A steel wire 6 mm in diameter is used for hoisting purposes in building construction. If 150 m of the wire is hanging vertically, and a load of 1 kN is being lifted at the lower end of the wire, determine the elongation of the wire. Ignore the mass of the wire itself. Assume that E = 200 GPa.

A steel wire 6 mm in diameter is used for hoisting purposes in building construction. If 150 m of the wire is hanging vertically, and a load of 1 kN is being lifted at the lower end of the wire, determine the elongation of the wire. Ignore the mass of the wire itself. Assume that E = 200 GPa.

A steel wire 6 mm in diameter is used for hoisting purposes in building construction. If 150 m of the wire is hanging vertically, and a load of 1 kN is being lifted at the lower end of the wire, determine the elongation of the wire. Ignore the mass of the wire itself. Assume that E = 200 GPa.



A. 106.1 mm

B. 39.78 mm

C. 26.5 mm

D. 10.61 mm

E. 2.65 mm


Answer: C


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