Question: Consider a 50 mm 50 mm 50 mm element of graphite-reinforced material with its fibers oriented at 45 and constrained against deformation in the

Consider a 50 mm 50 mm 50 mm element of graphite-reinforced material 

Consider a 50 mm 50 mm 50 mm element of graphite-reinforced material with its fibers oriented at 45 and constrained against deformation in the x direction. The element is heated 50C. What is the stress ox required to enforce this constraint and what are the strains Ey, Yxy, and Ez?

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