HW#3

Strength
of Materials
Prof Thomas
Spring 2014
Homework 3
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2.3-4 A rectangular bar of length L has a slot in

the middle half of its length (see figure). The bar
has width b, thickness t, and modulus of
elasticity E. The slot has width b/4.
(a) Obtain a formula for the elongation of the
bar due to the axial loads P.
(b) Calculate the elongation of the bar if the material is high-strength steel, the axial stress in the
middle region is 160 MPa, the length is 750 mm, and the modulus of elasticity is 210 GPa.
(c) If the total elongation of the bar is limited to max = 0.475 mm, what is the maximum length of the
slotted region? Assume that the axial stress in the middle region remains at 160 MPa.
2.3-12 A prismatic bar AB of length L, cross-sectional area A, modulus of

elasticity E, and weight W hangs vertically under its own weight (see figure).
(a) Derive a formula for the downward displacement C of point C, located at
distance h from the lower end of the bar.
(b) What is the elongation B of the entire bar?
(c) What is the ratio of the elongation of the upper half of the bar to the
elongation of the lower half of the bar?
(d) If bar AB is a riser pipe hanging from a drill rig at sea, what is the total elongation of the pipe? Let
L = 1500 m, A = 0.0157 m2, E = 210 GPa. See Appendix I for weight densities of steel and sea water.
(See Probs. 1.4-2 and 1.7-11 for additional figures.)
2.4-3 Three prismatic bars, two of material A and one of material B, transmit a tensile load P (see
figure). The two outer bars (material A) are identical. The cross-sectional area of the middle bar
(material B) is 50% larger than the cross-sectional area of one of the outer bars. Also, the modulus of
elasticity of material A is twice that of material B.
(a) What fraction of the load P is transmitted by
the middle bar?
(b) What is the ratio of the stress in the middle
bar to the stress in the outer bars?
(c) What is the ratio of the strain in the middle
bar to the strain in the outer bars?
2.4-9 The aluminum and steel pipes shown in the figure are
fastened to rigid supports at ends A and B and to a rigid plate C at
their junction. The aluminum pipe is twice as long as the steel pipe.
Two equal and symmetrically placed loads P act on the plate at C.
(a) Obtain formulas for the axial stresses a and s in the
aluminum and steel pipes, respectively.
(b) Calculate the stresses for the following data: P = 12 k, crosssectional area of aluminum pipe Aa = 8.92 in.2, cross-sectional area
of steel pipe As = 1.03 in.2, modulus of elasticity of aluminum Ea =
10 106 psi, and modulus of elasticity of steel Es = 29 106 psi.
2.4-15 A rigid bar AB of length L = 66 in. is

hinged to a support at A and supported by
two vertical wires attached at points C and D
(see figure). Both wires have the same crosssectional area (A = 0.0272 in.2) and are made
of the same material (modulus E = 30 106
psi). The wire at C has length h = 18 in. and
the wire at D has length twice that amount.
The horizontal distances are c = 20 in. and d
= 50 in.
(a) Determine the tensile stresses C and
D in the wires due to the load P = 340 lb
acting at end B of the bar.
(b) Find the downward displacement B at end B of the bar.
2.5-4 A steel rod of 15-mm diameter is held

snugly (but without any initial stresses)
between rigid walls by the arrangement
shown in figure part a. (For the steel rod,
use = 12 106/C and E = 200 GPa.)
(a) Calculate the temperature drop T
(degrees Celsius) at which the average
shear stress in the 12-mm diameter bolt
becomes 45 MPa. Also, what is the normal
stress in the rod?
(b) What are the average bearing stresses
in the bolt and clevis at A and between the
washer (dw = 20 mm) and wall (t = 18 mm)
at B?
(c) If the connection to the wall at B is
changed to an end plate with two bolts (see figure part b), what is the required diameter db of each
bolt if the temperature drop is T = 38C and the allowable bolt stress is 90 MPa?
2.5-10 A rigid bar ABCD is pinned at

end A and supported by two cables at
points B and C (see figure). The cable
at B has nominal diameter dB = 12 mm
and the cable at C has nominal
diameter dC = 20 mm. A load P acts at
end D of the bar.
What is the allowable load P if the
temperature rises by 60C and each
cable is required to have a factor of
safety of at least 5 against its ultimate load?
(Note: The cables have effective modulus of elasticity E = 140 GPa and coefficient of thermal
expansion = 12 106/C. Other properties of the cables can be found in Table 2-1, Section 2.2.)
2.5-17 Wires B and C are attached to a support at the

left-hand end and to a pin-supported rigid bar at the
right-hand end (see figure). Each wire has crosssectional area A = 0.03 in.2 and modulus of elasticity E
= 30 106 psi. When the bar is in a vertical position,
the length of each wire is L = 80 in. However, before
being attached to the bar, the length of wire B was
79.98 in. and wire C was 79.95 in.
Find the tensile forces TB and TC in the wires under the
action of a force P = 700 lb acting at the upper end of
the bar.
2.10-6 A prismatic bar of diameter d0 = 20 mm is being

compared with a stepped bar of the same diameter (d1 =
20 mm) that is enlarged in the middle region to a
diameter d2 = 25 mm (see figure). The radius of the fillets
in the stepped bar is 2.0 mm.
(a) Does enlarging the bar in the middle region make it
stronger than the prismatic bar? Demonstrate your
answer by determining the maximum permissible load P1
for the prismatic bar and the maximum permissible load
P2 for the enlarged bar, assuming that the allowable
stress for the material is 80 MPa.
(b) What should be the diameter d0 of the prismatic bar if it is to have the same maximum permissible
load as does the stepped bar?

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2.3-4 A rectangular bar of length L has a slot in

2.3-12 A prismatic bar AB of length L, cross-sectional area A, modulus of

2.4-15 A rigid bar AB of length L = 66 in. is

2.5-4 A steel rod of 15-mm diameter is held

2.5-10 A rigid bar ABCD is pinned at

2.5-17 Wires B and C are attached to a support at the

2.10-6 A prismatic bar of diameter d0 = 20 mm is being

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