Elastic Behaviour of Solids

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Elastic Behaviour of Solids: Overview

This topic consists of various concepts like Elasticity,Elastic Deformation,Plastic Body, etc.

Important Questions on Elastic Behaviour of Solids

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The graph is drawn between the applied force F and the strain x for a thin uniform wire. In which part the wire behaves as a liquid?

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The length of a copper wire is 10 m and its mass per unit metre is 50 g. Determine the increase in its length when a weight of 2 kg is suspended from it. Young's modulus of copper =1.2×1011 N m- 2, density of copper = 8.9×103 kg m-3and g=9.8 m s -2 

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What is the effect of temperature on elasticity?

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Which is more elastic, steel or rubber? Why?

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Explain elasticity using intermolecular force.

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A thin uniform metallic rod of mass m, length L, Young modulus of elasticity Y and cross-sectional area A is rotated by angular velocity ω about extreme end AA'. Consider shaded region of the rod, at midpoint of rod. What will be normal stress in N m-2 on the shaded region? (Take the value of Mω2L2cos2θA=10 N m-2 ).

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Why does a rubber band become loose after repeated use?

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What do you mean by plastic deformation?

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The elastic limit for a gas,

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What is elastic limit?

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When is a body said to be perfectly elastic

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A wire of length L and area of cross-section A is made of material of Young's modulus Y. If the wire is stretched by the amount x, the work done is

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What is the formula of restoring force?

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Explain how the knowledge of the elastic properties of materials helps in engineering and structural designs.

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Differentiate between perfectly elastic body and perfectly plastic body. Give one example for each.

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What is Yield Point in a stress strain graph ?

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Which term is not related to the elasticity.

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Resistance to elastic deformation of a material is measured by:

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How the strengths of the two materials can be compared?

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Define a Perfectly plastic body.