A cable that can support a load of 800 N is cut into two equal parts. The maximum load that can be supported by either part is 

A uniform steel bar of cross-sectional area A and length L. is suspended so that it hangs vertically. The stress at the middle point of the bar is ( $\rho $ is the density of steel)

On suspending a weight $Mg$ the length $l$ of elastic wire and area of cross section $A$ its length becomes double the initial length. The instantaneous stress action on the wire is:

The velocity of the transverse waves in a wire of density $8000kg/m^3$ is $300 m/s$. The tensile stress in the wire is then

An external force of $10\ N$ acts normally on a square area of each side $50\ cm$. The stress produced in equilibrium state is

The length of wire is increased by $0.06\%$ by a load of $40N$ whose tensile modulus is $20\times10^{10}N/M^2$.The subjected stress is 

According to $C.E$ van der Waal, the interatomic potential varies with the average interatomic distance $(R)$ as 

Overall changes in volume and radii of a uniform cylindrical steel wire are $0.2\% $ and $0.002\%$ respectively when subjected to some suitable force. Longitudinal tensile stress acting on the wire is $\left( {Y = 2.0 \times {{10}^{11}}N{m^{ - 2}}} \right)$

A steel wire has an ultimate strength of above $2.0 \times 10 ^ { 7 } \mathrm { kg } - \mathrm { w } \mathrm { J } / \mathrm { m } ^ { 2 }$ . How large a load can a
0.7$\mathrm { cm }$ in diameter steel wire hold before breaking?

If equal and opposite forces applied to a body tend to elongate it, the stress so produced is called

A rubber cord 10 m is suspended vertically . How much does is stretch under its own weight (density of rubber is $1500kg{ m }^{ -3 },Y=5\times { 10 }^{ 8 }{ Nm }^{ -2 },g={ ms }^{ -2 }$)

A copper wire of $1mm$ diameter is stretched by applying a force on $10N$. Find the stress in the wire.

When the inter molecular distance increases due to tensile force, then 

A steel rod of length $5\ m$ is fixed rigidly between two supports, $\alpha$ of steel$=12\times 10^{-6}/^{o}\ C$, $Y=2\times10^{12}Nm^{-2}$. With the increase in its temperature by $40^{o}\ C$, the stress developed in the rod is

A bar of cross-section A is subjected to equal and opposite tensile forces at its ends. Consider a plane section of the bar whose normal makes an angle $\theta$ with the axis of the bar.
For what value of $\theta$ is the tensile stress maximum?

A composite rod is 1000 mm long, its two ends are 40 $mm^2$ and 30 $mm^2$ in area and length are 300 mm and 200 mm respectively. The middle portion of the rod is 20 $mm^2$ in area and 500 mm long. If the rod is subjected to an axial tensile load of 1000 N, find its total elongation (in mm). (E = 200 GPa).

A steel wire AB of length 100 cm is fixed rigidly at points A and B in an aluminium frame as shown in the figure If the temperature of the system increases through 100C, then the excess stress produced in the steel wire relative to the aluminium? ${ \alpha } _{ \mu }=22\times { 10 }^{ -6 }{ / }^{ 0 }Cand{ \alpha } _{ stret }=11\times { 10 }^{ -6 }{ / }^{ 0 }C$ young 's modulus of steel is $2\times { 10 }^{ 31 }{ Nm }^{ -2 }$

A metal wire of length L, area of cross-section A and Young modulus Y behaves as a spring of spring constant

A steel rod of length $1m$ and radius $10mm$ is stretched by a force $100kN$ along its length. The stress produced in the rod is then
 $\left( { Y } _{ steel }=2\times { 10 }^{ 11 }N\quad { m }^{ -2 } \right) $

One end of a uniform wire of length L and of weight W is attached rigidly to a point in the roof and
a weight $W _{1}$ is suspended from its lower end. If S is the are of cross-section of the wire, the stress in
the wire at a height (3 L /4) from its lower end is :