ARDHI UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
CE 213: MECHANICS OF MATERIALS TUTORIAL NO.3: MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS
Question 1. A 100 mm long rod has a diameter of
15 mm. If an axial tensile load of 100kN is applied,
determine its change in length. Assume linear
elastic behavior with E = 200 GPa. Ans. 𝜹 =
𝟎. 𝟐𝟖𝟑 𝒎𝒎.
Question 2. A bar has a length of 200 mm and
cross-sectional area of 7500 mm2. Determine the
modulus of elasticity of the material if it is
subjected to an axial tensile load of 50kN and
stretches 0.075 mm. The material has linear-elastic
behavior. Ans. E = 17.8 MPa.
Question 5. The 𝜎 − 𝜀 diagram for elastic fibers
Question 3. The material for the 50 mm long that make up human skin and muscle is shown.
specimen has the stress-strain diagram shown. If P Determine the modulus of elasticity of the fibers.
= 100 kN , determine the elongation of the Ans. E = 0.0385 MPa
specimen. Ans. 𝜹 = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟕𝟗𝟔 𝒎𝒎.
Question 6. A structural member in a nuclear
reactor is made up of a zirconium alloy. If an
axial load of 20 kN is to be supported by the
member, determine its required cross-sectional
area. Use a factor of safety of 3 relative to
yielding. What is the load on the member if it is 1
m long and its elongation is 0.5 mm? Ezr = 100
GPa, 𝜎 = 400𝑀𝑃𝑎. The material has elastic
behavior. Ans, A = 150 mm2, P = 7.5 kN.
Question 4. If the elongation of wire BC is 0.2 mm
after the force P is applied, determine the
magnitude of P. The wire A-36 steel and has a
diameter of 3 mm. Ans. 𝑷 = 𝟔𝟐𝟖. 𝟑𝟏 𝑵.
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Question 7. A 100 mm long rod has a diameter of Question 9. The elastic portion of the tension
15 mm. If an axial tensile load of 10 kN is applied stress-strain diagram for an aluminum alloy is
to it, determine the change in its diameter. E = 70 shown in the figure. The specimen used for the
GPa, v = 0.35. Ans 𝜹𝒅 = −𝟒. 𝟐𝟒𝒙𝟏𝟎−𝟑 𝒎𝒎 test has a gauge length of 50 mm and a diameter
of 12.5 mm. when the applied load is 45 kN, the
new diameter of the specimen is 12.4780 mm.
Compute the shear modulus 𝐺𝑎𝑙 for the aluminum.
Ans. 𝑮𝒂𝒍 = 𝟐𝟕 𝑴𝑷𝒂
Question 8. A solid circular rod that is 600 mm
long and 20 mm in diameter is subjected to an
axial force of P = 50 kN. The elongation of the rod Question 10. If P = 150 kN, determine the elastic
is 𝛿 = 1.4 𝑚𝑚, and its diameter becomes 𝛿 ′ = elongation of rod BC and the decrease in its
19.9837 𝑚𝑚. Determine the modulus of elasticity diameter. Rod BC is made of A-36 steel and has a
and the modulus of rigidity of the material. diameter of 40 mm. 𝜹𝑩𝑪 = 𝟎. 𝟗𝟑𝟑 𝒎𝒎,
Assume that the material does not yield. Ans. E = 𝜹𝒅 = −𝟎. 𝟎𝟎𝟗𝟓𝟓 𝒎𝒎
68.2 GPa, G = 25.3 GPa.
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