ECE 2214 CAT 1A – MAR 2023

Determine the stresses at the corners a, b, c and d for the column with a hole and loaded as shown in Fig.1.

a b
Hole
100

400
250

P=400kN

100
d 100 50 c

300 Note: Dimensions in mm

Fig. 1

Y
a b
Solution:
Hole
Areas:
100
Rect.: 300  400 = 120, 000m 2
 203.5
Hole :  1002 = 7,854m 2
4
Net area, A =112,146mm2 X
400

X
ex
250

P=400kN
Centre of area from the bottom: y  196.5
112146y = 120000  200  7854  250 ey 100

 y = 196.5mm
d 100 50 c
Centre of area from left end:
112146x = 120000 150  7854 100 300

 x = 153.5mm x  153.5 146.5

Y
 400 3
   Fig. 1(b)
I XX = 300   120000  3.52    1004  7854  53.52 
 12   64 
 10 1601  27   1574  10 mm
6 6 4

 3003   
I YY =  400   120000  3.52    1004  7854  53.52 
 12   64 
= 10 901.5 - 27.4  874.110 mm
6 6 4

Resultant load: P = 400kN

Position of resultant load:
e x = 96.5mm
e x = 3.5mm
Combined stresses:
  d  bXX  bYY
P 400  103
d    3.57N / mm 2
A 112146
P  ex 400 103  96.5
bXX  y   y  0.02452y
I XX 1574 106
bXX  0.02452  203.5  4.99N / mm 2
T

bXX  0.02452 196.5  4.82N / mm 2

B

P  ey 400 103  3.5

bYY  x   x  1.6016  103 x
IYY 874.110 6

 bYY  1.6016  10 3  153.5  0.25N / mm 2

(left)

 bYY  1.6016  10 3  146.5  0.23N / mm 2

(right)

a  3.57  4.99  0.25  1.17N / mm 2 (T)

b  3.57  4.99  0.23  1.65N / mm 2 (T)
c  3.57  4.82  0.23  8.16N / mm 2 (C)
d  3.57  4.82  0.25  8.64N / mm 2 (C)
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