DIGITAL ASSIGNMENT I

Reg No: - 15BEM0150

Name: - Aravinth M

Course: - Mechanics Of Solids And Fluids

Course Code: - MEE1032

Faculty: - Prof. Sovan Sundar Dasgupta

1) A homogeneous slender prismatic bar of total length 2L rotates with
constant angular velocity in a horizontal plane about a fixed axis through its
midpoint. The cross sectional area of the bar is A and its weight per unit
volume is . Find the maximum stress and the total elongation of either half
of the bar due to centrifugal tension.

Solution:-

Assume a homogeneous slender prismatic bar of total length 2L. It rotates with
constant angular velocity which is shown in the figure given below. The cross sectional
area of the bar ia A and its weight per unit volume is .

df

Mass of the smallest element =

2
Tension due to centrifugal force will be =

2
=

2
=

Then stress will be,

2
=

(Where x is the distance which may vary from centre)

2
=

2
=

2 ( 2 2)
=
2

At x=0, the maximum stress will be

2 2
=
2

2 2
=
2

To find total elongation:

2
=

2 ( 2 2)
=
2

If is the elongation in the element of length d at position then,

Hence the elongation in the half of the rod will be,



=
0

2 ( 2 2)
=
0 2

2
= ( 2 2)
2 0

2 3
= ( 3 )
2 3

2 2 3
=
2 3

2 3
=
3

2 3
=
3

2 3
=
3

2). A twisted steel clothesline wire of length L has cross-sectional area A and
modulus of elasticity E in tension. This wire is stretched horizontally between
two fixed points A and B, but without appreciable initial tension. A load P is
then suspended from the mid-point C of the line. Show that the vertical
L3 P
deflection of point C, C . assuming that this deflection is small
2 AE
compared with the length L of the clothesline.
 = 0

Which implies ,

2TCos = P

Therefore,

P
T= (1)
2Cos

TL
= ( 2 ) (2)
AE

L L
( + ) Sin = (3)
2 2

And,

cot
= (4)
2

Putting (1) in (2)

= (5)
4

Putting (5) in (3)

( + ) = /2
2 4

(1 + ) = 1
2

1 1
= 1=
2

Therefore,

= (1 sin ) (6)
2
Now, we know that

2 = 2 + 1

Therefore,

1
Sin = 1 (7)
(1 + 2 )2

Putting (7) in (6)

1
(1 )=
1 + 2 2

1
(1 (1 + 2 )2 ) =
2

From the binomial equation of expansion of (1+x)n

1 3
[1 (1 2 + 3 + )] =
2 8 2

1 3
( 2 3 + ) =
2 8 2

Since c is very small (negligible), we neglect higher power of

Therefore,

1
( 2 ) =
2 2

Therefore,

3
=

Hence,
 L
= Cot
2

Substituting the cot value in the above equation we get

L3 P
C .
2 AE

Hence proved.

3). A square plate 0.001 m. thick is subjected to tensile stress x 1.4 kg/m2 in
one direction and compressive stress y 1.4 kg/m2 in the other direction. Find
the change in volume of the plate.

Solution
Given that

= 1.4

= 1.4 =

Therefore,
+ = 0

Now,
1
= ( )

1
= ( ( ))

1
= (1 + ) (1)

Similarly,
1
= ( )

1
= (( ) )

1
= (1 + ) (2)

We know that,

= +

1 1
= (1 + ) + ( (1 + ))


=0

Therefore,

= 0
Therefore there is no change in the volume for the given structure.

4). A thin-walled cone (wall thickness t) is supported on a horizontal base as

shown in Fig. A and subjected to an initial gas pressure p. Neglecting the
weight of the cone itself, find the principal membrane stresses and at
the level h below the apex. The apex angle of the cone is 2 as shown.

Fig. A

Solution
1 2
= =
1 2
From the given structure we know that 1 =
Therefore
2
=
2
2
2 =

Where r2 is the radius of curvature in circumferential direction.
From the diagram,

= tan

And,

=
2

tan
2 =
cos
Therefore,
tan
2 = (1)
t cos
tan
2 =
t cos

From the structure,

1 2 cos = 2

1 =
2 cos
We know that ,
= tan
tan
1 =
2 cos

tan
1 = (2)
2 cos
By comparing the Equations (1) and (2)
2
1 =
2