MET201 Mechanics of Solids

MODULE 2 – PART 3
Axially Loaded Members

Sidheek P A
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Rajagiri School of Engineering &
Technology

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Stress, Strain and change in length in Axially Loaded Members
a) Bars of uniform cross section

• Consider a bar of length L and cross sectional area A under the action of a
force P
• Assume that the bar undergoes a deformation ΔL

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Stress, Strain and change in length in Axially Loaded Members
b) Bars of varying cross section in steps

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 Principle of Superposition

• The principle of superposition states that, the combined effect of several

loads acting simultaneously on various segments of a body, is equal to the
algebraic sum of the effects of each load acting individually
• Thus each segment can be considered for its equilibrium using free body
diagrams of each segments of the body
• The principle of superposition is applicable to all parameters like stress,
strain and deflection

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Numerical Problem 1

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Numerical Problem 2

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Numerical Problem 3

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Solution contd.

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Numerical Problem 4

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Solution

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Solution contd.

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Numerical Problem 5

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Solution

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Numerical Problem 6

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Stress, Strain and change in length in Axially Loaded Members
b) Bars of uniformly varying cross section

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Contd.

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Numerical Problem

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