Engineering
Physics
Thermal Expansion
Question

A wire having cross-sectional area S is attached to wall on one side and a block of mass M on the other side which placed on a horizontal surface having coefficient of friction μ as shown. Material of wire has coefficient of thermal expansion a and Young's modulus Y. At initial temperature there is no stress in the wire. Now the wire is cooled. At what decrease in temperature the block will begin to move.

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μMg2αYS

μMgαYS

2μMgαYS

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On decreasing, the temperature by (Δθ) , the tension developed will be

T = YSα(Δθ)

when about to slip, T = fmax
YSα(Δθ) = mMg

Δθ=μMgαYS.

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