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Elastic behaviour of solids
Question

The adjacent graph shows the extension (Δl) of a wire of length 1 m suspended from the top of a roof at one end and with a load w connected to the other end. If the cross-sectional area of the wire is 10-6 m2, calculate from the graph the Young's modulus of the material of the wire.

The adjacent graph shows the extension ( Δ l ) of a wire of length 1m  suspended from the top of a roof at one end and with a load W connected

Moderate
Solution

Δl=lYA·wΔlw

i.e. Δl versus w graph is a straight line passing through origin (as shown in question also), the slope of which is lYA.

Slope =lYA

Y=lA1 slope 

=1.010-6(80-20)(4-1)×10-4

=2.0×1011 N/m2

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