A steel lift column in a service station is 4.0 m long and 0.20 m in diameter. Young's modulus for steel is 20 ˛ 1010 N/m2. By how much does the column shrink when a 5000-kg truck is on it?

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A steel lift column in a service station is 4.0 m long and 0.20 m in diameter. Young's modulus for steel is 20 ˛ 1010 N/m<sup>2</sup>. By how much does the column shrink when a 5000-kg truck is on it?