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    Scenario: You work as a Junior Engineer in the mechanical engineering department of a large automotive manufacturer. Currently, they are involved in significant plant expansion and, in addition to its normal responsibilities, your department is acting as Project Control and Principal Reviewer to the civil engineering company and main building contractors who are carrying out the expansion work. Acti y 1: One of the Senior Mechanical Engineers has asked you to work with them in reviewing loading calculations submitted by the civil engineering company. Prior to leaving for a two-week holiday, the Senior Engineer has left you a number of ‘tasks for you to complete. Task 1: a) Abeam of has a cross section as shown in Figure 1 and length 4 ms simply supported at its ends, as shown in Figure 2. Ifthe beam is subjected to a uniformly distributed load (q) of 3 tonnes/m, determine the maximum stress due to bending and the corresponding value of the radius of curvature of the neutral axis, Take Young’s modulus E to be 69 GPa. 0.2m Thickness = 0.04m Figure 1 q=3 tonnes/m i Figure 2 b) For the massless horizontal beam shown in figure 3, determine the reaction forces Re & Re and bending mo- ment expressions for each section. Sketch the bending moment and shearing force diagrams (don't forget to indicate the salient points on the sketches). cokN Al B 5m—— |<——7m ——_—+* Ra Rs Figure 3 ¢) Identify and describe the features or dimensions of the I-beam indicated in Figure 4, below. Figure 4 Activity 2: The civil engineering company has made a mistake in referencing some aspects of an I-beam which is being used in the expansion work, the Senior Engineer wants to make a point about quality control, and has asked you to complete task 2 so that a tongue in cheek response can be made to the civil engineer responsible for the mistake. Task 2 a) Through research, explain what factors need to be considered if you intend to replace an existing solid rectangu- lar beam with an equivalent | beam, as shown in Figure 5. It can be assumed that the loading conditions and the surface stresses in the equivalent | beam remain the same as the original rectangular beam. | Applied Load | Ra Re Figure 5 b) Again, using your own research, justify why rolled steel sections are normally used for columns and beams. Your research needs to address: load capability, cost, ease of manufacture, environmental impact. Activity 3: You have completed the tasks that your line manager left you to do prior to his return, so you now have time to resume ‘your normal activities in Automotive Design Support. The R&D department have requested some hand calculations to support their development work, in which they are experimenting with a range of drive shaft materials. Task 3: a) An internal combustion engine of 100 horsepower (hp) transmits power to the car wheels of an automobile at 600 rev/min (rpm). Neglecting any transmission losses, determine the minimum, permissible diameter of the solid circular section steel shaft if the maximum shear stress in the shaft is limited to 75MPa. What will be the resulting angle of twist of the shaft, due to the applied torque, over a length of 1 m? ‘Assume that the rigidity modulus, G = 50 GPa. (Note that 1 hp = 745.7 W). b) If the shaft in task 3a was replaced by a hollow tube of the same external diameter, with a wall thickness of 0.01 1m, and is subject to the same applied torque, determine the maximum shear stress in the shaft, and the resulting ‘twist of the shaft. The material properties of the shaft may be assumed to be the same as those in 3a. The research department in your company is experimenting with alternative materials for a solid shaft and they have asked you to provide an input. ¢)_ Using a mystery alternative material, the resulting angle of twist was found to be approximately 2.5 degrees. ‘Assuming the same conditions from question 3a (for the solid shaft), determine the rigidity modulus (6) for the mystery material and suggest what this mystery material could be. Activity 4: The civil engineering company has also made a mistake in referencing an encastré beam, again, the Senior Engineer has asked you to complete task 4 so that a response to the civil engineer responsible for the mistake can be made. Task 4 a) Calculate and plot the bending moment and shearing force distributions for the cantilever shown in Figure 6. SKN

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