ELASTICITY
ELASTICITY IS THE PROPERTY OF A BODY WHICH ENABLES IT TO RESIST DEFORMATION AND
TO RECOVER AFTER REMOVAL OF THE DEFORMING FORCE.
Stress
Stress is a quantity that is proportional to the force causing a deformation. It is the force (𝐹) per
unit area (𝐴).
Strain
Strain is a measure of the degree of deformation
∆𝑙 ∆ 𝐴 ∆𝑉
𝜀= 𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑟
𝐿 𝐴 𝑉
Elastic Modulus
Elastic modulus is the ratio of the stress to the resulting
strain
𝜎
𝐸𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑐 𝑚𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑙𝑢𝑠 = = 𝐽
𝜀
YOUNG’S MODULUS: ELASTICITY IN LENGTH
YOUNG’S MODULUS MEASURES THE RESISTANCE OF A SOLID TO A CHANGE IN ITS LENGTH.
𝐹
𝜎 𝐴
𝑌= =
Shear Modulus: Elasticity of Shape
𝜀 ∆ 𝐿
Shear modulus measures the resistance to motion of the planes within a solid parallel to each other
𝑥
𝑠h𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛= =𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝜃
𝐿
𝐿
BULK MODULUS: VOLUME ELASTICITY
BULK MODULUS MEASURES THE RESISTANCE OF SOLIDS OR LIQUIDS TO CHANGES IN THEIR
VOLUME.
𝜎 𝑃 𝑃𝑉
𝐵= = =
𝜀 𝜀 ∆𝑉
A STEEL WIRE OF DIAMETER 1 MM CAN SUPPORT A TENSION OF 0.2 KN. DETERMINE THE
DIAMETER OF A STEEL CABLE TO SUPPORT A TENSION OF 20 KN?
Given: 𝜋 2
𝐴 1= (𝑑 1 )
4
𝜋
𝐴 2= ( 𝑑 22 )
4
𝜋 2
( 𝑑 2 )
4 𝐹 2
=
𝐴 1 𝜋 𝐿2 𝐹 1
𝐹 = ( 𝑑 1 )
𝜎
𝐹 𝐴
1 4 𝑌 ∆ 𝐿
= =
𝜀∆ 𝐿 ( 𝑑 22 )
𝐴 2 𝐴 1 𝐹 2
𝐿 = =
𝐹 2 ( 𝑑 1𝐹 2
)1 𝐹 1
𝐹 1 𝐿
𝐴 1= 2
𝑌𝐴∆2𝐿= 𝐹 )
( 𝑑 2 2=
20
2
𝐴 1 (1𝐹 ) 1 0.2
𝐹 2 𝐿
𝐴 2=
𝑌 ∆ 𝐿𝑑 2=10 𝑚𝑚
A RUBBER BAND 20 CM LONG HAS A CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA OF 4 MM2. WHAT LOAD WILL
STRETCH THE RUBBER BAND 1 MM IF THE MODULUS OF ELASTICITY OF RUBBER BAND IS 4 X
10-15 DYNES/CM2?
𝐹
Given: 𝜎 𝐴
𝐸= =
𝜀 ∆ 𝐿
𝐿
𝐹
( 0.04 )
4 𝑥 10− 15 =
( 20 − 1)
20
− 15 20 𝐹
4 𝑥 10 =
19 (0.04 )
−16
𝐹 =1.52 𝑥 10 𝑑𝑦𝑛𝑒𝑠
A CUBE MADE OF AN UNKNOWN MATERIAL HAS A DIMENSION OF 6 CM ON ALL EDGES. IF
THE UPPER FACE IS DISPLACED LATERALLY BY 0.1 MM BY A FORCE OF 2 X 106 DYNES ACTING
PARALLEL TO THE SURFACE, CALCULATE THE SHEAR MODULUS OF THE MATERIAL.
Given: 𝐹
𝐴 𝐹𝐿
shear modulus = =
∆𝐿 ∆ 𝐿𝐴
𝐿
6
2 𝑥 10 (6)
shear modulus=
( 0.001 ) ( 36 )
2
shear modulus=333333333.3 𝑑𝑦𝑛𝑒𝑠/ 𝑐 𝑚
11 2
shear modulus=3.33 33333333 𝑥 10 𝑑𝑦𝑛𝑒𝑠 / 𝑐 𝑚
IF THE DENSITY OF SEAWATER IS 1.03 G/CM3 AT THE SURFACE, WHAT IS ITS DENSITY AT A
DEPTH WHERE THE PRESSURE IS 109 DYNES/CM2?
Given:
𝑃
h=
𝜌𝑔
10.9
h= =1.08 𝑚𝑚
1020 (9.81 )
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