Poisson's ratio

A cylindrical pressure vessel made of steel has diameter of 3 m and wall thickness of 15 mm. For steel, Young's modulus and Poisson's ratio are 210 GPa and 0.3, respectively. The c...

The state of stress at a point is shown in the figure given below. Under plane stress assumption, the normal strain along the thickness direction (εzz) is ________ (rounded off to...

Consider a linear elastic rectangular thin sheet of metal, subjected to uniform uniaxial tensile stress of 100 MPa along the length direction. Assume plane stress conditions in the...

The Poisson's ratio for a perfectly incompressible linear elastic material is

The Poisson's ratio for a perfectly incompressible linear elastic material is

A metallic rod of $$500$$mm length and $$50$$mm diameter, when subjected to a tensile force of $$100$$kN at the ends, experiences an increase in its length by $$0.5$$mm and a reduc...

A metallic rod of $$500$$mm length and $$50$$mm diameter, when subjected to a tensile force of $$100$$kN at the ends, experiences an increase in its length by $$0.5$$mm and a reduc...

If the Poisson's ratio of an elastic material is $$0.4$$, the ratio of modulus of rigidity to Young's modulus is _____ .