UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Engineering

Q1:

If a member is subjected to tensile stress of px, compressive stress of py and tensile stress of pz along the x, y and z directions respectively, then the resultant strain 'ex' along the 'x' direction would be (E is Young's modulus of elasticity, μ is Poisson's ratio)

A

B

C

D

ANS:D -

The right Answer is A. Because member has compressive stress is why direction and tensile stress in z direction which means member has external tensile load in why direction and compressive load in z direction. So, the strain will be positive in why direction and negative in z direction.