100m PROBLEM 1.6 ‘Two brass rods 4B and BC, each of wniform diameter, will be brazed Sm together at B to form a nommiform rod of total length 100m, which will b bbe suspended from a support at 4 as shown. Knowing that the density of | ‘brass is 8470 kgm’, determine (a) the length of rod 4B for which the maximum normal stress in ABC is minimum, (®) the comesponding ‘value of the maximum nomual stress. SOLUTION 176.71 x 10%? Ag = 705mm)? =176.71mm* Age = 7,00)" = 78.54 mm? = 78.54x10%m? Fromgeomeny, = 100-a Weights: Wap = PE ual ap = @ATOYOSIQTE.T1 x 10)a = 14.6830 Wye = pg Anche = (@470)9.8178 $4 x 10"*)(100 — a) = 652.59 - 6.2%a Noma stesses: Ata, Py = Wp + Wye = 652.59 + 8.1570 i) og = FA = 36930108 + 46.160%10'a ba ALB, B, = Wye = 652.59 - 6.5260 @ oy ~ FE = 83090108 - 83.0901 @ ® oc Length of rod 4B. The maximum stress in 4BC is minimum when ¢ = 05 oF 4.6160 «10° - 129.25x10°a = 0 a=3571m ‘Maxinsm normal stress. 16930 x 10° + (46.160%10°)}35.71) 3000 10% — (63.090 x 10°X35.71) os 04 = 05 = 534x108 Pa o=334MPa 4