Questions
A material has Poisson's ratio $0.5$. if a uniform rod of it suffers a longitudinal strain of $2\times {10}^{3}$, then the percentage change in volume is
- $0.6$
- $0.4$
- $0.2$
- zero
Which of the following statements is correct regarding Poisson's ratio?
- It is the ratio of the longitudinal strain to the lateral strain
- Its value is independent of the nature of the material
- It is unitless and dimensionless quantity
- The practical value of Poisson's ratio lies between $0$ and $1$
If the volume of a wire remains constant when subjected to tensile stress, the value of Poisson's ratio of the material of the wire is:
- $0.1$
- $0.2$
- $0.4$
- $0.5$
A material has Poisson's ratio $0.2$. If a uniform rod of its suffers longitudinal strain $4.0\times {10}^{-3}$, calculate the percentage change in its volume.
- $0.15$%
- $0.02$%
- $0.24$%
- $0.48$%
One end of a nylon rope of length $4.5m$ and diameter $6mm$ is fixed to a stem of a tree. A monkey weighting $100N$ jumps to catch the free end and stays there. what will be the change in the diameter of the rope. (Given Young's modulus of nylon $=4.8\times { 10 }^{ 11 }N{ m }^{ -2 }\quad $ and Poisson's ratio of nylon $=0.2$)
- $8.8\times { 10 }^{ -9 }m$
- $7.4\times { 10 }^{ -9 }m$
- $6.4\times { 10 }^{ -8 }m$
- $5.6\times { 10 }^{ -9 }m$
For a given material, the Young's modulus is $2.4$ times that of the modulus of rigidity. Its Poisson's ratio is
- $2.4$
- $1.2$
- $0.4$
- $0.2$
One end of a nylon rope of length $4.5m$ and diameter $6mm$ is fixed to a free limb. A monkey weighting $100N$ jumps to catch the free end and stays there. Find the elongation of the rope, (Given Young's modulus of nylon $=4.8\times { 10 }^{ 11 }N{ m }^{ -2 }$ and Poisson's ratio of nylon $=0.2$)
- $0.332\mu m$
- $0.151\mu m$
- $0.625\mu m$
- $0.425\mu m$
The increase in length of a wire on stretching is 0.025%. If its Poisson's ratio is 0.4, then the percentage decrease in diameter is
- 0.01%
- 0.02%
- 0.03%
- 0.04%
The increase in length of a wire on stretching is 0.025%. If its Poisson's ratio is 0.4, then the percentage decrease in diameter is:
- 0.01%
- 0.02%
- 0.03%
- 0.04%
For perfectly rigid bodies, the elastic constants Y, B and n are
- Y=B=n =0
- Y=B=n =infinity
- Y=2B=3n
- Y=B=n =0.5
The ratio of lateral strain to the linear strain within elastic limit is known as:
- Young's modulus
- Bulk's modulus
- Rigidity modulus
- Poisson's ratio
When a uniform metallic wire is stretched the lateral strain produced in it $ \beta. If \sigma $ and Y are the pisson 's' ration Young's modulus for wire,then elastic potential energy density of wire is
- $ \dfrac {Y\beta^2}{2} $
- $ \dfrac {Y\beta^2}{2\sigma^2} $
- $ \dfrac {Y \sigma \beta^2}{2} $
- $ \dfrac {Y\sigma^2}{2\beta} $
A material has poisson's ratio 0.5. If a uniform rod of it suffers a longitudinal strain of $3\times { 10 }^{ -3 }$, what will be percentage increase in volume?
- 2%
- 3%
- 5%
- 0%
Which of the following is not dimension less
- Poission ratio
- Sharing strain
- Longitudinal strain
- Volume stress
When a body undergoes a linear tensile strain if experience a lateral contraction also. The ratio of lateral contraction to longitudinal strain is known as
- Young's modulus
- Bulk modulus
- Poisson's law
- Hooke's law
A compressive force is applied to a uniform rod of rectangular cross-section so that its length decreases by $1%$. If the Poisson’s ratio for the material of the rod be $0.2$, which of the following statements is correct ? The volume approximately .....”
- decreases by $1\%$
- decreases by $0.8\%$
- decreases by $0.6\%$
- increases by $0.2\%$
When a rubber cord is stretched, the change in volume is negligible compared to the change in its linear dimension. Then poisson's ratio for rubber is
- infinite
- zero
- 0.5
- -1
The Poisson's ratio $\sigma$ should satisfy the relation :
- -1< $\sigma $ < 0.5
- -0.5 < $\sigma $ < 1.0
- 0.5 < $\sigma $ < 1.0
- -1.0 < $\sigma $ < -0.5
A metallic wire of young's modulus Y and poisson's ratio $\sigma$, length L and area of cross section A is stretched by a load of W kg. The increase in volume of the wire is:
- $\sigma (W^2 L/2AY^2)$
- $\sigma (W^2 L/AY^2)$
- $\sigma (W^2 L/4AY^2)$
- $\sigma (2W^2 L/AY^2)$
Poisson' ratio is defined as the ratio of
- longitudinal stress and longitudinal strain
- longitudinal stress and lateral stress
- lateral stress and longitudinal stress
- lateral stress and lateral strain
For which material the poisson's ratio is greater than 1
- Steel
- Copper
- Aluminium
- None of the above
A metal wire of length L is loaded and an elongation of $\Delta L$ is produced. If the area of cross section of the wire is A, then the change in volume of the wire, when elongated is . Take Poisson's ratio as 0.25
- $\Delta V=(\Delta L)^2A/L$
- $\Delta V=(\Delta L)^2A/4L$
- $\Delta V=(\Delta L)^2A/2L$
- $\Delta V=(\Delta L)^2A/3L$
The change in unit volume of a material under tension with increase in its poisson's ratio will be
- Increase
- Decrease
- Remains same
- Initially increases and then decreases
The formula relating youngs modulus (Y), rigidity modulus (n) and Poisson's ratio ($\sigma$) is
- $Y=2n(1- \sigma)$
- $Y=2n(1+\sigma)$
- $Y=n(1- 2\sigma)$
- $Y=n(1+2 \sigma)$
A student measures the poisson's ratio to be greater than 1 in an experiment. The meaning of this statement would be
- An increase in length would also result in decrease in area of cross section of the wire
- An increase in length would also result in increase in area of cross section of the wire
- An decrease in length would also result in decrease in area of cross section of the wire
- An increase in length will not change the area of cross section of the wire
The formula that relates Bulk's modulus with poisson's ratio is
- $Y=3B(1+2 \sigma)$
- $Y=3B(1- \sigma)$
- $Y=3B(1-2 \sigma)$
- $Y=3B(1+ \sigma)$
A copper wire 3 m long is stretched to increase its length by 0.3 cm. Find the lateral strain produced in the wire , if poisson's ratio for copper is 0.25
- $5 \times 10^{-4}$
- $2.5 \times 10^{-4}$
- $5 \times 10^{-3}$
- $2.5 \times 10^{-3}$
The theoretical limits of poisson's ratio lies between -1 to 0.5 because
- Shear modulus and bulk's modulus should be positive
- Bulk's modulus is negative during compression
- Shear modulus is negative during compression
- Young's modulus should be always positive
The formula that relates all three elastic constants is
- 9/Y = 3/n - 1/B
- 9/Y = 3/n + 1/B
- 9/Y = 3/n + 2/B
- 9/Y = 3/n - 2/B
What is the poisson's ratio of a wire, whose Young's modulus and Bulk's modulus are equal
- 1/2
- 2/3
- 1/3
- 1/4
The formula $Y=3B(1-2 \sigma)$ relates young's modulus and bulk's modulus with poisson's ratio. A theoretical physicist derives this formula incorrectly as $Y=3B(1-4 \sigma)$. According to this formula, what would be the theoretical limits of poisson's ratio:
- Poisson's ratio should be less than 1
- Poisson's ratio should be less than 0.5
- Poisson's ratio should be less than 0.25
- Poisson's ratio should be less than 0
If Young modulus is three times of modulus of rigidity, then Poisson ratio is equal to:
- $0.2$
- $0.3$
- $0.4$
- $0.5$
A material has Poissons ratio $0.5$. If a uniform rod made of the surface a longitudinal string of $2\times {10}^{-3}$, what is the percentage increase in its volume?
- $2\%$
- $4\%$
- $0\%$
- $5\%$
A steel wire of length $30cm$ is stretched ti increase its length by $0.2cm$. Find the lateral strain in the wire if the poisson's ratio for steel is $0.19$ :
- $0.0019$
- $0.0008$
- $0.019$
- $0.008$
For a material $Y={ 6.6\times 10 }^{ 10 }\ { N/m }^{ 2 }$ and bulk modulus $K{ 11\times 10 }^{ 10 }\ { N/m }^{ 2 }$, then its Poisson's ratio is:
- $0.8$
- $0.35$
- $0.7$
- $0.4$
The increase in the length of a wire on stretching is $0.025 %$. If its Poisson's ratio is $0.4$, then the percentage decrease in the diameter is :
- $0.01$
- $0.02$
- $0.03$
- $0.04$
When a wire is stretched, its length increases by 0.3% and the diameter decreases by 0.1%. Poisson's ratio of the material of the wire is about
- 0.03
- 0.333
- 0.15
- 0.015
A material has Poisson's ratio 0.5. If a uniform rod of it suffers a longitudinal strain of $2\times { 10 }^{ -3 }$, then the percentage increase in its volume is
- 0%
- 10%
- 20%
- 5%
When a metal wire is stretched by a load, the fractional change in its volume $\Delta V/V$ is proportional to?
- $-\dfrac{\Delta l}{l}$
- $\left(\dfrac{\Delta l}{l}\right)^2$
- $\sqrt{\Delta l/l}$
- None of these
A material has poisson's ratio $0.3$. If a uniform rod of it suffers a longitudinal strain of $25\times 10^{-3}$, then the percentage increase in its volume is
- $1\%$
- $2\%$
- $3\%$
- $4\%$
The Young's modulus of the material of a wire is $6\times 10^{12}$$N/m^{2}$ and there is no transverse in it, then its modulus of rigidity will be
- $3\times 10^{12}N/m^{2}$
- $2\times 10^{12}N/m^{2}$
- $ 10^{12}N/m^{2}$
- None of the above
A cylinderical wire of radius $1 mm,$ length $1 m,$ Young's modulus = $2\times10^{11}N/m^2$, poisson's ratio $\mu =\pi/10$ is stretched by a force of $100N$. Its radius will become
- $0.99998 mm$
- $0.99999 mm$
- $0.99997 mm$
- $0.99995 mm$
A material has Poisson's ratio $0.5$. If a uniform rod of it suffers a longitudinal strain of $3\times 10^{-3}$, what will be percentage increase in volume?
- $2\%$
- $3\%$
- $5\%$
- $0\%$
The poisson's ratio can not be
- $-1$
- $0$
- $0.25$
- $0.5$
what is the ratio of Youngs modulus $E$ to shear modulus $G$ in terms of poissons ratio$?$
- $2\left( {1 + \mu } \right)$
- $2\left( {1 - \mu } \right)$
- $\frac{1}{2}\left( {1 - \mu } \right)$
- $\frac{1}{2}\left( {1 + \mu } \right)$
For a given material, the Young's modulus is 2.4 times its modulus of rigidity. Its Poisson's ratio is
- $0.2$
- $0.4$
- $1.2$
- $2.4$
When a wire is stretched, its length increases by $0.3$% and the diameter decreases by $0.1$%. Poisson's ratio of the material of the wire is about
- $0.03$
- $0.333$
- $0.15$
- $0.015$
If rigidity modulus is 2.6 times of youngs modulus then the value of poission's ratio is
- 0.2
- 0.3
- 0.5
- 0.1
When a rubber cord is stretched, the change in volume with respect to change in its linear dimensions is negligible. The Poisson's ratio for rubber is
- 1
- 0.25
- 0.5
- 0.75
For a given material, the Youngs modulas is $2.4$ times its modulus of rigidity. What is the value of its poissons ratio ?
- $0.5$
- $0.4$
- $0.2$
- $0.3$
The ratio of change in dimension at right angles to applied force to the initial dimension is defined as
- $Y$
- $\eta$
- $\beta$
- $K$
Which of the following pairs is not correct?
- strain-dimensionless
- stress-$N/m^{2}$
- modulus of elasticity-$N/m^{2}$
- poisson's ratio-$N/m^{2}$
For which value of Poisson's ratio the volume of a wire does not change when it is subjected to a tension?
- 0.5
- -1
- 0.1
- 0
The relationship between Y, $\eta$ and $\sigma$ is
- $Y=2\eta(1+\sigma)$
- $\eta=2Y(1+\sigma)$
- $\displaystyle \sigma=\frac{2Y}{(1+\eta)}$
- $Y=\eta(1+\sigma)$
Poisson's ratio can not have the value:
- 0.1
- 0.7
- 0.2
- 0.5
Poisson's ratio cannot exceed
- 0.25
- 1.0
- 0.75
- 0.5
A wire of mass $M ,$ density $\rho$ and radius $R$ is stretched. If $r$ is the change in the radius and $l$ is the change in its length, then Poisson's ratio is given by :
- $\dfrac { \pi l } { \rho M r R ^ { 3 } }$
- $\dfrac { R M \pi } { l \rho r ^ { 3 } }$
- $\dfrac { r M } { \pi l \rho R ^ { 3 } }$
- $\dfrac { l M } { \pi l \rho R ^ { 3 } }$
The increase in length of a wire on stretching is 0.025% If its poisson ratio is 0.4, then the percentage decrease in the diameter is :
- 0.01
- 0.02
- 0.03
- 0.04
If Poission's ratio is 0.5 for a material, then the material is
- Rigid
- Elastic fatigue
- Compressible
- None
A uniform bar of length 'L' and cross sectional area 'A' is subjected to a tensile load 'F'. 'Y' be the Young modulus and '$\sigma$' be the Poisson's ratio then volumetric strain is
- $\frac{F}{AY}(1 - \sigma)$
- $\frac{F}{AY}(2 - \sigma)$
- $\frac{F}{AY}(1 - 2\sigma)$
- $\frac{F}{AY} \sigma$
A copper rod of length $l$ is suspended from the ceiling by one of its ends. Find the relative increment of its volume $\displaystyle\frac{\Delta V}{V}$.
- $\displaystyle\frac{\Delta V}{V}=(1-2\mu)\frac{\Delta l}{l}$
- $\displaystyle\frac{\Delta V}{V}=(1-3\mu)\frac{\Delta l}{l}$
- $\displaystyle\frac{\Delta V}{V}=(1-2\mu)\frac{2\Delta l}{l}$
- $\displaystyle\frac{\Delta V}{V}=(1-3\mu)\frac{3\Delta l}{l}$
One end of a wire $2$ m long and diameter $2$ mm, is fixed in a ceiling. A naughty boy of mass $10$ kg jumps to catch the free end and stays there. The change in length of wire is (Take $g=10m/s^2, Y=2\times 10^{11} N/m^2$).
In above problem, if Poisson's ratio is $\sigma =0.1$, the change in diameter is?
- $3.184\times 10^{-5}$ m
- $31.84\times 10^{-5}$ m
- $3.184\times 10^{-8}$ m
- $31.84\times 10^{-8}$ m
Which of the following relation is true?
- $3Y=K(1+\sigma)$
- $K=\displaystyle \frac{9\eta Y}{Y+\eta}$
- $\sigma=(6K+\eta)Y$
- $\sigma=\displaystyle\frac{0.5Y-\eta}{\eta}$
Ratio of transverse to axial strain is
- Toricelli ratio
- Poisson's ratio
- Stoke's ratio
- Bernoulli's ratio
Possible value of Poisson's ratio is
- 1
- 0.9
- 0.8
- 0.4
Consider the statements A and B, identify the correct answer given below :
(A) : If the volume of a body remains unchanged when subjected to tensile strain, the value of poisson's ratio is 1/2.
(B) : Phosper bronze has low Young's modulus and high rigidity modulus.
- A and B are correct
- A and B are wrong
- A is correct and B is wrong
- A is wrong and B is right
Consider the following two statements A and B and identify the correct answer.
A) When the length of a wire is doubled, the Young's modulus of the wire is also doubled
B) For elastic bodies Poisson's ratio is + Ve and for inelastic bodies Poissons ratio is -Ve
- Both A & B are true
- A is true but B is false
- A is true but B is true
- Both A & B are false
For a material Y $=$ 6.6x10$^{10}$ N/m$^{2}$ and bulk modulus K $=$ 11x10$^{10}$ N/m$^{2}$, then its Poissons's ratio is
- 0.8
- 0.35
- 0.7
- 0.4
A wire is subjected to a longitudinal strain of $0.05.$ If its material has a Poisson's ratio $0.25$, the lateral strain experienced by it is
- 0.00625
- 0.125
- 0.0125
- 0.0625
A $3 cm$ long copper wire is stretched to increase its length by $0.3cm.$ If poisson's ratio for copper is $0.26$, the lateral strain in the wire is
- 0.26
- 2.6
- 0.026
- 0.0026
There is no change in the volume of a wire due to change in its length on stretching. The Poisson's ratio of the material of the wire is :
- $+0.50$
- $-0.50$
- $0.25$
- $-0.25$
For a given material, the Young's modulus is $2.4$ times that of rigidity modulus. Its poisson's ratio is.
- $2.4$
- $1.2$
- $0.4$
- $0.2$
There is no change in volume of a wire due to change in its length of stretching. The Poisson's ratio of the material of the wire is:
- 0.50
- - 0.50
- 0.25
- - 0.25
The Poisson's ratio of a material is $0.5$. If a force is applied to a wire of this material, there is a decrease in the cross-sectional area by 4%. The percentage increase in the length is :
- 1%
- 2%
- 2.5%
- 4%
The Poisson's ratio of the material of a wire is$0.25 .$ If it is stretched by a force F, the longitudinal strain produced in the wire is $5 \times 10 ^ { - 4 } .$ What is the percentage increase in its volume?
- $0.2$
- $2.5 \times 10 ^ { - 2 }$
- Zero
- $1.25 \times 10 ^ { - 6 }$