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SWK 210

Strength of Materials – CLASS EXAMPLES QUESTIONS

2023 Academic Year


Chapter 1
Introduction – Concept of Stress

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1. Introduction – Concept of Stress
1.1. Review of the Methods of Statics (SWK 122)
Class Example 1 – Internal forces revision
A plane frame is restrained at joints A and
C, as shown in the figure. Members AB and
BC are pin connected at B. A triangularly
distributed lateral load with a peak intensity
of 1300 N/m acts on AB. A concentrated
moment is applied at joint C.

(a) Find reactions at supports A and C.


Y

AX = −2405 N AY = −247 N CY = 247 N M A = 5932 N  m  X

(b) Find internal stress resultants N, V, and


M at y = 1.0 m on column AB.

N = 247 N V = −2229 N M = −3586 N  m 


1. Introduction – Concept of Stress
Class Example 2 – Normal stress
A pickup truck tailgate supports a crate (WC = 900 N),
as shown in the figure.
The tailgate weighs WT = 270 N and is supported by
two cables (only one is shown in the figure).
Each cable has an effective cross-sectional area
Ae = 11mm2.

(a) Find the tensile force T and normal stress  in


each cable.

T = 1.298 kN 
T
 Cable = = 118.0 MPa 
AC
1. Introduction – Concept of Stress
Class Example 3 – Bond stress
The steel anchor bolt with a circular cross
section supports a steel cable with a cable
force of 17kN. The anchor bolt is fixed by
means of grout (G) into the insitu concrete
(B). The allowable normal stress of the
anchor bolt is 160MPa and the allowable
bond shear stress for the grout is 3MPa.

(a) Calculate the required diameter (d) for the bolt to the nearest millimetre 𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑞 = 12 𝑚𝑚 ←

(b) Assume the diameter (d) is 16mm. What is the minimum length (l) that 𝓁𝑟𝑒𝑞 = 113𝑚𝑚 ←
the anchor bolt should be embedded into the grout.

(c) What is the maximum load that can be applied to the bolt given that 𝑃𝑚𝑎𝑥 = 22.608𝑘𝑁 ←
the diameter of the bolt is 16mm and the embedded depth is 150mm
1. Introduction – Concept of Stress
Class Example 4 – Shear Stress

V = 5000 N 
d = 5.71 mm 
1. Introduction – Concept of Stress
Class Example 5 – Shear and Bearing stresses
A tie-down on the deck of a sailboat consists
of a bent bar bolted at both ends, as shown in
the figure. The diameter d of the bar is 6 mm,
B

the diameter d of the washers is 22 mm, and


W

the thickness t of the fiberglass deck is 10


mm.

If the allowable shear stress in the fiberglass


is 2.1 MPa, and the allowable bearing
pressure between the washer and the
fiberglass is 3.8 MPa, what is the allowable
load 𝑃𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤 on the tie-down?

Pallow = 2674 N 
1. Introduction – Concept of Stress
Class Example 6 – Allowable stress, double shear, normal shear, shear stress
Beam ABC is supported by a hinge at A and a cable BD at B
(see Figures). The hinge at A is shown in the Figure 2.

a) Draw the shear force and bending tallowable steel pin = 90MPa
moment diagrams for beam ABC allowable steel pin = 150MPa
b) Calculate the minimum diameter of the
tallowable cable = 90MPa
pin at A d = 13.0 mm 
c) Calculate the minimum diameter of the allowable cable = 150MPa
cable  d = 19.54 mm  20.0 mm 
1. Introduction – Concept of Stress
Class Example 7 – Stresses on an inclined plane

t  = −47.5 kPa
1. Introduction – Concept of Stress
Class Example 8 – Stresses on an inclined plane
Two boards are joined by gluing along a scarf joint, as shown in the figure. For
purposes of cutting and gluing, the angle α between the plane of the joint and
the faces of the boards must be between 10° and 40°. Under a tensile load P,
the normal stress in the boards is 4.9 MPa.
  = 0.57 MPa 
(a) What are the normal and shear stresses acting on the glued joint if α = 20°? t  = −1.58 MPa 
(b) If the allowable shear stress on the joint is 2.25 MPa, what is the largest permissible
value of the angle α?   = 33.340 
(c) For what angle α will the shear stress on the glued joint be numerically equal to
twice the normal stress on the joint?   = 26.6 
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