Faculty of Engineering

School of Automobile, Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering

B. Tech (Automobile Engineering)
III Semester End Term Examination: 2019-20
AU1305 – Strength of Materials
(CLOSED BOOK)

Duration: 3 Hour Max. Marks: 80

Instructions:
• Answer any Five full questions.
• Missing data, if any, may be assumed suitably.
• Scientific calculator is permitted.

1. a A steel circular bar has three segments as shown in figure. Determine: [08]
i. total elongation of the bar;
ii. length of the middle segment to have zero elongation of the bar; and
iii. diameter of the last segment to have zero elongation of the bar.
Take Young’s modulus of elasticity (E) = 205 GPa.

b A steel rod of 30 mm diameter is enclosed in a brass [08]

tube of 42 mm external diameter and 32 mm internal
diameter. Each is 360 mm long and the assembly is
rigidly held between two stops 360 mm apart. The
temperature of the assembly is then raised by 50°C.
Determine:
i. stresses in the tube and the rod
ii. stresses in the tube and rod if the stops yield by 0.15 mm
iii. yield of the stops if the force at the stops is limited to 60 kN.
Take Es = 205 GPa; Eb = 90 GPa; αs = 11x106 per °C; αb = 19x106 per °C
2. a What are the different types of loads acting on a beam? Differentiate between a point load and a [04]
uniformly distributed load.
b A simply supported beam of 7 m span with overhangs rests on supports which are 4 m apart. The [12]
left end overhanging is 2 m. The beam carries loads of 30 kN and 20 kN on the left and the right
ends respectively apart from a uniformly distributed load of 25 kN/m between the supporting
points. Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams.
3. a A beam of rectangular section is to support a load of 20 kN over a span of 4 m. If the depth of the [08]
section is to be twice the breadth, and the stress in the beam is not to exceed 60 N/mm 2, find the
dimensions of the cross-section.
How would you modify the cross-section of the beam if it were a concentrated load placed at the
centre with the same ratio of breadth to depth?
 b A 100 mm x 40 mm I-beam is subjected to a shear force of 15 kN. Find the transverse shear stress [08]
at the neutral axis and at the top of the web. Compare it with mean stress on the assumption of
uniform distribution over the web. What is the percentage of shear force carried by the web?
Moment of inertia of the section is 1.1 x 10 6 mm4, web thickness is 3 mm and flange thickness is
4 mm.
4. a Enumerate the assumptions made in pure torsion. Derive the relation for a circular shaft when [08]
T  G
subjected to torsion as = = .
J R L
b Figure shows a hollow shaft. Determine the maximum power transmitted by the shaft at 200 rpm [08]
if the shear stress in the shaft is not to exceed 70 MPa. Also find the lengths of the two portions if
the twist produced in the two portions of the shaft are equal.

5. a A simply supported beam of I-section as shown in figure, deflects [08]

12 mm when subjected to a uniformly distributed load of 50 kN/m
length. Determine the safe load if the beam is used as a column with
both ends fixed. Use Euler’s formula with a factor of safety 5.
E = 205 GPa.

b A machine component is subjected to the [08]

stresses as shown in figure.
Find the normal and shearing stresses on the
section AB inclined at an angle of 60⁰ with
x-x axis. Also find the resultant stress on the
section.

6. A simply supported beam has its support 8 m apart at A and B. It carries a uniformly distributed [16]
load of 6 kN/m between A and B starting from 1 m and ending at 5 m from A. The end B of the
beam has an overhang of 1 m and at the free end a concentrated load of 8 kN is applied. Determine
deflection of the free end and the maximum deflection between A and B. Take E = 210 GPa and
I = 20 x 106 mm4.