A steel beam with length 4 m is to be connected between two columns (Column A and Column B) as shown in Figure 1. This beam is found to be short by 2 mm. Determine the force needed to pull the beam so that it can be connected at the two columns. The cross-section of the beam is shown in Figure 2.

A steel beam with length 4 m is to be connected between two columns (Column A and Column B) as shown in Figure 1. This beam is found to be short by 2 mm. Determine the force needed to pull the beam so that it can be connected at the two columns. The cross-section of the beam is shown in Figure 2.

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