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ME 323 - Mechanics of Materials
Final Exam
Date: May 3, 2017 Time: 8:00 – 10:00 AM - Location: PHYS 114
Instructions:
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Koslowski Zhao Bi
8:30-9:20AM 11:30-12:20AM 1:30-2:20PM
Begin each problem in the space provided on the examination sheets.
Work on one side of each sheet only, with only one problem on a sheet.
Please remember that for you to obtain maximum credit for a problem, you must present your solution
clearly.
Accordingly,
coordinate systems must be clearly identified,
free body diagrams must be shown,
units must be stated,
write down clarifying remarks,
state your assumptions, etc.
If your solution cannot be followed, it will be assumed that it is in error.
When handing in the test, make sure that ALL SHEETS are in the correct sequential order.
Remove the staple and restaple, if necessary.
Prob. 1 ______________________
Prob. 2 ______________________
Prob. 3 ______________________
Prob. 4 ______________________
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PROBLEM #1 (26 points)
An elbow with a circular cross section of diameter 10 cm is fixed to a wall at the origin of the
coordinate system. At the other end C, load 100 kN and 50 kN are applied to the centroid of the cross
section in the 𝑥𝑥 and 𝑦𝑦 direction, respectively.
a) Determine the stresses induced at the locations M and N on the cross section A (x = 0.5 m). Draw
separate stress elements for M and N, and indicate both direction and magnitude of the stresses.
b) Suppose the elbow is made of a ductile material with yield strength 𝜎𝜎𝑦𝑦 = 800 𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀, according to
the maximum shear stress theory, will the material points M and N fail?
50 kN
100 kN
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PROBLEM #2 (26 points)
The pipe assembly consists of three equal-sized pipes with flexural stiffness EI and torsional stiffness
GIp. Use Castigliano’s second theorem to calculate the displacement in the x direction of the points A
and D.
Do not include the shear energy due to bending.
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PROBLEM #3 (24 points)
A rod is made up of two circular cross-section segments BC and CH, with each segment having a
length of L. Segment BC is tapered with its outer diameter going linearly from 2d at B to d at C.
Segment CH has constant outer diameter of d. The segments are joined by a rigid connector C, and the
rod is fixed on the wall at end B. An axial load P acts at the end H of this rod. The material of the rod
has a Young’s modulus of E.
a) Using a two-element finite element model (one element per segment), construct the global
stiffness matrix. Note that the average cross section area of a “cone frustum”, whose ends have
circular cross sectional areas 𝐴𝐴1 , and 𝐴𝐴2 , is given by:
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𝐴𝐴𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 = �𝐴𝐴1 + �𝐴𝐴1 𝐴𝐴2 + 𝐴𝐴2 �
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b) Construct the force vector, enforce the displacement boundary condition(s), and solve the axial
displacements of points C and H in terms of E, P, L, d.
c) Use the work-energy principle to determine the axial displacement of point H.
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(Hint: ∫ (𝑎𝑎+𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏)2 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 = − 𝑏𝑏(𝑎𝑎+𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏) + 𝑐𝑐)
d) Compare the result in Part c) with the finite element solution found in Part b). If the two results
are different, explain why they are different.
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PROBLEM #4 (24 Points):
4.1. (15 Points)
The points A, B, and C are located in a beam subjected to the vertical load F, and the points D and E
are located in the thin-wall pressure vessel subjected to the internal pressure p. The state of stress of
each point is represented by a Mohr’s circle with the principal stresses σ1 ≥ σ2 ≥ σ3.
Circle the letter that corresponds to the state of stress represented in the Mohr’s circle.
σ3 σ2 σ1 σ σ1 σ
σ3 σ2 σ1 σ2=σ3
τ τ τ
ABCDE ABCDE ABCDE
σ1 σ σ σ
σ2=σ3 σ3 σ1=σ2 σ3 σ1=σ2
τ τ τ
ABCDE ABCDE ABCDE
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4.2 (9 Points)
Two columns AC and BC have a circular cross section of radius 5 cm, yield strength σY=100 MPa,
Young’s modulus E=100 GPa. The columns are pin connected and a vertical load P is applied at the
joint C. Considering the pin-pin boundary condition and in-plane buckling for both columns,
(a) will BC buckle? Justify your answer.
(b) will AC buckle? Justify your answer.
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