A circular metal column is to support a load of 500 Tonne and it must not compress more than 0.1 mm. The modulus of elasticity is 210 GPa. the column is 2 m long.

Calculate the cross sectional area and the diameter. (0.467 m^2 and 0.771 m)
Note 1 Tonne is 1000 kg.

0.467m²

0.771m

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Activity

To calculate the cross-sectional area and diameter of the circular metal column, we can use the formula:

A = F / (E * δ)

Where:
A = Cross-sectional area of the column,
F = Load the column supports,
E = Modulus of elasticity of the material, and
δ = Compression or deflection of the column.

Let's plug in the given values:

F = 500 Tonnes = 500 * 1000 kg = 500,000 kg
E = 210 GPa = 210 * 10^9 Pa
δ = 0.1 mm = 0.1 * 10^-3 m

Substituting these values into the formula, we get:

A = 500,000 kg / (210 * 10^9 Pa * 0.1 * 10^-3 m)

First, let's simplify the units:

A = 500,000 kg / (210 * 10^9 N / m^2 * 0.1 * 10^-3 m)

Next, let's cancel out units:

A = (500,000 kg * m) / (210 * 0.1 * 10*6 kg * m / m^2)

Now, let's calculate:

A = (500,000 * 10^-6) / (210 * 0.1 * 10^-3) (divide both numerator and denominator by 10^6)

A = 2.38 * 10^-3 / 21 * 10^-3

A = 2.38 / 21

A = 0.1133 m^2

So, the cross-sectional area of the column is approximately 0.1133 square meters.

To calculate the diameter, we can use the formula:

A = π * r^2

where A is the cross-sectional area and r is the radius of the column.

Now, let's calculate the radius:

A = π * r^2

0.1133 = π * r^2

r^2 = 0.1133 / π

r^2 ≈ 0.0361

r ≈ sqrt(0.0361) ≈ 0.19 m

Finally, to find the diameter, we multiply the radius by 2:

d = 2 * r ≈ 2 * 0.19 ≈ 0.38 m

So, the diameter of the column is approximately 0.38 meters.