A Question and solution concerning linear thermal expansion
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1) (a) If a rod of 1025 steel 19.7 in. long is heated from 68 to 176ï?°F while its ends remain fixed, determine the type and magnitude of stress that develops. Assume that at 68ï?°F the rod is stress free. (b) What will be the stress magnitude if a rod 39.4 in. long is used? (c) If the rod in part (a) is cooled from 68 to 14ï?°F, what type and magnitude of stress will result? (d) What is the magnitude of the stress in part (a) if only one end of the rod is fixed?
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The thermal linear expansion in a material (1025 steel) is considered and a formula for the linear stress developed from the formulas for strain, Youngs Modulus and linear expansion for the material. The stress in a steel bar is determined from this analysis
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Use the definition of strain in terms of linear change in length ΔL over original length L
Strain = Delta(L)/L (1)
Change in length of a material due to temperature change Delta(T) is given by
Delta(L) = Alpha*L*Delta(T) (2)
where Alpha is the coefficient of linear expansion for the material in question
Thus we can say that the strain can be given by combining (1) & (2) thus
Strain = Dleta(L)/L = Alpha*Delta(T) (3)
Young Modulus Y for a material relates the Stress (Sigma) to the Strain in the elastic regime for the material
Thus
Y = Stress/Strain = Sigma/Strain (4)
Combining (4) with (3) we get a relationship between Stress in a material and other ...
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