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Stress and strain
Question

One end of a uniform wire of length L and of weight W is attached rigidly to a point in the roof and a weight W1 is suspended from its lower end. If S is the area of cross-section of the wire, the stress in the wire at a height 3L4 from its lower end is

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Solution

Total force at height 3L4 from its lower end = weight suspended + Weight of 34 of the chain 

 = W1+(3W4)

Hence stress = W1+(3W4)S

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