GATE XE · 2026 · XE-D
Question 86: Mechanics of deformable bodies
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Question 86
XE-DNAT2 marksNeeds review
EFGH (solid lines) is the initial configuration and E′F′G′H′ (dashed lines) is the deformed configuration of an object as shown in the figure. E′ coincides with E and F′ coincides with F.
The average normal strain along the line segment OP is _____ (rounded off to three decimal places).

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2026XE-D
GATE XE 2026 · Paper 1
Engineering Sciences · Original paper archive
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- Section XE-D
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- Numerical answer (NAT)
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- 2 marks
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