ES 205 Mechanics of Deformable Bodies
Stresses, Strains, and Torsion
Assignment No. 2
SITUATION 1 (5 points)
Find the smallest diameter bolt that can be used in the clevis (shown in the figure on the left)
if P = 280kN. The working shear stress for the bolt is Fv = 300 MPa.
SOLUTION:
The bolt is subject to double shear.
𝑃
𝑓𝑣 = ≤ 𝐹𝑣
2𝐴𝑏
𝑃
𝑓𝑣 = 𝜋 ≤ 𝐹𝑣
2 (4 𝑑 2 )
280000 𝑁
𝜋 = (300 𝑀𝑃𝑎)
2 (4 𝑑 2 )
𝒅 = 𝟐𝟒. 𝟑𝟕𝟔 𝒎𝒎
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SITUATION 2 (15 points)
The lap joint (w = 130 mm, t = 25 mm) is connected by three 20 mm diameter rivets. Assuming
that the axial load P = 55 kN is distributed equally among the three rivets, determine the
following:
a) The shear stress (MPa) in a rivet
b) The bearing stress (MPa) between a plate and a rivet
c) The maximum average tensile stress (MPa) in each plate
SOLUTION:
SHEAR STRESS (MPa)
𝑃 𝑃 55 𝑘𝑁 55000 𝑁
𝑓𝑣 = = = 𝜋 = 𝜋
𝐴𝑣 3 ∗ 𝐴𝑟 3 [ ∗ 𝑑 2 ] 3 [ ∗ (20 𝑚𝑚)2 ]
4 𝑟 4
𝒇𝒗 = 𝟓𝟖. 𝟑𝟓𝟕 𝑴𝑷𝒂
BEARING STRESS (MPa)
𝑃 𝑃 55000 𝑁
𝑓𝑝 = = =
𝐴𝑝 3(𝑑𝑟 𝑡) 3(20 𝑚𝑚 ∗ 25 𝑚𝑚)
𝒇𝒑 = 𝟑𝟔. 𝟔𝟔𝟕 𝑴𝑷𝒂
MAXIMUM AVERAGE TENSILE STRESS (MPa)
𝑃 𝑃 55000 𝑁
𝑓𝑡 = = =
𝐴𝑡 (𝑤 − 𝑑𝑟 )𝑡 (130 𝑚𝑚 − 20 𝑚𝑚)(25 𝑚𝑚)
𝒇𝒕 = 𝟐𝟎 𝑴𝑷𝒂
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SITUATION 3 (15 points)
A steel tank has a diameter of 3.5 m and a wall thickness of 6 mm. The tank is 4 m high.
a) Determine the maximum height (m) to which the tank may be filled with water if the
allowable stress is 5 MPa.
b) The steel tank is subjected to an internal pressure of 0.05 MPa. Find the bursting force
(kN) per unit length.
c) The stress is limited to 12 MPa. Find the allowable internal pressure (MPa).
SOLUTION:
MAX. HEIGHT FROM ALLOWABLE STRESS
𝒌𝑵
ɣ𝒘 = 𝟗. 𝟖𝟏 𝟑 ; 𝒑 = ɣ𝒘 𝒉
𝒎
𝑝𝐷 ɣ𝑤 ℎ𝐷
𝜎𝑡 = = ≤ 𝜎𝑎𝑙𝑙
2𝑡 2𝑡
3
𝑘𝑁 1000 𝑁 1𝑚
9.81 3 ( ) (1000 𝑚𝑚) (ℎ)(3500 𝑚𝑚)
𝑚 1 𝑘𝑁 ≤ 5 𝑀𝑃𝑎
2(6 𝑚𝑚)
ℎ = 1747.488 𝑚𝑚
𝒉 = 𝟏. 𝟕𝟒𝟕 𝒎
BURSTING FORCE PER UNIT LENGTH
For every unit length, the s = 1 m
𝐹𝑏 = 𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑡 (𝐷𝑠) = 0.05(3500 𝑚𝑚)(1000 𝑚𝑚) = 175000 𝑁
𝑭𝒃 = 𝟏𝟕𝟓 𝒌𝑵
ALLOWABLE INTERNAL PRESSURE
𝑝𝐷
𝜎𝑡 = ≤ 𝜎𝑎𝑙𝑙
2𝑡
𝜎𝑎𝑙𝑙 (2𝑡) (12 𝑀𝑃𝑎)(2 ∗ 6 𝑚𝑚)
𝑝𝑎𝑙𝑙 = =
𝐷 3500 𝑚𝑚
𝒑𝒂𝒍𝒍 = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟒𝟏 𝑴𝑷𝒂
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SITUATION 4 (5 points)
Find the shearing stress (MPa) at the inner walls of a hollow circular shaft with outside
diameter of 200 mm and 25 mm thick, if it is subjected to a torque of 74 kN-m.
SOLUTION:
MAXIMUM SHEARING STRESS IN THE SHAFT
𝑑 = 𝐷 − 2𝑡 = 200𝑚𝑚 − 2(25𝑚𝑚) = 150𝑚𝑚
16𝑇𝐷 16(74𝑥106 𝑁 − 𝑚𝑚)(200𝑚𝑚)
𝜏𝑚𝑎𝑥 = =
𝜋(𝐷4 − 𝑑 4 ) 𝜋[(200𝑚𝑚)4 − (150𝑚𝑚)4 ]
𝜏𝑚𝑎𝑥 = 68.915 𝑀𝑃𝑎
SHEARING STRESS AT INNER WALLS
𝑑 150𝑚𝑚
𝜌= = = 75 𝑚𝑚
2 2
𝜋 𝜋
𝐽= (𝐷4 − 𝑑 4 ) = [(200𝑚𝑚)4 − (150𝑚𝑚)4 )] = 107378655.2 𝑚𝑚4
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𝑇𝜌 (74𝑥106 𝑁 − 𝑚𝑚)(75𝑚𝑚)
𝑇𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑟 = =
𝐽 107378655.2 𝑚𝑚4
𝑻𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒓 = 𝟓𝟏. 𝟔𝟖𝟔 𝑴𝑷𝒂
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SITUATION 5 (10 points)
A steel bar carries an ore bucket of weight W hanging at its lower end.
Given:
• Bar diameter = 12 mm
• Length = 20 m
• Modulus of elasticity (Steel) E = 200 GPa
a) The maximum weight W (kN) that can be safely carried so as not to exceed the allowable
tensile stress of 145 MPa.
b) The maximum weight W (kN) that can be safely carried so as not to exceed the allowable
elongation of 11 mm.
SOLUTION:
MAXIMUM WEIGHT FROM TENSILE STRESS
𝑊
𝑓𝑡 = ≤ 𝐹𝑡
𝐴𝑏
𝜋 𝜋
𝑊𝑚𝑎𝑥 = 𝐹𝑡 𝐴𝑏 = 𝐹𝑡 ( ∗ 𝑑𝑏2 ) = (145 𝑀𝑃𝑎) [ (12 𝑚𝑚)2 ] = 16399.114 𝑁
4 4
𝑾𝒎𝒂𝒙 = 𝟏𝟔. 𝟑𝟗𝟗 𝒌𝑵
MAXIMUM WEIGHT FROM ELONGATION
𝑃𝐿 𝑊𝐿
𝛿= = ≤ 𝛿𝑎𝑙𝑙
𝐴𝐸 𝐴𝑏 𝐸
𝜋
𝐴𝑏 𝐸 [ 4 (12 𝑚𝑚)2 ] (200000 𝑀𝑃𝑎)
𝑊𝑚𝑎𝑥 = 𝛿 = (11 𝑚𝑚) = 12440.707 𝑀𝑃𝑎
𝐿 𝑎𝑙𝑙 20000 𝑚𝑚
𝑾𝒎𝒂𝒙 = 𝟏𝟐. 𝟒𝟒𝟏 𝒌𝑵
