Situation 4. A cast iron link is 50mm wide by 250mm high by 550 mm long. The allowable stress in tension is 50 MPa and 85 MPa in compression. Assume that load P (tensile axial load) is placed at 30 mm distance from the neutral axis. A. What is the value of tensile normal stress in MPa? B. What is the value of bending stress in MPa? C. What is the value of the combined stress?

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Situation 4. A cast iron link is 50mm wide by 250mm high by 550 mm long. The allowable stress
in tension is 50 MPa and 85 MPa in compression. Assume that load P (tensile axial
load) is placed at 30 mm distance from the neutral axis.

A. What is the value of tensile normal stress in MPa?

B. What is the value of bending stress in MPa?

C. What is the value of the combined stress?

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