CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

STRUCTURAL MECHANICS – DIRECT AND BENDING STRESSES AND

STABILITY OF DAMS AND RETAINING WALLS

Assignment No. 2
DATE:

1. Find the limits of eccentricity in the following cases

i) Rectangular section ii)Hollow circular section.……………..…MAY_2011..…...….
[5]

2. Draw neat sketches of core of following cross-sections i) Rectangular 300 mm x 600 mm

ii) Square with 400 cm2 area …………………………………..…MAY_2012..…...….[5]

3. Find Kernel of Hollow rectangular section. ………….………..…MAY_2013..…...….[5]

4. Establish the condition of no tension for solid circular section. …MAY_2014,15....….[5]

5. Explain the different conditions for stability of a dam. ……….…MAY_2015..…...….[5]

6. What are different stability conditions of dam under which dam may fail? DEC_2015.[5]

7. Explain middle third rule for rectangular section. …………….…MAY_2016..…...….[5]

8. Explain kern of section. ….………………………….…...…….…DEC_2016..…...….[5]

9. State and illustrate with appropriate formulae the conditions of stability of a dam.
…………………………………………………………...…….…DEC_2016..…...….[14]

10. A masonry dam retains water up to its top. It is 1 m wide at top and- 4m wide at bottom.
The height of wall is 5 m. If weight of masonry is 24 kN/m3, find the stresses developed
at the base of dam (Take weight of water 9.81 kN/m3). …..…MAY_2011..……..….[12]

11. A short column 160 mm x 200 mm in cross-section has a circular hole of 80 mm

diameter drilled in it, the centre of which is on the shorter axis of the column and 60 mm
from the longer face of the column. It carries an eccentric load of 100 KN acting 50 mm
away from the shorter axis of c/s and exactly above the centre of circular hole. Determine
stresses at four corners of the column. …………………………………..…MAY_2012..
…...….[12]

12. A tapering chimney of hollow circular section is 30 m high. Its external diameter at the
base is 2400 mm and the top it is 1600 mm. It is subjected to the wind pressure of
2200N/mm2 of the projected area. If the weight of the chimney is 4000 KN and the
internal diameter at the base is 800 mm, determine the maximum and minimum stress
intensities at the base. …. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... MAY_2013..
…...….[12]

13. A tapering chimney of hollow circular cross section is 40m high. External diameter is
3.5m and 2m at the base and top respectively. Internal diameter of central shaft is 1.5m.
The chimney is subjected to uniform wind pressure of 0.8 KN/Sq. m. Calculate the stress

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 CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
STRUCTURAL MECHANICS – DIRECT AND BENDING STRESSES AND
STABILITY OF DAMS AND RETAINING WALLS
intensities at the base. Take weight of chimney as 5000 KN.….… MAY_2014 ….…
[12]

14. A retaining wall is 3m wide at the top and 8m wide at the bottom and is 18m high. It is
subjected to earth pressure on the back. If the weight of masonry is 25 KN/m 3 and that of
earth 16 KN/m3 and the angle of response of earth be 30o and top of the earth is
horizontal and level with the top of the wall, find the maximum and minimum intensities
of pressures on the base. ................................................................… MAY_2015…….
………..… [12]

15. A tapering chimney of hollow circular cross section is 30m high. Its external diameter at
the base is 2.4mandatthe top it is 1.6m. The chimney is subjected to uniform wind
pressure of 2200 N/m2 of the projected area. If the weight of the chimney is 4000KN and
internal diameter at the base is 0.80m, determine the maximum and minimum stress
intensities at the base. Take k=1 ......................................................… MAY_2015…….
………..… [12]

16. A masonry retaining wall of trapezoidal section is 8m high and retains earth which is
level up to the top. The width at the top is 2m and at the bottom 4m and the exposed face
is vertical. Find the maximum and minimum intensities of normal stress at the base. Take
density of earth: 18,000 N/m3, Density of masonry: 22,000N/m2, Angle of repose:
30o ....................................................................................… MAY_2015…….………..…
[12]

17. A masonry retaining wall of trapezoidal section is 10 m high. It is subjected to earth

pressure on the back and top of the earth is horizontally level with the top of the wall.
The width at the top is 2m and at the bottom 8m and exposed face is vertical. If the
weight of masonry is 24 kN/m 3 and that of earth 16 kN/m 3 and the angle of repose of
earth be 300. Find the max. And min. intensities of normal stress at the base. ……..
DEC_2015 … [12]

18. A masonry retaining wall of trapezoidal section is 10 m high and retains earth which is
level up to the top The width at the top is 2m and at the bottom 8 m and the expose if ace
is vertical Find the maximum and minimum intensities of normal stress at the base, Take
density of earth: 16KN/m3 Density of masonry = 24KN/m3, Angle of repose:
30o. ..................................................................................… MAY_2016……..………..…
[13]

19. A tapering chimney of hollow circular cross section is 30 m high its external diameter at
the base is 2.4 m and at the top it is 1.6 m. The chimney is subjected to uniform wind
pressure of 2.2 KN/m2 of the projected area. If the weight of the chimney is 4000 KN and
intimal diameter at the base is 0.80 m, determine the maximum and minimum stress
intensities at the base. Take k=1. .............................… MAY_2016……..………..… [13]

20. Draw neat sketches of kernel of following cross sections- … DEC_2016.………..… [14]
i) Rectangular section 200 mm wide x 300 mm deep
ii) Hollow circular cylinder with external dia. 300 nm and thickness 50 mm
iii) Square of area 400 cm2

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STRUCTURAL MECHANICS – DIRECT AND BENDING STRESSES AND
STABILITY OF DAMS AND RETAINING WALLS
iv) Hollow rectangular section – Outer cross section 300 mm x 200 mm
Inner cross section 150 mm x 100 mm

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