Two vertical steel wires each 0.05 in. diameter and 48in. long support a light rod over a span of 12 in. A concentrated load of 60 lbf is then applied vertically downwards at a point 4 in. from one of the wires. Determine the load, stress and extension on each wire and the angular displacement of the rod from the horizontal assuming it does not bend. Use E = 29,000 ksi. %3D

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Problem 11.6.9P: A steel column (E = 30 x 103 ksi) with pinned ends is constructed of a W10 x 60 wide-flange shape...
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Two vertical steel wires each 0.05 in. diameter and 48in. long support a light
rod over a span of 12 in. A concentrated load of 60 lbf is then applied vertically
downwards at a point 4 in. from one of the wires. Determine the load, stress
and extension on each wire and the angular displacement of the rod from the
horizontal assuming it does not bend. Use E = 29,000 ksi.
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Transcribed Image Text:Two vertical steel wires each 0.05 in. diameter and 48in. long support a light rod over a span of 12 in. A concentrated load of 60 lbf is then applied vertically downwards at a point 4 in. from one of the wires. Determine the load, stress and extension on each wire and the angular displacement of the rod from the horizontal assuming it does not bend. Use E = 29,000 ksi. %3D Next
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