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1.6 Elastic Deformations of a Solid Body

Irodov Problems 1.290 to 1.314.

  • 25problems
  • 43figures
  • Difficulty2.8avgDifficulty: 0 rated 1, 8 rated 2, 14 rated 3, 3 rated 4, 0 rated 5; mean 2.8.
  • Uniqueness2.9avgUniqueness: 1 rated 1, 8 rated 2, 8 rated 3, 8 rated 4, 0 rated 5; mean 2.9.
No.TitleDifficultyUniquenessMethods
1.290Pressure That Cancels a Heated StretchDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5stress strain · youngs modulus · dimensional analysis
1.291Curvature Doubles a Sphere's StrengthDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5stress strain · free body · symmetry
1.292Where the Spinning Rod Snaps FirstDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5stress strain · circular motion · newton second law
1.293The Loop That Pulls Itself ApartDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5stress strain · circular motion · free body
1.294The Sag That Cubes the LoadDifficulty 4 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5stress strain · youngs modulus · approximation expansion
1.295Compression That Tapers to NothingDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5stress strain · youngs modulus · newton second law
1.296A Rod Spun from One EndDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5stress strain · circular motion · youngs modulus
1.297The Squeeze That Still Loses VolumeDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5stress strain · youngs modulus · dimensional analysis
1.298A Rod Stretched by Its Own WeightDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5stress strain · youngs modulus
1.299The Ceiling on Poisson's RatioDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5stress strain · youngs modulus · stability analysis · limiting cases
1.300Bowed by Its Own WeightDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5stress strain · youngs modulus · bending
1.301A Cantilever Under a Couple, Not a ForceDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5bending · differential equation · youngs modulus
1.302Two Supports Beat One by SixteenDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5bending · differential equation · symmetry
1.303Self-Weight Bends a Girder Two WaysDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5bending · differential equation · symmetry · dimensional analysis
1.304The Load That Grows with RadiusDifficulty 4 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5bending · non inertial frame · youngs modulus · differential equation
1.305One Relation, Two Polar MomentsDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5torsion · shear modulus · stress strain · approximation expansion
1.306Twisting a Hollow Steel TubeDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5torsion · shear modulus
1.307How Thick Buys More Power Than FastDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5torsion · shear modulus
1.308Torque That Spins the Outer RingDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5torque · moment of inertia · rigid body rotation · limiting cases
1.309Strain Energy Scales with MassDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 1 of 5stress strain · youngs modulus · elastic energy
1.310The Same Stretch Hides More EnergyDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5elastic energy · stress strain · youngs modulus
1.311The Cost of Curling a Flat BandDifficulty 4 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5bending · elastic energy · youngs modulus
1.312The Energy Cost of a TwistDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 2 of 5torsion · shear modulus · elastic energy
1.313Where Torsional Energy Really LivesDifficulty 2 of 5Uniqueness 3 of 5torsion · shear modulus · elastic energy
1.314Water Under Pressure Still Stores EnergyDifficulty 3 of 5Uniqueness 4 of 5elastic energy · stress strain · hydrostatics