A tensile load of 20 kN is applied on a wire made of a copper alloy having an elastic modulus of 120 GPa and an original diameter of 5.8 mm. Compute the resultant elongation if the original length of the wire is 10 m.

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A tensile load of 20 kN is applied on a wire made of a copper alloy having an elastic
modulus of 120 GPa and an original diameter of 5.8 mm. Compute the resultant elongation
if the original length of the wire is 10 m.
Transcribed Image Text:A tensile load of 20 kN is applied on a wire made of a copper alloy having an elastic modulus of 120 GPa and an original diameter of 5.8 mm. Compute the resultant elongation if the original length of the wire is 10 m.
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