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B.Tech. (CE) (2011 Onwards) (Sem.–3)
STRENGTH OF MATERIALS
Subject Code : BTCE-303
M.Code : 56074
Time : 3 Hrs. Max. Marks : 60
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES :
1. SECTION-A is COMPULSORY consisting of TEN questions carrying T WO marks
each.
2. SECTION-B contains FIVE questions carrying FIVE marks each and students
have to attempt any FOUR questions.
3. SECTION-C contains T HREE questions carrying T EN marks each and students
have to attempt any T WO questions.
SECTION-A
Q1. Answer briefly :
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a) How are materials classified?
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b) Draw stress strain curve for mild steel.
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c) What are elastic constants? Define these.
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d) Discuss the applications of Mohr's circle
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e) Discuss the importance of sign conventions to draw shear force and bending moment
diagrams.
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f) Define bending and shear stress.
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g) Illustrate Euler's bucking load for column.
h) Define torsion.
i) Discuss the effect of eccentricity on columns.
j) Define second moment of area.
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SECTION-B
2. The external and internal diameters of a hollow cylinder are 115 mm and 99 mm
respectively. When the cylinder is compressed by an axial force of 180 kN, the outer
diameter of the cylinder increases by 115.5 × 10–4 mm. Determine
(a) the increase in the inner diameter
(b) the increase in the wall thickness and
(c) Poisson's ratio of the material of the cylinder.
3. Two planes AB and BC which are at right angles carry shear stresses of intensity
17.5 N/mm2, while these planes also carry a tensile stress of 35 N/mm2 respectively.
Determine the principal planes and principal stresses. Also determine the maximum shear
stress and the planes on which it acts.
4. A square column of wood is 2.5 m long with pinned ends. Taking a factor of safety of 2.5
in computing Euler critical load and also taking the allowable compressive stress as
12 N/mm2, find the size of the cross section, if the column has to safely support
(i) 150 kN
(ii) 275 kN. Take E = 1.3 × 104 N/mm2.
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State the assumptions in torsion theory. Explain the power transmitted by the shafts.
Discuss distorsion energy theory with suitable example.
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SECTION-C
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A bar of steel is of square section 60 mm x 60 mm and 180 mm long. It is subjected to an
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axial compressive load of 300 kN. The lateral strain is prevented by the application of
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uniform external pressure. If 1/m = 0.3 and E = 2 × 105 N/mm2, find the alteration in the
the alteration in the length of the bar?
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length of the bar. If however, only one-half the lateral strain is prevented what would be
8.
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A beam of I section 500 mm deep and 190 mm wide has flanges 25 mm thick and web 15
mm thick. It carries a shearing force of 400 kN at a section. Calculate the maximum
intensity of shear stress in the section assuming the moment of inertia to be
6.45 × 108 mm4. Also calculate the total shear force carried by the web and sketch the
shear stress distribution across the section.
9. A beam of length (l+2a) has supports I apart with an overhang 'a' on each side. The beam
carries a concentrated load W at each end. Construct shear force and bending moment
diagrams.
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