Name: _____________________________ Section: __________ Problem #1 (20 points): The aluminum tube AB has a hollow, rectangular cross section

with a thickness of 3 mm, and is supported by pins and brackets at the ends. The constraints produce a pinned-pinned condition about the z-axis, and a fixed-fixed condition about the y-axis. The tube is initially unloaded at room temperature, but then undergoes a temperature increase (T) that produces an internal axial load (P). Assume E = 70 GPa, ys = 250 MPa, and = 23.6 x 10-6/C.
y t = 3 mm z 30 mm 60 mm

(a) Calculate the largest load (Pmax) that AB can support without failing. (b) Determine the temperature increase (T) necessary to develop Pmax.

Name: _____________________________ Section: __________ Problem #2 (20 points): A W 5 16 steel beam is used as a column that is rigidly attached to the ground and supported by a continuous cable CBD. The cable is taut and prevents motion of point B in the x-z plane, but offers no restraint to motion in the y-z plane. The column has a length of 24 ft, and the cross-sectional properties are listed below. Cable segments BC and BD each have lengths of 30 ft. Assume E = 30 106 psi. (a) Find the largest tension in the cable, just at the onset of column buckling. W 5 16: A = 4.68 in2 Ix = 21.3 in4 Iy = 7.51 in4 (b) At the onset of buckling, calculate the change in length of the column.

24 ft

Name: _____________________________ Section: __________ Problem #3 (25 points): The aluminum strut AB has a hollow, rectangular cross-section with a thickness of 2 mm. The strut is rigidly attached to the wall at A and is supported by a pin and bracket at B. The end at B can rotate freely about the z-axis, but the bracket prevents rotation about the y-axis. Material properties for aluminum are E = 70 GPa and Y = 250 MPa, and a factor of safety of 2.5 is specified. Assume idealized column behavior, as given by the graph below. Calculate the maximum allowable centric load P for the strut.
y t = 2 mm z 30 mm 40 mm

Name: _____________________________ Section: __________ Problem #4 (25 points): All members of the truss shown below are made of steel (E = 190 GPa; Sy = 200 MPa) and have an identical, square cross section of side w. The truss is supported by a pin at A and a roller at C. A vertical load P is applied to the truss at joint B. The truss is to be designed to fail in crushing (i.e. yielding) and buckling at the same time. Assume pinned-pinned connections at all truss joints. Calculate: P (a) The required cross sectional dimension, w, of the critical member. (b) The maximum force P that can be applied.
6m

8m

8m