Question #159386
A weight of 500kg is hanging from three wires of equal lengths. The middle wire is steel while the outer wire are copper. If the diameter of each of the wires is 3cm. Determine the load shared by each wire. Take young modulus of steel = 21*10^5kg/cm^2 and Young modulus of copper = 12.6*10^5kg/cm^2
Expert's answer
Determine the load shared by each wire is 230 kg
