Two rods of different materials having coefficients of linear expansion α1 and α2 , Young's modulii Y1 and Y2 respectively are fixed between two rigid massive walls. The rods are heated such that they undergo the same increase in temperature. There is no bending of rods. If α1 : α2 =2 : 3, the thermal stresses developed in the two rods are equal provided Y1 : Y2 is equal to :
2 : 3
1 : 1
3 : 2
4 : 9
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
The volume of a solid rubber ball when it is carried from the surface to the bottom of a 200 m deep lake decreases by 0.1%. The value for bulk modulus of elasticity for rubber will be :
2 x 109 pascal
2 x 106 pascal
2 x 104 pascal
2 x 107 pascal
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 bridge can bear 4 x 104 kg weight. If the breaking stress is 47 x 103 N/m3 and factor of safety is 5 then the area of cross section of the rod will be :
4.34 m2
43.4 m2
0.434 m2
0.04 m2
The Poisson's ratio for a material is 0.1. If the longitudinal strain of a rod of this material is 1 x 10-3, then the percentage change in the volume of rod will be :
8%
0.8%
0.08%
0.008%
A force of 200 N is applied at one end of a wire of length 2 m and having area of cross-section 10-2 cm2. The other end of the wire is rigidly fixed. It coefficient of linear expansion of the wire α = 8 x 10-6/oC and Young's modulus Y = 2.2 x 1011 N/m2 and its temperature is increased by 5oC, then the increase in the tension of the wire will be :
2.4 N
8.8 N
4.2 N
4.4 N
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%?
1 m
10 m
100 m
1 km
A metal block is experencing an atmospheric pressure of 105 N/m2. When the same block is placed in a vaccum chamber, the fractional change in its volume : (the bulk modulus of metal is 1.25 x 1011 N/m2)
8 x 10-7
1 x 10-7
4 x 10-7
2 x 10-7
A uniform elastic plank moves due to a constant force F placed over a smooth surface. The area of end face is S and Young's modulus of the material is E. What is the average strain produced in the direction of the force?
F/4SE
Zero
F/SE
F/2SE
