Mechanical Engineering - Strength of Materials - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Strength of Materials - Section 3 (Q.No. 2)
2.
A rod is enclosed centrally in a tube and the assembly is tightened by rigid washers. If the assembly is subjected to a compressive load, then
rod is under compression
tube is under compression
both rod and tube are under compression
tube is under tension and rod is under compression
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Sam said:   6 years ago
Yes, right. Thanks @Karan.

VVG said:   4 years ago
It means the rod is completely inside the tube and tightened by washer. And both are subjected to compressive force. So we can say both the tube and rod are under compressive force.


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