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
For the same cross-sectional area and for a given load, teh ratio of depressions for the beam of a square cross-section and circular cross-section is :
3 : π
π : 3
1 : 1
1 : π
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
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
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 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)
22 N
44 N
88 N
132 N
In the given figure, if the dimensions of the wires are the same and materials are different, Young's modulus is more for :
B
A
Both (a) and (b)
None of these
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
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%?
1 m
10 m
100 m
1 km