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A brass sleeve S is fitted over a steel bolt B (see figure), and the nut is tightened until it is just snug. The bolt has a diameter dB = 25 mm, and the sleeve has inside and outside diameters d1 = 26...
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A rigid triangular frame is pivoted at C and held by two identical horizontal wires at points A and B (see figure). Each wire has an axial rigidity EA = 120 kips and coefficient of thermal expansion &...
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A rigid bar ABCD is pinned at end A and supported by two cables at points B and C (see figure). The cable at B has a nominal diameter dB = 12 mm and the cable at C has a nominal diameter dC = 20 mm. A...
See AnswerQ: A copper bar AB with a length 25 in. and diameter
A copper bar AB with a length 25 in. and diameter 2 in. is placed in position at room temperature with a gap of 0.008 in. between end A and a rigid restraint (see figure). The bar is supported at end...
See AnswerQ: A steel wire AB is stretched between rigid supports (see figure
A steel wire AB is stretched between rigid supports (see figure). The initial pre stress in the wire is 42 MPa when the temperature is 20° C. (a) What is the stress Ï in the wire...
See AnswerQ: The mechanical assembly shown in the figure consists of an aluminum tube
The mechanical assembly shown in the figure consists of an aluminum tube, a rigid end plate, and two steel cables. The slack is removed from the cables by rotating the turnbuckles until the assembly i...
See AnswerQ: A bar AB having a length L and axial rigidity EA is
A bar AB having a length L and axial rigidity EA is fixed at end A (see figure). At the other end, a small gap of dimension s exists between the end of the bar and a rigid surface. A load P acts on th...
See AnswerQ: Pipe 2 has been inserted snugly into Pipe 1, but the
Pipe 2 has been inserted snugly into Pipe 1, but the holes for a connecting pin do not line up; there is a gaps. The user decides to apply either force P1 to Pipe 1 or force P2 to Pipe 2, whichever is...
See AnswerQ: A non prismatic bar ABC made up of segments AB (length
A non prismatic bar ABC made up of segments AB (length L1, cross-sectional area A1) and BC (length L2, cross-sectional area A2) is fixed at end A and free at end C (see figure). The modulus of elastic...
See AnswerQ: A stepped bar with a hole (see figure) has widths
A stepped bar with a hole (see figure) has widths b = 2.4 in. and c = 1.6 in. The fillets have radii equal to 0.2 in. What is the diameter dmax of the largest hole that can be drilled through the bar...
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