Chapter 3: Q79P (page 578)
(a) Equation (17.12) gives the stress required to keep the length of a rod constant as its temperature changes. Show that if the length is permitted to change by an amount 鈭哃 when its temperature changes by 鈭員, the stress is equal to
where F is the tension on the rod, is the original length of the rod, A its cross-sectional area, its coefficient of linear expansion, and Y its Young鈥檚 modulus. (b) A heavy brass bar has projections at its ends (Fig. P17.79). Two fine steel wires, fastened between the projections, are just taut (zero tension) when the whole system is at 20掳C. What is the tensile stress in the steel wires when the temperature of the system is raised to 140掳C? Make any simplifying assumptions you think are justified, but state them.

Short Answer
a) it is proved that the change in length and temperature the stress is equal to .
b) the tensile stress of steel wire is .