The composite bar shown in Fig. 8.53 is 0.

20 mm short of distance between the rigid supports at

room temperature. What is the maximum temperature rise which will not produce stresses in the
bar ? Find the stresses induced in the bar when temperature rise is 60. Given:
s = 12 106/C c = 17.5 106/C
Es = 2 105 N/mm2 Ec = 1.2 105 N/mm2
As = 400 mm2 Ac = 300 mm2
A short concrete pedestal is 300 x 300 mm square in section and is
reinforced with four steel bars, each of diameter 25 mm, at the four comers. Find
the maximum load that can be carried if the stress in concrete is limited to
4 N/mm2 and that in steel to 130 N/mm2. E = 200 GPa for steel and 15 GPa for
concrete.

A steel rod, 20 mm 4and 500 mm long, is stretched by a tensile force of 25 kN when

the temperature is 20C. What will be the stress in the rod when the temperature
drops to O"C? At what temperature will the stress in the bar be zero? E = 200 GPa
anda=12~10-~/"

In a railway track, rails are placed and joined together such that they are stress-free at 15 "C.
If no allowance is provided for expansion, find the maximum stress in the rails at peak
summer temperature of 50" C for a rail length of 30 m. If an expansion allowance of 8 mm
per rail is provided, what will be the stress in the rails and at what maximum temperature is
it possible to maintain the rails stress-free. E for rails = 200 GPa and a= 12X10^-6