Name: Chavey S.

Laseras Course (Code): BCE222 (9534

Let’s Check!
Activity 1. Now that you know the most essential terms in this course, let us try to check your
understanding of these terms. In the space provided, write the term/s being asked in the
following statements:

Statics of Rigid Bodies 1. It is a study of the external effects upon rigid bodies at rest,
without considering the change in shape or deformation resulted from these effects.

Dynamic of Rigid Bodies 2. It is a study of the external effects upon rigid bodies in motion,
without considering the change in shape or deformation resulted from these effects.

Mechanics of Deformable Bodies 3. It is a study of the internal effects on the bodies as well
as considers the deformation that are caused by the applied loads or forces.

Rigid 4. A body is considered ______________ if there is no change in

the body even though external or internal forces have already been applied to it.

Deformation 5. Changes in an object's shape or form due to the application of a

force or forces.

Mechanics 6. It is the mathematical analysis of a body under rest or motion.

Parallel 7. The Load is called “Shear” if it acts _____________ on any given

cross- sectional area.

Torque 8. An external effect that tends to rotate or twist the material.

Bending (Moment) 9. An external effect that tends to bend the material, whether
concave upward or concave downward.

Stress 10. It is the result of internal forces, or forces that result when
internal particles react to each other.

Normal Stress 11. Stresses caused by “normal load”.

Away from the object/material 12. Tension is a type of normal force that specifically
directed ___________. It tends to stretch the material.

Towards the object/material 13. Compression is a type of normal force that specifically
directed ______________. It tends to shrink the material.
Reactions (Support) 14. If a support prevents translation of a body in a given direction,
a force is developed on the body in that direction.

Shear Stress 15. Stresses caused by “shear load”.

Working (Allowable) Stress 16. It is the maximum stress that a material can sustain or carry.

Bearing Stress 17. It is a special type of normal stress that results from the
contact pressure between separate bodies.

Longitudinal Stress 18. It is a stress developed along the longitudinal section of the
pipe.

Tangential or Circumferential Stress 19. It is a stress developed across the transverse section of
the pipe.

Spherical Stress 20. It is a stress developed inside the sphere container.

Activity 2. Concept of stress. A steel strut is subjected to a compressive force P. The strut has a
hollow square cross section with a wall thickness t. The pin hoists the strut with two gusset
plates with thickness tG.

1. What is the area defined by force P for computing the normal stress acting on the strut?

2. The pin is subjected to a _________________ shear.

3. What is the total area defined by force P for computing the bearing stress between the
gusset and the pin?