Determine the strain energy in the rod assembly. Portion AB is steel, BC is brass, and CD is aluminum.
$E_{st}$ = 200 GPa, $E_{br}$ = 101 GPa, and $E_{al}$ = 73.1 GPa.
Given: $L_{st}$ := 0.3m
$d_{st}$ := 15mm
$L_{br}$ := 0.4m
$d_{br}$ := 20mm
$L_{al}$ := 0.2m
$d_{al}$ := 25mm
$E_{st}$ := 200GPa
$P_A$ := 3kN
$E_{br}$: 101GPa
$P_B$ := 4kN
$E_{al}$: 73.1GPa $P_C$:= -10kN