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U.G. Mechanical Engineering Degree Bachelor of Technology

Academic Year 2020– 2021 Test I Sem. IV
Course Title
Course Code 19ME404
Mechanics of Solids
Duration 90 Minutes Maximum Marks 40 (FOURTY)
Remember (%) 15 Understand (%) 15 Apply (%) 55 Analyze (%) 15
SECTION I (Short Answer Questions)
(Answer all the Questions)
5 x 2 = 10 Marks
No. Questions (1 to 5) RBT Level COs
1 Write any one difference between plasticity and elasticity Remember C01
2 Define (i) cantilever beam (ii) simply supported beam Remember CO2
3 Define the terms (i) pure bending (ii) neutral axis Understand CO3
4 Define principle plane and principle stress Understand CO2
5 Define the terms (i) moment of a force (ii) couple Remember CO3

SECTION II (Long Answer Questions)

(Answer all the Questions)
3 x 10 = 30 Marks

No. Questions (6 to 11) RBT Level COs Marks

Draw the stress strain diagram for mild steel and mark
(a) Remember CO1 4M
various salient points.
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Derive the expression between modulus of elasticity and
(b) understand CO1 6M
bulk modulus.
OR
A tensile test was conducted on a mild steel bar. The following
data was obtained from the test:
i) Diameter of the steel bar = 3cm ii) Gauge length of the bar =
20cm iii) Load at elastic limit = 250 KN iv) Extension at a load of
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150 KN = 0.21mm v) Maximum load = 380 KN vi) Total Apply CO1 10M
extension = 60 mm vii) Diameter of the rod at the failure = 2.25
cmDetermine: (a) the Young’s modulus (b) the stress at elastic
limit(c) the percentage elongation (d) the percentage decrease
in area
A cantilever beam of length 2 m carries the point loads as
shown in fig. Draw the shear force and Bending moment
8 diagrams for the cantilever beam.
Apply CO2 10M

OR
9 A simply supported beam of 4 m span is carrying loads as
Form No. AC 27. 00.2018 | GMR Institute of Technology, Rajam, Andhra Pradesh. Note to the Students: The
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shown in fig. Draw the shear force and bending moment

diagrams for the beam.

Apply CO2 10M

A steel plate of width 120 mm and of thickness 20 mm is

bent into a circular arc of radius 10m. Determine the
a maximum stress induces and the bending moment which Analyze CO3 6M
will produce the maximum stress. Take E = 2 × 105
10
N/mm2
Derive the expression for the normal and tangential stress
on an oblique plane and locate the position of principle
b Apply CO1 4M
plane when a member is subjected to two direct stresses
in two mutually perpendicular direct stresses
OR
A rectangular beam 100 mm wide and 250 mm deep is
subjected to a maximum shear force of 50 kN Determine:
a (i) Average shear stress, (ii) Maximum shear stress, and Analyze CO3 6M
(iii) Shear stress at a distance of 25 mm above the neutral
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axis.
Derive the expression for the normal and tangential stress
on an oblique plane when a member is subjected to two CO1
b Apply 4M
direct stresses in two mutually perpendicular direct
stresses along with a shear stress.

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Form No. AC 27. 00.2018 | GMR Institute of Technology, Rajam, Andhra Pradesh. Note to the Students: The
question papers are set in accordance with OBE capturing various cognitive levels of RBT as well as expected
AC 27 COs. This direct assessment tool of Descriptive Examinations is deployed to test the Cognitive Level of
Students w.r.t. Lower Order Thinking Skills.