Assignment 2

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1. The wire of a hoist has a cross sectional area of 80 mm 2. The hoist is used to lift a crate
weighing 500 kg. What is the stress in the cable? The free length of the cable is 3 m. How
much will it extend if it is made of magnesium (modulus 45 GPa)? How much will it
extend if it is made of polypropylene, PP (modulus 1.6 GPa)? (Assume purely elastic
deformations).
2. A catapult has two rubber bands, each rubber band has a rectangular cross-section with
a width 9 mm and thickness of 3 mm. The unstretched length of the rubber band is 200
mm. When the catapult is used, its arms are stretched to three times their original length
before release. Assume the elastic modulus of rubber is 10 -3 GPa and that it remains
constant when the rubber band is stretched. How much elastic energy is stored in the
catapult just before its release? The operating equation is given as follows:

Where, U is the elastic energy stored in each rubber band, E is the elastic modulus, A is
the area of cross section of the rubber band, x is the amount of stretch of the rubber band,
and L is the unstretched length of the rubber band
3. Show that APF value of CPH structure is 0.74. Show all works. (20 points)
4. Using 3D modeling software (Solidworks, Inventor, etc), create single unit cell of BCC
and FCC structure when atomic radius is 1 mm (I know this is big but it will make your
life easier). Then investigate the interstitial space of each structure regarding to shape,
size and number. Present your works with pictures. (20 points)

5. A volume fraction f = 0.2 of silicon carbide (SiC) particles is combined with an

aluminum matrix to make a metal matrix composite. The modulus and density of the two
materials are listed below. The modulus of particle-reinforced composites lies very close
to the lower bound, equation (4.22) given in the textbook.
(a) Calculate the density and approximate modulus of the composite. Is the specific
modulus (E/) of the composite material greater than that of unreinforced aluminum?
(b) How much larger is the specific modulus if the same volume fraction of SiC in the
form of continuous fibers is used instead? For continuous fibers the modulus lies very
close to the upper bound, equation (4.21) given in the textbook.
Aluminum:
Silicon Carbide

Density: 2.70 Mg/m3, Modulus: 70 GPa

Density: 3.60 Mg/m3, Modulus: 230 GPa

6. Determine the crystallographic direction and plane that would have the maximum LD
and PD (there are multiple, so pick one), and show the values when atomic radius is
0.145 nm and crystal structure BCC
7. Market need: My cell phone charging cable is made of polyethylene and breaks easy.
Investigate for new materials with Need Statement and Selection Strategy. (20 points)