Aug 20, 2025 · Lecture 6 – Axial deformation Reading assignment: Ch.6 lecturebook Instructor: Prof. Marcial Gonzalez

1.12. Example -- Design of Axial Members under Axial Loads Design a rectangular tied column to accept the following service dead and live loads. Ignore length effects.

Verrazano-Narrows Bridge: Because of thermal expansion of the steel cables, the bridge roadway is 12 feet (3.66 m) lower in summer than in winter The device is used to measure a change in …

Residual stresses in the member cross-section due to fabrication processes. Accidental eccentricity and member out-of-straightness can cause bending moments in the member. …

How to determine lateral displacement v(x); especially at tip (x=L)?

An axial template is used to determine the direction of the jump in N. A template is a free body diagram of a small segment of an axial bar created by making an imaginary cut just before and …

For axially loaded beams, the following equation can be used to describe the development of internal forces in the pile due to axial deformation of the pile segment.