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AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Mechanical Properties of Solids

A material has Poisson's ratio 0.50 . If a uniform rod made of this material suffers a longitudinal strain of \(2 \times 10^{-3}\), then the percentage change in volume is

  1. A 0.6
  2. B 0.4
  3. C 0.2
  4. D 0
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(D) 0

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Given, Poisson's ratio, \[ \sigma=0.5 \] Longitudinal strain, \[ \frac{\Delta l}{l}=2 \times 10^{-3} \] Volumetric strain \(\left(\frac{\Delta V}{V}\right)\) and Iongitudinal strain \(\left(\frac{\Delta l}{l}\right)\) are related as…