Materials for Civil and Construction Engineers (4th Edition)
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Author: Michael S. Mamlouk, John P. Zaniewski
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.31QP
A 19-mm reinforcing steel bar and a gauge length of 75 mm was subjected to tension, with the results shown in Table P3.31. Using a computer spreadsheet program, plot the stress-strain relationship. From the graph, determine the Young's modulus of the steel and the deformation corresponding to a 150-kN load.
TABLE P3.31
| Load, kN | Deformation, mm |
| 0 | 0 |
| 53.49 | 0.084 |
| 162.45 | 0.168 |
| 283.63 | 0.336 |
| 329.72 | 1.428 |
| 366.36 | 3.360 |
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