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Q/1 A thin square plate PQRS is symmetrically deformed into the shape shown by the dashed
lines. The initial length of diagonals PR and QS is d = 295 mm. After deformation, diagonal PR
has a length of dPR = 295.3 mm and diagonal QS has a length of dQS = 293.7 mm. For the
deformed plate, determine
(a) the normal strain of diagonal QS.
(b) the shear strain γxy at corner P.