An elastic material with Young's modulus 'Y' is subjected to a tensile stress ' $\mathrm{S}$ '. The elastic…

An elastic material with Young's modulus 'Y' is subjected to a tensile stress ' $\mathrm{S}$ '. The elastic energy stored per unit volume of the material will be
  1. $\frac{s^{2}}{Y}$
  2. $\frac{s}{2 Y}$
  3. $\frac{Y S}{2}$
  4. $\frac{S}{2 Y}$

Solution

The elastic energy stored per unit volume of a material under tensile stress is given by the formula: $U=\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{\sigma^2}{Y}$ Where: - $U$ is the elastic energy stored per unit volume, - $\sigma$ is the tensile stress, - $Y$ is Young's modulus of the material. From the given options, Answer: (2) is correct, as it reflects the formula for elastic energy stored per unit volume.

Asked in: MHT CET 2020 (12 Oct Shift 2)

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