1. According to Poisson's Ratio, the cross section will ____ during tension and ____ during compression.
B) decrease, decrease
D) decrease, increase
A) increase, increase
C) increase, decrease
2. A 2-meter cylindrical beam is elongated by 20 cm. If its radius, originally 25 cm, is reduced by 2.5 cm, what is the
Poisson's ration of the beam's material?
A) -1
C) -10
B) 1
D) 10
3. The undeformed plate shown in (a) is made of steel ($E_{st} = 210$ GPa) and undergoes
the deformation shown in (b) after an external load is applied. If the Poisson's ratio
of the plate is $v = 0.33$, what is the shear modulus of elasticity?
A) 69.3 GPa
C) 158 GPa
B) 78.9 GPa
D) 636 GPa
4. Using a new shear modulus of G = 40 GPa, which angle (in radians) is formed in the
left hand corner of the deformed plate in (b) if torsion $\tau_{xy} = 600$ MN$\cdot$m?
A) 0.015 rad
B) 0.067 rad
C) 1.556 rad
D) 1.586 rad