Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Strength of material Assignment 1



Try out the Following  Questions
Question no 1

Question no2
Take note ,The value of Young’s Modules, E (Pa) for different type of materials are as follows
Steel =200 x 109        Cast Iron= 100 x 109        
 Concrete =20.0 x 109
Consider  a  3340 N ball is supported vertically by a 1.90 cm diameter steel cable. Assuming the cable  has a length of 10.3 m, determine the stress and the strain in the cable.
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QUESTION NO 3
An  iron rod with a cross-sectional area of 3.81 cm2 that has a force of 66, 700 N applied to it. Find the stress in the rod.
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QUESTION NO 4
A concrete post with a 50.8 cm diameter is supporting a compressive load of 8910 Newtons. Determine the stress the post is bearing.
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QUESTION NO 5
The concrete post in Question 4 has a initial height of 0.55m. How much shorter is the post once the load is applied?
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