Question: Rods AC and BD are fixed at ends A and B respectively and free at ends C and D respectively. There is a 0 .

Rods AC and BD are fixed at ends A and B respectively and free at ends C and D respectively. There is a 0.5 mm gap between the free ends of the two rods at an ambient temperature of 30 deg * C as shown in Fig. 1. The allowable compressive stress in the rods AC and BD are 120 MPa and 360 MPa respectively. If the ambient temperature of the rods is increased, calculate the maximum value of the ambient temperature of the rods (T max ) at which the following conditions are satisfied:(i) The normal stresses in the two rods are zero.(ii) The normal stresses in the two rods are within their respective limits of allowable compressive stresses.
Rods AC and BD are fixed at ends A and B

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