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Elastic behaviour of solids
Question

A 900 kg elevator hangs by a steel cable for which the allowable stress is 1.15×108N/m2. What is the minimum diameter required if the elevator accelerates upward at 1.5m/s2. Take g=10m/s2

Moderate
Solution

1.15×108=900(10+a)πd24 d=610πcm=0.0610πm=6×10210πm

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