A bridge piling has a cross-sectional area of $1.250 \mathrm {~m} ^ { 2 }$ and supports a load of 1875 N. What is the stress on the column?
A) 1875 N
B) $2344 \mathrm {~N} / \mathrm { m } ^ { 2 }$
C) $1500 \mathrm {~N} / \mathrm { m } ^ { 2 }$
D) $1875 \mathrm {~N} / \mathrm { m } ^ { 2 }$

Question

A bridge piling has a cross-sectional area of $1.250 \mathrm {~m} ^ { 2 }$ and supports a load of  1875 N. What is the stress on the column?
A)  1875 N
B) $2344 \mathrm {~N} / \mathrm { m } ^ { 2 }$
C) $1500 \mathrm {~N} / \mathrm { m } ^ { 2 }$
D) $1875 \mathrm {~N} / \mathrm { m } ^ { 2 }$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Stress is calculated as force divided by area, so $ \frac{1875 \, \text{N}}{1.250 \, \text{m}^2} = 1500 \, \text{N/m}^2 $.

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