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Grade upto college level Mechanics

A vertical metal cylinder of radius 2 cm and length 2 m is fixed at the lower end and a load of 100 kg is put on it. Find (a) the stress (b) the strain and (c) the compression of the cylinder. Young modulus of the metal = 2 × 1011 N m-2.

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12 Years agoGrade upto college level
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12 Years ago
Sol. . p = stress = mg/A e = strain = p/Y Compression ∆L = eL