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GAYOD,

 JOR-­‐EL  ROMEUS  A.  


NSCI  125L  –  2C  

1.  What  is  Hooke’s  Law?  Give  its  formula.  


 
-­‐Hooke’s  law,  law  of  elasticity  discovered  by  the  English  
scientist  Robert  Hooke  in  1660,  which  states  that,  for  relatively  
small  deformations  of  an  object,  the  displacement  or  size  of  the  
deformation  is  directly  proportional  to  the  deforming  force  or  
load.  Under  these  conditions  the  object  returns  to  its  original  
shape  and  size  upon  removal  of  the  load.  
 
F  =kx  
 
F  =  spring  force  
k  =  spring  constant  
x  =  compression  
 
2.  How  are  stretching,  compressing,  squeezing,  bending  or  
twisting  applied  in  the  Principle  of  Hooke's  Law?  
 
-­‐The  deforming  force  is  applied  through  compression,  
stretching,  squeezing,  twisting  or  bending  a  solid.  Hooke’s  law  
states  that  the  applied  force  is  equal  to  a  constant  times  the  
change  in  length  or  displacement.  
 
3.  Explain  in  what  aspect  of  the  AIRCRAFT  or  Engine  
Maintenance  is  Hooke's  Law  applied.  
   
-­‐Hooke’s  Law  can  be  applied  in  the  suspension  wheel  of  an  
aircraft.  It  can  also  be  applied  in  the  elasticity  of  an  aircraft’s  
wings  due  to  its  length.  Any  object  that  can  be  deformed  like  a  
spring  can  be  explained  through  Hooke’s  Law.    

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