PROBLEM 2.3

A 9-m length of 6-mm-diameter steel wire is to be used in a hanger. It is observed that the wire stretches 18 mm when a tensile force P is applied. Knowing that E = 200 GPa, determine (a) the magnitude of the force P, (b) the corresponding normal stress in the wire.


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