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Stress and strain
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= 10  m / s2

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Solution

1.15×108=900(10+a)πd24d=610πcm

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