well first I worked out bob = Force / Area (CSA)..soo -180kn / pi x (116mm/2)squared! got sumthing like -17.032 mega pascals...
then i worked out the change in length..using..
(bob x initial length) / Elasticity so (-17.032..MPa x 1.8) / 200GPa ..got me -153.289 nano meters...so bascially when...