A column of initial length of 80 m is pinned at its base and restrained against lateral motion at the top. What is the displacement of point B at mid-height of the column due to the effect of gravity? The column material has unit weight of 25 kN/m³ and modulus of elasticity E =20 GPa. Use integration to solve the problem. 0.5m cross-section A B. A Ca

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A column of initial length of 80 m is pinned at its base and restrained
against lateral motion at the top. What is the displacement of point B at
mid-height of the column due to the effect of gravity? The column material
has unit weight of 25 kN/m³ and modulus of elasticity E =20 GPa. Use
integration to solve the problem.
0.5m
✓
cross-section
A
←
B.
A
Transcribed Image Text:A column of initial length of 80 m is pinned at its base and restrained against lateral motion at the top. What is the displacement of point B at mid-height of the column due to the effect of gravity? The column material has unit weight of 25 kN/m³ and modulus of elasticity E =20 GPa. Use integration to solve the problem. 0.5m ✓ cross-section A ← B. A
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