11 Nov 2021
Problem 72a
Page 258
Section: General Problems
Chapter 9: Static Equilibrium; Elasticity And Fracture
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11 Nov 2021
Given information
Given:
Mass of the man,
Radius of the rod,
Original length of the rod
Distance between iron atoms in steel,
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
The force acting on the rod is because of the weight of the man.
Therefore, use the relation
, where F is the force acting on the rod , A is the cross-sectional area of the rod, E is the Young’s modulus of steel and is the change in length of the rod
or
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