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A marble column of cross sectional area 1.4 m^2 supports a mass of 22000 kg The elastic modulus for marble is 5.0 x 10^2 N/m^2 What is the stress within the column What is the strain on the column

Solution

a) Stress: Force/Area= 22000*g/1.4 = 154000N / m^2

b) Young\'s modulus = stress/strain

Therefore: strain = Stress/Young\'s modulus = 154000/5*10^10 = 3.08*10^-6