Wednesday, November 13, 2013

JNGEC-Strength of MaterialsI- Question Paper for internal session exams as per HPTU syllabus

Following are the questions asked as per syllabus of the subject CE-211, Civil Engineering, HPTU-Shimla for  courses for the internal session exams in the semester August - December 2013 at Jawahar Lal Engineering College of Engineering - Himachal Pradesh


3rd Sem Civil Engineering                                      Date:30-09-2013

 Time: 02 Hrs.                                                                       Course Code: CE-211
  Max Marks: 50                                                                  Course Title: Strength of Materials
Q.1 Explain the following:
(1) Body forces  (2) Contact forces (3) Stress tensor (4) Principal stresses (5) Stress invariants -(5*4)Marks.
Q.2  Briefly explain  the rectangular, cylindrical and polar co-ordinate system for stresses. – (5) Marks.

Q.3 An element in a stressed material has tensile stress of 500 MN/m2 and a compressive stress of 350 MN/m2 acting on two mutually perpendicular planes and equal shear stress of 100 MN/m2 on these planes. Find principal stresses, position of the principal planes and maximum shear stress, using:
(1) Transformation equations.    – (10 Marks)
(2) Mohr’s circle method.     ---(10 Marks).
Q.4 Write short notes on: (1) Differential equations static equilibrium (2) Octahedral stresses. –(5+5)Marks

3rd Sem Civil Engineering                                Date 01-11-2013

 Time: 02 Hrs.                                                                       Course Code: CE-211
  Max Marks: 50                                                                  Course Title: Strength of Materials
Q.1 Write short notes
(1) Transformation equations for strain
(2) Maximum Principal stress theory
(3) Maximum Strain Energy Theory
(4) Secant Formula
(5) Castigliano’s theorem
 -(5*4)Marks.
Q.2
(1) A cast iron hollow column, of 30cm external diameter and 23cm internal diameter is used as a column 4m long, with both ends hinged. Determine the Rankine’s safe load with a factor of safety of 4. Take compressive strength = 567MN/m2 and  a= 1/1600                    -(15 Marks)

(2)  Using Castigliano’s theorem, determine the deflection of the free end of the cantilever beam shown in figure. Take EI = 4.9 MN.m2.                                                        ---(15 Marks).

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