Civil Engineering - UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Discussion

Discussion Forum : UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Section 24 (Q.No. 18)
18.
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)
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Ashish said:   4 years ago
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.

Priyanka said:   5 years ago
A is right
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Mrinmoy Nath said:   8 years ago
Answer Should be A as py is in compression.

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