The bar in the figure has constant cross sectional area A. The top third of the bar, of length L, is made of a material with mass density ρ and Young's modulus E. The bottom two thirds of the bar (length 2L) is made of a different material, with density ρ/2 and Young's modulus 2E. The bar is fixed at the floor, C, at x=3L, and at the ceiling, B, at x=0. The bar deforms under its own weight. For a material with density ρ, gravity results in a load per unit volume ρg. No other loads are applied.

A , L , E , ρ , and g are KNOWN quantities.
Note that you must consider the gravity load on both segments of the bar as densities are different but comparable.
Q1_1_1 : 40.0 POINTS
Find a symbolic expression for the distributed load per unit length due to gravity fx(x), in terms of ρ, g, A (with ρ as rho):

for 0≤x<L, fx(x)=

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for L<x≤3L, fx(x)=

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Q1_1_2 : 100.0 POINTS
Use the force method for statically indeterminate structures to obtain a symbolic expression for the reaction RCx at the support C in terms of ρ, g, A, L (with ρ written as rho):

RCx=

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Q1_1_3 : 40.0 POINTS
Obtain a symbolic expression for the axial force in the bar N(x) in terms of ρ, g, A, L, x (with ρwritten as rho):

for 0≤x<L, N(x)=

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for L<x≤3L, N(x)=

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Q1_1_4 : 80.0 POINTS
Obtain symbolic expressions for the maximum tensile and compressive stresses ( σmax,Tn and σmax,Cn )and their locations (coordinates xmax,T and xmax,C ) in terms of ρ, g, L (with ρ written asrho). (Note: enter the expressions for the stresses with their appropriate signs.)

σmax,Tn=

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at location xmax,T=

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σmax,Cn=

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at location xmax,C=

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Q1_1_5 : 60.0 POINTS
Obtain a symbolic expression for the displacement ux(x=2L) in terms of ρ, g, E, L (with ρwritten as rho):

ux(x=2L)=

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Q1_2 (QUIZ 1 PROBLEM 2): STATICALLY INDETERMINATE TRUSS PROBLEM WITH THE METHOD OF JOINTS
The truss in the figure is composed by 4 bars (AD, AC, BC, CD) connected by pins at A,B,C,D. The geometry of the truss is defined in the figure in terms of the length H of bar BC. A vertical load W=400kN is applied at joint D. A horizontal load 2W=800 kN is applied at joint C. The material of bar AC has modulus E0 and cross sectional area A0.
Q1_2_1 : 100.0 POINTS
(a) Use the method of joints to obtain the numerical values (in kN) of the axial forces in the four bars.
Note: there will be factors of 2√ in your solutions. Do not use the square root symbol in your answer, just factor in the value as 1.4142

NAD=

kN
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NAC=

kN
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NBC=

kN
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NCD=

kN
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Q1_2_2 : 100.0 POINTS
(b) Obtain the value of the Cartesian components of reactions at the supports in kN.

RAx=

kN
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RAy=

kN
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RBx=

kN
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RBy=

kN
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Q1_2_3 : 40.0 POINTS
Obtain a symbolic expression for the elongation of the bar AC, δAC, in terms of H, W, E0, A0 (with E0 as E_0 and A0 as A_0):

δAC=

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Q1_2_4 : 80.0 POINTS
Now assume that the bar BC is a composite bar obtained by bonding two cables: a steel cable with cross sectional area AS=1000 mm2, and an aluminum cable with cross sectional area AA, as shown in the figure, so that the total cross sectional area of the bar BC is AS+AA. Take the Young's modulus of steel to be ES=200 GPa, and the Young's modulus of aluminum to be EA=80 GPa.
If the failure stress of aluminum σA,fail=500 MPa, and we want a safety factor SF = 2 against failure, obtain the value (in mm2), of the minimum cross sectional area AA,min of aluminum that you should have for the composite bar BC.

AA,min=

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Anyone please?

Any help please?

Anyone?

1. rho*g*A

2, 0.5*rho*g*A
3. 3/4*rho*g*A*L

3/4*rho*g*A*L is not good answer

Trustee thanks the first two answers right but third one is wrong, can you check please?

q1_2_1 400, 300, 700, 565.685

q1_2_2 -800, -300, 0, 700

Thanks simonsay,

in q1_2_1: 300 is wrong for me, is there maybe a -300?

q1-2 wrong

In my case it was 500 guys, just try it.