The rigid bar ABC in the figure is pinned at B and attached to the two vertical rods. Initially, the bar is horizontal and the vertical rods are stress-free. Determine the stress in the aluminum rod if the temperature of the steel rod is decreased by 40°C. Neglect the weight of bar ABC.
![The rigid bar ABC in the figure is pinned at B and attached to the two vertical rods. Initially, the bar is horizontal… 1 4. The rigid bar ABC in the figure is pinned at B and attached to the two vertical rods. Initially, the bar is horizontal and the vertical rods are stress-free. Determine the stress in the aluminum rod if the temperature of the steel rod is decreased by 40°C. Neglect the weight of bar ABC.](https://theskyscorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/image-86.png)
![The rigid bar ABC in the figure is pinned at B and attached to the two vertical rods. Initially, the bar is horizontal… 2 4. The rigid bar ABC in the figure is pinned at B and attached to the two vertical rods. Initially, the bar is horizontal and the vertical rods are stress-free. Determine the stress in the aluminum rod if the temperature of the steel rod is decreased by 40°C. Neglect the weight of bar ABC.](https://theskyscorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/image-87.png)
![The rigid bar ABC in the figure is pinned at B and attached to the two vertical rods. Initially, the bar is horizontal… 3 4. The rigid bar ABC in the figure is pinned at B and attached to the two vertical rods. Initially, the bar is horizontal and the vertical rods are stress-free. Determine the stress in the aluminum rod if the temperature of the steel rod is decreased by 40°C. Neglect the weight of bar ABC.](https://theskyscorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/image-88.png)
![The rigid bar ABC in the figure is pinned at B and attached to the two vertical rods. Initially, the bar is horizontal… 4 4. The rigid bar ABC in the figure is pinned at B and attached to the two vertical rods. Initially, the bar is horizontal and the vertical rods are stress-free. Determine the stress in the aluminum rod if the temperature of the steel rod is decreased by 40°C. Neglect the weight of bar ABC.](https://theskyscorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/image-89.png)
![The rigid bar ABC in the figure is pinned at B and attached to the two vertical rods. Initially, the bar is horizontal… 5 4. The rigid bar ABC in the figure is pinned at B and attached to the two vertical rods. Initially, the bar is horizontal and the vertical rods are stress-free. Determine the stress in the aluminum rod if the temperature of the steel rod is decreased by 40°C. Neglect the weight of bar ABC.](https://theskyscorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/image-90.png)