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Substance which can be stretched to cause large strains are called Elastomers.

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Important Questions on Elasticity

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One end of a horizontal thick copper wire of length 2L and radius 2R is welded to an end of another horizontal thin copper wire of length L and radius R. When the arrangement stretched by applying forces at two ends, the ratio of the elongation in the thin wire to that in the thick wire is 
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If a tensile force is suddenly removed from a wire then its temperature will
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A man grows into a giant such that his linear dimensions increase by a factor of 9. Assuming that his density remains same, the stress in the leg will change by a factor of:
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The length of a metal wire is l1 when the tension in it is T1 and is l2 when the tension is T2. The natural length of the wire is,
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The elastic limit of brass is 379 MPa. The minimum diameter of a brass rod if it is to support a 400 N load without exceeding its elastic limit will be
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Speed of a transverse wave on a straight wire (mass 6.0 g, length 60 cm and area of cross-section 1.0 mm2  is 90 m s-1. If the Young's modulus of wire is 16×1011 N m-2, the extension of wire over its natural length is:
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A particle of mass 1 kg is moving in SHM with a path length of 0.01 m and frequency of 50 Hz. The maximum force in newton, acting on the particle is
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A wire of length 1 m and radius 2 mm is vertically clamped. The lower end is twisted through an angle of 45°. The angle of shear is _____
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In an experiment, brass and steel wires of length 1 m each with areas of cross section 1 mm2 are used. The wires are connected in series and one end of the combined wire is connected to a rigid support and other end is subjected to elongation. The stress required to produce a net elongation of 0.2 mm is,
[Given, the Young's Modulus for steel and brass are, respectively, 120×109 N/m2 and 60×109 N/m2 ]
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A lift is tied with thick iron ropes having mass M. The maximum acceleration of the lift is ‘a m s-2 and maximum safe stress is S N m-2. The minimum diameter of the rope is
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A and B are two wires. The radius of A is twice that of B. They are stretched by the same load. Then the stress on B is
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A cube of metal is subjected to a hydrostatic pressure 4 GPa. The percentage change in the length of the side of the cube is close to : (Given bulk modulus of metal, B=8×1010 Pa)
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A mild steel wire of length 2 L and cross-sectional area A is stretched, well with in the elastic limit, horizontally between two pillars as shown in figure. A mass m is suspended from the mid-point of the wire. Strain in the wire is

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A body of mass m=10 kg is attached to one end of a wire of length 0.3 m. What is the maximum angular speed (in rad s-1) with which it can be rotated about its other end in a space station without breaking the wire?
[Breaking stress of wire σ=4.8×107 N m-2 and area of cross-section of the wire=10-2 cm2]
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A steel wire of cross-sectional area 4 cm2 has elastic limit of 2.2×108 N m-2. The maximum upward acceleration that can be given to a 1000 kg elevator supported by this steel wire if the stress is to exceed one-fourth of the elastic limit is [Take, g=10 m s-2]
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The speed of the water in a river is V near the surface. If the coefficient of viscosity of water is η and the depth of the river is H, then the shearing stress between the horizontal layers of water is
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With rise in temperature, young's modulus of elasticity _________.
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Two wires A and B are stretched by the same load. If the area of cross-section of wire 'A' is double that of  'B', then the stress on 'B' is
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A steel wire having a radius of 2.0 mm , carrying a load of 4 kg, is hanging from a ceiling. Given that g=3.1π s-2, what will be the tensile stress that would be developed in the wire?