Strength of Materials – DA_1 – Dr. G.

Venkatachalam
1. A bar 20 mm in diameter and 10 m long is subjected to an axial pull of 50 kN. The
extension of the bar is found to be 0.1m, while decrease in the diameter is found to be
0.08 mm. Find the Young’s modulus, Poisson’s ratio, rigidity modulus and bulk modulus
of the material of the bar.

2. An aluminium rod 22 mm diameter passes through a steel tube of 25 mm internal

diameter and 3 mm thick. The rod and tube are fixed together at the ends at a temperature
of 30C. Find the stresses in the rod and tube when the temperature is raised to 150C.
E S  200 kN/mm 2 , E al  70 kN/mm 2
 S  12  10 6 / C ,  al  23  10 6 / C .

3. A bar 30 mm  30 mm  250 mm long is subjected to a pull of 90 kN in the direction

of its length. The extension of the bar is found to be 0.125 mm, while the decrease in
each lateral dimension is found to be 0.00375 mm. Find the Young’s modulus, Poisson’s
ratio, rigidity modulus and bulk modulus for the material of the bar.

4. A steel bar 3.5 m long is acted upon by forces as shown below. Determine the value of
P and the total elongation of the bar. Take E = 210 kN/mm2.

30 mm  40 mm 

30 kN
45 kN P 55 kN

1.0 m 1.5 m 1.0 m

5. A reinforced concrete column 500 mm x 500 mm in section is reinforced with 4 steel

bars of 20 mm diameter, one in each corner. The column is carrying a load of 750 kN.
Determine the stresses in concrete and steel bars. Take E (steel) = 210 GPa and E (Concrete) =
14 GPa. Also calculate load carried by steel and concrete.

6. A mild steel rod of 20 mm diameter and 300 mm long is enclosed centrally inside a
hollow upper tube of external diameter 30 mm and internal diameter of 25 mm. The ends
of the tube and rods are brazed together and the composite bar is subjected to an axial
pull of 40 kN. If E for steel and copper is 200 GN/m2 and 100 GN/m2 respectively, find
the stresses developed in the rod and tube. Also, find the extension of the rod.

7. An aluminium cylinder of diameter 60 mm located inside a steel cylinder of internal

diameter 60 mm and wall thickness 15 mm. The assembly is subjected to a compressive
force of 200 KN. What are the forces carried and stresses developed in steel and
aluminium? Take modulus of elasticity for steel as 200 GPa and aluminium as 50 GPa.

8. Find the value of P and the change in length of each component and the total change
in length of the bar shown in Fig. E = 200 kN/mm2 .
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9. A solid circular bar of diameter 20 mm when subjected to an axial tensile load of 40

kN, the reduction in diameter of the rod is observed as 6.4 10–3 mm. The bulk modulus
of the material of the bar is 67 GPa. Determine : (i) Young’s modulus, (ii) Poisson’s
ratio, (iii) Modulus of rigidity and (iv) Change in length per metre.

10. A reinforced concrete column 500 mm x 500 mm in section is reinforced with 4 steel
bars of 20 mm diameter, one in each corner. The column is carrying a load of 750 kN.
Determine the stresses in concrete and steel bars. Take E, = 210 GPa and Ec. = 14 GPa.
Also calculate load carried by steel and concrete.

11. A bar having a cross-sectional area of 700mm2 is subjected to axial loads at the
positions indicated. Calculate the value of stress in the segment QR.

12. Two tapering bars of the same material are subjected to a tensile load P. The lengths
of both the bars are the same. The larger diameter of each of the bars is D. The diameter
of the bar A at its smaller end is D/2 and that of the bar B is D/3. What is the ratio of
elongation of the bar A to that of the bar B?

13. A copper rod of 40mm diameter is surrounded tightly by a cast iron tube of 80mm
external diameter, the ends being firmly fastened together, when put to a compressive
load of 30KN. What load will be shared by each? Also determine the amount by which
the compound bar shortens if it is 2m long. Modulus of elasticity of cast iron and copper
is 175 GN/m2 ,75 GN/m2 respectively

14. A steel rod 18 mm in diameter passes centrally through a steel tube 25 mm in internal
diameter and 30 mm in external diameter. The rod and tube are 750 mm long and is
closed by rigid washers of negligible thickness which are fastened by nuts threaded on
the rod. The nuts are tightened until the compressive load on the tube is 20 kN. Calculate
the stresses on the tube and the rod. Find the increase in these stresses when one nut is
tightened by one quarter of a turn relative to the other. There are 4 threads per 10 mm.
Take E = 200 kN/mm2.
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15. A bar 50 mm in diameter and 9 m long is subjected to an axial pull of 45 kN. The
extension of the bar is found to be 0.07m, while decrease in the diameter is found to be
0.17 mm. Find the Young’s modulus, Poisson’s ratio, rigidity modulus and bulk modulus
of the material of the bar.

16. An aluminium rod 20 mm diameter passes through a steel tube of 23 mm internal

diameter and 3 mm thick. The rod and tube are fixed together at the ends at a temperature
of 30C. Find the stresses in the rod and tube when the temperature is raised to 160C.
E S  200 kN/mm 2 , E al  70 kN/mm 2
 S  12  10 6 / C ,  al  23  10 6 / C .

17. A bar 25 mm  25 mm  300 mm long is subjected to a pull of 100 kN in the

direction of its length. The extension of the bar is found to be 0.118 mm, while the
decrease in each lateral dimension is found to be 0.00375 mm. Find the Young’s
modulus, Poisson’s ratio, rigidity modulus and bulk modulus for the material of the bar.

18. A steel bar 3.5 m long is acted upon by forces as shown below. Determine the value
of P and the total elongation of the bar. Take E = 110 kN/mm2.

30 mm  40 mm 

30 kN
45 kN P 55 kN

1.0 m 1.5 m 1.0 m

19. A reinforced concrete column 400 mm x 400 mm in section is reinforced with 4 steel
bars of 15 mm diameter, one in each corner. The column is carrying a load of 500 kN.
Determine the stresses in concrete and steel bars. Take E (steel) = 210 GPa and E (Concrete) =
14 GPa. Also calculate load carried by steel and concrete.

20. A mild steel rod of 16 mm diameter and 250 mm long is enclosed centrally inside a
hollow upper tube of external diameter 25 mm and internal diameter of 220 mm. The
ends of the tube and rods are brazed together and the composite bar is subjected to an
axial pull of 30 kN. If E for steel and copper is 200 GN/m2 and 100 GN/m2 respectively,
find the stresses developed in the rod and tube. Also, find the extension of the rod.

21. An aluminium cylinder of diameter 50 mm is located inside a steel cylinder of

internal diameter 55 mm and wall thickness 10 mm. The assembly is subjected to a
compressive force of 170 kN. What are the forces carried and stresses developed in steel
and aluminium? Take modulus of elasticity for steel as 200 GPa and aluminium as 50
GPa.

22. Find the value of P and the change in length of each component and the total change
in length of the bar shown in Fig. E = 100 kN/mm2 .
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23. A solid circular bar of diameter 17 mm when subjected to an axial tensile load of 35
kN, the reduction in diameter of the rod is observed as 5.4 10–3 mm. The bulk modulus
of the material of the bar is 67 GPa. Determine : (i) Young’s modulus, (ii) Poisson’s
ratio, (iii) Modulus of rigidity and (iv) Change in length per metre.

24. A reinforced concrete column 200 mm x 200 mm in section is reinforced with 4 steel
bars of 10 mm diameter, one in each corner. The column is carrying a load of 250 kN.
Determine the stresses in concrete and steel bars. Take E, = 210 GPa and Ec. = 14 GPa.
Also calculate load carried by steel and concrete.

25. A bar having a cross-sectional area of 600mm2 is subjected to axial loads at the
positions indicated. Calculate the value of stress in the segment QR.

26. Two tapering bars of the same material are subjected to a tensile load P. The lengths
of both the bars are the same. The larger diameter of each of the bars is D. The diameter
of the bar A at its smaller end is D/1.8 and that of the bar B is D/2.6. What is the ratio of
elongation of the bar A to that of the bar B?

27. A copper rod of 35mm diameter is surrounded tightly by a cast iron tube of 70mm
external diameter, the ends being firmly fastened together, when put to a compressive
load of 25 kN. What load will be shared by each? Also determine the amount by which
the compound bar shortens if it is 2m long. Modulus of elasticity of cast iron and copper
is 175 GN/m2, 75 GN/m2 respectively.

28. A steel rod 18 mm in diameter passes centrally through a steel tube 25 mm in internal
diameter and 30 mm in external diameter. The rod and tube are 500 mm long and is
closed by rigid washers of negligible thickness which are fastened by nuts threaded on
the rod. The nuts are tightened until the compressive load on the tube is 15 kN. Calculate
the stresses on the tube and the rod. Find the increase in these stresses when one nut is
tightened by one quarter of a turn relative to the other. There are 4 threads per 10 mm.
Take E = 200 kN/mm2.