232 4. RELIABILITY OF A COMPONENT UNDER STATIC LOAD
4.12 REFERENCES
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ed., South Norwalk, Industrial Press, Incorporated, 2016. 161
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9th ed., Joseph Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2014. 168
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4.13 EXERCISES
4.1. e length of a component is L D 3:25 ˙ 0:010
00
. Determine its mean and standard
deviation if it is treated as a normal distribution.
4.2. e cross-section of a rectangular shape is with a height h D 1:25 ˙ 0:008
00
and a width
b D 2:25 ˙ 0:010
00
. ese dimensions can be treated as normal distributions. Determine
their distribution parameters.
4.3. e concentrated load P on a beam is P D 1520 ˙ 200 (lb). Determine its distribution
parameters if it treated as a normal distribution.
4.4. e torque T of a shaft is a uniform distribution between 2100 (lb/in) and 2500 (lb/in).
Determine its PDF and distribution function.
4.5. e bending moment M on the free end of a cantilever beam is M D 2215 ˙ 300
(lb/in). Determine its mean and standard deviation if it is treated as a normal distri-
bution.
4.6. Conduct literature research to find the distribution parameters of yield strength or ul-
timate strength of two steel materials. e source, test method, and sample size should
be included in the summary.
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4.7. Conduct literature research to find distribution parameters of yield strength or ultimate
strength of two aluminum alloys. e source, test method, and sample size should be
included in the summary.
4.8. Conduct literature research to display distribution parameters of Youngs modulus of
steel. e source, test method, and sample size should be included in the summary.
4.9. Conduct literature research to display the distribution parameter of Youngs modulus
of an aluminum. e source, test method, and sample size should be included in the
summary.
4.10. e ultimate strength S
u
of material follows a normal distribution with a mean
S
u
D
36:4 (ksi) and a standard deviation
S
u
D 2:79 (ksi). Estimate distribution parameters
of its ultimate shear strength.
4.11. e yield strength S
y
of a material can be described by a normal distribution with a
mean
S
y
D 68:3 (ksi) and a standard deviation
S
u
D 7:12 (ksi). Estimate distribution
parameters of its shear yield strength.
4.12. e information of material shows that its yield strength will be 45.89–62.67 ksi. Esti-
mate its distribution parameters if it is treated as a normal distribution.
4.13. e table for a material shows that its ultimate strength is between 25.67 and 35.24 ksi.
Estimate its distribution parameters if it is treated as a normal distribution.
4.14. e stress concentration factor K
s
of a stepped shaft under torsion is 2.17 from a design
handbook table. Estimate its distribution parameters if it can be simplified as a normal
distribution.
4.15. e stress concentration factor K
t
of a stepped plate under bending is 1.78 from a table.
Estimate its distribution parameters if it follows a normal distribution.
4.16. From three sample tests, averages of the ultimate strength, yield strength, and Youngs
modulus are 19.8 ksi, 24.5 ksi, and 2:45 10
4
(ksi). If its mechanical properties are
treated as normal distributions, estimate distribution parameters of yield strength, shear
yield strength, ultimate strength, ultimate shear strength, Youngs modulus, and shear
Youngs modulus.
4.17. A two-bar supporter as shown in Figure 4.23 is subjected to a concentrated force F
C
at the joint C . e concentrated force is F
C
D 2:1 ˙ 0:20 (klb). e bar AC and BC
are pinned to a wall. e bar AC and BC have the same diameter d D 0:25 ˙ 0:005
00
.
e angle between the two bars is D 60 ˙ 1
ı
. e yield strength S
y
of the bar of
a ductile material follows a normal distribution with a mean
S
y
D 34:5 (ksi) and a
standard deviation
S
y
D 3:12 (ksi). Calculate the reliability of the bar AC. (Note: the
angle needs to be converted into radian.)
234 4. RELIABILITY OF A COMPONENT UNDER STATIC LOAD
A
B
C
F
C
θ
Figure 4.23: A two-bar supporter.
4.18. A two-bar supporter as shown in Figure 4.23 is subjected to a concentrated force F
C
at
the joint C . e concentrated force F
C
can be described by a PMF:
p
.
F
C
/
D
(
0:8 when F
C
D 2:0 (klb)
0:2 when F
C
D 2:5 (klb):
e bar AC and BC are pinned to a wall. e bar AC and BC have the same diameter d D
0:375 ˙ 0:005
00
. e angle between the two bars is D 50 ˙ 1
ı
. e ultimate strength
S
u
of the bar of a brittle material follows a normal distribution with a mean
S
u
D 82:3
(ksi) and a standard deviation
S
u
D 6:32 (ksi). Calculate the reliability of the bar AC.
(Notes: the angle needs to be converted into radian.)
4.19. A bar connected to the supporter at section A is subjected to two concentrated loads F
B
and F
C
, as shown in Figure 4.24. e axial loads are: F
B
D 1500 ˙ 120 (lb) and F
C
D
1000 ˙90 (lb). e geometric dimensions are: diameter d D 0:375 ˙ 0:005
00
, length of
AB segment L
1
D 8:00 ˙ 0:003
00
, and the length of BC segment L
1
D 10; 00 ˙ 0:003
00
.
e Youngs modulus E of the bar material follows a normal distribution with a mean
E
D 2:73 10
7
(psi) and a standard deviation
E
D 1:30 10
6
(psi). Calculate the
reliability of this bar when the maximum allowable deflection of the bar is 0:008
00
.
4.20. A bar, as shown in Figure 4.24, is subjected to two axial loads. e axial loads are:
F
B
D 2:40 ˙ 0:21 (klb) and F
C
D 1:10 ˙ 0:08 (klb). e diameter of the bar is d D
4.13. EXERCISES 235
B
F
B
A
C
F
C
L
2
L
1
Figure 4.24: A bar under two axial loadings.
0:25 ˙0:005
00
. e ultimate strength S
u
of the bar of a brittle material follows a normal
distribution with a mean
S
u
D 82:3 (ksi) and a standard deviation
S
u
D 6:32 (ksi).
Calculate the reliability of the bar ABC.
4.21. e pin at point B, as shown in Figure 4.23, is a double shear pin. e concentrated
load F
C
at the joint C is F
C
D 2200 ˙ 300 (lb). e diameter of the pin is d D 3=16 ˙
0:005
00
. e angle between the two bars is D 60 ˙ 1
ı
. e shear yield strength S
sy
of
the pin of a ductile material follows a normal distribution with a mean
S
sy
D 32,200
(psi) and a standard deviation
S
sy
D 3630 (psi). Calculate the reliability of the double-
shear pin at point B. (Note: the angle needs to be converted into radian.)
4.22. e pin at point A, as shown in Figure 4.24, is a single shear pin. e diameter of the pin
is d D 0:250 ˙ 0:005
00
. e axial loads are: F
B
D 0:600 ˙ 0:08 (klb) and F
C
D 0:400 ˙
0:04 (klb). e ultimate shear strength S
su
(ksi) of the pin of a ductile material follows
a lognormal distribution with a log mean
ln S
su
D 3:25 and a log standard deviation
ln S
su
D 0:181. Calculate the reliability of the single-shear pin at point A.
4.23. A constant cross-section shaft with a diameter d D 0:875 ˙0:005
00
is subjected to a
torque T . e torque T (lb/in) can be described by a lognormal distribution with a log
mean
ln T
D 7:76 and a log standard deviation
ln T
D 0:194. e shear yield strength
S
sy
of the shaft of a ductile material follows a normal distribution with a mean
S
sy
D
32200 (psi) and a standard deviation
S
sy
D 3630 (psi). Calculate the reliability of the
shaft.
4.24. Schematic of a segment of a shaft at its critical cross-section as shown in Figure 4.25 is
subjected to a torque T D 1350 ˙ 95 (lb/in). e smaller diameter d
1
, the fillet radius
236 4. RELIABILITY OF A COMPONENT UNDER STATIC LOAD
r and the larger diameter d
2
are: d
1
D 0:750 ˙ 0:005
00
, r D 1=32
00
, and d
2
D 1:000 ˙
0:005
00
. e shear yield strength S
sy
of the shaft of a ductile material follows a normal
distribution with a mean
S
sy
D32,200 (psi) and a standard deviation
S
sy
D 3630 (psi).
Calculate the reliability of the shaft.
T
d
1
d
2
r
T
Figure 4.25: Schematic of a segment of a shaft.
4.25. A constant cross-section shaft with a diameter d D 1:125 ˙ 0:005
00
and a length L D
15:00 ˙ 0:032
00
is subjected to torque at both ends T D 1800 ˙ 120 (lb/in). e shear
Youngs modulus follows a normal distribution with a mean
G
D 1:117 10
7
(psi) and
a standard deviation
G
D 2:793 10
5
. If the design requirement is the angle of twist
between two ends is less than 1
ı
, calculate the reliability of the shaft.
4.26. A simple support beam is subjected to a concentrated force in the middle, as shown in
Figure 4.26. e concentrated force is P D 1500 ˙ 180 (lb). e span of the beam is
L D 22 ˙ 0:065
00
. e diameter of this beam is d D 1:25 ˙ 0:010
00
. e yield strength
S
y
of the beams material follows a normal distribution with a mean
S
y
D 34,500 (psi)
and a standard deviation
S
y
D 3120 (psi). Calculate the reliability of the beam.
L
0.5L
P
Figure 4.26: A simple support beam.
4.27. A simple support beam, as shown in Figure 4.27, is subjected to a uniformly distributed
load and a concentrated load in the middle of the beam. e span of the beam is L D
15:00 ˙ 0:032
00
. e beam has a rectangular shape with a height h D 1:50 ˙ 0:010
00
and
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