Tutorial 2 MENG371
Tutorial 2 MENG371
Tutorial 2 MENG371
UNIVERSITY OF BAHRAIN
College of Engineering
MENG 371 Mechanics of Materials
Q.1) A nylon thread is subjected to a 8.5 N tension force. If E = 3.3 GPa and the
length of the thread increases by 1.1 %, determine (a) the diameter of the thread, (b)
the stress in the thread.
Hint: δ/L = 1.1/100
Ans. d = 0.546 mm, σ = 36.3 MPa
Solution
𝛿 1.1 𝐿
(a) = → = 90.909
𝐿 100 𝛿
𝑃𝐿 𝑃𝐿 8.5 × 90.909
𝛿= → 𝐴= = = 234.16 × 10−9 𝑚2
𝐴𝐸 𝛿𝐸 3.3 × 109
𝜋 2 4𝐴 4 × 234.16 × 10−9
𝐴= 𝑑 → 𝑑=√ =√ = 0.546 × 10−3 𝑚 = 0.546 𝑚𝑚
4 𝜋 𝜋
𝑃 8.5
(b) 𝜎 = 𝐴 = 234.16×10−9 = 36.3 × 106 𝑃𝑎 = 36.3 𝑀𝑃𝑎
Solution
𝜋
𝐴𝐴𝐵 = 4 (0.03)2 = 706.86 × 10−6 𝑚2
𝜋
𝐴𝐵𝐶 = 4 (0.02)2 = 314.16 × 10−6 𝑚2
PL P L L
𝛿𝐶 = ΣAE = E(AAB + ABC )
AB BC
L L 1.2 0.8
𝑃 = 𝐸𝛿𝐶 (AAB + ABC )−1 = (73 × 109 )(4 × 10−3 )(706.86×10−6 + 314.16×10−6 )−1
AB BC
𝑃 = 68.8 × 103 N
Solution:
Free-Body Diagram of Bar ABCD
ABE = 11,100 mm2, ACF = 9,280 mm2, E = 200 GPa, LBE = 3.0 m, LCF = 2.4 m, P1
= 400 kN and P2 = 360 kN
+↶ΣMB = 0
(400 kN)(1.5 m) + FCF(1.5 m) - (360 kN)(3.6 m) = 0
FCF = 464 kN
ΣMC = 0
(400 kN)(3.0 m) - FBE(1.5 m) - (360 kN)(2.1 m) = 0
FBE = 296 kN
SHORTENING OF BAR BE
𝐹𝐵𝐸 𝐿𝐵𝐸 (296 kN)(3.0 m)
𝛿𝐵𝐸 = 𝐸𝐴𝐵𝐸
= (200 GPa)(11,100 mm2 ) = 0.400 mm
SHORTENING OF BAR CF
𝐹𝐶𝐹 𝐿𝐶𝐹 (464 kN)(2.4 m)
𝛿𝐶𝐹 = 𝐸𝐴𝐶𝐹
= (200 GPa)(9,280 mm2 ) = 0.600 mm
DISPLACEMENT DIAGRAM
Solution:
d = 10 mm Gage length L = 50 mm P = 20 kN
𝛿 = 0.122 𝑚𝑚 ∆𝑑 = 0.0083 𝑚𝑚
Axial stress
𝑃 20 𝑘
𝜎= =𝜋 = 254.6 𝑀𝑃𝑎
𝐴 4 (10 𝑚𝑚)2
Axial strain
𝛿 0.122 𝑚𝑚
𝜀= = = 0.00244
𝐿 50 𝑚𝑚
𝜎 254.6 𝑀𝑃𝑎
𝐸= = = 104 𝐺𝑃𝑎
𝜀 0.00244
lateral strain 𝜀𝑑
ν=| |= → 𝜀𝑑 = νε
axial strain 𝜀
∆𝑑
𝜀𝑑 = → ∆𝑑 = 𝜀𝑑 𝑑 = νεd
𝑑
∆𝑑 0.0083 𝑚𝑚
ν= = = 0.34
εd (0.00244)(10 𝑚𝑚)