TUTORIAL QUESTIONS ON CVE 307
300 LEVEL
FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, OYE-EKITI
Q1a. What is bending stress?
1b. List five (5) assumptions in the theory of simple bending
1c. Two 70 mm x 240 mm wooden planks are glued together to form T-section of overall depth of 250 mm. if
the sagging bending moment of 4500 N-m is applied around the horizontal axis, find
(i). Stresses at extreme fibres, (ii). Calculate the total compressive stress above the neutral axis
240 mm
1 70 mm
50 mm
2 180 mm
Q2a. What is strain energy?
2b. Explain briefly the three methods in which loads can be applied when computing for strain energy.
Support your answer with the appropriate equation
2c. A circular rod of 20 mm diameter and 2.4 m long elongate 0.8 mm due to gradual load. Find the stress and
elongation if the same load is allowed to fall through a height of 36 mm on to a collar fixed at the lower end.
Take E = 205 kN/mm2
Q3a. Define shear force and bending moment
3b. List five (5) types of beam that you know with the aid of a diagram
3c. List and explain the three (3) types of support
3d. Construct the shear and moment diagrams for the beam loaded as shown in Fig.1d
45 kN/m
20 kN/m
A D
B C
A 5m
4m 8m
Q4a. List and explain three (3) analytical methods for calculating slope and deflection
4b. Determine the slope and deflection at point B and C of the beam shown below. Also, calculate the position
and magnitude of the maximum deflection between BC. Given EI= constant
35 kN 70 kN 40 kN/m
A D
B C
2m 4m 6m
