Design of a tension Brace

Design of a Tension Brace
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Introduction
The selection of the best materials for the use in the engineering purposes requires proper knowledge in the mechanical properties of the materials used. The mechanical properties of the materials include the ductility, the hardness, the resilience, the tensile strength, brittleness and the toughness of the material (Dowling 2012). The mechanical properties of most materials are affected by the microstructure of the materials used and the heat treatment properties during the metal forming process.
The tensile strength is a very common feature in the selection and the design of the engineering materials. The tensile strength involves the calculations on the shear, the bearing and the tensile stresses (Dubbel 2013).
The report aims to investigate the principles design procedures for the material selection. Again, the calculations in the finding the tensile strength, the shear stress and the bearing stresses are very critical.
Part B

From the diagram above, the failure modes of the assembly are expressed regarding the bearing, shear and the tensile stresses. The failure due to the tensile stress should occur at the center of the rod. When the rod is brought under tension, necking occurs, and the diameter of the rod decreases around the neck area while the length of the rod increases (Mazahery 2012). The rod fails when t…