BES 313 – MECHANICS OF DEFORMABLE BODIES

Question.

1. A shell with an outside diameter of 406 mm and a wall thickness of 2.54 mm is subjected to 280 MPa tensile loads and a 45 kN-
m. what is maximum shear stress?
A. 69.73 MPa B. 56.00 MPa C. 296.0 MPa D. 16.40 MPa

2. A taper pin with a minimum mean diameter of 6.2 mm will be applied to fix a lever to a 2 in. shaft with an allowable design stress
of 15 ksi. Compute for the transmitted torque in lbs-in. use a factor of safety of 2.
A. 600 B. 700 C. 780 D. 800

3. Determine the polar section modulus, Zp(in3) of shaft delivering 10 hp at 150 rpm. The diameter of the shaft is 1 in. and the
allowable shear of 6000 psi.
A. 0.80 B. 0.60 C. 0.90 D. 0.70

4. Compute the polar section modulus of a hollow shaft with an internal diameter of 2 inches and the out diameter of 3 inches. The
shaft is 48 inches long.
A. 3.5 B. 3.75 C. 4.75 D. 4.25

5. Find the polar section moment of inertia of a low carbon steel shafting 5 in. in diameter and 48 inches long?
A. 67 B. 49 C. 61 D. 46

6. Compute for the section modulus of a high tensile shaft 3 inches diameter.
A. 6.3 B. 3.3 C. 4.3 D. 5.3

7. Find the polar moment of inertia of a square section bar sized 3 ½ in. x 3 ½?
A. 20.5 B. 25 C. 28 D. 22

8. A Steel shaft of 50 mm in diameter and 1m in length is restrained form moving. If its temperature is changed by 100 OC, what
compressive stress in kPa. is induced?
A. 200,000 B. 221,400 C. 260,000 D. 242,000

9. A steel block with a dimension of 100 mm x 800 mm at the base and 400 mm height is securely welded to steel by the base and
subjected to a horizontal force parallel to the base of 2000 kN at the free/edge. Compute for the shear stress developed in kPa. Use
the shear modulus for steel of 83 x 106 kPa.
A. 18,000 B. 22,000 C. 28,000 D. 25,000

10. A hollow SAE 1030 steel shafting with OD = 4 inches and ID = 2 inches and is 6 ft long has a polar section modulus of
__________.
A. 8 ¼ B. 11 ¾ C. 13.0 D. 9.75

11. Find the polar moment of inertia of a dimension 3” x 3”.

A. 13.5 B. 15.3 C. 18.3 D. 21.5

12. Find the section modulus of a square with a dimension of 2” x 2”.

A. 2.33 B. 2.67 C. 3.33 D. 3.67

13. Find the polar moment of inertia of a square with a diagonal of 4.95 inches.
A. 20 B. 25 C. 30 D. 35

14. The maximum shearing stress in psi that is present in a 2” diameter shaft subjected to a 2200 in-lb torque is _______ psi. The
modulus of elasticity for steel is 30 x 106 psi.
A. 1400 B. 1617 C. 1120 D. 1540

15. Compute for the drop / stretch of an underground mine elevator steel cable (in mm) if it has a load of 56,000 N (equivalent to 80
persons) and it measures 60 mm in diameter and 30 m in length.
A. 3.17 B. 2.50 C. 2.88 D. 3.50

16. Calculate the elongation of a solid steel shaft of SAE 1030 carbon steel 2 7/8 inches in diameter by 5 feet in length supporting a
direct tension load of 60,000 lbs. The factor of safety is set at 4, stress concentration factor k = 1 and yield strength of 40,000 psi.
A. 0.020 in. B. 0.015 in. C. 0.0185 in. D. 0.0166 in.
17. Determine the diameter of the steel shaft in inches if subjected to a torque of 36,000 in-lbs and shear stress of 10 ksi.
A. 3.15 B. 2.25 C. 4.00 D. 2.75

18. Compute for the polar section modulus of hollow shafting with outside diameter of 3 in. and inside diameter of 2.5 in.
A. 2.74 B. 2.14 C. 2.32 D. 1.92

19. A square bar which is held firmly at one end is support a concentrated load of 3000 lbs at the outer end. The bar is to be 40 in.
long and of medium carbon SAE 1040 steel with a yield point of 60 ksi. With a factor of safety set at 3 and stress concentration factor
of 1.3, compute for the allowable working and simple normal (tensile and compressive) stresses in ksi.
A. 60 / 46.2 B. 20 / 15.4 C. 30 / 23.1 D. 40 / 30.8

20. Determine the load in kN on a 25 mm diameter, 1200 cm long steel shaft if its maximum elongation exceeds 1 mm.
A. 83 B. 125 C. 103 D. 93

21. Compute for the load in kN on a 3 cm diameter, 100 cm long steel rod if its maximum elongation exceed 0.12 cm.
A. 178 B. 196 C. 148 D. 287

22. Compute for the polar section of modulus of a SAE 1060 shafting having a diameter of 3 inches. Use a factor of safety of 2 and
design stress at 8000 psi.
A. 4.7 B. 6.1 C. 4.2 D. 0.28

23. A mass weighing 56 lbs rests on a surface. The force needed to move along the surface is 20 lbs. Determine the coefficient of
friction.
A. 0.01 B. 0.12 C. 0.36 D. 0.28

24. Compute for the induced compressive stress in kPa. of a steel solid shafting of a 50 mm diameter and 800 mm in length that is
subjected to an increase of temperature by 80OC. Use α = 6.6 x 10-6, E = 30 x 106 psi.
A. 181,816 B. 242,816 C. 218,182 D. 196,560

25. Determine the load in kN on a 25 mm by 1200 mm long steel shaft if its maximum elongation exceeds 1 mm.
A. 78 B. 83 C. 96 D. 108