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This analysis relates to a bar of finite length attached to the surface of a semi-infinite flat plate, with the axis of the bar parallel to the surface of the plate. The bar projects beyond the edge of the plate and is subjected to tensile load. The object of this study is to determine an equation that describes approximately how the tension in the bar varies along the length over which it is attached to the plate. As a guide to the method of dealing with boundary conditions and discontinuities a simple case of two bars lap-jointed together is first considered.

Some improvements in the basic assumptions and methods used by previous investigators are incorporated and some results are shown that compare well with experimental results.

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An analysis of the distribution of tension in a bar attached to a plate

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