A free bar of length l is uniformly heated from 0∘ to a temperature t∘C, α is the coefficient of linear expansion and E is the modulus of elasticity. The stress in the bar is
A
αtE
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B
αtE/2
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C
Zero
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D
None of these
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Solution
The correct option is C Zero If a bar is free, it will expand freely on heating and no thermal stress will generate. Thermal stress gets generated only when bar is constrained.