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Three elastic constants for a completely anisotropic elastic material which follows the Hooke's law are young's modulus, elastic limit stress and yield stress. Which of the following properties is most sensitive to increase in strain rate ?
A Tensile strength
B Elastic limit
C Proportional limit
D Yield strength
A cylinderical rod subjected to a tensile strain within the elastic limit undergoes a volume change. If the volume strain is equal to half the tensile strain, then the Poisson's ratio of the rod is
A 0
B 0.33
C 0.44
D 0.25
While designing a screw in a screw jack against buckling failure, the end conditions for the screw are taken as
A both ends fixed
B both ends hinged
C one end fixed and other end hinged
D one end fixed and other end free.
All materials obey Hooke's law within elastic limit. When elastic limit is reached, the tensile strain
A Increases very quickly
B Decreases very quickly
C Increases in proportion to stress
D Decreases in proportion to stress
Poisson's ratio of a material is the ratio of unit lateral strain to the unit axial elongation within its elastic limit. The value of Poisson's ratio for structural and pressure vessel steel may be taken as
A 0.01
B 0.3
C 0.75
D 0.95
The ratio of lateral strain to the linear strain within elastic limit is known as
A Young's modulus
B Bulk modulus
C Modulus of rigidity
D Poisson's ratio
In a tensile test, when the material is stressed beyond elastic limit, the tensile strain __________ as compared to the stress.
A Decreases slowly
B Increases slowly
C Decreases more quickly
D Increases more quickly
Every direct stress is always accompanied by a strain in its own direction and an opposite kind of strain in every direction, at right angles to it. Such a strain is known as
A Linear strain
B Lateral strain
C Volumetric strain
D Shear strain
If the length of a edge of cube X is thrice the length of an edge of cube Y, What is the ration of the volume of cube Y to the volume of cube X?
A 1/2
B 1/4
C 1/6
D 1/8
The rectangular beam 'A' has length ‘l’, width ‘b’ and depth ‘d’. Another beam 'B' has the same length and depth but width is double that of 'A'. The elastic strength of beam 'B' will be _________ as compared to beam ‘A’.
A Same
B Double
C Four times
D Six times

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