Many caterpillars construct cocoons from silk, one of the strongest naturally occurring materials known. Each thread is typically 2.0 µm in diameter, and the silk has a Young's modulus of 4.0 x 10° N/m2. Assuming that there is no appreciable space between the parallel strands, how many strands N would be needed to N = strands make a rope 8.6 m long that would stretch only 1.06 cm when supporting a pair of 81-kg mountain climbers? Again assuming that there is no appreciable space between the parallel strands, what would be the diameter d of the rope? d = cm

Many caterpillars construct cocoons from silk, one of the strongest naturally occurring materials known. Each thread is typically 2.0 µm in diameter, and the silk has a Young's modulus of 4.0 x 10° N/m2. Assuming that there is no appreciable space between the parallel strands, how many strands N would be needed to N = strands make a rope 8.6 m long that would stretch only 1.06 cm when supporting a pair of 81-kg mountain climbers? Again assuming that there is no appreciable space between the parallel strands, what would be the diameter d of the rope? d = cm

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Chapter12: Static Equilibrium And Elasticity

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Problem 27AP: The lintel of prestressed reinforced concrete in Figure P12.27 is 1.50 m long. The concrete encloses...

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