
Write down the unit of strain.
Important Questions on Mechanical Properties of Solids


A mild steel wire of length and cross-sectional area is stretched, well with in the elastic limit, horizontally between two pillars as shown in figure. A mass is suspended from the mid-point of the wire. Strain in the wire is


[Breaking stress of wire and area of cross-section of the wire]



Two blocks of masses and are connected by a metal wire going over a smooth pulley. The breaking stress of the metal is . What is the minimum radius of the wire ?
( take

[Given, the Young's Modulus for steel and brass are, respectively, and ]






The two blocks and are connected by a metal wire with breaking stress through a frictionless pulley. The minimum radius of the wire for it not to break is (consider )

Wires and are made of same material having the breaking stress of and have cross-sectional area of and , respectively. Masses of and hang from them as shown in the figure. The maximum mass that can be placed in the pan without breaking the wires is _____ (Use





