BME 102 HW 6 Solutions
BME 102 HW 6 Solutions
BME 102 HW 6 Solutions
Homework Assignment #6
Spring 2013
Due 4/01/13
Problem 1:
Above two identical beams are subjected to either 3pt bending (top) or 4pt bending
(bottom). Both beams are subjected to a net load of 2P. To the right is a cross section of
the beam. It is a hollow beam with a wall thickness of b and h as shown. Compare the
two bending schemes. Derive expressions for the internal shear force and bending
moment in these two cases, and draw shear and bending moment diagrams. Determine
the locations (x and y) of the maximum tensile and compressive stresses and derive the
equations that describe these stresses at the maximum locations.
These bending tests are frequently used to characterize the material properties and/or
mechanical response of materials, such as in the bone bending lab in the BME
curriculum. Which test (3 or 4pt bending) do you think provides a better, more
straightforward means of testing materials? Explain.
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75
11.65 cm
Your Yoga Instructor
Whole Body
Lower Legs
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RbO
Rbi
Cortical
bone
Rbi=1.33 cm
RbO=2.0 cm
-4
2
Ab=7.0 10 m
Ib=1.0 10-7 m4
Eb=18 GPa
d) Determine the location (relative to the length along the axis of the leg and position in the
cross-section) and magnitude of the maximum stress on the Tibia.
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y
x
2L/3
L/2 L/2
=16.26
10 N
The Russell Traction is set up as follows: Curious Georges femur is 25 cm long and weighs
50 N. The center of mass occurs way down the upper leg length distal to the hip joint and is
shown with a . It is elevated to an angle of 16.26 with respect to the horizontal. A pulley is
attached to the knee, also at an angle of 16.26 w.r.t. the horizontal, with a 10 N weight
attached. A support rope is attached perpendicularly to the leg 2/3 of the upper leg length distal
to the hip joint.
(a) Using the above information draw a free body diagram and determine the magnitude
of any support rope tension and hip joint reaction forces. For simplicity assume all
forces act in the x-y plane so the hip joint acts like a hinge joint to permit motion only in
the x-y plane and that the femur is a continuous beam from the hip to the knee. You may
also ignore the weight and any contribution from the lower leg. (Crummy assumptions
but it simplifies the problem dramatically). Also, you may wish to use a rotated
coordinate system such that the x-coordinate is tangent to the leg and the y-coordinate
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is perpendicular to it as shown. You can assume that all external loads act at the center
of the cross-section of the bone.
(b) Using the loading determined in part (a) draw a shearing force and bending moment
diagram over the entire length of the upper leg
(a) The bone-cast system can be modeled as a composite
beam made up of two concentric cylinders about a
common origin. The bone is surrounded by soft tissue
which is also surrounded by a fiberglass cast. The inner
and outer radius, cross sectional area, elastic modulus
and moment of inertia of the bone (subscript b) and cast
(subscript c) are shown under the diagram to the right.
Determine the location (relative to the length along the
axis of the leg and position in the cross-section) and
magnitude of the maximum stress on the bone.
Compare this maximum stress to that of a bone
without a cast subjected to the same loading.
Remember for a composite beam the axial stress in part
i is i =
FEi
MEi y
and the bending stress is i =
.
Ei Ai
Ei I i
i
RbO
Rbi
Rci
Cortical
bone
Soft Tissue
RcO
Fiberglass Cast
RbO=2.0 cm
Ab=7.0 10-4 m2
Eb=18 GPa
Rbi=1.33 cm
Ib=1.0 10-7 m4
RcO=4.0 cm
Ac=11.78 10-4 m2
Ec=5 GPa
Rci=3.5 cm
Ic=8.32 10-7 m4