A piston rod is subjected to a maximum compression load of 32000 lbs. and is 20 in.long. The material for the rod has a yield strength of 73 ksi. The Rankine’s constant canbe taken as 0.00026. What would be the diameter of the rod for a factor of safety of 4?a. 1.61 inb.0.97 inc. 1 ind.1 3/4 in.
A piston rod is subjected to a maximum compression load of 32000 lbs. and is 20 in.long. The material for the rod has a yield strength of 73 ksi. The Rankine’s constant canbe taken as 0.00026. What would be the diameter of the rod for a factor of safety of 4?a. 1.61 inb.0.97 inc. 1 ind.1 3/4 in.
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A piston rod is subjected to a maximum compression load of 32000 lbs. and is 20 in.
long. The material for the rod has a yield strength of 73 ksi. The Rankine’s constant can
be taken as 0.00026. What would be the diameter of the rod for a factor of safety of 4?
a. 1.61 in
b.0.97 in
c. 1 in
d.1 3/4 in.
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