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STRENGTH OF MATERIALS (BES 3)

Statically Indeterminate Members

When the reactive forces or the internal resisting forces over a cross section exceed the number
of independent equations of equilibrium, the structure is called statically indeterminate. These
cases require the use of additional relations that depend on the elastic deformations in the
members.

Sample Problems
A reinforced concrete column 200 mm in diameter is designed to carry an axial compressive load
of 300 kN. Determine the required area of the reinforcing steel if the allowable stresses are 6
MPa and 120 MPa for the concrete and steel, respectively. Use E co = 14 GPa and Est = 200 GPa.

1.
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2. A steel bar 50 mm in diameter and 2 m long is surrounded by a shell of a cast iron 5 mm


thick. Compute the load that will compress the combined bar a total of 0.8 mm in the length of 2
m. For steel, E = 200 GPa, and for cast iron, E = 100 GPa.
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Thermal Stress
Temperature changes cause the body to expand or contract. The amount, is given by

Where α is the coefficient of thermal expansion in m/m°C, L is the length in meter, Ti and Tf
are the initial and final temperatures, respectively in °C. For steel, α = 11.25 x 10-6 m/m°C.
If temperature deformation is permitted to occur freely, no load or stress will be induced in the
structure. In some cases where temperature deformation is not permitted, an internal stress is
created. The internal stress created is termed as thermal stress.

For a homogeneous rod mounted between unyielding supports as shown, the thermal stress is
computed as:
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SAMPLE PROBLEMS

A steel rod with a cross-sectional area of 0.25 in 2 is stretched between two fixed points. The
tensile load at 70°F is 1200 lb. What will be the stress at 0°F? At what temperature will the stress
be zero? Assume α =6.5 × 10-6 in/(in·°F) and E = 29 × 106 psi.
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SEATWORK

1. A timber column, 8 in. × 8 in. in cross section, is reinforced on each side by a steel plate 8 in.
wide and t in. thick. Determine the thickness t so that the column will support an axial load of 300
kips without exceeding a maximum timber stress of 1200 psi or a maximum steel stress of 20 ksi.
The moduli of elasticity are 1.5 × 106 psi for timber, and 29 × 106 psi for steel.

2. The rigid platform in the figure has negligible mass and rests on two steel bars, each 250.00 mm
long. The center bar is aluminum and 249.90 mm long. Compute the stress in the aluminum bar
after the center load P = 400 kN has been applied. For each steel bar, the area is 1200 mm2 and E
= 200 GPa. For the aluminum bar, the area is 2400 mm2 and E = 70 GPa.
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3. The composite bar in the figure is firmly attached to unyielding supports. Compute the stress
in each material caused by the application of the axial load P = 50 kips.

4. Steel railroad reels 10 m long are laid with a clearance of 3 mm at a temperature of 15°C. At
what temperature will the rails just touch? What stress would be induced in the rails at that
temperature if there were no initial clearance? Assume α = 11.7 μm/(m·°C) and E = 200 GPa.

5. A copper rod with circular cross-sections, as shown in Figure, rests inside a frame made of steel (with
Young’s modulus, E = 200 GPa and coefficient of linear thermal expansion, α = 12 x 10^−6 / °C). E for
copper is 120 GPa and a for copper is 18x10^−6 / °C. At 0 °C, there exists a small gap of 0.025 mm
between the upper end of the rod and the steel frame. Find out the compressive force developed in
copper rod if the temperature is raised to 40°C. Assume that cross-sectional area of frame = 6.25 c^m2.
6. In Figure, the rod of uniform cross-section is rigidly fixed at both ends and it is subjected to
loads P1 and P2 as shown. If P1 = 30 kN, P2 = 60 kN and E = 200 GPa, find out the reactions at
each end and change in length of each portion. Take diameter of the rod as d = 25 mm.

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