Question

A disk between vertebrae in the spine is subjected to a shearing force of 375 N. Find its shear deformation, taking it to have a shear modulus of 1.60×109 N/m2. The disk is equivalent to a solid cylinder 0.750 cm high and 6.50 cm in diameter.

Answer 1

5.29×10^-7

Step-by-step explanation:

shear stress τ = F/ A

shear deformation δ = (VL)/ (AG)

= (τL)/ G

V=shear force

L=height of disk=6.50×10^-2

A=cross sectional area

G= shear modulus= (1.60x10^9N/m^2)

A=πd^2/4

Then substitute the values we have

4×(375N)(0.00750m)

________________ = δ

(π*0.00650^2)(1.60x10^9N/m^2)

= 5.29×10^-7