2.28 The length of the 2-mm-diameter steel wire CD has been adjusted so that with no load applied, a gap of 1.5 mm exists between the end B of the rigid beam ACB and a contact point £. Knowing that £ = 200 GPa, determine where a 20-kg block should be placed on the beam in order to cause contact between B and £. ai oaom 1.5 mm. 0.08 m PROBLEM 2.45 “The rigid bar 4#C is suspended from three wires of the same material. The cross sectional area of the wire at 3 is equal to half of the cross-sectional area of the \wites at and C. Determine the tension in each wite caused by the load P shown, PROBLEM 2.59 Determine (a) the compressive force in the bars shown after a ‘temperature rise of 82°C, (6) the corresponding change in length of | the bronze bar @= AHR a= RE OG PROBLEM 2.68 [A fabric used in air inlated structure is subjected toa biaxial loading that results in normal stresses @,=120 MPa and o, =160 MPa Knowing that the propertis of the fabric can be approximated as E=87 GPa and y=0.M, dotemmine the change in length of (a side 4B, (0) side BC, (€) diagonal AC.