1. A rod 150 cm long and of diameter 2.0 cm is subjected to an axial pull of 20 kN.
If the
modulus of elasticity of the material of the rod is 2*10^5 N/mm2. Determine
a) stress
b) strain
c) Elongation of the rod.
2. Find the minimum diameter of a steel wire, which is used to raise a load of 4000 N if
the stress in the rod is not to exceed 95 MN/m2.
3. Find the Young’s modulus of a brass rod of diameter 25 mm and of length 250 mm
which is subjected to a tensile load of 50 kN when the extension of the rod is equal to
0.3 mm.
4. A tensile test was conducted on a mild steel bar. The following data was obtained
from the test:
a) Diameter of steel bar = 3 cm
b) Gauge length of the bar = 20 cm
c) Load at elastic limit = 250 kN
d) Extension at a load of 150 kN = 0.21 mm
e) Maximum load = 380 kN
f) Total extension = 60 mm
g) Diameter of the road at failure = 2.25 cm
Determine (a) Young’s modulus (b) Stress at elastic limit (c) the percentage
elongation (d) the percentage decrease in area
5. The safe stress, for a hollow steel column which carries an axial load of 2.1*10^3 kN
is 125 MN/m2. If the external diameter of the column is 30 cm, determine the internal
diameter.
6. The ultimate stress, for a hollow steel column which carries an axial load of 1.9 MN is
480 N/mm2. If the external diameter of the column is 200 mm, determine the internal
diameter. Take the factor of safety as 4.
T3
1. A steel rod 20 mm in diameter passes centrally through a steel tube of 25 mm
internal diameter and 30 mm external diameter. The tube is 800 mm long and is
closed by rigid washers of negligible thickness, which are fastened by nuts
threaded on the rod. The nuts are tightened until the compression load on the tube
is 20 kN. Calculate the stresses in the tube and the rod. Find the increase in these
stresses when one nut is tightened by one-quarter of a turn relative to the other.
There are 4 threads per 10 mm. Take E=2× 105N/mm2.
