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2012
STRENGTH OF MATERIAL
Time Allotted : 3 Hours Full Marks : 70

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The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words
as far as practicable.
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GROUP – A
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( Multiple Choice Type Questions )

1. Choose the correct alternatives for any ten of the following :

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10 × 1 = 10

i) A simply supported beam of span L is carrying a point

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load W at the mid-span. What is the deflection at the

centre of the beam ?

WL2 WL3
a) b)
48EI 48EI

5WL3 11WL2
c) d) .
348EI 120EI

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ii) If two springs of stiffnesses K1 and K 2 are connected in

series, then the stiffness of the composite spring is

given by

1 1
a) K1 + K 2 b) +
K1 K 2

1 1
c) − d) K1 − K 2 .
K1 K 2

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iii) The maximum value of the Poisson's ratio for any

material is given by
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a) 1 b) –1

3
c) 3 d) 0·5.
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iv) In a cantilever beam with UDL, the shear force

diagram is
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a) parabolic b) linear

c) cubic d) constant.
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v) When a shear force along a section is zero

a) BM is maximum or minimum

b) BM is zero

c) BM is infinity

d) BM is unpredictable.

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vi) Section modulus of a section is

a) ratio of the maximum bending moment to the

moment of inertia of the section

b) proportional to the area of the section

c) Ratio of bending stress to the moment of inertia of

the section

d) none of these.

vii)

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The figure given below shows a BM diagram for the

beam CABD.
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Load diagram for the above beam will be

a)
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b)

c)

d) none of these.

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viii) Power transmitted by a shaft rotating at N rpm under a
mean torque of T ( Nm ) is

a) 2πNT / 60 watts b) 2πNT / 60 kilowatts

c) 2πNT / 60 hp d) none of these.

ix) Hook's law holds good upto

a) yield point b) elastic limit

c) plastic limit d) breaking point.

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x) For circular section of diameter d, the section
modulus is
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a) πd2 / 64 b) πd3 / 32

c) πd 4 /16 d) πd 2 / 4 .
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xi) The buckling load for a given material depends upon

a) Poisson's ratio and Slenderness ratio

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b) Poisson's ratio and Modulus of elasticity

c) Slenderness ratio and c/s area

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d) Slenderness ratio and Modulus of elasticity.

xii) The buckling load for a given material depends upon

a) Poisson's ratio and Slenderness ratio

b) Poisson's ratio and modulus of elasticity

c) Slenderness ratio and cross-sectional area

d) Slenderness ratio and modulus of elasticity.

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GROUP – B

( Short Answer Type Questions )

Answer any three of the following 3 × 5 = 15

2. A solid conical bar of uniformly varying diameter has D at

one end and zero at the other end. If length of the bar is L,

modulus of elasticity E and unit weight γ , find the extension

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of the bar due to self weight only.

3. Prove that E = 2G ( 1 + ν ) , where E = Young's Modulus of

Elasticity, G = Modulus of Rigidity and ν = Poisson's ratio.

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4. A closed coiled helical spring is required to carry a load of
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150 N. If the mean coil diameter is to be 8 times that of wire,

calculate these diameters. Take maximum shear stress as

100 MPa.
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5. Determine the diameter of solid shaft which will transmit

440 KW at 280 rpm. The angle of twist must not exceed one
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degree per meter length and the maximum torsional shear

stress is to be limit to 40 N/mm2. Assume G = 84 KN/mm2.

6. A cantilever beam of l m long carries a gradually varying

load, zero at the free end to w KN/m at the fixed end. Draw

BM and SF diagrams for the beam.

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GROUP – C
( Long Answer Type Questions )

Answer any three of the following. 3 × 15 = 45

7. a) Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams for
the beam shown in figure.

b)
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What is point of contraflexure ? Derive the relationship
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between load intensity, shear force and bending
moment. 9+6
8. a) For a thin walled cylindrical pressure vessel deduce the
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expressions for circumferential stress and longitudinal

stress.
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b) The state of stress at a point are given σ xx = 150 MPa,

σyy = −50 MPa and τ xy = 25 MPa. Determine

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i) Principal stresses and their directions

ii) Shear stresses and their directions. If the plane is

inclined at 50° with XX. 5 + 10

9. a) Derive the torsion equation for a circular shaft of

diameter D and subjected to a twisting moment T.

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b) A solid shaft of 200 mm diameter has the same cross-
sectional area as a hollow shaft of the same material
with inside diameter of 150 mm. Find the ratio of

i) Powers transmitted by both the shafts at the same

angular velocity

ii) Angles of twist in equal lengths of these shafts,

when stressed to the same intensity. 5 + 10

10. a) Find the expression of normal stress and shear stress

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on an oblique section of a body subjected to direct
stresses in two mutually perpendicular directions as
shown in figure.
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b) Draw the Mohr's circle and find the expression of

normal and shear stress on an oblique section of a body
subjected to direct stress in one plane.
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c) Determine the expression for normal and tangential

stresses on a plane at θ to the plane of stress in
x-direction in a two dimensional stress system and
show that (i) sum of normal stresses in any two
mutually perpendicular directions is constant, (ii)
principal planes are planes of maximum normal
stresses also. 4+4+7

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11. a) Derive an expression for the critical load in a long
column when its one end is fixed and other is hinged.

b) A hollow circular column of steel, of outer diameter

200 mm and thickness 5 mm has a length of 4 m, with
both ends fixed. Find the Euler critical load if
E = 200 GPa. if the yield stress is 300 MPa, determine
the length below which Euler's formula cannot be
applied.

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c) Two shafts AB and BC are connected in series. The
diameter of AB and BC are respectively 100 mm and
50 mm and their lengths are 2 m and 3 m respectively
both the shafts are made of the same material having
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modulus of rigidity as 8 × 10 4 N/mm2. Determine
(i) Shear stress set up in each shaft and (ii) the angle of
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twist. Take torque applied at one end is 10 4 N-m.

5+5+5
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