Q. A steel wire is hang vertically under its own weight. What is the greatest length it can have if the allowable tensile stress is 2000 kg/cm2 and specific weight of steel is 8000 kg/cm (Solved)
1. 2500 m
2. 3155 m
3. 1250 m
4. 1750 m
5. 2797 m
- a. 2500 m