An incompressible isotropic material has Poisson's ratio:
Aν = 1
Bν = 1/4
Cν = 0
Dν = 1/2 — volume conserved under uniaxial load
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. ν = 1/2 — volume conserved under uniaxial load
Volumetric strain $\Delta V/V = (1 - 2\nu)\epsilon_{xx}$ for uniaxial loading.
Setting this to 0 gives ν = 1/2. Rubber (~0.49) is nearly incompressible.
The upper bound for any thermodynamically valid isotropic material is ν < 1/2.
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