Consider a steel cube with side length L and each of its faces normal to the orthogonal axes x, y, and z as shown below. If the cube is subjected to a constant tensile force T along the x-axis and the faces along the y- and z-axes are left free and unsupported, which of the following best describes what is expected to happen?

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Consider a steel cube with side length L and each of its faces normal to the orthogonal axes x, y, and z as shown
below. If the cube is subjected to a constant tensile force T along the x-axis and the faces along the y- and z- axes
are left free and unsupported, which of the following best describes what is expected to happen?
Z
Select one:
O A. The cube will expand along the x-axis and compress along the y- and z-axes.
B.
The cube will expand along the x- and y-axes and will not deform along the z-axis.
O C. The cube will expand along the x-axis and will not deform along the y- and z-axes.
O D. The cube will compress along the x-axis and expand along the y- and z-axes.
Transcribed Image Text:Consider a steel cube with side length L and each of its faces normal to the orthogonal axes x, y, and z as shown below. If the cube is subjected to a constant tensile force T along the x-axis and the faces along the y- and z- axes are left free and unsupported, which of the following best describes what is expected to happen? Z Select one: O A. The cube will expand along the x-axis and compress along the y- and z-axes. B. The cube will expand along the x- and y-axes and will not deform along the z-axis. O C. The cube will expand along the x-axis and will not deform along the y- and z-axes. O D. The cube will compress along the x-axis and expand along the y- and z-axes.
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