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SIT A: A component of a power generator consists of a torus Steel

supported by six steel tie rods from an overhead central point as
shown in figure STR01. The weight of the torus is 2000 N per Bronze
meter of circumferential length. The point of attachment A is 1.25
m above the plane of the torus. The radius of the middle line of the 1m 1.5 m 1.5 m
torus is 0.5 m. Each tie rod has a cross sectional area of 25 mm^2.

A B C

80 kN

7. Calculate the axial force on the bronze rod.

a. 17.6 kN b. 34.4 kN
c. 27.9 kN d. 45.6 kN
8. Compute the temperature change required.
a. 28.3 b. 26.5
c. 23.5 d. 22.4
9. Calculate the calculate the vertical displacement of point C.
a. 0.34 mm b. 0.51 mm
c. 0.28 mm d. 0.45 mm
1. Determine the tension in each tie rod due to the weight of
torus. SIT. D: There is a radial clearance of 0.05 mm (difference in
a. 1,047 N b. 2,820 N diameters) when a steel tube is placed over an aluminum tube.
c. 1,341 N d. 1,127 N
2. Determine the elongation of each tie rod. The inside diameter of the aluminum tube is 120 mm, and the wall
a. 0.36 mm b. 0.42 mm thickness of each tube is 2.5 mm. Esteel = 200 GPa, Ealum = 70 GPa.
c. 0.30 mm d. 0.26 mm 10. Calculate the resulting contact pressure when the aluminum
3. Determine the vertical displacement of the torus due to its tube is subjected to an internal pressure of 5 MPa .
weight. a. 1.69 MPa b. 1.93 MPa
a. 0.32 mm b. 0.28 mm c. 2.80 MPa d. 3.21 MPa
c. 0.38 mm d. 0.45 mm 11. Calculate the resulting tangential stress in the inner tube .
a. 79.41 MPa b. 67.20 MPa
SIT. B: A structural system consists of three joined bars of
c. 73.68 MPa d. 53.90 MPa
different materials and geometries in the following figure. Bar 1 is
12. Calculate the resulting tangential stress in the outer tube .
aluminum alloy, bar 2 is cold rolled brass, and bar 3 is tempered
a. 49.22 MPa b. 71.40 MPa
alloy steel. Properties and dimensions of all three are shown in the
c. 81.85 MPa d. 68.60 MPa
figure. Initially the entire system is free of stresses, but then the
right support is moved 3 mm to the right whereas the left support
SIT. E: A composite shaft is given in the following figure. Region
remains fixed in place.
AB is aluminum alloy, having G = 28 GPa, and region BC is steel,
A1  400 mm2 A2  500 mm 2 having G = 84 GPa. The aluminum portion is of solid circular cress
2
E1  70 GPa E 2  105 GPa A3  200 mm section 45 mm in diameter, and the steel region is circular of 60
E 3  200 GPa mm outside diameter and 30 mm inside diameter. A torsional load
of 4,000 N-m is applied at B. Ends A and C are rigidly clamped.
B C
500 mm 300 mm 400 mm A
TL TR
4000 N·m
4. Determine the stress in bar 1 due to the 3 mm displacement.
a. 248 MPa b. 223 MPa
c. 260 MPa d. 232 MPa 1.2 m 2m
5. Determine the stress in bar 2.
13. Calculate TL.
a. 178 MPa b. 208 MPa
c. 198 MPa d. 186 MPa a. 632 N·m b. 3,368 N·m
6. Determine the stress in bar 3. c. 598 N·m d. 3,402 N·m
14. Calculate the peak shearing stress in region BC.
a. 496 MPa b. 446 MPa
c. 520 MPa d. 464 MPa a. 79.4 MPa b. 84.7 MPa
c. 80.2 MPa d. 85.6 MPa
SIT. C: A rigid bar of negligible weight is supported as shown. 15. Calculate the angle of twist at B.
The temperature is dropped in order to cause the stress in the steel a. 3.86° b. 1.21°
rod to be 55 MPa. Assume the coefficient of linear expansion are c. 1.82° d. 1.08°
11.7µm/(mC) for steel and 18.9 µm/(mC) for bronze.
SIT F: Beam loaded as shown in the figure below, calculate the
following:

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50 kN 20 kN/m 40 kN 10”

2m 1m 10 kN·m
8”

8” 6”
7m 3m

16. Maximum positive bending moment in kNm.

a. 120 b. 150 25. Determine the maximum value of wo such that flexural stress
c. 130 d. 165
will not exceed 1200 psi.
17. Maximum negative bending moment.
a. 393 lb/ft b. 614 lb/ft
a. 120 b. 150 c. 524 lb/ft d. 593 lb/ft
c. 130 d. 165 26. Determine the maximum value of wo such that shear stress
18. Maximum shear force. will not exceed 120 psi.
a. 120 b. 150 a. 514 lb/ft b. 257 lb/ft
c. 130 d. 165 c. 642 lb/ft d. 321 lb/ft
27. Determine the maximum value of wo if screws have a shear
SIT. H: Timbers 12 in by 12 in, spaced 3 ft apart on centers, are strength of 200 lb.
driven into the ground and act as cantilever beams to back up the a. 538 lb/ft b. 428 lb/ft
sheet piling of a cofferdam. Water weighs = 62.5 lb/cu.ft. c. 269 lb/ft d. 214 lb/ft
19. Calculate the maximum moment timber can resist
if its allowable flexural stress is 1200 psi. AXIALAND BENDING
SIT. K: The thick walled cylindrical shell shown in the figure has
a. 34.56 kipft b. 28.80 kipft
c. 33.33 kipft d. 26.54 kipft its axils of symmetry oriented vertically. It is clamped at the lower
20. Calculate the maximum shear timber can resist if its allowable extremity and subject to the three concentrated forces indicated. P
shear stress is 100 psi. = 300 kN, D = 300 mm.
a. 11.52 kips b. 9.60 kips
c. 14.40 kips d. 21.6 kips
21. What is the maximum safe height of water behind
the dam?
a. 10.12 ft b. 9.73 ft
c. 10.34 ft d. 8.29 ft

SIT. I: A simply supported steel beam is loaded by a couple and

uniformly distributed load as shown below. The beam has a
channel-type cross section as illustrated.
40 mm 40 mm
20 kN/m 225 mm
10 kN·m

40 mm 200 mm

1m 1m

22. Determine the moment of inertia of the section about its

centroidal x-axis. 28. Determine the stress at point A.
a. 112.133 x 106 mm4 b. 91.397 x 106 mm4 a. 83.75 MPa b. 167.50 MPa
c. 102.845 x 10 mm6 4
d. 95.175 x 106 mm4 c. 61.11 MPa d. 122.22 MPa
23. Determine the maximum tensile stress in the beam. 29. Determine the stress at point C.
a. 31.2 MPa b. 26.5 MPa a. 83.75 MPa b. 167.50 MPa
c. 40.4 MPa d. 56.8 MPa c. 61.11 MPa d. 122.22 MPa
24. Determine the maximum compressive stress in the beam. 30. Determine the stress at pint D.
a. 31.2 MPa b. 26.5 MPa a. 228.62 MPa b. 205.98 MPa
c. 40.4 MPa d. 56.8 MPa c. 217.30 MPa d. 192.41 MPa

SIT. J: A box, built up as shown in the figure, is secured by SIT L: A hollow square pole 6 mm thick, 300 mm outside width, 3
screws spaced 2 in. apart. A distributed load wo lb/ft is applied over m high has its vertical axis of symmetry parallel to the y-direction,
the middle 6 ft of simply supported span 12 ft long. is clamped at its lower extremity, and is subject to a vertical
concentrated load P = 180 kN at an eccentricity of 100 mm from
the y-axis, along the x axis, and a lateral force H = 0.45 kN is
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31. Determine the maximum compressive stress at the base due

to the given loads. HYDRODYNAMICS:
a. 29.81 MPa b. 28.57 MPa SIT HYD A: Two vertical square tanks have a common wall in
c. 54.05 MPa d. 52.06 MPa which an orifice of area 0.25 ft2 is located. At tank A, water is 3’
32. Determine the maximum tensile stress at the base due to the
above the orifice and a pressure of 3.03 psi is kept constant. In
given loads. tank B, water is 1’ above the orifice and water surface is subject to
a. 1.04 MPa b. 1.99 MPa a constant pressure of 0.87 psi.
c. 3.03 MPa d. 4.26 MPa
42. If the coefficient of discharge is 0.80, what is the initial
33. Determine the maximum shear stress at the base.
a. 0.143 MPa b. 0.125 MPa discharge in cfs?
c. 0.096 MPa d. 0.064 MPa a. 5.302 b. 4.242
c. 2.269 d. 1.253
43. If the coefficient of velocity is 0.92, what is the head loss in ft?
SIT M: For the riveted connection in the figure, rivets are 25 mm
in diameter and P = 100 kN. a. 1.036 b. 1.041
c. 1.059 d. 1.073
120 mm 44. Calculate the power loss in Watts.
a. 343 b. 284
c. 189 d. 147
A SIT HYD B: The minor loss of head in sudden expansion of a pipe
is given by hm = (v1 – v2)2/2g where suffixes 1 and 2 refer to
90 mm
sections before and after the expansion. A 10 cm pipe carrying oil
B C
of relative density 0.85 undergoes sudden expansion to 20 cm
70 mm diameter in a horizontal stretch of the pipeline.
45. If the pressure difference betw een sections 2 and 1 is
recorded as 660 Pa, what is the velocity of flow at the 10 cm
3
section?
4 P
a. 2.035 m/s b. 1.876 m/s
34. Calculate the torsional moment acting on the connection..
c. 1.762 m/s d. 1.625 m/s
a. 6.2 kNm b. 8.2 kNm 46. Calculate the discharge through the pipeline
c. 8.4 kNm d. 10.4 kNm a. 16 L/s b. 15 L/s
35. Calculate (x + y ) of the rivet group.
2 2
c. 14 L/s d. 13 L/s
a. 14,400 mm2 b. 15,000 mm2 47. What is the head loss in the expansion?
2
c. 16,100 mm d. 16,875 mm2 a. 0.101 m b. 0.119 m
36. Determine the resultant bolt force at C. c. 0.076 m d. 0.058 m
a. 59.25 kN b. 50.01 kN
c. 89.15 kN d. 67.32 kN SIT HYD C: For the system shown in the figure the nozzle and the
37. Determine the shear stress in rivet C. pipe were to have diameters of 10 cm and 20 cm
a. 120.72 MPa b. 174.81 MPa respectively. Neglect frictional losses.
c. 181.61 MPa d. 101.89 MPa
38. Determine the maximum bearing stress If the plate is 12 mm Air 10 kPa
thick. Oil
0.4 S = 0.85
a. 197.5 MPa b. 166.7 MPa m
c. 297.17 MPa d. 224.4 MPa
0.5 Water
SIT N: A rectangular beam 20 mm wide by 120 mm deep is m
h
acted by 50 kN load at its centroid as shown. 0.5 m
39. Calculate the normal stress at point A at the section x = 250
mm. Point A is 20 mm above the centerline of the beam.
a. 68.75 MPa b. 46.53 MPa
c. 139.58 MPa d. 156.25 MPa 48. Determine the height, h, which the jet will rise from the nozzle.
a. 2.78 m b. 2.59 m
x c. 2.42 m d. 2.36 m
49. Determine the water velocity in the pipe.
a. 3.70 m/s b. 3.53 m/s
c. 1.92 m/s d. 1.70 m/s
A 50. Determine the discharge in the pipe.
a. 116,24 L/s b. 110.90 L/s
3 c. 60,32 L/s d. 53.40 L/s
4 SIT HYD D: A two-branch, commercial steel pipe in the figure
50 kN
below delivers 0.42 cu.m./s of water. The pressure at B is 22 kPa
40. Calculate the shear stress at point A. gage. Consider friction factor for all pipes f = 0.015.
a. 18.75 MPa b. 16.67 MPa
c. 31.25 MPa d. 22.22 MPa
41. Calculate the maximum in plane shearing stress at point A.
a. 30.92 MPa b. 38.20 MPa
c. 42.71 MPa d. 52.08 MPa
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c. 5.59 d. 5.71
59. Find the power delivered to the water by the pump.
a. 9.76 hp b. 11.60 hp
c. 13.23 hp d. 15.38 hp
SIT F: A discharge of 4.5 cu.m/s occurs in a rectangular channel
1.83 m wide with S = 0.002 and n = 0.012.
60. Find the normal depth of flow for uniform flow conditions.
a. 1.06 m b. 2.93 m
c. 1.15 m d. 2.75 m
61. Determine the critical depth.
a. 0.70 m b. 0.75 m
c. 0.80 m d. 0.85 m
51. What is the flow rate at branch I in cu.m./s? 62. Determine the alternate depth.
a. 0.236 b. 0.215 a. 0.69 m b. 0.75 m
c. 0.247 d. 0,229 c. 0.96 m d. 0.58 m
52. What is the flow rate at branch II in cu.m./s? SIT G: A trapezoidal flume of most efficient proportion has a base
a. 0.173 b. 0,184 width of 3 m. It is laid on a slope of “S”, has roughness coefficient
c. 0.205 d. 0,191 “n”, and discharges 3 cu.m/s when flowing full.
53. What is the pressure at A?
a. 405 kPa b. 356 kPa S
63. Calculate the value of .
c. 331 kPa d. 295 kPa n
SIT HYD E: Three pipes connected to three reservoirs, as shown a. 0.3088 b. 0.2155
in the figure, and connected together at the common junction J. c. 0.1785 d. 0.4912
Pipe 1 is 300 mm diameter and 900 m long, pipe 2 is 200 mm 64. If the flume is to be converted to a most efficient rectangular
diameter and 250 m long, and pipe 3 is 200 mm diameter and 700 section, using the same material, what is the resulting depth of
m long. The roughness coefficient for all pipes is 0.011. The the section?
velocity of flow along pipe 1 is 1.327 m/s. a. 2.25 m b. 2.50 m
54. Calculate the flow rate in pipe 3.
c. 2.75 m d. 2.00 m
65. How much will the discharge be decreased?
a. 0.0254 cu.m/s b. 0.0372 cu.m/s
c. 0.0438 cu.m/s d. 0.0547 cu.m/s a. 0.468 cu.m/s b. 0.732 cu.m/s
c. 0.639 cu.m/s d. 0.512 cu.m/s
SIT H: A rectangular flume of timber (n = 0.013) is 1.6 m wide and
El. 160 m
carries 1.7 cum/s of water. At a certain section the depth is 1 m
El. = ? and 640 m downstream the depth is 0.85 m.
A
66. Calculate the slope of the energy line.
B a. 0.0006 b. 0.0007
1 2
c. 0.0008 d. 0.0005
67. Calculate the head loss between the two sections.
a. 0.348 m b. 0.448 m
3 El. 140 m c. 0.512 m d. 0.320 m
68. Calculate the slope of the channel bed.
C
a. 0.0006 b. 0.0003
55. Calculate the flow rate in pipe 2. c. 0.0004 d. 0.0005
a. 0.0391 cu.m/s b. 0.0455 cu.m/s
c. 0.0566 cu.m/s d. 0.0684 cu.m/s
56. Calculate the required elevation of water surface in reservoir B
for the flow condition to occur.
a. 155 m b. 150 m
c. 147 m d. 145 m
SIT HYD F: In a fire fighting system a pipeline with a pump leads
to a nozzle as shown in Figure B.

D = 4” El. 80’
3” dia jet
L = 156.6 ft
El. 70’ C = 110

P El. 50’
D = 6”
L = 93 ft
C = 110
57. Find the flow rate in ft3/s when the pump develops a head of
80 ft.
a. 1.075 b. 1.278
c. 1.458 d. 1.695
58. Find the pressure in psi at the suction side of the pump.
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