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Bar Fixed Between Rigid Walls: Thermal Stress
A steel bar shown before and after heating, comparing free expansion ΔL = αL0ΔT with the restrained condition, where the walls push back with a compressive force and the stress is σ = EαΔT.
A steel bar shown before and after heating, comparing free expansion ΔL = αL0ΔT with the restrained condition, where the walls push back with a compressive force and the stress is σ = EαΔT.
