Assignment 2
1. A square steel bar 25 mm on a side is subject to an axial compressive load of
50 kN. Determine the normal and shearing stresses acting on a plane inclined at
30 ° to the line of action of the axial loads. The bar is so short that the possibility
of buckling as a column may be neglected. (Ans. σ = -20 MPa, τ = -34.6 MPa)
2. Rework Problem 1 by use of Mohr's circle. (Ans. See Fig. 1 below σ = -20
MPa, τ = 34.6 MPa)
Fig. 1 Fig. 2
3. A plane element in a body is subject to the stresses σx = 20 MPa, σy = 20 MPa
and τxy = 30 MPa. Determine analytically the normal and shearing stresses
existing on a plane inclined at 45 ° to the x-axis. (Ans. σ = 40 MPa, τ = 10MPa)
4. For the element of Problem 3, determine analytically the principal stresses and
their directions as well as the maximum shearing stresses and the directions of
the planes on which they occur. (σmax =41.6 MPa at 54 °13' σ min = - 21.6 MPa at
144 °13' τ max =31.61 MPa at 9° 13')
5. Rework Problem 4 by the use of Mohr's circle. (Ans. See Fig. 2 above)
6. A plane element is subject to the stresses σx = 50 MPa and σy = 50 MPa.
Determine analytically the maximum shearing stress existing in the element.
(Ans. 0)
7. What form does Mohr's circle assume for the loading described in Problem 6?
Ans. (A point on the horizontal axis located a distance of 50 MPa (to scale) from
the origin)
8. Draw Mohr's circle for a plane element subject to the σx = 50 MPa and σy = 50
MPa. From Mohr's circle determine the stresses acting on a plane inclined at 20°
to the x-axis. (See Fig. 3. σ = - 38.3 MPa, τ = - 32.1 MPa)
Fig. 3
9. The rectangular strain components at a point P are εx = 0.01, εy = 0.04, and γxy
= 0.02. What is the linear strain at an angle of (1) θ = 30° and (2) -30° to the x-
axis? [Ans: 26.16 ×10- 3, 8.84 ×10 - 3.]
10. Calculate the linear strains at θ = ±45 ° for the rectangular strain components
εx = - 0.05, εy = + 0.05 and γxy = - 0.05. [Ans: -0.025, +0.025.]
11. With reference to the axes Oxy, the rectangular strain components are εx =
0.002 εy = 0.004 and τxy= 0.004. Transform these with reference to another set of
axes Ox'y' that is at 30° (clockwise) with respect to Oxy. [Ans: εx' = 4.23 ×10-3, εy'
= 3.27 × 10- 3, γx'y' = 3.73 × 10-3.]
12. A plane element is subject to the stresses shown in Fig. 4. Determine
analytically the normal and shearing stresses on a plane inclined at an angle of
20° to the x-axis. (Anz. σ = 73.6MPa τ = - 22.3MPa)
Fig. 4
13. Rework problem 12 by the use of Mohr's circle.
14. A plane element removed from a thin-walled cylindrical shell loaded in
torsion is subject to the shearing stresses shown in Fig. 5. Determine the principal
stresses existing in this element and the directions of the planes on which they
occur. (Ans 50 MPa at 45°)
Fig. 5
