is subjected
simultaneously to a torsional stress of 27.58 N.mm-2
caused by the torque, a bending stress of 6.9 N.mm-2
caused by its own weight midway between two bearings
and a compression stress of 3.45 N.mm-2 caused by the
propeller thrust. Find the maximum principal stress and
also the maximum shear stress at the element.
Failure Theory -1
A hot rolled steel of alloy has yield strength 100 MPa and
true strain at a fracture of 0.55. Estimate the factor of
safety for the following principal stress states,

0, 70, -30 MPa.

Failure Theory-2
Calculate the necessary diameter of a steel shaft of 6 m
length that must transmit 38 kW at 600 rpm. The shaft is
unsupported at its length and rests in bearings (simply
supported) at its extremities only. It experiences bending
caused by its own weight in addition to the torsion. The
material is cold-rolled steel with tensile yield point of 275
MPa. The design is to be based on the maximum shear
stress theory with a factor of safety 2.