Q. A brittle steel rod is heated to 160?C and then suddenly clamped at both ends. It is then allowed to cool and breaks at a temperature of 85?C. If E = 200 GN/m2 and ? = 12 x 10-5 / ?C, the breaking stress of steel is (Solved)
1. 60 MN / m2
2. 90 MN / m2
3. 180 MN / m2
4. 360 MN / m2
5. None of the above
- c. 180 MN / m2