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Youngs Modulus
GUIDE QUESTIONS:
(Answers)
Using the Information Sheet provided, and the results obtained from
experimental work, answer the questions below:
1. What is Hookes law?
= It states that in the elastic range of the material, strain is proportional
to stress. The elongation of the material is directly proportional to the
tensile force and the length of the material and inversely proportional to
the cross-sectional area of the material and the modulus of elasticity.
2. Explain what happens when the elastic limit is exceeded:
=If you exceed the elastic limit of a material there may be permanent
deformation for ductile material and rupture if the material is brittle.
3. Explain what is meant by Youngs Modulus:
=It is a property of a material and it determines the stiffness of an
elastic material. It is a quantity used to characterize materials.
4. How is knowledge of Youngs Modulus helpful to an engineer when
selecting materials for use in a given project? Give examples:
= To be able to determine the stiffness of an elastic material.
= To be able to characterize materials through its elasticity.
5. Explain what is meant by Poissons ratio:
= It states that when a material is compressed in one direction, it
usually tends to expand in the other two directions perpendicular to the
direction of compression.
6. Youngs modulus can be measured by loading a wire and measuring
the strain. Which method is likely to be more accurate? Explain your
answer:
= Measuring the strain. This is becausein finding the Youngs Modulus,
you just need to compute Load over Strain.
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