A steel cubic block of side 200 mm is subjected to hydrostatic pressure of 250 N/mm². The elastic modulus is 2 × 10⁵ N/mm² and Poisson ratio is 0.3 for steel. The side of the block is reduced by ________ mm (round off to two decimal places).

GATE 2021 Mechanical Engineering Q25 — Mechanical Engineering

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Mechanical Engineering · Strength of Materials - Stress and Strain

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