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A steel bar of 2 m length is fixed at both ends at 20°C. The coefficient of thermal expansion is 11 x 10-6/°C and the modulus of the elasticity is 2 x 106 kg/cm2. If the temperature is changed to 18°C, then the bar will be experience a stress of

A. 22 kg/cm2 (tensile)
B. 22 kg/cm2 (compressive)
C. 44 kg/cm2 (compressive)
D. 44 kg/cm2 (tensile)
Answer» D. 44 kg/cm2 (tensile)


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