Strain Energy

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Strain Energy: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as potential energy of a stretched wire and elastic potential energy per unit volume of wire.

Important Questions on Strain Energy

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A work of2×102 J is done on a wire of length 50 cm and area of cross-section 0.5 mm2. If the Young's modulus of the material of the wire is 2×1010 N m2, then the wire must be

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When a steel wire fixed at one end is pulled by a constant force F at its other end, its length increases by l. Which of the following statements is not correct?

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When an elastic material with Young's modulus E is subjected to a stretching stress S, the elastic energy stored per unit volume of the material is

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Show that strain energy per unit volume of a strained wire is 12×stress×strain.

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Write an expression for strain energy in a strained wire.

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When the load on a wire is increased from 3 kg wt to 5 kg wt the elongation increases from 0.61 mm to 1.02 mm. The required work done during the extension of the wire is

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An elastic string of length 42 cm  and cross section area 10-4 m2 is attached between two pegs at a distance of 6 mm. A particle of mass 50 g is kept at mid point of string and stretched by 20 cm and released. As string attains natural length, the particle attains a speed 20m/s . Then young’s modulus of string is of order

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Work done for a certain spring when stretched through 1 mm is 10 joule. The amount of work that must be done on the spring to stretch it further by 1 mm is

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Two wires of the same material and length but diameters in the ratio 1 : 2 are stretched by the same force. The elastic potential energy per unit volume for the wires, when stretched by the same force will be in the ratio.

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The potential energy U between two atoms in a diatomic molecules as a function of the distance x between atoms has been shown in the figure. The atoms are

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Consider four steel wires of dimensions given below (d = dimeter and l = length):

I. l=1m,d=1mm

II. l=2m,d=2mm

III. l=2m,d=1mm

IV. l=1m,d=2mm

If same force is applied to all the wires then the elastic potential energy stored will be maximum in wire.

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A wire fixed at the upper end stretches by length, L by applying a force, F. What is the work done in stretching the wire?

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In a wire stretched by hanging a weight from its end, the elastic potential energy per unit volume in terms of longitudinal strain σ and modulus of elasticity Y is -

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An elastic wire is stretched by 3 cm from its natural length and its potential energy is V. If the wire is stretched by 6 cm from its natural length, its potential energy will be

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A wire suspended vertically from one of its ends is stretched by attaching a weight of 200 N to the lower end. The weight stretches the wire by 1 mm. Then the elastic energy stored in the wire is

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A metal rod of Young's modulus 2 × 1010 Nm2 undergoes an elastic strain of 0.06%. The energy per unit volume stored in J m3 is -

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A wire suspended vertically from one of its ends is stretched by attaching a weight of 200 N to the lower end. The weight stretches the wire by 1mm. Then the elastic energy stored in the wire -

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A wire suspended vertically from one of its ends is stretched by attaching a weight of 200 N to the lower end. The weight stretches the wire by 1 mm. Then the elastic energy stored in the wire -

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A metal rod of Young's modulus 2×1010 Nm-2 undergoes an elastic strain of 0.06%. The energy per unit volume stored in Jm-3 is -

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The rubber cord catapult has a cross-section area 1 mm2 and total unstretched length 10 cm. It is stretched to 12 cm and then released to project a stone of mass 5 gm. Taking Young's modulus Y of rubber as 5×108 N m-2, the velocity of projection will be -