Mecánica de Sólidos Avanzada I

Práctica 2
Autor : Jean Franco Arandia Tarantino
Cédula : 20 - 70 - 3440

1. The Figure 1 shows two bars, area: A1 =1.7 A2 . Diameter: D1 =1.25 in. Length: L1 =3 ft, L2 =14 in. The material is
Steel A36. a) Determine the lowest load P to make one of the bars to reach the plastic condition and the displace-
ment of point C. b) If the load computed in part “a” is increased by 8%, what is the displacement of point C? c)
What is the load P necessary to get the bars in fully plastic condition. d) If in part “b” the load is removed, what is
the displacement of point C?

Figure 1
Equivalent system:

Figure 2
a) The load (P) is distributed to each bar as follows:

k1 k2
In[1]:= P1 = P; P2 = P;
k1 + k2 k1 + k2

The axial stiffness of each bar is:

E A1 E A2
In[2]:= k1 = ; k2 = ;
L1 L2

The stress of each bar is:

P1 P2
In[3]:= σ1 = ; σ2 = ;
A1 A2

k1 P k2 P
In[4]:= σ1 = ; σ2 = ;
k1 + k2 A1 k1 + k2 A2

From expression shown above:

k1 + k2 k1 + k2
P= σ1 A1 ; P = σ2 A2 ;
k1 k2

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k1 + k2 k1 + k2
σ1 A1 = σ2 A2
k1 k2

Finding a relation between σ1 and σ2 :

 k1 +k2  A
k2 2
σ1 = σ2
 k1 +k2  A1
k1

k1 A2
In[6]:= σ1 = σ2
k2 A1

E A1
L1 A2
σ1 = σ2
E A2
A1
L2

A1 L2 A2
In[7]:= σ1 = σ2
A2 L1 A1

L2
σ1 = σ2
L1

For the following lengths (in):

In[21]:= L1 = 36; L2 = 14;

L2
In[9]:= σ1 = σ2
L1

14
σ1 = σ2
36

The bar 2 reaches the plastic condition first.

For:

In[23]:= σy = 36; A2 = 0.7219; A1 = 1.2272;

In[30]:= P2 = σy A2

Out[30]= 25.9884

L2
In[12]:= σ1 = σy
L1

Out[12]= 14

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In[26]:= P1 = σ1 A1

Out[26]= 17.1808

The lowest load to reach the plastic condition is (kip):

In[16]:= P = P1 + P2

Out[16]= 43.1692

Modulus of elasticity (ksi):

In[19]:= Es = 29 000;

The displacement of point C is (in):

P1
In[28]:= ΔC =
E s A1
L1

Out[28]= 0.0173793

P2
In[31]:= ΔC =
E s A2
L2

Out[31]= 0.0173793

b) Increasing P by 8%:

In[32]:= P ' = 0.08 P

Out[32]= 3.45354

In[38]:= P + P'

Out[38]= 46.6227

Displacement of point C (in):

P'
In[33]:= ΔC' = ΔC +
Es A1
L1

Out[33]= 0.0208727

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c) Plastic condition for the two bars.

Load to reach the plastic condition for bar 1 (kip):

In[34]:= P1 y = σy A1

Out[34]= 44.1792

In[35]:= P1' = P1 y - P1

Out[35]= 26.9984

Load for both bars (kip):

In[36]:= Pp = P1' + P

Out[36]= 70.1676

d) Permanent deformation of point C (in):

In[37]:= ΔC' - ΔC

Out[37]= 0.00349344

Figure 3

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