ME 370 Elements of Mechanical Design Assignment #1: Problem 1
ME 370 Elements of Mechanical Design Assignment #1: Problem 1
ME 370 Elements of Mechanical Design Assignment #1: Problem 1
Assignment #1
Problem 1.
10 in
30
P=1200 lb
Determine
a) the average normal stress
b) the average shear stress
c) Bending Moment at the support
Problem 2. Draw the shear force and the bending moment diagram of the beam shown below.
Problem 4. For each of the plane stress states below, draw a Mohrs circle diagram properly labeled, find
the principal normal and shear stresses, and determine the angle from the x axis to 1. Draw stress
elements as in Fig. 3-11 c and d and label all details. Find the same using the transformation equations as
well.
(a) x = 20 kpsi, y = -10 kpsi, xy = 8 kpsi cw
(b) x = -12 kpsi, y = 22 kpsi, xy = 7 kpsi ccw
Problem 5. For each of the stress states listed below, find all three principal normal and shear stresses.
Draw a complete Mohrs three-circle diagram and label all points of interest.
(c) x = -80 MPa, y = -30 MPa, xy = 20 MPa cw
Problem 6. A 30-mm-diameter copper rod is 1 m long with a yield strength of 70 MPa. Determine the
axial force necessary to cause the diameter of the rod to reduce by 0.01 percent, assuming elastic
deformation. Check that the elastic deformation assumption is valid by comparing the axial stress to the
yield strength.
Problem 7. Electrical strain gauges were applied to a notched specimen to determine the stresses in the
notch. The results were x = 0.0019 and y = -0.00072. Find x and y if the material is carbon steel.