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A steel wire of length 20 cm is stretched to increase its length by 0.2 cm. Find the lateral strain in the wire if the Poisson's ratio for steel is 0.19.

Important Questions on Mechanical Properties of Solids

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A steel wire of length 4.7 m and cross-sectional area 3.0×10-5 m2 stretches by the same amount as a copper
wire of length 3.5 m and cross-sectional area of 4.0×10-5  m2 under a given load. What is the ratio of
the Young’s modulus of steel to that of copper?

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The figure below shows the strain-stress curve for a given material. What is Young’s modulus for the given material?
 

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Figure below shows the strain-stress curve for a given material. What is approximate yield strength for this material?

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The stress-strain graphs for materials A and B are shown in Figure
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The graphs are drawn to the same scale.
Which of the materials has the greater Young’s modulus?
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The stress-strain graphs for materials A and B are shown in the figure.
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The graphs are drawn to the same scale.
Which of the two is the stronger material?
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The Young’s modulus of rubber is greater than that of steel.
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The stretching of a coil is determined by its shear modulus.
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Two wires of diameter 0.25 cm, one made of steel and the other made of brass are loaded as shown in the figure. The unloaded length of steel wire is 1.5 m and that of brass wire is 1.0 m. Compute the elongations of the steel and the brass wires.

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