Elastic Moduli
Elastic Moduli: Overview
This topic contains concepts like Modulus of Elasticity, Young's Modulus of Elasticity, Units and Dimensions of Young's Modulus of Elasticity and Significance of Young's Modulus.
Important Questions on Elastic Moduli
Given, , . Find out the elongation in the rod?

A copper and a steel wire of same diameter are connected end to end. A deforming force is applied to this composite wire which causes a total elongation of . The two wires will have:

The dimensional formula for young's modulus is

Why is Young's modulus important?

Lateral strain produced in a wire depends on:

Lateral strain is produced in a wire lying on a table, when a force is applied on its one end, perpendicular to its area of cross-section.

Which one of the following is true about Bulk Modulus of elasticity?

What is bulk modulus and its unit?

The SI units of bulk modulus of elasticity will be Pascal (Pa) or Newton per square metre (N/m^2).

Young's modulus of a material has the same unit as

The dimensional formula of Young's modulus is . The value of is _____.

The Bulk modulus of a material having young's modulus and modulus of rigidity .

What would be the value of Bulk modulus for a material which has young's modulus and modulus of rigidity ? ( in )

The bulk modulus for an incompressible liquid is _____.

The bulk modulus for an incompressible liquid is infinite.

The ratio of shearing stress to the corresponding shearing strain is called the modulus of _____.

The dimensional formula of modulus of rigidity is .

State the units and dimensions of modulus of rigidity.

The dimensional formula of modulus of rigidity is

What is the dimensional formula for the Poisson's ratio?
