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The document contains multiple problems involving the analysis of beams, springs, and links under various loading conditions. Castigliano's method and superposition are used to calculate deflections, reactions, stresses, and spring rates. Dimensions, materials, loads, and support conditions are provided for beams, springs, wires, links, and other structural elements. Solutions involve finding deflections, reactions, stresses, spring rates, and suitable thicknesses using appropriate analytical methods.

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PS8

The document contains multiple problems involving the analysis of beams, springs, and links under various loading conditions. Castigliano's method and superposition are used to calculate deflections, reactions, stresses, and spring rates. Dimensions, materials, loads, and support conditions are provided for beams, springs, wires, links, and other structural elements. Solutions involve finding deflections, reactions, stresses, spring rates, and suitable thicknesses using appropriate analytical methods.

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The figure illustrates a stepped torsion-bar spring OA with an actuating cantilever AB.

Both
parts are of carbon steel. Use superposition and find the spring rate k corresponding to a
force F acting at B.
The steel curved bar shown has a rectangular cross section with a radial height h = 6 mm,
and a thickness b = 4 mm. The radius of the centroidal axis is R = 40 mm. A force P = 10 N is
applied as shown. Find the vertical deflection at B. Use Castigliano’s method for a curved
flexural member, and since R/h < 10, do not neglect any of the terms.
For the steel wire form shown, use Castigliano’s method to determine the horizontal reaction
forces at A and B and the deflection at C.
A rectangular aluminum bar 10 mm thick and 60 mm wide is welded to fixed supports at the
ends, and the bar supports a load W = 4 kN, acting through a pin as shown. Find the
reactions at the supports and the deflection of point A.
The steel beam ABCD shown is supported at C as shown and supported at B and D by
shoulder steel bolts, each having a diameter of 8 mm. The lengths of BE and DF are 50 mm
and 65 mm, respectively. The beam has a second area moment of 21(103) mm4. Prior to
loading, the members are stress-free. A force of 2 kN is then applied at point A. Using
procedure 2 of Sec. 4–10, determine the stresses in the bolts and the deflections of points
A, B, and D.
Link 2, shown in the figure, is 25 mm wide, has 12-mm-diameter bearings at the ends, and
is cut from low-carbon steel bar stock having a minimum yield strength of 165 MPa. The
end-condition constants are C = 1 and C = 1.2 for buckling in and out of the plane of the
drawing, respectively.
(a) Using a design factor nd = 4, find a suitable thickness for the link.
(b) Are the bearing stresses at O and B of any significance?

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