Learning Goal:
To solve for thermal stresses in statically indeterminate bars subject to a temperature change.
Most materials change in size when subjected to a temperature change. For a temperature change of a homogenous isotropic material, the change in length of a bar of length I due to a temperature change AT can be calculated as d = aATL, where a is the linear coefficient of thermal expansion-a property of the material the bar is. made from.
For a member that is not constrained, this expansion can occur freely. However, if the member is statically indeterminate, the deflection is constrained. Thus, changes in temperature will induce internal thermal stresses. The compatibility condition is that the changes in length due to the temperature change and to the induced stress must cancel each other out, &T + 8 = 0, where
NL
with N being the induced internal AE
SF
=
normal force, positive for tension.
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Part A Calculate thermal stress
The round bar shown (Figure 1) has a diameter of 7.4 cm and a length of 8 m. The modulus of elasticity is E= 130 GPa and the linear coefficient of thermal expansion is 1.6x10-5
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