20-mm  diameter steel rod         A=314.16 mm2         E=200 GPa    α=12.0×10-6/C

The figure shows a rod attached to rigid walls on the left and right. The rod is screwed into the wall and bolted firmly on the right. A 15 millimeters diameter bolt connects the rod to a rigid wall on the left.

The force-temperature-deformation relationship for an axial member is given by the following equation.
(A tension force will be assumed.)

δ=FLAE+αTL