53. Problem 13.47E (HRW) After a fall, a 95 kg rock climber finds himself dangling from the end of a rope that had been 15 m long and 9.6 mm in diameter but which has stretched by 2.8 cm. We have to calculate for the rope (a) strain, (b) stress and (c) Young’s modulus. |
Solution: Click For PDF Version (a) Strain. Force on the rope, . (b) Stress. (c) Young’s modulus, E, .
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