Lateral strain

Poisson's ratio =
Longitudinal strain
-AD/D_l AD
Al /l D A
The negative sign shows that longitudinal and
ateral strains are in opposite sense.
Poisson'sr
atio is a ratio of two strains, it has no units and -

-
dimensiorns. For metals the value is between 0.28
I+Al-
and 0.30.

QUESTIONS (Answer any four of the following questions)

11. A long piece of rubber is wider than it is thick. (a) 0.003 (b) 0.00755
When it is stretched in length by some amount, (c)0.015 (d) 0.4
(a) its thickness decreases but its width increases
14. The value of Poisson's ratio of a material of a
(b) its thickness decreases but its width remains wire whose volume remainss constant under an
constant external normal stress is
(c) its thickness increases but its width decreases (6) +1
(a)-1
(d) both its thickness and width decrease. d) +0.5
C)0
12. Minimum and aximum values of Poisson's
ratio for a metal lies be. een
15. A 3 cm long copper wire is stretched to increase its

to 1
length by 0.3 cm. If the Poisson's ratio for copper is 0.26,
(a)-to+ (b) 0 the lateral strain produced in the wire is
C)-to1 (d) 0 to 0.5
(a) 0.26 (b) 0.026
13. If longitudinal strain for a wire is 0.03 and its (d) -0.026
()-0.26
Poisson ratio is 0.5, then its lateral strain is

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