normal stress of section 1 = 1590N / 0.15m^2 = 10600 N/m^2
normal stress of section 2 = 1590N / 0.05m^2 = 31800 N/m^2
Could it be that easy? Feel like I'm missing something still
Area of a rectangle is length * width
So at section 1, the area A would be 30mm*5mm = 150mm = 0.15m ?
and
Section 2, the area A would be 10mm*5mm = 50mm = 0.05m ?
Then I would just plug those areas into the normal stress = P/A equation for both sections?
Thanks for the quick reply
Homework Statement
"The axial load for a given test sample carries 1590 N. Calculate tensile stress at sections (1) and (2) assuming the sample thickness is 5mm. (Rectangular cross section).
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Homework Equations
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Ah excellent! Thank you very much. The equations for Ra and Rb were a little more complicated but I got the answers the back of the book has.
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