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Mechanical Properties Of Solids

Class 11th Physics Part Ii Bihar Board Solution
Exercise
  1. A steel wire of length 4.7 m and cross-sectional area 3.0 × 10-5 m^2 stretches by the same…
  2. Figure 9.11 shows the strain-stress curve for a given material. What are (a) Young’s…
  3. The stress-strain graphs for materials A and B are shown in Fig. 9.12. The graphs are…
  4. Read the following two statements below carefully and state, with reasons, if it is true…
  5. Two wires of diameter 0.25 cm, one made of steel and the other made of brass are loaded as…
  6. The edge of an aluminium cube is 10 cm long. One face of the cube is firmly fixed to a…
  7. Four identical hollow cylindrical columns of mild steel support a big structure of mass…
  8. A piece of copper having a rectangular cross-section of 15.2 mm × 19.1 mm is pulled in…
  9. A steel cable with a radius of 1.5 cm supports a chairlift at a ski area. If the maximum…
  10. A rigid bar of mass 15 kg is supported symmetrically by three wires each 2.0 m long. Those…
  11. A 14.5 kg mass, fastened to the end of a steel wire of unstretched length 1.0 m, is…
  12. Compute the bulk modulus of water from the following data: Initial volume = 100.0 litre,…
  13. What is the density of water at a depth where pressure is 80.0 atm, given that its density…
  14. Compute the fractional change in volume of a glass slab, when subjected to a hydraulic…
  15. Determine the volume contraction of a solid copper cube, 10 cm on an edge, when subjected…
  16. How much should the pressure on a litre of water be changed to compress it by 0.10%?…
  17. Anvils made of single crystals of diamond, with the shape as shown in Fig. 9.14, are used…
  18. A rod of length 1.05 m having negligible mass is supported at its ends by two wires of…
  19. A mild steel wire of length 1.0 m and cross-sectional area 0.50 × 10-2 cm^2 is stretched,…
  20. Two strips of metal are riveted together at their ends by four rivets, each of diameter…
  21. The Marina trench is located in the Pacific Ocean, and at one place it is nearly eleven km…

Exercise
Question 1.

A steel wire of length 4.7 m and cross-sectional area 3.0 × 10-5 m2 stretches by the same amount as a copper wire of length 3.5 m and cross-sectional area of 4.0 × 10–5 m2 under a given load. What is the ratio of the Young’s modulus of steel to that of copper?


Answer:

Given Data,


Length of the steel wire, Ls = 4.7 m


Area of cross-section of the steel wire, As = 3.0 × 10-5 m2


Length of the copper wire, Lc = 3.5 m


Area of cross-section of the steel wire, Ac = 4.0 × 10-5 m2


Consider the force applied in both the cases is = Fs = Fc = F


Change in Length = ΔLs = ΔLc = ΔL (since both the wires stretch by the same amount)


Young's modulus ( E ) describes tensile elasticity, or the tendency of an object to deform along an axis when opposing forces are applied along that axis; it is defined as the ratio of tensile stress to tensile strain. It is often referred to simply as the elastic modulus.


Formula for young’s modulus for steel:



…………… (1)


Formula for young’s modulus for steel:


Yc =


Yc = ………… (2)


Dividing (1) by (2)


=


Cancelling the common terms F andΔL, the equation changes to,


=



Hence, the ratio of Young’s modulus of steel to that of copper is 1.79:1.



Question 2.

Figure 9.11 shows the strain-stress curve for a given material. What are (a) Young’s modulus and (b) approximate yield strength for this material?



Answer:

(a) Considering the graph from the question, highlight the part which corresponds to stress @ 150 × 106 N/m2



We can clearly observe that the strain at the stress point 150 × 106 N/m2, is 0.002.


By definition, Young’s modulus, Y =


⇒ Y =


⇒ Y = 7.5 × 1010 N/m2


Hence, Young’s modulus for the given material is 7.5 × 1010 N/m2.


(b) The yield strength of a material is the maximum stress that the material can sustain without crossing the elastic limit.



It is clear from the above graph that the approximate yield strength of the material is 300 × 106 Nm-2.



Question 3.

The stress-strain graphs for materials A and B are shown in Fig. 9.12.



The graphs are drawn to the same scale.

(a) Which of the materials has the greater Young’s modulus?

(b) Which of the two is the stronger material?


Answer:

(a) From the graphs given in the question, we note that for a given strain, stress for A is more than that of B.


Hence, young’s modulus, which is defined as the ratio of tensile stress to tensile strain, is greater for A than that of B.


(b) Strength of a material is measured by the amount of stress required to cause fracture.


On observing the graphs mentioned in the question, we can see that material A is stronger than B since the stress curve in Graph for A fails at a larger distance compared to the curve in graph for B.



Question 4.

Read the following two statements below carefully and state, with reasons, if it is true or false.

(a) The Young’s modulus of rubber is greater than that of steel;

(b) The stretching of a coil is determined by its shear modulus.


Answer:

(a) False.


Please be informed that the strain factor in rubber material is higher than the strain in the steel material. The young’s modulus is inversely proportional to the strain.


Hence, the Young’s modulus of steel is greater than that of rubber.


(b) True.


In material science, shear modulus or modulus of rigidity, denoted by G, or sometime S or μ, is defined as the ratio of shear stress to the shear strain.


The stretching of coil simply changes its shape without any change in the length of the wire used in the coil due to which shear modulus of elasticity is involved.



Question 5.

Two wires of diameter 0.25 cm, one made of steel and the other made of brass are loaded as shown in Fig. 9.13. The unloaded length of steel wire is 1.5 m and that of brass wire is 1.0 m. compute the elongations of the steel and the brass wires.



Answer:

Given data,


Diameter of both the wires, d = 0.25 cm


Hence, radius of both the wires = r = d/2


⇒ r = 0.25/2 cm


⇒ r = 0.125 cm.


Length of the steel wire, Ls = 1.5 m


Length of the brass wire, Lb = 1.0 m


From the given figure, the total force exerted on the steel wire:


Fs = (4 kg + 6 kg) × 9.8 ms-2


Here, 9.8 ms-2 is the acceleration due to gravity which acts along with the force attached to the wires.


⇒ Fs = 10 × 9.8 = 98 N.


Young’s modulus for steel:


Ys = ………………… (1)


Where,


= Change in the length of the steel wire.


= Area of cross-section of the steel wire = πr2


⇒ As = π×(0.125× 10-2)2 m2


Young’s modulus for steel from standard table is, 2.0× 1011 Pa


Substituting the value is (1)


2.0× 1011 Pa =


ΔLs =


⇒ ΔLs = 1.49 × 10-4 m


Hence, elongation of the steel wire is 1.49 × 10-4 m.


From the given figure, the total force exerted on the brass wire:


Fb = 6 kg × 9.8 ms-2


Here, 9.8 ms-2 is the acceleration due to gravity which acts along with the force attached to the wires.


⇒ Fb = 6 kg × 9.8 ms-2 = 58.8 N.


Young’s modulus for steel:


Yb = ………………… (1)


Where,


= Change in the length of the brass wire.


= Area of cross-section of the brass wire = πr2


⇒ Ab = π×(0.125× 10-2)2 m2


Young’s modulus for brass from standard table is, 0.91× 1011 Pa


Substituting the value is (1)


0.91× 1011 Pa =


=


⇒ ΔLb = 1.3 × 10-4 m


Hence, elongation of the steel wire is 1.3 × 10-4 m.



Question 6.

The edge of an aluminium cube is 10 cm long. One face of the cube is firmly fixed to a vertical wall. A mass of 100 kg is then attached to the opposite face of the cube. The shear modulus of aluminium is 25 GPa. What is the vertical deflection of this face?


Answer:

Given data,


Edge of the aluminium cube, L = 10 cm = 0.1 m


The mass attached to the cube, m = 100 kg.



Shear modulus (η) of aluminium = 25 GPa = 25× 109 Pa.


Shear modulus, η = Shear stress/ Shear strain =


Where,


F = applied force = mg = 100kg × 9.8ms-2 = 980 N


A = Area of one of the faces of the cube = L2 = 0.1×0.1 = 0.01m2


ΔL = vertical deflection of the cube.


Modifying the formula of Shear modulus,


ΔL =


Substituting all the values mentioned above, we get,


⇒ ΔL =


⇒ ΔL = 3.92 × 10-7m


Hence, the vertical deflection of this face of the cube is


3.92× 10-7 m.



Question 7.

Four identical hollow cylindrical columns of mild steel support a big structure of mass 50,000 kg. The inner and outer radii of each column are 30 and 60 cm respectively. Assuming the load distribution to be uniform, calculate the compressional strain of each column.


Answer:

Given Data,


Mass of the big structure, M = 50,000 kg.


Inner radius of the column, r = 30 cm = 0.3 m


Outer radius of the column, R = 60 cm = 0.6 m


Young’s modulus of steel, Ys, from the standard chart is 2×1011 Pa


Total force exerted on all the columns, F = Mg = 5000kg × 9.8 N


Amount of force exerted on each column, F1 = (5000Kg× 9.8N)/4


⇒ F1 = 122500 N


Young’s modulus, Y = Stress/ Strain


⇒ Y = (/Strain


⇒ Strain = …………………………… (1)


Where, A = area of each column = π (R2-r2)


⇒ A = π ((0.6)2 - (0.3)2)


Substituting value of Area in equation (1), we get,


Strain = 122500 N/ π ((0.6)2-(0.3)2) × 2×1011 Pa


⇒ Strain = 7.22× 10-7


Hence, the compressional strain on each column is 7.22 × 10-7.



Question 8.

A piece of copper having a rectangular cross-section of 15.2 mm × 19.1 mm is pulled in tension with 44,500 N force, producing only elastic deformation. Calculate the resulting strain?


Answer:

Given Data,


Length of the piece of copper = l = 19.1 mm = 19.1 × 10-3m


Breadth of the piece of copper = b = 15.2 mm = 15.2× 10-3m


Tension force applied on the piece of cooper, F = 44500N


Area of rectangular cross section of copper piece,


Area = l× b


⇒ Area = (19.1 × 10-3m) × (15.2× 10-3m)


⇒ Area = 2.9 × 10-4 m2


Modulus of elasticity of copper from standard list, η = 42× 109 N/m2


By definition, Modulus of elasticity, η = stress/strain



⇒ Strain = F/Aη



⇒ Strain = 3.65 × 10-3


Hence, the resulting strain is 3.65 × 10-3



Question 9.

A steel cable with a radius of 1.5 cm supports a chairlift at a ski area. If the maximum stress is not to exceed 108 N m–2, what is the maximum load the cable can support?


Answer:

Given data,


Radius of the steel cable. R = 1.5 cm = 0.015 m


Maximum allowable stress = 108 Nm-2


Maximum stress = Maximum force/Area of cross-section


Here, Area of steel cable, A = π r2 = π (0.015)2


⇒ Maximum force = Maximum stress × Area of cross-section.


⇒ Maximum force = 108 Nm-2× π (0.015 m)2


⇒ Maximum force = 7.065× 104 N


Hence, the cable can support maximum load of 7.065× 104 N



Question 10.

A rigid bar of mass 15 kg is supported symmetrically by three wires each 2.0 m long.

Those at each end are of copper and the middle one is of iron. Determine the ratios of their diameters if each is to have the same tension.


Answer:


The tension force acting on each wire is the same. Thus, the extension in each case is the same. Since the wires are of the same length, the strain will also be the same.


The formula for young’s modulus is given as:


Y = Stress/Strain


⇒ Y = (F/A)/Strain


Here, A = area of wire = π r2 = π (d/2)2 =


F = Tension force


d = Diameter of the wire


⇒ Y =


From the above equation, we can infer that young’s modulus,


Y α (1/d2) …………….. (1)


Young’s modulus for iron from standard table, Y1 = 190 × 109 Pa


Young’s modulus for copper from standard table, Y2 = 120× 109 Pa


Let,


Diameter of the iron wire be d1


Diameter of the copper wire be d2


From (1), the ratios of young’s modulus is,








Therefore, the ratio of their diameters is 1.25: 1



Question 11.

A 14.5 kg mass, fastened to the end of a steel wire of unstretched length 1.0 m, is whirled in a vertical circle with an angular velocity of 2 rev/s at the bottom of the circle.

The cross-sectional area of the wire is 0.065 cm2. Calculate the elongation of the wire when the mass is at the lowest point of its path.


Answer:

Given data,


Mass, m = 14.5 kg


Length of the steel wire, l = 1.0 m



Angular velocity, ω = 2 rev/s = 2 × 2π rad/s = 12.56 rad/s


Cross-sectional area of the wire, a = 0.065 cm2 = 0.065 × 10-4m2


Let Δl be the elongation of the wire when the mass is at the lowest point of its path.


When the mass is placed at the position of the vertical circle, the total force on the mass is:


F = mg + mlω2


⇒ F = (14.5 × 9.8) + (14.5× 1 × (12.56)2)


⇒ F = 2429.53 N


Young’s modulus = Stress/Strain


Y = (F/A)/(Δl/l)


∴ Δl = Fl/AY


Young’s modulus for steel = 2× 1011 Pa


Δl = 2429.53× 1 / (0.065× 10-4× 2× 1011)


⇒ Δl = 1.87× 10-3 m


Hence, the elongation of the wire is 1.87× 10-3m.



Question 12.

Compute the bulk modulus of water from the following data: Initial volume = 100.0 litre, Pressure increase = 100.0 atm (1 atm = 1.013 × 105 Pa), Final volume = 100.5 litre. Compare the bulk modulus of water with that of air (at constant temperature). Explain in simple terms why the ratio is so large.


Answer:

Given data,


Initial volume, V1 = 100.0 L = 100.0 × 10-3 m 3.


Final volume, V2 = 100.5 L = 100.5 × 10-3 m 3.


Increase in volume, Δv = v2-v1 = 0.5 × 10-3 m 3.


Increase in pressure, Δp = 100.0 atm = 100× 1.013× 105 Pa.


The bulk modulus (or) of a substance is a measure of how incompressible/resistant to compressibility that substance is. It is defined as the ratio of the infinitesimal pressure increase to the resulting relative decrease of the volume.


Bulk modulus of water = Δp/(Δv/v1) = Δp×v1/ Δv


⇒ Bulk modulus = 100× 1.013× 105× 100× 10-3/⇒ (0.5× 10-3)


⇒ Bulk modulus = 2.026× 109 Pa


⇒ Bulk modulus of air = 1 × 105 Pa.


∴ Bulk modulus of water/ Bulk modulus of air = 2.026× 109/(1× 105) = 2.026× 104


This ratio is very high because air is more compressible than water.



Question 13.

What is the density of water at a depth where pressure is 80.0 atm, given that its density at the surface is 1.03 × 103 kg m–3?


Answer:

Given data,


Pressure at the given depth, p = 80.0 atm


⇒ Pressure = 80× 1.01 × 105 Pa.


Density of water at the surface, ρ1 = 1.03 × 103 kgm-3


Let the given depth be h.


Let ρ2 be the density of water at the depth h.


Let V1 be the volume of water of mass m at the surface.


Let V2 be the volume of water of mass m at the depth h.


Let ΔV be the change in volume.


ΔV = V1-V2


⇒ V = m[(1/ρ1)-(1/ρ2)]


∴ Volumetric strain = ΔV/V1


⇒ Volumteric Strain = m [(1/ρ1)-(1/ρ2)] × (ρ1/m)


⇒ ΔV/V1 = 1-(ρ12) ………… (1)


Bulk modulus, B = pV1/ ΔV


ΔV/V1 = p/B


Compressibility of water = (1/B) = 45.8× 10-11 Pa-1


Compressibility is the fractional change in volume per unit increase in pressure. For each atmosphere increase in pressure, the volume of water would decrease 46.4 parts per million.


∴ ΔV/V1 = 80× 1.013× 105× 45.8× 10-11 = 3.71 × 10-3 ……. (2)


From equations 1 & 2, we get:


1-(ρ12) = 3.71 × 10-3


⇒ ρ2 = 1.03× 103 / [1-(3.71 × 10-3)]


⇒ ρ2 = 1.034× 103 kgm-3


Therefore, the density of water at the given depth (h) is 1.034× 103 kgm-3.



Question 14.

Compute the fractional change in volume of a glass slab, when subjected to a hydraulic pressure of 10 atm.


Answer:

Given data,


Hydraulic pressure exerted on the glass slab, p = 10 atm = 10× 1.013× 105 Pa.


The bulk modulus (or) of a substance is a measure of how incompressible/resistant to compressibility that substance is. It is defined as the ratio of the infinitesimal pressure increase to the resulting relative decrease of the volume.


Bulk modulus of glass by standards, B = 37 × 109 Nm-2.


Bulk modulus, B = p/ (Δv/v)


Where,


Δv/v = Fractional change in volume.


∴ Δv/v = ρ / B


⇒ 10× 1.013 × 105 / (37 × 109)


= 2.73 × 10-5


Hence, the fractional change in the volume of the glass slab is 2.73 × 10-5



Question 15.

Determine the volume contraction of a solid copper cube, 10 cm on an edge, when subjected to a hydraulic pressure of 7.0 × 106 Pa.


Answer:

Given data,


Length of an edge of the solid copper cube, l = 10 cm = 0.1 m


Hydraulic pressure, p = 7.0 × 106 Pa.


Bulk modulus of copper, B = 140 × 109 Pa


Bulk modulus, B = p/(Δv/v)


Where,


Δv/v = volumetric strain


Δv = change in volume


v = original volume


Δv = pv/B


Original volume of the cube, v = l3


∴ Δv = pl3/B


⇒ 7× 106 × (0.1)3 / (140× 109)


⇒ 5× 10-8m3 = 5× 10-2 cm-3


Therefore, the volume contraction of the solid copper cube is 5× 10-2 cm-3



Question 16.

How much should the pressure on a litre of water be changed to compress it by 0.10%?


Answer:

Given data,


Volume of water, V = 1 L


It is given that the water is to be compressed by 0.10%.


∴ Fractional change, ΔV/V = 0.1/ (100× 1) = 10-3.


Bulk modulus, B = ρ/ (ΔV/V)


ρ = B × (ΔV/V)


Bulk modulus of water, B = 2.2 × 109 Nm-2


ρ = 2.2× 109× 10-3 = 2.2× 106 Nm-2


Therefore, the pressure on water should be 2.2 × 106 Nm-2.



Question 17.

Anvils made of single crystals of diamond, with the shape as shown in Fig. 9.14, are used to investigate behaviour of materials under very high pressures. Flat faces at the narrow end of the anvil have a diameter of 0.50 mm, and the wide ends are subjected to a compressional force of 50,000 N. What is the pressure at the tip of the anvil?




Answer:

Here the Compressive force will be transmitted from the wide ends to the narrow end so there will be pressure at the Narrow end or the tip, which is also Experiencing force in opposite direction, from the lower end in order to keep it stationary, since forces must be balanced i.e. equal and opposite on each member of anvil the free body diagram disassembling each member of anvil has been shown in the figure



We know Pressure is force acting per unit area and is given by


P = F/A


Where P is the pressure, F is the force, and A is the surface area in contact


Now here the force on the Tip of anvil is


F = 50000 N = 5 × 104 N


We are given diameter of the tip


d = 0.50 mm


so the radius of the tip is


r = d/2 = 0.50mm/2 = 0.25 mm


i.e. r = 2.5 × 10-4 m


now since the tip is a circular area of a circle is given by


A = πr2


Where A is the area of circle,


r is the radius


Putting value of r we get area of the Tip as


A = π × (2.5 × 10-4 m)2


Solving we get area


A = 1.96 × 10-7 m2


So putting value of F and A we get pressure




So the pressure at the tip of anvil is 2.55 × 1011 Pa



Question 18.

A rod of length 1.05 m having negligible mass is supported at its ends by two wires of steel (wire A) and aluminium (wire B) of equal lengths as shown in Fig. 9.15. The cross-sectional areas of wires A and B are 1.0 mm2 and 2.0 mm2, respectively. At what point along the rod should a mass m be suspended in order to produce (a) equal stresses and (b) equal strains in both steel and aluminium wires.



Answer:

Now the rod is held by two strings and weight is suspended it from it.


Now the tension in the strings will be in vertically upward direction and the weight of block is acting in vertically downward direction now since rod is held stationary it must be in equilibrium i.e. all the forces on it must cancel each other and also net resultant torque on it due to all the forces must also be zero


Now tension in the strings is the force acting due to them on rod and same amount of force is also acting on them in opposite direction let the Force on Rod due to tension in string A and B be TA and TBrespectively now let the block be at a distance d from string end tied to String A, let the weight of block of mass m be w


Now we know weight is given by


w = m × g


Where m is mass of block and g is acceleration due to gravity


All the forces on the rod is represented by free body diagram as shown in the figure below



So Balancing all the forces for equilibrium condition i.e. net magnitude of forces in vertically upward direction must be equal to magnitude of force in downward direction so we get


TA + TB = w


Now rod is in rotational equilibrium also since it is not rotating so sum of torque due to all the forces acting on rod must be zero around any point


We know magnitude torque on body due to a force with respect to any point is given by



Where r is the perpendicular distance of point from line of force


And F is the magnitude of force


Now let us consider o point where mass is attached for rotation equilibrium, here forces are perpendicular to rod so the perpendicular distance from any point to line of force is same as the distance from point o now force due to point


We can see torque due to force TA will be in clockwise direction denoted by and due to TBin anticlockwise direction denoted by and there will be no torque to weight of mass m since it is acting on the same point about we are calculating torques, so r or the perpendicular distance is zero so torque is also zero since


Now the direction of torques are shown in figure below



Now for force TA


r = d


(Distance from o to left most end where TA is acting)


F = TA


So torque is



Now for force TB


r = 1.05 – d


(Distance from o to Right most end where TB is acting since total length of rod is 1.05m)


F = TB


So torque is



Now both torque must cancel each other i.e. should be equal in magnitude


i.e.


or


so we get the relation



(a) Now we know stress in a wire is restoring force per unit area , restoring force is same as the Tension in the wire or the force applied by the wire


We know stress in in a wire is given as


𝝈 = F/A


Where 𝝈 is the stress in wire, F is the restoring force applied by wire same as applied on it, and A is the area of cross section of the wire


Now here we are given area of cross section of wire A as


AA = 1.0 mm2


Force on wire A is TA


So stress on wire A is given by


𝝈A = TA/AA


And we are given area of cross section of wire B as


AB = 2.0 mm2


Force on wire B is TB


So stress on wire B is given by


𝝈B = TB/AB


Now stress in both the wires is equal


i.e. 𝝈A = 𝝈B


or TA/AA = TB/AB


re arranging we get


TA/TB = AA/AB


i.e. Putting the value of AA and AB we get



or


Note :We have not converted area of cross section of wires to m2 from mm2 because we were taking their ratio or were dividing them so units would ultimately cancel out , even if we would have converted result would have been same .


we already know



Where d is the distance of leftmost point to point o where the mass m is attached


Equating both the equation we get



Solving we get


d = 2.1m - 2d


Or 3d = 2.1m


So we have



that means wire should be tied at a distance of 0.7m from the left end of the rod


(b) Now we are given that strain in both the wires A and B must be equal we know strain is ratio of change in length to original length of wire , S = Δl/l where l is original length of wire and Δl is change in length of wire due to application of strain , to find strain in wire we use young modulus which is the ratio of stress to strain and is different for different materials of wire and is given by


Y = Stress/Strain


Or we can write


Strain = Stress/Y


Or we can say


S = 𝝈/Y


Where S is the strain in wire, 𝝈 is the stress and Y is the young’s modulus of wire


Now we know stress in in a wire is given as


𝝈 = F/A


Where 𝝈 is the stress in wire,


F is the restoring force applied by wire same as applied on it, and


A is the area of cross section of the wire


Putting value in S = 𝝈/Y


We get stress , as S = F/AY


Now for wire A


Its made up of steel so young’s modulus of wire is


⇒ YA = 2 × 1011 Nm-2


And stress is ⇒ SA = TA/AAYA


Where SA is the stress in wire A, AA is area of cross section of wire , TA is the force acting on it and AA is the area of cross section of wire


Now for wire B


Its made up of Aluminium so young’s modulus of wire is


YB = 7 × 1010 Nm-2


And stress is


SB = FB/ABYB


Where SB is the stress in wire B, AB is area of cross section of wire , TB is the force acting on it and AB is the area of cross section of wire


Since strain in both the wires must be equal


So we have


SA = SB


TA/AAYA = TB/ABYB


On rearranging equation we get ratio of forces in two wires as


TA/TB = AAYA/ABYB


Putting values of AA, AB, YA, YB We get



Note :We have not converted area of cross section of wires to m2 from mm2 because we were taking their ratio or were dividing them so units would ultimately cancel out , even if we would have converted result would have been same .


we already know



Where d is the distance of leftmost point to point o where the mass m is attached


Equating both the equation we get



Solving we get


10d = 7.35m - 7d


Or, 17d = 7.35m


So we get



so the mass m must be tied at a distance of 0.43m from the leftmost portion of rod in order to have an equal strain in both the wires



Question 19.

A mild steel wire of length 1.0 m and cross-sectional area 0.50 × 10-2 cm2 is stretched, well within its elastic limit, horizontally between two pillars. A mass of 100 g is suspended from the mid-point of the wire. Calculate the depression at the midpoint.


Answer:

Now here when a mass is suspended at midpoint of the stretched wire, the wire will elongate i.e. its size will increase due to which a depression will be there on the midpoint, and originally horizontal wire will make some angle with the horizontal


let us say the original length of wire is


l = 1m


Mass suspended is


m = 100g = 100 × 10-3 Kg = 0.1 Kg


area of cross section of wire is


A = 0.50 × 10-2 cm2 = 0.50 × 10-6 m2 (since 1 cm2 = 10-4 m2)


Let the depression in the middle of wire be x


After elongation let the new length of wire be l’


And angle made by wire with horizontal on both sides be 𝜽


As has been shown in the figure



now elongation in the wire changes in its length of wire let it be


Δl = l’ – l


Now the mass m has been held at rest i.e. in equilibrium position by elongated string or tension due to it ,there are two forces acting on block its weight ‘w’ acting in vertically downward direction and the tension ‘T’ of both part of string AD and BD at an angle 𝜽 with the horizontal , the vertical component of Tension of string of the two parts balances the weight of block , and horizontal component balances each other


As shown in free body diagram



The horizontal component of tension in BD is


Tx = Tcos𝜽 in right direction


The horizontal component of tension in AD is


Tx = Tcos𝜽 in left direction


So both cancel out


As shown in figure



The vertical component of tension in BD is


Ty = Tsin𝜽 in vertically upward direction


The horizontal component of tension in AD is


Ty = Tsin𝜽 in vertically upward direction


So net force in vertically upward direction is


Ty + Ty = 2 Ty = 2Tsin𝜽


The force in vertically downward direction is weight of block


w = mg


where m is mass of block and g is acceleration due to gravity


since the block is in equilibrium both must be equal and opposite


i.e. w = 2Ty


or mg = 2Tsin𝜽


as shown in figure



So rearranging mg = 2Tsin𝜽 ,we get tension in the string as


T = mg/2sin𝜽


Now the depression is x using Pythagoras theorem in the ΔBCD



We have


CD2 + BC2 = BD2


CD = x


BC = l/2 (half of original length of wire)


BD = l’/2 (half of elongated length of wire)


So we have



Or


So elongated length is



(since )


We know increase in length Δl = l’ – l


So we have



Or



(putting (1/4)1/2=1/2 , value of l = 1 ,and 4x2 = (2x)2 )


We get



We know the Binomial expansion



Using the above expansion Here we have n = 1/2 and y = (2x)2


So we have



Since depression will be very small so x<<l or x<<1


So neglecting terms with powers more than 1 like x4,x6 etc.


We get



Now finding value of sin𝜽


we know sin𝜽 = Perpendicular/Hypotenuse


in the ΔBCD



Perpendicular = CD = x


Hypotenuse = BD = l’/2


So we get


Sin𝜽 = x/(l’/2) = 2x/l’


We already know using Pythagoras theorem elongated length is



So we get



(solving as done earlier)



(putting l =1)


Now since x2 << 1 neglecting it


i.e. putting


we get


Sin𝜽 = 2x


the tension in the string as


T = mg/2sin𝜽


So putting sin𝜽 = 2x we get


Tension in the string as


T = mg/4x


Now we know stress in a wire is restoring force per unit area, restoring force is same as the Tension in the wire or the force applied by the wire


We know stress in in a wire is given as


𝝈 = F/A


Where 𝝈 is the stress in wire, F is the restoring force applied by wire same as applied on it, and A is the area of cross section of the wire


So we get stress in the wire as


𝝈 = T/A = mg/4Ax


Now we know strain is ratio of change in length to original length of wire,


S = Δl/l


where l is original length of wire and Δl is change in length of the wire due to the application of strain


here Δl = 2x2


so we get strain in the wire as


S = 2x2/l


Original length of wire is l = 1 m,


so we have


S = 2x2


we use young modulus which is the ratio of stress to strain and is different for different materials of wire and is given by


Y = Stress/Strain


Or we can write


Y = 𝝈/S


Where Y is the young’s modulus of material of wire for steel


Y= 2 × 1011 Nm-2


Putting value of 𝝈 and S we get


Y = (mg/4Ax)/2x2 = mg/8Ax3


Solving we get


X3 = mg/8AY


Or we get depression in the wire as


X = (mg/8AY)1/3


Putting m = 0.1 kg


g = 9.8 ms-2


A = 0.50 × 10-6 m2


Y= 2 × 1011 Nm-2


We get



Or


So the depression in wire is 0.01m



Question 20.

Two strips of metal are riveted together at their ends by four rivets, each of diameter 6.0 mm. What is the maximum tension that can be exerted by the riveted strip if the shearing stress on the rivet is not to exceed 6.9 × 107 Pa? Assume that each rivet is to carry one-quarter of the load.


Answer:

Now here the metal strips are riveted together so the stress in the rivet would be shearing stress since force would be perpendicular to surface area of rivet and stress is the restoring force per unit area, restoring force is same as applied force in equilibrium condition, the rivet joints and force on them are as shown in the figure



Now we know shearing stress is given as


𝝈s = F/A


Where 𝝈s is the shearing stress F is the Shearing Force and A is the surface area


So, we get maximum force that can be applied to a rivet as


F = 𝝈s/A


There are four rivets and We are given diameter of each rivet as d = 6.0 mm


So, radius of each rivet is


r = d/2 = 6.0mm/2 = 3.0 mm


or r = 3 × 10-3m


since rivet is circular in shape area is given as


A = πr2


So, area of each rivet is


A = π × 3 × 10-3m×3 × 10-3m = 28.27 × 10-6 m2


So, area of each rivet is


A = 2.827 × 10-5m2


Now we know shearing stress is given as


𝝈s = F/A


Where 𝝈s is the shearing stress F is the Shearing Force and A is the surface area


So, we get maximum force that can be applied to a rivet as


F = 𝝈s × A


We are given maximum shearing stress that can be applied to a rivet as


𝝈s = 6.9 × 107 Pa


Putting value of 𝝈s and A we get maximum shearing force each rivet can with stand as


F = 6.9 × 107Nm-2 × 2.827 × 10-5m2 = 19.50 × 102 N


So each rivet can withstand a force of


F = 1.95 × 103 N = 1.95 KN


Now each rivet is to carry one-quarter of the load i.e 1/4 th of the total load so total load that can be applied or maximum tension that can be exerted is four timed of that can be applied on each rivet i.e. the maximum tension


Tmax = 4 × F


So Tmax = 4 × 1.95 KN = 78 KN


So, the maximum tension that can be exerted by riveted strip is 78 ×103 N or 78 KN



Question 21.

The Marina trench is located in the Pacific Ocean, and at one place it is nearly eleven km beneath the surface of the water. The water pressure at the bottom of the trench is about 1.1 × 108 Pa. A steel ball of initial volume 0.32 m3 is dropped into the ocean and falls to the bottom of the trench. What is the change in the volume of the ball when it reaches the bottom?


Answer:

Here the solid Steel Ball placed in the water under high pressure is compressed uniformly at all Points. The force applied by the water acts in a perpendicular direction at each point on the surface of sphere This leads to decrease in its volume. The body develops internal restoring forces that are equal and opposite to the forces applied to it by water. The internal restoring force per unit is known as hydraulic stress and in magnitude is equal to the hydraulic pressure, since stress is restoring force per unit area. The strain produced by the pressure is called volume strain and is defined as the ratio of change in volume to the original volume. Since the strain is a ratio of change in dimension to the original dimension


The Force on Sphere, Restoring force by it and volume before and after change due to pressure has been shown in the following figures




Here the volume of ball will change and will decrease due to external pressure of water as there is always change in dimensions of a material upon application of an external force which depends upon the elastic property of that element for volumetric change we consider bulk modulus, now ball is made up of steel we have bulk modulus for steel is


B = 1.6 × 1011 N/m2


The force on the ball will be due to pressure on the surface of sphere and on every point on surface of sphere pressure will be


P = 1.1 × 108 Pa


Now the original volume of sphere without shrinking due to external pressure is


V = 0.32 m3


Not let us say change in volume of the ball be ΔV


So the strain on ball or the ratio of change in volume to original volume is given by ΔV/V


Now as explained earlier the external hydraulic pressure on the Ball is same as the stress on its surface


Now bulk modulus is the ratio of stress to strain so bulk modulus is given by


B = -P/(ΔV)/V


Where B is the bulk modulus, P is the excess pressure or the pressure on the surface of body due to restoring forces which are actually the volumetric stress, ΔV is the change in volume of the body initially having original volume V


So re-arranging we get


B = -(P × V)/(ΔV)


Or we can say change in volume


ΔV = -(P × V)/B


Putting values of P, V, and B we get


1Pa = 1 N/m2


Minus sign suggest that volume has decreased as compared to original So we get change in volume of sphere is 2.2 × 10-4 m3