An aluminum rod is made in the form of a hollow square tube, 2.25 in outside, with

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An aluminum rod is made in the form of a hollow square tube, 2.25 in outside, with a wall thickness of 0.120 in. Its length is 16.0 in. What axial compressive force would cause the tube to shorten by 0.004 in? Compute the resulting compressive stress in the aluminum.

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Machine Elements In Mechanical Design

ISBN: 9780134441184

6th Edition

Authors: Robert Mott, Edward Vavrek, Jyhwen Wang

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