Question: [ 4 5 % ] Two steel stay cables ( E = 2 0 7 GPa, y = 1 8 0 MPa ) , each

[45%] Two steel stay cables (E=207GPa,y=180MPa ), each with a 10 mm diameter will be used to locate and secure a sailboat mast. Each cable will be tensioned with a 5,000 N tensile load.
(a) If each cable is 6 m long how much will each stretch when under tension? Ignore cable weight.
(b) Determine if the cable will plastically deform when under tension.
(c) If a cable plastically deforms, it will loose its tension and weaken the mast. Calculate the maximum load that the cable can accept before plastically deforming.
[ 4 5 % ] Two steel stay cables ( E = 2 0 7 GPa,

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