TR2005_MECHANICS OF DEFORMABLE SOLIDS

Dr. Nguyen Song Thanh Thao

Department of Aerospace Engineering

Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology
nguyensongthanhthao@hcmut.edu.vn

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Axial load

➢ Contents
▪ Saint-Venant’s Principle
▪ Elastic Deformation of an Axially Loaded Member
▪ Principle of Superposition
▪ Statically Indeterminate Axially Loaded Member
▪ The Force Method of Analysis for Axially Loaded Members

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Saint-Venant’s Principle
➢ Elastic behavior & Force applied along centroidal axis
➢ Saint-Venant’s Principle: Stress and strain produced at points in a
body sufficiently removed from the region of load application will be the
same as the stress and strain produced by any applied loadings that
have the same statically equivalent resultant, and are applied to the
body within the same region.

c-c located at a distance at least equal to

the width (not the thickness) of the bar
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Elastic Deformation of an Axially Loaded Member

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Elastic Deformation of an Axially Loaded Member

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Elastic Deformation of an Axially Loaded Member
➢ Sign Convention: both the force and displacement to be positive if
they cause tension and elongation, respectively, whereas a negative
force and displacement will cause compression and contraction,
respectively.

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Elastic Deformation of an Axially Loaded Member
➢ Constant Load and Cross-Sectional Area

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Principle of Superposition
➢ The resultant stress or displacement at the point can be determined by
algebraically summing the stress or displacement caused by each load
component applied separately to the member

➢ Two conditions:
▪ The loading must be linearly related to the stress or displacement
that is to be determined.
▪ The loading must not significantly change the original geometry or
configuration of the member.

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Statically Indeterminate Axially Loaded Member
➢ Statically indeterminate problem: the equilibrium equation(s) are not
sufficient to determine the reactions on the bar.

➢ Additional equation: compatibility or kinematic condition for

displacement , i.e. consider how points on the bar displace.

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The Force Method of Analysis for Axially Loaded Members
➢ Flexibility or force method of analysis: writing the compatibility
equation using the principle of superposition

➢ condition of compatibility

➢ equilibrium condition

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Axial load
➢ Example 1
Rigid beam AB rests on the two short posts. AC is made of steel and
has a diameter of 20 mm, and BD is made of aluminum and has a
diameter of 40 mm. Determine the displacement of point F on AB if a
vertical load of 90 kN is applied over this point.
Take Est = 200 GPa, Eal = 70 GPa

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➢ Example 2
The steel rod has a diameter of 10 mm. It is fixed to the wall at A, and
before it is loaded, there is a gap of 0.2 mm between the wall at B’ and
the rod. Determine the reactions at A and B’ if the rod is subjected to an
axial force of as shown. Neglect the size of the collar at C.
Take Est = 200 GPa.
Solve with 2 different methods.

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