Hall Ticket No Question Paper Code: BST001
INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING
(Autonomous)
M.Tech I Semester End Examinations (Supplementary) July, 2017
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. Derive a compatibility equation for plane strain problem considering deformation in x-y plane
only.
Explain Airy's stress function and its use in elastic analysis of materials.
2. Derive an expression to give the relation between three elastic constants
Briefly explain the Principal stresses and Principal plane for 2D element?
UNIT II
3. Derive an expression by elastic theory to find the deflection of cantilever beam of uniform rigidity(
EI) and length, L if beam is applied point load at free end
What problem of plane stress is solved by the stress function given below, where
3F/4C

xy xy3/3C2

P/2

y2

applied to a beam, width unity and depth 2C and P
load applied. Assume body forces are absent.
4. Derive an expression to find the strain components in polar coordinates for 2D problems.
Derive an expression for pure bending of curved beams?
UNIT III
5. Derive an expression to find the equilibrium conditions of component stresses in 3D elements
subjected to normal and shear stresses?
Explain the following principals in the theory of elasticity.
i. Uniqueness theorem of 2D elements
ii. Stress invariants in 3D elements
6. Determine the principal values and principal directions for the following stress function applied
at a point with respect to the axes 0,X1 X3

0
BBB@
5 0 0
0
1 1
1
CCCA
MPa
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Explain the following concepts of elastic deformation of materials
i. Homogeneous deformation in 3D elements
ii. Principal axis of strain rotation
UNIT IV
7. Derive Torsional equation for prismatic bar of non circular section by stress function method?
Also explain how it is applied to the triangular sections?
Briefly explain the following
i. Membrane analogy
ii. Hydro dynamical analogy
8. A wide flange section of I-beam, overall depth 200mm, thickness of web 20mm and flange 30mm,
width of top and bottom flange each 150mm is fixed at one end and free at other end over a span
6m is subjected to torsion moment 3kN-m at free end. Calculate the Normal and Shear stress due
to bending and maximum shear due to torsion. What is the angle of twist at free end? Assume
Young's modulus E 2 105 MPa, Poisson's ratio 0:25.
UNIT V
9. Discuss Von Mises yield conditions for failure?
Write the assumptions made in plastic theory?
10. Explain the terms used in the plasticity theory
i. Plastic hinge
ii. Tangent modulus
A thick cylinder of internal radius 400mm and external radius 500mm subjected to internal
pressure. If the yield stress of the material 250MPa, determine the stresses when the whole of
the cylinder has plastic front of radius 225mm