MECHANICS OF DEFORMABLE BODIES

Assignment 2
A steel rod 3 ft long with a cross-sectional area of 0.3 in.2 is stretched between two fixed
points. The tensile force in the rod is 1300 lb at 40oF. Using α = 6.5 x 10-6 / oF and E =
29 x 106 psi, calculate the temperature at which the stress in the rod will be
(a) 10 ksi; and
(b) zero.

At what temperature will the aluminum and steel segments shown have stresses of
equal magnitude after the 70-kip force is applied?

70 kips

The rigid bar AOB is pinned at O and connected to aluminum and steel rods. If the bar
is horizontal at a given temperature, determine the ratio of the areas of the two rods so
that the bar will be horizontal at any temperature. Neglect the mass of the bar.

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