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The document contains a problem sheet for a Mechanics of Deformable Bodies course at the National Institute of Technology Karnataka, focusing on thermal strain and elongation of materials. It includes four problems involving thermal expansion and stress calculations for steel, copper, aluminum, and brass rods under varying temperature conditions. The problems require determining thermal strain, elongation, temperature rise to close gaps, and induced stresses in the materials.

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Problem Sheet # 2

The document contains a problem sheet for a Mechanics of Deformable Bodies course at the National Institute of Technology Karnataka, focusing on thermal strain and elongation of materials. It includes four problems involving thermal expansion and stress calculations for steel, copper, aluminum, and brass rods under varying temperature conditions. The problems require determining thermal strain, elongation, temperature rise to close gaps, and induced stresses in the materials.

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National Institute of Technology Karnataka

Department of Mechanical Engineering


ME-113: Mechanics of Deformable Bodies
Problem Sheet # 2

Problem # 1: An unconstrained steel bar of length L = 1.0 m is heated from room


temperature 25°C to 100°C. Determine (a) the thermal strain and (b) elongation of
the bar.

Problem # 2: Copper and aluminum rods of equal diameter are fixed between rigid
walls, and are separated by a gap δ = 0.008". The copper has an elastic modulus EC
= 17x106 psi and a thermal expansion coefficient αC = 9.4x10-6/°F, while the
aluminum has an elastic modulus EA = 10.1x106 psi and a thermal expansion
coefficient αA = 13.1x10-6/°F.

a) Determine the minimum uniform temperature rise T required to close the gap.
b) Suppose the temperature rise is exactly twice that calculated in part a). Determine
the following:
i) The normal stress in each rod.
ii) The final length of each rod.

Problem # 3: An Aluminum rod (indicated by letter 1 in the below figure) and a


Brass rod (indicated by letter 2 in the below figure) are connected to rigid supports
as shown below. The cross-sectional area of the Aluminum rod is 2000 mm2 and that
of the Brass rod is 3000 mm2. The modulus of elasticity and the coefficient of
thermal expansion of the Aluminum rod are E = 70 GPa and  = 22.5 x 10-6/C
respectively. The modulus of elasticity and the coefficient of thermal expansion of
the Brass rod are E = 105 GPa and  = 18.0 x 10-6/C respectively.
(a) Determine the temperature increase that will close the initial 1 mm gap
between the two axial members.
(b) Compute the normal stress in each rod if the temperature increase is +60C.

Problem # 4: A rod consisting of two cylindrical portions AB and BC is restrained


at both ends. Portion AB is made of steel (ES = 200 GPa, αS = 11.7 x 10-6/C) and
portion BC is made of brass (Eb = 200 GPa, αb = 20.9 x 10-6/C) Knowing that the
rod is initially unstressed, determine the compressive force induced in ABC when
there is a temperature rise of 50C.

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