this joist is
midpoint.
the deflection at the joist's
The seating in a bus station consists of two vertical
posts (A-B and C-D) bolted to the floor and a chair
rail (B-C) supporting three thermoplastic seats as
shown. For easy removal to clean or repair this seat
assembly, the rail is pinned to its posts at B and C. All
supporting members are 2-in.-square steel tubes with
a 1/8-in. wall thickness. If each of the three seats is oc-
cupied by a 200-lb person, find (a) the compressive
stress in post A-B and C-D, (b) the maximum bend-
ing stress in chair rail B-C, and (c) the deflection of
rail B-C at its midpoint.
200 lb
200 lb
-14 in. -
ans: a) 320 psi
b) 11,600 psi
c) 0.205 in
200 lb
22 in. 22 in. 14 in.
200
1/8 in.
-2 in.
2 in.
C
D