METALCULATOR: STRESS AND STRAIN, HOOKE’S LAW AND ELASTIC

POTENTIAL ENERGY CALCULATOR

A Proposal presented to the faculty of the

Department of Civil Engineering,

University of San Carlos

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements

For the course Computer Programming

By

Christian Jay Crisologo

Jess Michael Plando

Mary Elizabeth G. Seda

Ms. Jennifer Povadora

Adviser

December 2018
 CHAPTER I
Introduction

Civil engineers have one of the world's greatest jobs: they build the quality of life.
Civil engineers hold technical and creative skills in planning and design. They construct and
operate the infrastructure required by modern civilization like highways, bridges, water treatment
plants and energy efficient buildings. The concept of Physics is an extremely important factor
when it comes to the construction of these different structures most especially for Civil
Engineers for the use of construction Tensile strength, Hooke’s Law and Elastic Potential Energy
as these are examples some of the most important concepts in Civil Engineering.

Tensile strength measures the force required to pull something such as rope, wire,
or a structural beam to the point where it breaks. Hooke's Law is a principle of physics that states
that the force needed to extend or compress a spring by some distance is proportional. Elastic
potential energy is energy stored as a result of applying a ​force​ to deform an elastic object. The
energy is stored until the force is removed and the object springs back to its original shape,
doing ​work​ in the process (Schoolworkhelper, 2017).

In physics and chemistry, there are a lot of computations to be made and a lot of
different formulas to be remembered when it comes to computing certain values. Thus, the
proponents were challenged to propose a multi-purpose calculator in one application, the
calculator will cover the calculation of tensile strength, Hooke’s Law and Elastic Potential
Energy.

The metalculator program application is a multi-purpose calculator that serves to

solve for certain values given the right input. The proponents would like to help the engineering
students have a more convenient and faster calculation of the concepts. The reason as to why a
program like this was designed was because the traditional method of computing for these values
requires the person to remember the different formulas needed to solve the equation. This project
negates that entire process and turns it into something much simpler. Instead of having to know

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the formulas and how to implement them, all you need to do is input the different values needed
to compute for the final answer, which is already the value you need.

Objectives

The objective of the study is to make a multi-purpose calculator which mainly calculates
3 different values namely: Tensile Strength, Elastic Potential Energy, and Hooke’s law. These 3
concepts are very important for Civil Engineers and having quick access to a calculator which
can swiftly compute for their values is extremely convenient. The objective is to help these Civil
Engineers solve these problems through a much simpler method compared to that of the
traditional method by proposing an alternative to the old method. This is the aim of the
proponents with this project, to help make the computations of these values much easier and also
much more accurate with less risk of making a mistake in the input of the needed formulas.

Scope and Limitation

The project focuses on a calculator program entitled “Metalculator” that will calculate the
values of Stress and Strain, Hooke’s Law and Elastic Potential Energy. Teachers and students
who are studying engineering or other science courses can use the calculator for easy, convenient
and reliable computations. The making of the application is done on the Academic Year
2018-2019 first semester. As freshmen students, the proponents would like to propose a program
that will help the students to compute certain values directly and make use of modern computer
technology instead of the usual calculator.

The project is limited to the formula of stress and strain, Hooke’s Law and Elastic
Potential Energy. Coding is basic and given a range to what the instructor has taught the
proponents.

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 Significance of the Study

The purpose of this project is to be able to have these needed calculators already at hand
with their given formulas instead of having to memorize these formulas and input them manually
in your own calculators making it extremely convenient.The significance of the project lies on of
the knowledge and skills of students to function in the digital environment. Thus, the following
are the beneficiaries of this project:

Engineering Students​. The calculator will help the engineering students determine the
exact values and minimize memorizing formulas. During laboratory experimentations on metals,
students can easily compute the value asked in the experiment such as stress and strain of a
material using the calculator.

USC students​. The students can use the calculator anytime even without internet
connection.

Science Teachers.​ The program will benefit the teachers as they can simply and directly
check the work and answers of the students with less hassle.

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 CHAPTER II

Methodology

A. Flowchart

Main Userform

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Elastic Potential Energy Calculator

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Hooke’s Law Calculator

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Stress Calculator

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Compute for Stress

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Compute for Strain

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Compute for Young Modulus

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B. Pseudocodes

Compute for Elastic Potential Energy

1. Input first variable (a)

2. Input second variable (b)
3. If a and b are numeric Then

c = 1 / 2 * (a * (b * b))

MsgBox "The elastic potential energy is: " & c & " J"

Else

MsgBox “Input numbers only”

4. Press back to quit the program

5. End

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APPENDICES

Main Userform

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Elastic Potential Energy Calculator

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Hooke’s Law Calculator

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Stress Calculator

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SOURCE CODE

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 Curriculum Vitae

Personal Information

Name : Christian Jay C. Crisologo

Email Address : crisologocanes@gmail.com

Date of Birth : December 1, 1999

Civil Status : Single

Citizenship : Filipino

Parents : Nissa C. Crisologo

: Roland N. Crisologo

Educational Background

Elementary : Surigao City Pilot School

Junior High School : Saint Paul University Surigao

Senior High School : Saint Paul University Surigao

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 Curriculum Vitae

Personal Information

Name : Jess Michael S. Plando

Email Address : jessmichaelsp@gmail.com

Date of Birth : December 18 1999

Civil Status : Single

Citizenship : Filipino

Parents : Joel Plando

: Rosemarie Plando

Educational Background

Elementary : Marie Ernestine School

Junior High School : Sacred Heart School - Ateneo de Cebu

Senior High School : Sacred Heart School - Ateneo de Cebu

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 Curriculum Vitae

Personal Information

Name : Mary Elizabeth G. Seda

Email Address : maryelizabethgseda@gmail.com

Date of Birth : February 5, 2000

Civil Status : Single

Citizenship : Filipino

Parents : Zita G. Seda

: Florante T. Seda

Educational Background

Elementary : Surigao West Central Elementary School

Junior High School : Surigao City National High School

Senior High School : St. Paul University Surigao

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