1) The tensile stresses at a point across two mutually perpendicular planes are 120 N/mm2
and 60 N/mm2. Determine the normal, tangential and resultant stresses on a plane inclined
at 30° to the axis of the minor stress.
Ans: 105 N/mm2 , 25.98 N/mm2 and 108.16N/mm2
2) The stresses at a point in a bar are 200 N/mm2 (tensile) and 100 N/mm2 (compressive).
Determine the resultant stress in magnitude and direction on a plane inclined at 60o to the
axis of the major stress. Also determine the maximum intensity of shear stress in the
material at the point.
Ans: 180.28N/mm2 , 46.1o and 150N/mm2
3) At a point in a strained material the principal tensile stresses across two perpendicular
planes, are 80 N/mm2 and 40 N/mm2. Determine normal stress, shear stress and the
resultant stress on a plane inclined at 20o with the major principal plane. Determine also
the obliquity.
Ans: 75.32 N/mm2 , 12.865 N/mm2 and 76.4 N/mm2
4) At a point within a body subjected to two mutually perpendicular directions, the stresses
are 80 N/mm2 tensile and 40 N/mm2 tensile. Each of the above stresses is accompanied by
a shear stress of 60 N/mm2. Determine the normal stress, shear stress and resultant stress
on an oblique plane inclined at an angle of 45o with the axis of minor tensile stress.
Ans: 120 N/mm2 , 20 N/mm2 and 121.655 N/mm2
5) A cylindrical pressure vessel rests on simple supports at A and B .The vessel is under
internal pressure resulting in longitudinal stress of 40MPa and circumferential stress of
80MPa on a stress element at point C on the wall of the vessel. In addition, differential
settlement after an earthquake has caused the support at B to rotate, which applies a
torsional moment to the vessel leading to shear stress . Find the stresses acting on the
element at C when rotated through angle ø=45o.
6) A cylindrical pressure vessel rests on simple supports at A and B The vessel has a helical
weld joint oriented at ø=35o to the longitudinal axis. The vessel is under internal pressure
and also has some torsional shear stress due to differential settlement of the support at B.
The state of stress on the element at D along and perpendicular to the weld seam is known
and is given in Fig. Below. Find the equivalent stress state for the element at D when
rotated through angle ø= -35o so that the element is aligned with the longitudinal axis of
the vessel.
Ans
7) A rectangular block of material is subjected to a shear stress of 30MPa together with its
associated complementary shear stress. Determine the magnitude of the stresses on a plane
inclined at 300 to the directions of the applied stresses, which may be taken as horizontal.
