BMED3400A, B, and D Spring 2011

Homework #2

Problems 10 and 11 due January 25

Other problems due February 10

Problem 7

Problem 8

Problem 9

Solve for elongation only (not toughness).

Problem 10 (Detailed Annotated Solution)

Problem 11 (Problem-Solving Journal)

You are given a solid cylinder of uniform

material.

a) Draw a free body diagram of the object

and write an equation to find the force that

must be applied to the cylinder so that it

compresses by 1 mm.

b) What are two ways to make a cylinder of

the same length that would deform twice as

much when the same load is applied. Be

quantitative in your answer.