MEMAT/MECH211 – MECHANICES OF DEFORMABLE BODIES

SOLVED PROBLEMS THERMAL STRESS

PROBLEM 1
A steel rod with a cross-sectional area of 0.25 in.2 is
stretched between two fixed points. The tensile force in the
rod at 70F is 1200 lb.
(a) What will be the stress at 0F?
(b) At what temperature will the stress be zero? Use
α=6.5x106/F and E = 29x106 psi.
PROBLEM 4
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 1200 lb at 40F. Using α=6.5x106/F and E = 29
106 psi, calculate the temperature at which the stress in the
rod will be (a) 10 ksi; and (b) zero.

PROBLEM 2
A steel rod is stretched between two walls. At 20C, the
tensile force in the rod is 5000 N. If the stress is not to
exceed 130 MPa at 20C, find the minimum allowable
diameter of the rod. Use α=11.7x106/C and E = 200 GPa.
PROBLEM 5
The bronze bar 3 m long with a cross-sectional area of 350
mm2 is placedbetween two rigid walls. At a temperature of
20C, there is a gap Δ = 2.2 mm, as
shown in the figure. Find the temperature at which the
compressive stress in the bar will be 30 MPa. Use
α=18.0x106/C and E = 80 GPa.

PROBLEM 3
Steel railroad rails 10 m long are laid with end-to-end
clearance of 3 mm at a temperature of 15C.
(a) At what temperature will the rails just come in contact?
(b) What stress would be induced in the rails at that
temperature if there were no initial clearance? Use α=11.7
106/C and E = 200 GPa.

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Reference: Strength of Materials by F.L. Singer,
Mechanics of Materials by Pytel and Kiusalaas