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Grade 11Mechanics

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(b) the strain and(a) the stress(c) the compression of the cylinder

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9 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Vikas TU
9 Years ago
Stress = Force/Area => 1000/3.14*0.02*0.02 => 0.1273 N/m^2
For strain there should be Young’s Modulus constant provided.
and hence the compresion.
So letting the Young modukus be Y,
strain = stresss/Y => 0.1273/Y.