BADIOLA, MA. DENISSE W.

MEC32-C9

AXIAL STRESS

A hollow steel tube with an inside diameter of 100 mm must carry a tensile
load of 400 kN. Determine the outside diameter of the tube if the stress is
limited to 120 MN/m2.

SOURCE: Verterra, Romel (2015). Online Engineering Mathematics. Retrieved

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For

GIVEN:

Di=100 mm
P=400 kN=400 000 N
MN
S=120
=120 MPa
mm2

REQUIRED: Outside Diameter,

SOLUTION:

S=

P
A

1
1
A= Do2 Do (100)2
4
4
D

( o 210 000)

1
A=
4
P=SA
D

( o 210 000)

4
400 000=120
400 000=30 Do2300 000
2

Do =

400 000+300 000

30

D=119.35 mm
For steel:

S=

P
A

Do

A=

P
S

A=

12
0.5

A=24 ksi
For aluminum:

A=

P
S

A=

12
0.5

A=24 ksi
For bronze:

A=

P
S

A=

9
0.5

A=18 ksi

A rod is composed of an aluminum section rigidly attached between steel and

bronze sections, as show in the figure below. Axial loads are applied at the
positions indicated. If P = 3000 lb and the cross sectional area of the rod is
0.5 2 , determine the stress in each section.
SOURCE: Verterra, Romel (2015). Online Engineering Mathematics. Retrieved
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SOLUTION:

For steel:

S=

P
A

A=

P
S

A=

12
0.5

A=24 ksi
For aluminum:

A=

P
S

A=

12
0.5

A=24 ksi
For bronze:

A=

P
S

A=

9
0.5

A=18 ksi
SOLUTION:

F x=0
24 R F=16 (30 )

RF =20 ksi

F v=0

3
DF=20
5
1
DF=33 ksi
3

By Symmetry

For the truss shown below, calculate the stresses in members CE, DE, and DF.
The cross-sectional area of each member is 1.8 in2. Indicate tension (T) or
compression (C).

SOURCE: SOURCE: Verterra, Romel (2015). Online Engineering Mathematics.

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