Elasticity Subjective MFA
Elasticity Subjective MFA
Elasticity Subjective MFA
2 - Marks Questions:
7. Define stress. Give the formula to find stress. Also give the SI unit of measurement of it.
8. What is longitudinal strain? Give the formula to find the longitudinal strain?
9. Give the differences between longitudinal stress and shearing stress.
10. Define volume strain. What is the SI unit of measurement of it?
11. The average depth of an indian ocean is about 3000 m. Calculate the fractional compression, ΔV/V, of
water at the bottom of the ocean, given that the bulk modulus of water is 2.2 X 10 9 N m-2. (Take g= 10ms-2)
12. Two wires made of same material are subjected to forces in the ratio 1 : 4. Their lengths are in the ratio
2 : 1 and diameters in the ratio 1 : 3. What is the ratio of their extensions?
3 - Marks Questions:
14. State Hooke’s Law. Also plot the stress –strain curve for a metal showing the different regions
(i) elastic limit
(ii) Permanent set
(iii) Yield point
15. Define Young’s Modulus of elasticity. What is the unit of measurement of Modulus of elasticity? Derive the
formula to find the Young’s Modulus of elasticity.
16. A structural steel rod has a radius of 10 mm and a length of 1.0m. A 100kN force stretches along its length.
Calculate (a) stress, (b) elongation, and (c) strain on the rod.
(Young’s modulus of structural steel is 2.0 x 1011 N m-2)
17. A copper wire of length 2.2 m and a steel wire of length 1.6m, both of diameter 3.0 mm, are connected
end to end. When stretched by a load, the net elongation is found to be 0.7 mm. Obtain the load applied.
18. What is meant Bulk Modulus? Write the expression for finding the Bulk modulus. What is the significance
of negative sign in the expression for Bulk Modulus? How is it related to compressibility?
19. Explain (i) ductile materials (ii) brittle materials and (iii) elastomers.
20. What do you understand by potential energy in a stretched wire? Find a relation for it and hence determine
the elastic potential energy per unit volume of the wire.
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