Solution:

Given Data:

*The uniformly distributed load (UDL) is: q  5 kN/m

*The concentrated load at C is: P  10 kN

The free body diagram of the beam BE is shown below:

D
Here, T is the force in member AB, Dx is the horizontal reaction force at D, y
is the vertical reaction force at D and Q is the equivalent concentrated force to
the UDL.

The equilibrium equation in the horizontal direction is:

   Fx  0
Dx  T cos 45  0
Dx  0.707T .................  1

The equilibrium equation in the vertical direction is:

   Fy  0
 T sin 45   10 kN   5 kN/m  3 m   Dy  0
Dy  25  0.707T .................  2 
Take moment of all the forces about point D:

M D 0
 T  sin 45 2 m    5 kN/m  2 m 1 m    10 kN 1 m    5 kN 1 m  0.5 m   0
1.414T  17.5
T  12.38 kN

(a)

The final length of the rod AB can be calculated as:

L f  Li  L
12380 N 1414 mm
L f  1414 mm +

  40 mm   200000 N/mm 2
2

4
L f  1414.0696 mm

(b)

The final diameter of the rod AB can be calculated as:

d f  di  d
12380 N  40 mm
d f  40 mm +

  40 mm   200000 N/mm 2
2

4
d f  40.00197 mm