a uniform rod of length l, young's modulus Y and cross section A, placed on a smooth horizontal table, is pulled by a force F applied parallel to the rod at one end. the other end of the rod is free.Find the strain energy stored in the rod.
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25th Dec, 2019
Hello,
If the table was rough i.e. had friction, the static friction force would have adjusted itself to match the external force F and hence two equal and opposite forces would have caused stress to occur in the rod. But here the table is smooth, so I don't know what other force will oppose the external force and how stress will be produced.
I'm not sure of this but if I assume that atomic force of attraction would oppose the external force and the rod is reduced to the center of mass(at a distance of l2l2 ), the following strain energy would be stored in the rod:-
U=12Y(stress)2Al2U=12Y(stress)2Al2
U=12Y(FA)2Al2U=12Y(FA)2Al2
U=F2l4YA
Hope this helps, Good luck.
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