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Mining Engineering · Q2

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Engineering and GATE · Mining Engineering · question 2

Q2

Steel wire rope of 25mm diameter weighing 37N/m has 6 strands of 7 wires each. The diameter and tensile strength of each wire are 2.5mm and 1800 MPa, respectively. The factor of safety for raising a cage of weight 60 kN from a depth of 200m is

A.
5.60
Answer
B.
4.50
C.
4.25
D.
4.15

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
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