Mechanics of Materials, 7th Edition
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Author: Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston Jr., John T. DeWolf, David F. Mazurek
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Chapter 2.3, Problem 45P
The rigid bar ABC is suspended from three wines of the same material. The cross-sectional area of the wire at B is equal to half of the cross-sectional area of the wires at A and C. Determine the tension in each wire caused by the load P shown.
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EXERCISE 4.2
1. Three long parallel wires equal in length are supporting a rigid bar connected at their bottoms as
shown in Fig. 4.15. If the cross-sectional area of each wire is 100 mm“, calculate the stresses in
each wire. Take E, = 100 GPa and E, = 200 GPa.
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Fig. 4.15
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2. Three wires made of copper, zinc and aluminium are of equal lengths and have cross-sectional
areas of 100, 150 and 200 square mm respectively. They are rigidly connected at their ends as
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shown in Fig.4.17. Find the stresses in each rod. Take E for steel and copper as 200 GPa and
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