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
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 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
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
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 length of an iron wire is L and area of cross-section is A. The increase in length is l on applying the force F on its two ends. Which of the statement is correct ?
Increase in length is inversely proportional to A
Increase in length is proportional to Young's modulus
Increase in length is inversely proportional to its length L
Increase in length is proportional to area of cross-section A
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
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
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 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%
