Questions from Mechanics

Q: Repeat Problem 9. Use two C 150 × 12.2

Repeat Problem 9. Use two C 150 × 12.2 steel shapes and assume that E = 205 GPa and L = 6 m. Data from Problem 9: A column, pinned at top and bottom, is made up of two C6 ×...

Q: Determine the allowable axial load Pallow for a steel pipe column that

Determine the allowable axial load Pallow for a steel pipe column that is fixed at the base and free at the top (see figure) for each of the following lengths: L = 2.6 m, 2.8 m, 3.0 m, and 3.2 m. The...

Q: A horizontal beam AB is pin-supported at end A and

A horizontal beam AB is pin-supported at end A and carries a load Q at joint B, as shown in the figure. The beam is also supported at C by a pinned end column of length L; the column is restrained lat...

Q: A horizontal beam AB is supported at end A and carries a

A horizontal beam AB is supported at end A and carries a load Q at joint B, as shown in the figure part a. The beam is also supported at C by a pinned end column of length L. The column has flexural r...

Q: A horizontal beam AB has a sliding support at end A and

A horizontal beam AB has a sliding support at end A and carries a load Q at end B, as shown in the figure part a. The beam is supported at C and D by two identical pinned-end columns of length L. Each...

Q: A slender bar AB with pinned ends and length L is held

A slender bar AB with pinned ends and length L is held between immovable supports (see figure). What increase ∆T in the temperature of the bar will produce buckling at the Euler load...

Q: A rectangular column with cross-sectional dimensions b and h is

A rectangular column with cross-sectional dimensions b and h is pin-supported at ends A and C (see figure). At mid-height, the column is restrained in the plane of the figure but is free to deflect pe...

Q: Three identical, solid circular rods, each of radius r and

Three identical, solid circular rods, each of radius r and length L, are placed together to form a compression member (see the cross section shown in the figure). Assuming pinned-end conditions, deter...

Q: Three pinned-end columns of the same material have the same

Three pinned-end columns of the same material have the same length and the same cross- sectional area (see figure). The columns are free to buckle in any direction. The columns have cross sections as:...

Q: A long slender column ABC is pinned at ends A and C

A long slender column ABC is pinned at ends A and C and compressed by an axial force P (see figure). At the midpoint B, lateral support is provided to prevent deflection in the plane of the figure. Th...