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Stress & Strain
GATE 2016
Medium
Engineering strain of a mild steel sample is recorded as 0.100%. The true strain is
- A0.010%
- B0.055%
- 0.099%
- D0.101%
Explanation
True strain εt = ln(1 + εe) = ln(1.001) ≈ 0.0009995 = 0.09995% ≈ 0.099% for small engineering strain.
Source: GATE ME 2016 Set-3 (2016)
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