teel wire 5u-m long hanging vertically supports a weight of 1200 N. Determine the required wire diameter if the stress is limited to 140 MPa and the total elongation must not exceed 4 mm. Neglect the weight of the wire and assume E=200 GPa.

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A steel wire 5u-m long hanging vertically supports a weight of 1200 N. Determine the required wire diameter if the stress is limited to 140 MPa and the total elongation must not exceed 4 mm. Neglect the weight of the wire and assume E=200 GPa.

 

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