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 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
One end of a uniform wire of length L and weight W is attached rigidly to a point in roof and a weight W1 is suspended from its lower end. If S is the area of corss-section of the wire, the stress in the wire at a height of 3L/4 from its lower end is :
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 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 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
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
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 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
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