Mechanics of Deformable Bodies I d.

Its state of strain can be completely specified by giving 3 normal strains and 3
1st Semester A.Y. 2010-2011 Set A Set B shear strains.

Final Examination October 11, 2010 For problems 6-7, refer to figure 2.
For the bar assembly shown (BCD is rigid), bar
Choose the best answer and shade the circle (in the answer sheet) corresponding AB has a strain of 0.002. (Use BC =CD =0.5 m)
to your choice. Submit both questionnaire and answer sheet after the exam.
6. What is the vertical displacement (in mm) of
1. Which of the following statements is/are TRUE for a centrically loaded member? point D?
I. The maximum normal stress is twice the maximum shear stress. a. 1 c. 3
II. The magnitudes of the shear stresses on orthogonal planes are equal. b. 2 d. 4
III. The magnitude of the normal stress is (1  cos 2 ) P .
2A 7. What is the corresponding strain of bar DE? figure 2
IV. The magnitude of the shear stress is ( sin 2θ) P . a. + 0.0007 c. - 0.0007
2A
b. + 0.0013 d. - 0.0013
a. III only b. I and II c. III and IV d. I, II, and IV
8. The relationship of E, ν, and G is _________.
For problems 2-3, refer to figure 1.
a. b. c. d.
Plates A and B are to be connected using
bolts and two cover plates C and D. The
force exerted on plate A is 30 kN and the 9. What is the lateral strain of a uniaxially loaded member if its longitudinal strain is
diameter of the bolts used is 25 mm. The 0.02 and its Poisson’s ratio is equal to 0.3?
thicknesses of the plates are both equal to
a. -0.006 b. -0.667 c. 0.006 d. 0.667
15 mm.
figure 1
10. In a stress-strain diagram, the slope of the portion for which Hooke’s law applies is
2. The shear stress on a rivet is _____________.
the ______________.
a. 61.12 MPa b. 15.28 MPa c. 30.56 MPa d. 45.84 MPa
a. modulus of elasticity c. modulus of rigidity
b. shear modulus d. Poisson’s ratio
3. The bearing stress on the plate is _____________.
a. 40 MPa b. 80 MPa c. 120 MPa d. 160 Mpa
11. Which of the following is NOT an assumption in deriving the formula δ = PL/AE?
a. constant cross-sectional area c. small strain
4. Which of the following statements is FALSE?
b. material is linearly elastic d. stresses must be tensile
a. Normal strain is change in length divided by the undeformed length.
b. Shear strain is the change in angle between two originally perpendicular lines.
12. A 1-m long steel bar with a Young’s modulus equal to 200 GPa must carry a 100 kN
c. Shear strain is the change in angle divided by the undeformed angle.
axial load. If the deformation should not exceed 10 mm, the required diameter is
d. Normal strain is a dimensionless quantity.
nearest to ________.
a. 126 mm b. 22.6 mm c. 8 mm d. 4 mm
5. Which statement is FALSE about a rectangular volume element (a cube) subjected
to external forces?
13. If the factor of safety of 2 is to used in the previous problem, the required diameter
a. Normal strains will cause it to have a change in volume.
is nearest to __________.
b. Shear strains will cause it to have a change in shape.
a. 22.6 mm b. 16 mm c. 11.3 mm d. 5.6 mm
c. Normal or shearing strains will cause it to have a change in color.

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For problems 14-15, refer to figure 3. 19. What is the stress along the (diameter)=0.1
The system of bars shown is subjected to an D longitudinal axis of the circular m
1 kN-m
increase in temperature T and a horizontal load F shaft caused by the 1 kN-m
applied at joint p. load, shown in figure 5?
a. 10 MPa c. 3.141 MPa A B Longitudinal axis

14. If T and F are given, what is the degree of b. 3.141 MPa d. zero 1m
indeterminacy (number of necessary compatibility figure 3 figure 5
equations) of the problem? For problems 20-21, refer to figure 6.
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

15. If the displacement of pin p is assumed and denoted as  to the left and the
deformation of bar i as i , which of the following equation/s DO NOT hold?
figure 6
a.  A   cos60 c.  C   cos 45
b.  B   d.  D   A rectangular beam, 0.1 m wide, 0.2 m high and 3 m in length is simply supported and is
loaded with a uniform load w equal to 8 kN/m along its length.
16. If a bar (with length L) fixed at both ends is subjected to an increase in temperature
T, the magnitude of the thermal stress induced in the bar is __________: 20. Determine the maximum flexural stress in the beam.
a. T c. LT a. 27 MPa b. 13.5 MPa c. 108 MPa d. 54 MPa
b. E d. ET
21. Determine the maximum shear stress in the beam.
where  - coefficient of thermal expansion (1/C) and E is the Young’s modulus of
the bar. a. 900 kPa b. 7200 kPa c. 0.9 kPa d. 7.2 kPa

17. The following statements describe torque EXCEPT? 22. Which of the following statements is TRUE about a simply supported beam with a
a. It is a moment that tends to twist a member about its longitudinal axis. rectangular cross section that is uniformly loaded along its length?
b. It induces a shear stress that is linearly increasing from the center of a circular a. σmax = 6Mmax/bh2 c. τmax = -3Vmax/2A
shaft to a maximum at its outer boundary. b. τmax = 3Vmax/2A d. σmax = 12Mmax/bh2
c. It causes a shear strain within the material that varies linearly along any radial
line, for a circular shaft.
d. It is a moment that causes flexural loading. 23. Which of the following statements is/are FALSE for a cylindrical pressure vessel?
I. The axial and hoop stresses are always tensile.
18. What is the polar moment of inertia of the II. The axial stress is half the magnitude of the hoop stress.
area (cross-section of a shaft) in figure 4, III. The axial and hoop stresses are principal stresses.
if r=0.05 m? r r IV. The axisymmetry of the pressure vessel is one reason why there are no shear
a. Jo=πr2/4 = 1.963(10-3)m2 ρ stresses in the longitudinal and transverse directions.
b. Jo=πr3/2 = 1.963(10-4)m3
c. Jo=πr4/2 = 9.817(10-6)m4 dρ a. II only b. IV only c. II and IV d. none of the above
d. Jo=πr4/4 = 4.909(10-6)m4
a) Area b) guide area 24. A vertical cylindrical pressure vessel, having an inner diameter of 1 meter and wall
for integration thickness of 1 mm, has an applied tensile force T on top. The pressure inside the
figure 4 tank is 2 MPa. What magnitude of force T is necessary to make the axial stress equal
the hoop stress?
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 a. 1750 kN b. 1570 kN c. 1057 kN d. 7150 kN 29. If σy’ = 114.46MPa and τxy = 60MPa, what will be the value of σx’ ?
a. 34.55 MPa b. 45.67 MPa c. 35.54 MPa d. 54.67 MPa
25. For a spherical pressure vessel of inside diameter 2 meters and wall thickness of 1
mm, determine the maximum shear stress when the pressure inside the tank is 1 30. If the normal stress at a plane 60 from horizontal (plane a-a) is equal to 120 MPa
MPa. (C), which of the following statement is TRUE?
a. 500 MPa b. 250 MPa c. 125 MPa d. 750 MPa a. We can not determine any unknown stress, unless τxy is given.
b. σy' will be tensile.
26. Which of the following is NOT an assumption in the analysis of members subjected
c. σx' will be tensile.
to combined loading? d. σx' will be compressive.
a. The material behaves in a linear-elastic manner.
b. The member does not experience significant strain when the loads are applied. 31. If the shear stress at plane a-a is equal to 45 MPa (CCW), what will be the value of
c. The member has a constant cross section. τx’y’ ?
d. The stress produced by one load is unaffected by any other load (i.e. principle of a. 45 MPa (CW) b. 45 MPa (CCW) c. 90 MPa (CW) d. 90 MPa (CCW)
superposition holds).
32. Which of the following statement is FALSE about the Mohr’s Circle?
For problems 27-28, refer to figure 7.
figure 7 a. The center of the Mohr’s circle is always on the -axis.
100kN b. The magnitude of the maximum in-plane shearing stress at the point is equal to
a
3 A the radius of the circle.
4 c. The magnitude of the maximum shearing stress at the point is equal to the
radius of the circle.
a' d. The principal stresses are represented by the intersection of the circle with the
A 1 meter long cantilever beam (200 mm wide by 500 mm deep) is loaded as shown -axis.
above. At point A on section a-a’, located at midspan,
33. Which of the following Mohr’s circle corresponds to the state of stress of a point on
27. The normal stress is _____________. an element subjected to pure torsion?
a. zero b. 800 kPa (C) c. 4.0 MPa (T) d. 6.1 MPa (T)
a. b. c. d.
28. The shear stress is _____________.
a. zero b. 160 kPa c. 600 kPa d. 900 kPa 34. Which of the following Mohr’s circle corresponds to the state of stress shown?
For problems 29-31, refer to figure 8.

a. b. c. d.

35. Mohr’s Circle was named after _____________.

a. Demi Mohr c. Roger Mohr
figure 8
b. Mandy Mohr d. Otto Mohr

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36. Which statement is FALSE about the theories of failure? a. It is used to express internal moment as a continuous function throughout the
a. Ductile failure starts when slipping occurs between the crystals that compose the beam’s entire length.
material. b. It is a complicated tool for finding an elastic curve equation of a beam.
b. The maximum-distortion-energy theory is related to the strain energy that distorts c. It is used to have a single moment-expression for a beam with multiple loadings.
the material. d. It is usually written/expressed with angle brackets, e.g. ‹x-xo›n.
c. A ductile material will fail through yielding, while a brittle material is through
rupture. 43. If the uniformly distributed load caused end B to rotate counter clockwise with an
d. A brittle material having a stress-strain diagram that is different in tension and in angle , what conditions may be imposed if the supports reactions and magnitude of
compression can be analyzed using maximum-shear-stress theory. the distributed load are to be solved in terms of  using area moment method?
+σp2 a.  A / B  0 and  B / A  0
37. If σp1=270 MPa (T) and σp2= 20 MPa (C). On which area inside
Tresca’s hexagon as shown in figure 9 will the point of the b. t A / B  0 and t B / A  0
coordinate of the principal stresses lie if yielding stress 1 c. t B / A  0 and  A/ B  
σY =280 MPa? 2 A L B
a. Area 1
+σp1 d. t A / B  0 and t B / A  L   figure 12
b. Area 3 3
c. Area 4 figure 9
4 44. If roller at end B displaced vertically downward by distance  while remaining
d. It will not lie in the hexagon perpendicular to the vertical wall, then what conditions may be imposed if the
supports reactions and magnitude of the distributed load are to be solved in terms of
38. Determine the Von Mises equivalent stress for the following principal stresses;  using area moment method?
σp1=10 MPa (C) and σp2=15 MPa (C). a.  A / B  0 and  B / A  t B / A L
a. 13.23 MPa b. 15 MPa c. 225 MPa d. 475 MPa
b.  A / B  0 and tB / A  
40. For the propped beam (fixed-roller supports) c. t A / B   and t B / A   L B
shown in figure 10, what are the boundary A
conditions needed to solve for the support d. t B / A   and t A / B  0 figure 13
reactions using double integration method?
a. y(0)=0; y’(0)=0; y(2L)=0 45. Consider the simply supported beam shown. If area moment method is used and a
b. y(0)=0; y’(L)=0; y(2L)=0 tangent to the elastic curve at point A is drawn, then the deflection at the point
c. y(0)=0; y’(0)=0; y(2L)=0; y’(2L)=0 midway between supports may be expressed as _______________.
figure 10
d. y(0)=0; y’(L)=0; y(2L)=0; y’(2L)=0 a. yC  12 tB / A  tC / A
41. Which is the INCORRECT expression (using discontinuity functions) for the b. yC  2 tC / A  tB / A A C B
moment of the cantilever beam (fixed-free supports) shown in figure 11?
a. M(x)= -P‹x›1 c. yC  12 tB / A  t A/ B L/2 L/2
b. M(x)= RA‹x›1 +MA‹x›0 figure 11 P
c. M(x)= MA‹x› - P‹x›
0 1 d. yC  tC / A  t A/ B
1
2
figure 14
d. M(x)= RA‹x›1 +MA‹x›0 - P‹x-L›1 A B
L For problems 46-47, refer to figure 15.
The column as shown in figure 15 is fixed at the bottom and pinned at the top for both
42. Which statement DOES NOT characterize a discontinuity function? directions. It has a length of 3 m and Young’s modulus of 20 GPa. The yield stress of the
material is 35 MPa. (Ix= 2.88 x 106 mm4 ; Iy=3.346x106 mm4)

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46. Determine the effective slenderness ratio of the column.
a. 74.75 b. 80.54 c. 57.60 d. 53.57

47. Determine the critical buckling stress experienced by the column.

a. 30.43 kPa b. 35.32 kPa c. 59.64 kPa d. 69.24 kPa

48. Which of the following is TRUE?

a. If critical stress is greater than the yield stress of the material, Euler’s buckling
formula can be used to determine the failure load.
b. Buckling will always occur about the column axis having the largest slenderness
ratio for columns having various types of supports.
c. A small slenderness ratio will give a small critical load.
d. Columns are long slender members that are subjected to tensile loads.

49. Which of the following is NOT a serviceability parameter?

a. deflection c. allowable stress
b. angle of twist d. deformation

50. Which of the following is TRUE about factors of safety?

a. It takes into account unscrupulous practices of contractors and engineers.
b. It takes into account uncertainties in material properties and loading.
c. It is to ensure maximum profit from material costs and labor in construction.
d. It cannot be greater than 1.

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