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SET 8 OF 8 (UNIT 1) PROBLEM 1:- A rod, which tapers uniformly from 40mm diameter to 20mm diameter in a length of 400mm is subjected to an axial load of 5000N. If , find the extension of the rod. (Answer: - 0.01515mm) PROBLEM 2: - A circular alloy bar 2m long uniformly tapers from 30mm diameter to 20mm diameter. Calculate the elongation of the rod under an axial force of 50kN. Take E for the alloy as 140GPa. (Answer: - 1.52mm) PROBLEM 3:- Find the modulus of elasticity for a rod, which tapers uniformly from 30mm to 15mm diameter in a length of 350mm. The rod is subjected to an axial load of 5.5kN and extension of the rod is 0.025mm (Answer: )

PROBLEM 4:- Two circular bars A and B of the same material are subjected to the same pull (P) and are deformed by the same amount. What is the ratio of their length, if one of them has a constant diameter of 60mm and the other uniformly tapers from 80mm from one end to 40mm at the other? (Answer: - 9:8) PROBLEM 5:- A round tapered alloy bar 4.0m long is subjected to load as shown. Find the change in the length of the bar. Take E for the bar material as 120GPa.

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(Answer: - 0.54mm (decrease)) PROBLEM 6: - A 1.5m long steel bar is having uniform diameter of 40mm for a length of 1m and in the next 0.5m its diameter gradually reduces from 40mm to 20mm as shown. Determine the elongation of this bar when subjected to an axial tensile load of 160kN. Given E = 200GN/m2.

(Answer: -1.27mm) PROBLEM 7:- A tapering rod of length L fixed at both ends is subjected to a rise in temperature by t0C. Determine the maximum stress produced in the rod if its diameter increases from d1 at one end to d2 at the other.

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PROBLEM 8:- A rigidly fixed circular bar 1.75m long uniformly tapers from 125mm diameter at one end to 100mm diameter at the other; If the maximum stress in the bar is not to exceed 108MPa, find the temperature through which it can be heated. Take E and , for the bar material as 100GPa and /K respectively. (Answer: - 48K) PROBLEM 9: - A circular bar rigidly fixed at its both ends uniformly tapers from 75mm at one end to 50mm at the other end. If its temperature is raised through 26K, what will be the maximum stress developed in the bar. Take E as 200GPa and for the bar material. (Answer: - 93.6MPa) PROBLEM 10:- A rectangular bar made of steel is 2.8m long and 15mm thick. The rod is subjected to an axial tensile load of 40kN. The width of the rod varies from 75mm at one end to 30mm at the other. Find the extension of the rod if . (Answer: - 0.76mm) PROBLEM 11:- The extension in a rectangular steel bar of length 400mm and thickness 10mm is found to be 0.21mm. The bar tapers uniformly in width from 100mm to 50mm. If E for the bar is , determine the axial load on the bar. (Answer: - 75.746kN) PROBLEM 12: - An alloy bar 1m length has square section throughout, which tapers from one end of 10mm 10mm to the other end of 20mm 20mm. find the change in its length due to an axial load of 30kN. Take E for the alloy as 200GPa. (Answer: - 1.25mm)

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PROBLEM 13: - A steel plate of 20mm thickness tapers uniformly from 100mm to 50mm in a length of 400mm. What is the elongation of the plate, if an axial force of 80kN acts on it? Take E = 200GPa. (Answer: - 0.11mm) PROBLEM 14:- A copper alloy wire of 1.5mm diameter and 30m long is hanging freely from a tower. What will be its elongation due to self weight? Take specific weight of the copper and its modulus of elasticity as 89.2KN/m3 and 90GPa respectively. (Answer: - 0.25mm) PROBLEM 15:- An alloy wire of 2mm2 cross-sectional area and 12N weight hangs freely under its own weight. Find the maximum length of the wire, if its extension is not to exceed 0.6mm. Take E for the wire material as 150GPa. (Answer: - 30m) PROBLEM 16:- A steel wire ABC 16m long is having cross-sectional area of 4mm2 weighs 20N as shown. If the modulus of elasticity for the wire material is 200GPa, find the deflection at C and B.

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PROBLEM 17:- A vertical bar fixed at the upper end and of uniformly strength carries an axial tensile load of 600kN. The bar is 20m long and having weight per unit volume as 0.00008N/mm3. If the area of the bar at the lower end is 400mm2, find the area of the bar at the upper end. (Answer: - 400.428mm2) PROBLEM 18: - A vertical tie of uniform strength is 18m long. If the area of the bar at the lower end is 500mm2 find the area at the upper end when the tie is to carry a load of 700kN. The material of the tie weighs 8 10-5 N/mm3. (Answer: - 500.5mm2)

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