A steel bar 500 ft long, suspended vertically from one end, supports a 207 load P at its lower end. The maximum stress in the bar is 8000 psi caused both by the load and by its weight. If E = 30 X 10 psi and steel weighs 490 lb/cu ft, find the total elongation of the bar. Ans. 8 = 1.43 in.

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Problem 1.8.20P: A single steel strut AB with a diameter (a) Find the strut force Fs and average normal stress ds= 8...
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load P at its lower end. The maximum stress in the bar is 8000 psi caused both
by the load and by its weight. If E = 30 X 10 psi and steel weighs 490 lb/cu ft,
find the total elongation of the bar.
A steel bar 500 ft long, suspended vertically from one end, supports a
Ans. 6 = 1.43 in.
8000 lb
3000 lb 7000 lb
2000 lb
4' 5 3'-
Fig. P-208 and P-209.
Transcribed Image Text:207 load P at its lower end. The maximum stress in the bar is 8000 psi caused both by the load and by its weight. If E = 30 X 10 psi and steel weighs 490 lb/cu ft, find the total elongation of the bar. A steel bar 500 ft long, suspended vertically from one end, supports a Ans. 6 = 1.43 in. 8000 lb 3000 lb 7000 lb 2000 lb 4' 5 3'- Fig. P-208 and P-209.
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