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§trAPE ELA§UCITY SIIEAR MOIIULUS n.

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Consider that a pair of e-
qual and opposite taugential
forces F act on a rectangular
block ócde, as shown in the
figure. The block is shea¡ed
into the parallelopiped. bc'd'e,
its end faces ác and ed turn-
ing tluough the small angle $.
The shape of the block is al-
tered buü its volume is un-
changed.

tangential force acting F

Shearing stress
area of surface which is being sheared A

Shearing strain distance sheared s

distance between the two shearing surfaces I

§ince s/l is usually very small, this ratio may be considered as equal to the angle of shear
S (expressed in radians).
shearinsstress _ !-,i4 _. F/A _ F
" shearing strain s.1 - c! - Aó

SOLVED PROBLEMS
1' An elastic rod 12.5ft long and 0.25in2 in cross section st¡etches 0.0Jin. when a ?001b weightis
hung on it. Find the stress, st¡ain, and Young's modulus Y for the material of the rod,
Solution:
stress = {A - ?00Ib
0.25 in2
= 2800 lb,/in2 Strain =
A¡ 0.03 in.
= ArñD)ir,- -
= 2xlo -4
I
Iongitudinal stress 2800 ib,/in?
Young's modulus, Y =
longitudinal strain
14 x 16e 157ina
2 x 1o-a

2' A solid cylindrical steel column is I 1 ft long and 4 in. in diameter. what will be its decrease in ieagth
when carrying a load of g0 tons? y = 33 x 108 lblin2.
§oluüion:
= drldiameter¡2 =
cross section area of column ü(s.i¿)(Ein.)2 - 12.6 in2
A¡ - Fl _ (80x2000)tbx(11x12)in.
d¿=AY=ffi=o'051 in'

3. The diameter of a brass rod is 6mm. what force, in dynes, will süretch it by 0.2AVo of its leagth?
Young's modulus for the brass is 9.0 x 1011 dynes/cm".
§olution:
F_
*o, = 0.0020 x fzr10.6cm)2 x (9.0x1011dynes/cm2) = 5.1x108 dynes