SWK 210

DISCUSSION CLASS 2

Question 1 – Changes in Lengths of Axially Loaded Members

Three steel cables jointly support a load of 60 kN (see figure).
The effective area of the middle cable is 173 mm2 and the
effective area of each outer cable is 76.7 mm2. The tensions in
the cables are adjusted so that each cable carries one-third of
the load (i.e., 20 kN). Later, the load is increased by 40 kN to a
total load of 100 kN.

(a) What percent of the total load is now carried by the middle cable?
(b) What are the stresses  M and  O in the middle and outer cables,
respectively?
Question 2 – Statically Indeterminate Structures

A rigid steel plate is supported by three posts of high-

strength concrete each having an effective cross-
sectional area A = 40,000 mm2 and length L = 2 m (see
figure). Before the load P is applied, the middle post is
shorter than the others by an amount s = 1.0 mm.
Determine the maximum allowable load Pallow if the
allowable compressive stress in the concrete is  allow =
20 MPa.
(Use E = 30 GPa for concrete.)

Question 3 – Stresses on an inclined plane

Question 4 – Thermal Effects
Question 5 – Stress on an inclined plane