Question: Two identical bars AB and BC support a vertical load P (see figure). The bars are made of steel having a stress-strain curve that may

Two identical bars AB and BC support a vertical load P (see figure). The bars are made of steel having a stress-strain curve that may be idealized as elastoplastic with yield stress σY. Each bar has cross-sectional area A.
Determine the yield load PY and the plastic load PP.
A B P

A B P

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