Problem I. Steel bars and an aluminum bar support the rigid slab as a platform as shown below. A gap A = 0.26 mm exists between the aluminum bar and the slab. Neglecting the weight of the slab A (mm?) 350 a (/degree celsius) 11.6x10-6 23.1x106 E (GPa) Steel bar Aluminum bar 200 400 70 a) Which temperature increase AT is required to just close the spacing at the middle? (Note that the temperature increase will subject all bars) b) What are the stresses in the steel bars and aluminum bar for AT =_ degree celsius 76 AT in C° in MPa? 1000 mm Steel Aluminum Steel

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Problem I. Steel bars and an aluminum bar support the rigid slab as a platform as shown below. A gap A = 0.26 mm
exists between the aluminum bar and the slab. Neglecting the weight of the slab
a (/degree celsius)
11.6x10-6
23.1x106
A (mm?)
E (GPa)
Steel bar
Aluminum bar
350
200
400
70
a) Which temperature increase AT is required to just close the spacing at the middle? (Note that the
temperature increase will subject all bars)
b)
What are the stresses in the steel bars and aluminum bar for AT =_ degree celsius 76 AT in C°
in MPa?
1000 mm
Steel
Aluminum
Steel
Transcribed Image Text:Problem I. Steel bars and an aluminum bar support the rigid slab as a platform as shown below. A gap A = 0.26 mm exists between the aluminum bar and the slab. Neglecting the weight of the slab a (/degree celsius) 11.6x10-6 23.1x106 A (mm?) E (GPa) Steel bar Aluminum bar 350 200 400 70 a) Which temperature increase AT is required to just close the spacing at the middle? (Note that the temperature increase will subject all bars) b) What are the stresses in the steel bars and aluminum bar for AT =_ degree celsius 76 AT in C° in MPa? 1000 mm Steel Aluminum Steel
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