ANSWERS N.

º 2
TOPIC 6 - QUESTIONS

ESTUDENT:
Deymar Sebastián Dávila Duarte - 1114009

TEACHER:
Michell Camilo F.C

SUBJECT:
ENGLISH I

UNIVERSIDAD FRANCISCO DE PAULA SANTANDER

FACULTAD DE INGENIERÍA
INGENIERIA CIVIL
CUCUTA, NORTE DE SANTANDER
OCTUBRE 2022
 TOPIC 6.- QUESTIONS (answers on page 64)

1.- What does Strength of Materials deal with?

 Strength of Materials deals with the causes affecting solids due to

loads on them, watching carefully the occurring deformations which

can be either of two types: Temporary deformations, which occur

when materials get back to their original size and shape after they are

released of the load or loads. This is not the case for the second

type; that is to say, permanent deformations. Sometimes when the

forces are overexceeded, the material can break.

2.- Why is Strength of Materials important?

 Strength of Materials is a very important part of Engineering, it deals

with the relationship between the external loads and their effects on

solid materials

3.- When did Strength of Materials begin?

 The science of Strength of Materials began in the ancient Greece

where several wise men involved themselves in its study. However, it

did not mean much at the time. It was not until the XVIII Century that

Coulomb and Navier made important discoveries on this field.

4.- Who were Coulomb and Navier?

  Coulomb and Navier made important discoveries in this field in the

18th century.

5.- What are the two types of deformations?

 Temporary deformations and permanent deformations.

6.- What is a temporary deformation?

 occur when materials return to their original size and shape after

being released from the load(s).

7.- What is a permanent deformation?

 Sometimes when the forces are overexceeded, the material can

break.

8.- State Hooke´s law.

 is the basis for Strength of Materials, it states that "the deformation of

a body is in direct proportion to the stress applied onto it". The

mathematical equation for this law is as follows:

 where ε is the deformation of the body

 𝞂 is the applied stress

 and E is the Elasticity constant, which is a particular property of the

solid body.

9.- What is the elasticity constant?

  An elastic constant is each of the physically measurable parameters that

characterize the elastic behavior of an elastic deformable solid. Sometimes

the term elastic constant is also used to refer to the stiffness coefficients of

an elastic bar or plate.

10.- Why is flexure equation useful?

 Is useful to calculate the normal stress onto the parts of a solid when its

dimensions and mechanical characteristics are known.