GATE GG-1 · 2020 · C
Question 20: Engineering properties of rocks and soils
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Question 20
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A cylindrical specimen (diameter = 54.7 mm; length = 110 mm) of basalt shows linear elastic behavior under uniaxial compression. At an axial stress of 100 Mega-Pascal (MPa), the absolute value of the measured axial strain is 0.2%. The Young’s modulus is calculated to be ______ Giga-Pascal (GPa).
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GATE GG-1 2020 · Paper 1
Geology and Geophysics · Original paper archive
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- Section C
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- Numerical answer (NAT)
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- 1 mark
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