A steel bar 40 mm x 40 mm square cross-section is subjected to an axial compressive load of 200 kN. If the length of the bar is 2 m and E= 200 GPa, the elongation of the bar will be (a) 1.25 mm (b) 2.70 mm (c) 4.05 mm (d) 5.40 mm  e) none of these

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A steel bar 40 mm x 40 mm square cross-section is subjected to an axial compressive load of 200 kN. If the length of the bar is 2 m and E= 200 GPa, the elongation of the

bar will be

(a) 1.25 mm

(b) 2.70 mm

(c) 4.05 mm

(d) 5.40 mm 

e) none of these 

 

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