(Solved): A rigid bar ABCD is pinned at A and supported by two steel rods connected at B and C, as shown. The ...
A rigid bar ABCD is pinned at A and supported by two steel rods connected at B and C, as shown. There is no strain in the vertical rods before load P is applied. After load P is applied, the normal strain in rod(2) is 0.0008mm/mm. Determine the axial normal strain in rod (1).