Calculating stress and strain in complex loading scenario

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Homework Statement
Stress and strain in complex loading scenario
Relevant Equations
Stress = F / A
Strain = change in length / original length
A bar is 100mm long and has a 20mm by 10mm cross section. It is subject the following complex loading a tensile load of 10,000N along its length

a compressive load of 100,000N on its 100mm by 20mm faces a tensile load of 100,000N on its 100mm by 10mm faces
Calculate the stress and strain on each axis
The Young's modulus, E = 200 GPa

The Poisson's ratio, v = 0.28
Stress = F / cross sectional area

Im ok with that.

Strain = change in length / original length which we don’t know.
 
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What does your textbook say about how to handle multiple stresses on the same member in calculations like this?
 
Bert2000 said:
Homework Statement: Stress and strain in complex loading scenario
Relevant Equations: Stress = F / A
Strain = change in length / original length

A bar is 100mm long and has a 20mm by 10mm cross section. It is subject the following complex loading a tensile load of 10,000N along its length

a compressive load of 100,000N on its 100mm by 20mm faces a tensile load of 100,000N on its 100mm by 10mm faces
Calculate the stress and strain on each axis
The Young's modulus, E = 200 GPa

The Poisson's ratio, v = 0.28
Stress = F / cross sectional area

Im ok with that.

Strain = change in length / original length which we don’t know.
You forgot about the stress-strain relationship. For uni-axial loading, $$\sigma=E\epsilon$$ where ##\sigma## is the axial stress and ##\epsilon## is the axial strain. You also neglected to list the relationship between the axial strain, the transverse strain, and Poisson's ratio. What would you get if you only subjected the bar to the 10000 N axial load alone?