BUDDHAINSTITUTEOFTECHNOLOGY GIDA,
GORAKHPUR
TUTORIALSHEET-5
SUBJECT: Introduction to Solid Mechanics NAME OF FACULTY: Pratish Kannaujiya
SUB. CODE: BCE-402 UNIT: 3
BRANCH: Civil Engineering TOPIC: Stresses in Beams
1) Write a short notes on : Compulsory
a) What do you know about neutral axis?
b) Difference between Neutral Axis and Neutral Surface.
c) What is section modulus (Z)? What is the value of bending moment in terms of section
modulus?
d) What do you mean by Composite beams?
e) Define Pure bending.
AKTU 2018-19, 2020-21, 2022-23)
2) Derive the equation of bending moment and write down the assumptions for theory of simple bending.
(AKTU2021-22)
3) A simply supported rectangular beam with symmetrical section 200mm in depth has moment of inertia
of 2.26 x 10-5 m4 about its neutral axis. Determine the longest span over which the beam would carry
a uniformly distributed load of 4KN/m run such that the stress due to bending does not exceed 125
MN/m2 (AKTU 2021-22)
4) simply supported beam of span 3.0 m has a cross-section 120 mm × 180 mm. If the permissible stress
in the material of the beam is 10 N/mm2, determine
(i) maximum udl it can carry
(ii) maximum concentrated load at a point 1 m from support it can carry.
Neglect moment due to self weight. (AKTU 2020-21)
5) A circular steel pipe of external diameter 60 mm and thickness 8 mm is used as a simply supported
beam over an effective span of 2 m. If permissible stress in steel is 150 N/mm2, determine the
maximum concentrated load that can be carried by it at mid span. (AKTU 2022-23)
6) Figure shows the cross-section of a cantilever beam of 2.5 m span. Material used is steel for which
maximum permissible stress is 150 N/mm2. What is the maximum uniformly distributed load this
beam can carry?
7) Two Wooden Planks 150mm * 50mm each are connected to form a T-Section of a beam. If a moment
of 3.4 kN/m is applied around the horizontal neutral axis., inducing tension below the neutral axis, find
the the stresses at the extreme fibres of the cross-section. Also calculate the total tensile force on the
cross section . (AKTU 2019-20)
8) A cantilever beam of length 10 m has a cross section of 100 mm X 130 mm has a UDL of 10 KN/m
over a length of 8 m from the left support and a concentrated load of 10 KN at the right end. Find the
bending stress in the beam. (AKTU 2017-18)
BUDDHAINSTITUTEOFTECHNOLOGY GIDA,
GORAKHPUR
TUTORIALSHEET-6
SUBJECT: Introduction to Solid Mechanics NAME OF FACULTY: Pratish Kannaujiya
SUB. CODE: BCE-402 UNIT: 3
BRANCH: Civil Engineering TOPIC: Shear Stress Distribution
1) Write a short notes on : Compulsory
a) Define Shear Stresses.
b) Define Shrinking Stress.
c) Define Section modulus and Flexural Rigidity.
d) A wooden beam 15 cm wide, 30 cm deep and 3m long is carrying a UDL of 15 kN/m.
Determine the Maximum shear stress and sketch the variation of shear stress along the
depth of the beam.
e) A Circular Beam 150mm diameter is subjected to a shear force of 10kN. Calculate the
value of maximum shear stress and sketch variation of shear stress along the depth of
the beam.
AKTU 2018-19, 2020-21, 2022-23)
2) Find out the shear distribution for rectangular section and Solid Circular Section.
(AKTU2021-22)
3) A rectangular section beam, 6 cm wide and 12 cm deep , is subjected to a shear force of 150 kN.
Calculate the shear stresses induced at distances 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 cm measured from the neutral
axis. Sketch the variation of shear stress along the depth of beam and comment on the nature of
plot. (AKTU2021-22)
4) The cross section of a beam is a T section of overall depth 140 mm, width of flange 200mm,
thickness of flange 40mm and thickness of web 20mm.Draw the shear stress distribution
diagram if it carries a shear force of 60 kN.
(AKTU2022-23)
5) Draw the shear stress variation diagram for the I-section shown in Fig. If it is subjected to a shear
force of 100 kN. (AKTU2019-20)
6) A simply supported beam of 2m span carries a U.D.L. of 140 kN/m over the whole span. The
cross section of the beam is T-section with a flange width of 120mm, web and flange thickness
of 20mm and overall depth of 160mm. Determine the maximum shear stress in the beam and
draw the shear stress distribution for the section.
(AKTU2018-19)
