Answer:
[tex]F = 6.10 \times 10^5 N[/tex]
Explanation:
Here we know that pile will go down under gravity for d = 4.20 m before coming in contact with beam
Now after being in contact with the beam the pile further go down by L = 15.4 cm.
Finally it will come to rest.
So here we can say that work done by gravity + work done by beam on the pile must be equal to change in its kinetic energy
So here we have
[tex]mg(L + d) - F(L) = 0[/tex]
[tex]F = \frac{mg(L + d)}{L}[/tex]
[tex]F = \frac{2200\times 9.81(4.20 + 0.154)}{0.154}[/tex]
[tex]F = 6.10 \times 10^5 N[/tex]