A thick rope of density 'ρ' and length 'L' is hung from a rigid support. The Young's modulus of the material of rope is 'Y'. The increase in length of the rope due to its own weight is :
1/4 ρgL2/Y
1/2 ρgL2/Y
ρ gL2/Y
ρ gL/Y
A 5 m long steel wire is suspended from the ceiling of a room. A sphere of mass 25 kg and 10 cm radius is attached to another end of the wire. The height of the ceiling is 5.21 m. When the sphere is made to oscillate as a pendulum, then its lowest point just touches the floor. The velocity of the sphere at the lowest point will be :
(Given : Y = 2 x 1011N/m2, radius of wire = 0.05 cm)
3.71 m/s
3.71 cm/s
37.1 cm/s
37.1 m/s
The magnitude of the force developed by raising the temperature from 0oC to 100oC of the iron bar 1.00 m long and 1 cm2 cross-section when it is held so that it is not permitted to expand or bend is :
(Given : α = 10-5 /oC and Y = 1011 N/m2)
103 N
104 N
105 N
109 N
An aluminium rod of Young's modulus 7.0 x 109 N/m2 has a breaking strain of 0.2%. The minimum cross-sectional area of the rod in m2 in order to support a load of 104 newton is :
1.0 x 10-2
1.0 x 10-3
1.4 x 10-2
7.1 x 10-4
A wire of density 9 gm/cm3 is stretched and clamped between two clamps distant 100 cm apart by a force which produces an elongation of 0.05 cm in it. If Y = 9 x 1011 dyne/cm2 then the minimum frequency of transverse vibrations will be :
15.15 per sec
25.25 per sec
35.35 per sec
53.53 per sec
A steel wire of uniform cross-section of 2 mm2 is heated upto 50oC and clamped rigidly at two ends. If the temperature of wire falls to 30oC then change in tension in the wire will be :
(Given : Coefficient of linear expansion of steel is 1.1 x 10-5°C and Young's modulus of elasticity of steel is 2 x 1011N/m2)
The Young's modulus of a wire is Y. If the energy per unit volume is E, then the strain will be :
EY
E/Y
The upper end of a wire, 1 m long and 4 mm radius, is clamped. The lower end is twisted by an angle of 30o. The angle of shear at the surface is :
12o
1.2o
0.12o
0.012o
Young's modulus of the material of a wire of length L and radius r is Y N/m2. If the length is reduced to L/2 and radius to r/2, the Young's modulus will be :
Y/4
Y/2
Y
2Y
The bulk modulus of rubber is 9 x 108 N/m2. To what depth below the surface of sea should the rubber ball taken as to decrease its volume by 0.1%?
