Hall Ticket No Question Paper Code: BST001
INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING
(Autonomous)
M.Tech I Semester End Examinations (Regular) February, 2018
Regulation: IARE-R16
Theory of Elasticity and Plasticity
(STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING)
Time: 3 Hours Max Marks: 70
Answer ONE Question from each Unit
All Questions Carry Equal Marks
All parts of the question must be answered in one place only
UNIT I
1. The state of strain at a point within a material is given by:
2
6664
200 100 0
100 300 400
0 400 0
3
7775

For E 200GPa, ascertain the components of stress tensor.
For the following state of strain, determine the principle strains,
2
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2 3 2
3 5
2 5
3
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2. The state of stress at a point is given by: 120MPa, 140MPa, 120MPa,xy
45MPa, yz 65MPa, zx 25MPa. Determine the three principal stresses and the directions
associated with the three principal stresses.
The state of stress at a point is given by: 120MPa,
yz 33MPa, xz Determine the three principal stresses and the
maximum shearing stress.
UNIT II
3. Prove that the following are Airy's Stress functions and examine the stress distribution represented
by them.

i. Ax2 By2
ii. Bx3
Show that the Airy's stress function

xy3 3
4xyh2

represents stress distribution in a cantilever
beam loaded at the free end with load P. Find the value of A if xy 0 at y
2 where
b and h are width and depth respectively of the cantilever.
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4. A steel gun barrel is subject to an internal pressure of 70MPa.The internal diameter of the barrel is
75mm and external diameter of 225mm. A steel band 25mm thick and internal diameter 0.075mm
smaller than the external diameter of the gun barrel is shrunk on the gun barrel. Calculate
i. The shrinkage pressure on the gun barrel,
ii. Maximum stress in the steel band, and
iii. Minimum temperature to which the band must be heated to make the assembly.
For steel E=200GPa,
=0.3 and coeffient of thermal expansion =10
Steel turbine rotor of 750mm outer diameter,150mm inner diameter and 50mm thickness, has
100 blades 150mm, each weighing 4N. it is shrink-fitted on a rigid shaft. Calculate the initial
shrinkage allowance on the inner diameter of the rotor so that it just loosens on the shaft at
3000rev/min. Take E=200Gpa,v=0.3. The density of shaft and rotor is 7500kg/m3.
UNIT III
5. Prove that the determination of principal stresses and principal directions reduces to solution of
eigen value problem.
Explain Principle of superposition in three dimensional stress strain system.
6. A prismatic bar of 2a 2b cross section is bent by two equal and opposite couples. Determine
the equations for the bent shape of prismatic bar
Explain reciprocal theorem in three dimensional stress strain system
UNIT IV
7. Prove that the shear flow for a thin walled tube subjected to torsion is constant.
A 30- cm I beam with flanges and web 1.25 cm thick, is subjected to a torque 4900 Nm as shown
in Figure 1. Find the maximum shear stress and the angle of twist per unit length.
Figure 1
8. Derive a general expression for torsion of thin tubes by membrane analogy.
A steel girder has the cross-section as shown in Figure 2. The wall thickness is uniformly 1.25
cm. The stress due to twisting should not exceed 350000 kPa.Neglect stress concentrations.
Determine the following
i. maximum allowable torque
ii. Twist per metre length under that torque
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Figure 2
UNIT V
9. Write a short note on
i. Tresca's yield criteria.
ii. Von-mises yield criteria.
Explain the following theories of strength
i. Maximum principal stress theory
ii. Mohr's theory
10. Differentiate between elastic and plastic analysis?
A bolt of diameter 32mm subjected to axial force 20kN . Find the maximum shear in the bolt
according to the least three different theories of failure? Assume yield stress 250MPa and factor
of safety 1.5.
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