Make Cantilever Beam with UDL at equilibrium at an angle

lmarshall1995

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Hi,

I have the below question:

A maintenance engineer, reading off a strain gauge attached at position B of the beam, obtained the x-axis strain, ?? = 1.7*10^-5 in the beam. If the steel beam has a rectangular cross-sectional of width, w = 50 mm and height, h = 100 mm, calculate the tension, T in the cable that ensures the structure is in equilibrium. Assume the beam behaves in a linear elastic manner with ? = ??. For the steel material, take the Young Modulus, E = 210 GPa.

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I have figured out the deflection at B is:
wL^4
8EI

I= bh^3
12

I = (50*10^-3)*(100*10^-3)^3 = 4.167*10^-6 m^4 OR 4.167*10^6 mm^4
12

(3*10^3) * 2^4 = 6.857 * 10^-3 m
8*(210*10^9)*I

So the deflection is 6.857 mm.

How do I go about making this beam in equilibrium with the 20degree cable using the x-axis strain?

Thank you
 
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