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Engineering Mechanics Examples

This document provides examples of axial deformation and strain calculations. It defines the sign convention for axial deformation, where a positive value indicates lengthening and a negative value indicates shortening. It then gives three examples of calculating axial displacements or elongations of structural members under applied loads, where the members may have varying cross-sectional properties along their lengths. The examples involve determining displacements of points along compound members made of different materials, calculating the elongation of a tapered steel bar, and finding the deflection of a joint in an assembly with fiber-reinforced plastic rods and post.

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Engineering Mechanics Examples

This document provides examples of axial deformation and strain calculations. It defines the sign convention for axial deformation, where a positive value indicates lengthening and a negative value indicates shortening. It then gives three examples of calculating axial displacements or elongations of structural members under applied loads, where the members may have varying cross-sectional properties along their lengths. The examples involve determining displacements of points along compound members made of different materials, calculating the elongation of a tapered steel bar, and finding the deflection of a joint in an assembly with fiber-reinforced plastic rods and post.

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Axial Deformation

SIMPLE STRAIN
Mechanics of Deformable Bodies

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Sign Convention Axial Deformation


¨ A positive value of δ indicates that the axial
member gets longer; accordingly, a positive
internal force F produces tension.
¨ A negative value of δ indicates that the axial

member gets shorter (termed contraction). A


negative internal force F produces
compression.

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Example # 1 Example # 1
¨ The compound axial member shown consists of
a 20 mm diameter solid aluminum [E = 70 GPa]
segment (1), a 24 mm diameter solid aluminum
segment (2), and a 16 mm diameter solid steel
[E = 200 GPa] segment (3). Determine the
displacements of points B, C, and D relative to
end A.

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Example # 1 Example # 1

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Example # 1 Example # 2
¨ A steel [E = 30,000 ksi] bar of
rectangular cross segment consists
of a uniform-width segment (1)
and a tapered segment (2), as
shown. The width of the tapered
segment varies linearly from 2 in
at B to 5 in at C. The bar has a
constant thickness of 0.5 in.
Determine the elongation of the
bar resulting from application of a
load of P = 30 kips. Neglect the
weight of the bar.

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Example # 2 Example # 3
The assembly shown
consists of rigid bar ABC,
two fiber-reinforced
plastic (FRP) rods (1) and
(3), and FRP post (2). The
modulus of elasticity for
the FRP is E = 18 GPa.
Determine the vertical
deflection of joint D
relative to its initial
position after the 30 kN
load is applied.

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Example # 3 Example # 3

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Example # 3 Example # 3

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