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A brass rod is 185 cm long and 1.60 cm in diameter. What force must be applied to each end of the rod to prevent it from contract- ing when
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Answer:
42000N
Explanation:
First you calculate how much it would contract, and secondly you then calculate the force to stretch it by that amount.
1) linear thermal expansion coef brass 19e-6 /K
∆L = αL∆T = (19e-6)(1.85)(110) = 0.00387 meter or 3.87 mm
Second part involves linear elasticity.
for brass, young’s modulus is 15e6 psi or 100 GPa
cross-sectional area of rod is π(0.008)² = 0.0002 m²
F = EA∆L/L
F = (100e9)(0.0002)(0.00387) / (1.85)
F = 42000 or 42 kN