A so-called "trapeze bar" in a hospital room provides a means for patients to exercise while in bed (see figure The bar is 2.3 m long and has a cross section in the shape of a regular octagon. The design load is 1.4 kN applied at the midpoint of the bar, and the allowable bending stress is 180 MPa. Determine the minimum height h of the bar. Round to one decimal place. (Assume that the ends of the bar a simply supported and that the weight of the bar is negligible.) hmin mm

A so-called "trapeze bar" in a hospital room provides a means for patients to exercise while in bed (see figure The bar is 2.3 m long and has a cross section in the shape of a regular octagon. The design load is 1.4 kN applied at the midpoint of the bar, and the allowable bending stress is 180 MPa. Determine the minimum height h of the bar. Round to one decimal place. (Assume that the ends of the bar a simply supported and that the weight of the bar is negligible.) hmin mm

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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