The figure shows the free body diagram of the rigid bar A B C D. The free body diagram cuts through the vertical bars 1 and 2. A load P directed vertically downwards is applied at D. The reaction forces on the bars 1 and 2 are F subscript 1 and F subscript 2 directed vertically upwards and vertically downwards respectively.

For an axial member, the general force-deformation relationship is:

δ=FLAE+αTL

Temperature change is not a consideration for this problem. Therefore, the force deformation relationships for each axial member are:

δ1=F1L1A1E1        δ2=F2L2A2E2