F13Q1_1: COMPOSITE BAR UNDER DISTRIBUTED LOADING
The composite bar AB has length L and is fixed at A(x=0).
The bar has a constant cross-section and is composed of two steel plates, of modulus Es=2E0 sandwiching a copper core of modulus Ec=E0.
The steel plates and the copper core have equal width w and equal height h.
The bar is subjected to a distributed load per unit length of the bar fx(x)=p0(xL)13.
The given known quantities are:
L=2m
h=3cm
w=2cm
E0=100GPa
p0=1000kN/m
Helpful hint:
∫xndx=xn+1n+1+Constant
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