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okGood Bar analysis

Ex2. The steel rod is fixed to a wall at its left end. It has two applied forces. The 3 kN force is applied at the Point B and the 1 kN force is
applied at the Point C. The area of the rod AB is AB=1000 mm2, and BC is ABC=500 mm2. Take E = 2.1105 N/mm2.
Find
(a) The stress in each section of the rod and
(b) The horizontal displacement at the points B and C.
Sol: a

Step2: section AB is separated

Internal force=FBA=4 kN
as this part should be in equilibrium
so 3kN+1kN=4kN
AB= FBA/Area=4 kN/1000 mm2=4
MPa (tensile)
lAB====0.00381 mm

Step3: section BC is separated

Internal force=FBC=1kN balancing ikN

force to the right
BC= FBC/Area=1 kN/500 mm2=2 MPa
(tensile)
lBC====0.001905 mm

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Step4: By principle of superposition

l=lAB +lBC=0.00571 mm

TIP: In this example the problem was statically determinate, and the three steps of Equilibrium, Force-Deformation, and Compatibility were independent
steps. The steps are not independent when the problem is statically indeterminate, as the next example will show.

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Tut 1: Tensile member of different cross-sections

(Using user defined cross-section, align cross sections, freeze
lines to apply different sections, finding support reactions.)
This example support unit 1 of Mechanics of solid syllabus

Ex3. The steel rod is fixed to a wall at its both ends. It has two applied forces. The 3 kN force is applied at the Point B and the 1 kN force is
applied at the Point C. The area of the rod AB is AB=1000 mm2, and BC is ABC=500 mm2. Take E = 2.1105 N/mm2.
Find
(a) The stress in each section of the rod and
(b) The horizontal displacement at the points B and C.

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Sol:

Step1: Check for equilibrium as force act to the right reactions will act toward
left

RA +RC =3 kN (1)
Two variable and 1 equations so the problem is indeterminate,

Step2: section AB is separated

lAB=

Step3: section BC is separated

lBC=

Step4: As the bar is constrained so lAB=lBC

=
RA= (AAB/ABC) RC = (1000 mm2/500 mm2)RC=2 RC
RA=2 RC (2)
Putting (2) in (1)
RC=1 kN; RA=2 kN

Step5: putting the value to find lBC

lBC=== 0.001905mm

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