A 2.5 m long and 30 mm thick tie bar is of tapered section. The longitudinal section tapers from a depth of 60 mm to 180 mm at the ends as shown in figure. A load of 54 kN acts through the centroid of the smaller end parallel to the top edge. Determine the position and the magnitude of the maximum tensile stress. 30 mm 54 kN41 60 mm 4 2.5 m 54 kN
A 2.5 m long and 30 mm thick tie bar is of tapered section. The longitudinal section tapers from a depth of 60 mm to 180 mm at the ends as shown in figure. A load of 54 kN acts through the centroid of the smaller end parallel to the top edge. Determine the position and the magnitude of the maximum tensile stress. 30 mm 54 kN41 60 mm 4 2.5 m 54 kN
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![A 2.5 m long and 30 mm thick tie bar is of tapered section. The longitudinal section
tapers from a depth of 60 mm to 180 mm at the ends as shown in figure. A load
of 54 kN acts through the centroid of the smaller end parallel to the top edge.
Determine the position and the magnitude of the maximum tensile stress.
30 mm
54 kN+
60 mm
2.5 m
180mm-
54 kN](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F49cd46cc-aa88-4717-89d9-bb561288d0dd%2F5f1075ca-a230-4935-ba07-48e2dcad08ba%2F3ot5whk_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A 2.5 m long and 30 mm thick tie bar is of tapered section. The longitudinal section
tapers from a depth of 60 mm to 180 mm at the ends as shown in figure. A load
of 54 kN acts through the centroid of the smaller end parallel to the top edge.
Determine the position and the magnitude of the maximum tensile stress.
30 mm
54 kN+
60 mm
2.5 m
180mm-
54 kN
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