Appendix for the exam
Mechanical Engineering 2 (MEG2)
Contents of this appendix:
Drawing rules
Formulae
Geometric Properties Structural Shapes
Material Properties
Drawing Rules Internal Forces and Positive Directions
Geometric Properties of an Area
Center of Mass (Center of Gravity) 𝑥̅ ∑𝑥̅ 𝐴 𝑦 ∑𝑦 𝐴
Rectangular area 𝑥̅ 𝑏 𝑦 ℎ
𝑂 𝑏
Right-angled triangle 𝑥̅ 𝑏 𝑦 ℎ
𝑂 𝑏
𝑟
Circular area 𝑥̅ 𝑟 𝑦 𝑟 𝑟
Area Moment of Inertia (around center of mass)
Rectangular area 𝐼 𝑏ℎ 𝐼 ℎ𝑏
Right-angled triangle 𝐼 𝑏ℎ 𝐼 ℎ𝑏
Circular area 𝐼 𝜋𝑟 𝐼 𝜋𝑟
Parallel Axis Theorem 𝐼 𝐼 𝐴𝑑 𝐼 𝐼 𝐴𝑑
Mechanical Properties of Materials
Hooke’s Law 𝜎 𝐸⋅𝜖
Poisson’s Ratio 𝜈
𝜖 𝜖
Relation 𝐸- and 𝐺-modulus 𝐺
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Factor of Safety
Factor of Safety F. S.
Axial Load
Normal stress 𝜎
⋅
Displacement 𝛿 ∑
⋅
Stress concentration factor 𝐾
Transverse Shear
Shear stress 𝜏
Torsion
⋅
Shear stress in a circular shaft 𝜏
⋅
Maximal shear stress in a circular shaft 𝜏
⋅
Angle of Twist 𝜑 ∑
⋅
Polar Moment of Inertia solid circular shaft 𝐽 𝐼 𝑐
Polar Moment of Inertia tubular circular shaft 𝐽 𝐼 𝑐 𝑐
Power 𝑃 𝜔⋅𝑇 2𝜋 ⋅ 𝑓 ⋅ 𝑇
Bending
⋅
Normal stress 𝜎
⋅
Maximal stress 𝜎
⋅ ⋅
Unsymmetric bending 𝜎
Orientation of the Neutral Axis tan 𝛼 ⋅ tan 𝜃
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Geometric Properties of Structural Shapes
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Material Properties
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