A beam of the cross section shown in Figure Q3 is made of a steel that is assumed to be elastic- perfectectly plastic material with E = 200 GPa and σy = 240 MPa. Determine: i. The shape factor of the cross section ii. The bending moment at which the plastic zones at the top and bottom of the bar are 30 mm thick. 15 mm 30 mm 15 mm 30 mm 30 mm 30 mm

A plastic-lined steel pipe has the cross-sectional shape shown in the figure. The steel pipe has an outer diameter d1= 100 mm and an inner diameter d2= 94 mm. The plastic liner has an inner diameter d1= 82 mm. The modulus of elasticity of the steel is 75 times the modulus of the plastic. Determine the allowable bending moment Mallowif the allowable stress in the steel is 35 M Pa and in the plastic is 600 kPa. If pipe and liner diameters remain unchanged, what new value of allowable stress for the steel pipe will result in the steel pipe and plastic liner reaching their allowable stress values under the same maximum moment (i.e., a balanced design)? What is the new maximum moment?

The cross section of a beam made of thin strips of aluminum separated by a lightweight plastic is shown in the figure. The beam has width b = 3.0 in., the aluminum strips have thickness t = 0.1 in., and the plastic segments have heights d = 1.2 in. and 3d = 3.6 in. The total height of the beam is h = 6.4 in. The moduli of elasticity for the aluminum and plastic are EM= 11 X 106 psi and Ep= 440 X 10* psi, respectively. Determine the maximum stresses trAiand pin the aluminum and plastic, respectively, due to a bending moment of 6,0 kip-in.

The Z-section of Example D-7 is subjected to M = 5 kN · m, as shown. Determine the orientation of the neutral axis and calculate the maximum tensile stress c1and maximum compressive stress ocin the beam. Use the following numerical data: height; = 200 mm, width ft = 90 mm, constant thickness a = 15 mm, and B = 19.2e. Use = 32.6 × 106 mm4 and I2= 2.4 × 10e mm4 from Example D-7

A flat brass bar has length L, constant thickness t, and a rectangular cross section whose width varies linearly between b2at the fixed support to b1at the free end (see figure). Assume that the taper of the bar is small. The bar has modulus of elasticity E. Calculate the displacements ??Band ??cif P = 200 kN, L = 2 m, t = 20 mm, b, = 100 mm, b, = 115 mm, and E = 96 GPa.

A steel cantilever beam of length L = 1m has a hollow rectangular cross section. The outside width and height of the cross section are b = 100mm and h = 271mm respectively and the wall thickness is 8mm. A point force of 212kN is applied at the free end of the cantilever beam. The yield strength of the steel is 290MPa. The coordinates of Point H are x = -75mm, y = 0mm, z = -46mm. Please help me calculate the factors of safety predicted at point H by the maximum shear stress theory of failure. (Tresca criterion)

5. A 4-point bending test is performed on a beam of length L = 1 m. A load of P = 2000 N is applied across two loading points a distance a = 0.4 m from the sides of the beam. If the beam has a radius of r = 1 cm and a yield strength of σ = 250 MPa, does the bar yield? If it's an elastic-perfectly plastic material, does it fail all the way through the thickness of the bar? What would the yield strength of the material need to be if we wanted a factor of safety of 1.5?

An elastomeric bearing pad is used to support a bridge girder as shown. The bearing pad provides flexibility in the horizontal direction to accommodate thermal expansion and earthquake motions. The shear modulus of the bearing pad is G = 1.50 MPa. The beam must not displace horizontally more than 25 mm when a load of P = 45 kN is applied as shown. Determine the maximum thickness t that can be used for the bearing pad. Assume a = 300 mm and b = 420 mm. Answer: tmax = i mm

The channel shape cross-section and the rectangular cross-section shown in the Figure Q4 are made of materials with elastic-perfectly plastic behaviour. The yield stress of the material used for the channel shape cross-section is σy = 449 MPa, whereas that used for the rectangular cross- section is 0.7%y. Compute the thickness of the web, t, of the channel shape section if the two cross sections have identical plastic bending moment about the z-axis. In Figure 4, h= 96 mm, b=43 mm, a=12 mm, H=96 mm, d= 43 mm N b h a Z a | d H

a machine mass m = 500 kg is mounted on a simply supported steel beam of length l = 2 that has a rectangular cross section (thickness = 0.1 m and width 1.2 m) and whose young modulus is given by E = 2.06x10 ^ 11 N / m2. To reduce the vertical deflection of the beam, a spring of stiffness k is added in the middle of the span, as shown in the following figure. Determine the value of k necessary to reduce the deflection of the beam by: a) -25% of its original valueb) -50% of its original valuec) -75% of its original value