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BMSc - Applied Ortho Semester 1 > Mechanics/ biomechanics - unit 1 deck 2 > Flashcards

Mechanics/ biomechanics - unit 1 deck 2 Flashcards

1
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Refer to figures 21 & 22 in binder to see the independent 3 translations and 3 rotations

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What is each translation and each rotation defined as ?

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A degree of freedom

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3
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How many degrees of freedom does an object which is free to move in all directions said to have ?

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six degrees of freedom

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4
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The 6 different degrees of freedom are independent of eachother - T/F and explain ans

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True - this is because the x, y, z axes are at right-angles to eachother

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Refer to fig 23 of the binder to help get your head around rotatory degrees of freedom

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6
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Define what linear motion is

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This is motion in a straight line

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7
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What are the 4 parameters used to describe linear motion ?

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  1. Time
  2. Displacement
  3. Linear velocity
  4. Linear acceleration
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8
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What is the difference between speed and velocity?

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  • Speed is the rate of change of distance travelled i.e. distance travelled divided by time
  • Whereas velocity is the rate of change of displacement i.e. speed and direction of travel ==> it is a vector quantity
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9
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What are the SI units of velocity ?

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m s-1 - metres per second

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What are the 2 types of velocity that we are concerned with ?

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  1. Average velocity - this is the displacement travelled divided by the time taken (note how its the displacement not distance because velocity is concerned with direction as well)
  2. Instantaneous velocity - this is the velocity at an instant in time
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What is the equation for average velocity?

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average velocity = change in displacement/ time taken

v = Δs / t OR v = s - so / t

  • v = velocity
  • Δs = change in displacement
  • t = time taken for the change to occur
  • s = the final displacement relative to a reference point
  • so = the original/ initial displacement relative to a reference point
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12
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How should a displacement-time graph be plotted and what are they used to calculate ?

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It should be plotted with time on the x-axis and displacement on the y-axis

These graphs are used to calculate velocity

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13
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How is the gradient of a straight line calculated ?

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For a straight-line graph, pick two points on the graph. The gradient of the line = (change in y-coordinate)/(change in x-coordinate)

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14
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What can be stated in general is the relevance of the gradient of a displacement-time graph ?

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The gradient of a displacement-time graph is the velocity

It is useful to refer to and read over pages 19&20 in the binder

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15
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How is the instantaneous velocity calculated on a displacement-time graph if the graph is curved ? (like in figure 25 page 20 in the binder)

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You can calculate it by drawing a tangent to the curve at a particular point, you then basically use the numbers from the plotted points immediately before and after the point on the graph you want to calculate the instantaneous velocity for.

Refer to fig.26 on pg.20 in the binder for visual explanation

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16
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Define acceleration

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It is the rate of change of velocity

e.g. a car starting from rest, it must build up its velocity from 0 to say 50 km per hour. To do so it must accelerate

It is a vector quantity

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17
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What are the SI units of acceleration ?

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m s-2 - meters per second squared

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18
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Define average acceleration and instantaneous acceleration

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  1. Average acceleration is the change in velocity divided by the time taken
  2. Instantaneous acceleration is the acceleration at an instant in time
19
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What is the equation used to calculate average acceleration?

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acceleration = change in velocity/ time taken

a = Δv / t OR a = v - v0 / t

  • a = acceleration
  • Δv = the change in velocity
  • t = the time taken for the change to occur
  • v = the final velocity
  • v0 = the initial velocity
20
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How should a velocity-time graph be plotted and what are they used to calculate ?

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Should be plotted with time on the x-axis and velocity on the y-axis

They are used to calculate acceleration

Refer to fig.27 on pg.21 in binder

21
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How is the gradient of a velocity-time graph calculated and what does the graident repesent ?

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The gradient is calculated the exact same way as in displacement-time graphs depending on if it is a striaght or curved line

The gradient (velocity/ time taken) in this graph represents the acceleration

22
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When does deceleration occur ?

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This occurs when an object is slowing down, during deceleration the calculated acceleration is negative since the change in velocity will be negative

23
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What is the difference between the value you would get if an object is deccelerating rather than accelerating ?

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You would calculate it the same way but a decceleration would give out a negative number since the change in velocity will be negative, whereas acceleration the value will be positive

24
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Describe rotary motion

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This is when an object can be rotating about a point on itself e.g. an ice skater performing a spin

OR when an object is rotating around an external fixed point e.g. a gymnast swining on a horizontal bar as shown in fig.28

25
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What are the 4 parameters needed to describe rotary motion ?

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  1. Time
  2. Angular displacement
  3. Angular acceleration
  4. Angular velocity
26
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What are the following greek symbols used to represent ?

  • α - alpha
  • ω - omega
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  • α; alpha - represents angular acceleration
  • ω; omega - represents angular velocity
27
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A rotating object has an angular velocity, define what this is

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This is the angular displacement travelled per second

28
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What are both angular displacement and angular velocity ?

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They are both vector quantities

29
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What are the 3 important things to remember to specify when using angular velocity ?

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  1. The mangnitude
  2. The axis about which it rotates
  3. The direction of rotation
30
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What are the two different types of angular velocity which can be calculated and state their definitions

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  1. Average angular displacement = the angular displacement divided by the time taken
  2. Instantaneous angular velocity = the angular velocity at an instant in time
31
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State the equation for calculating the average angular velocity

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Average angular velocity = change in angular displacement / time taken

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ω = Δθ / t

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ω = θ - θo / t

  • ω = angular velocity
  • Δθ = change in angular displacement
  • θ = final angular displacement
  • θo = initial angular displacement
  • t = time taken
32
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What are the SI units of angular velocity ?

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radians per second (rad s-1)

33
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Other than the equations what can be done to calculate the angular velocity ?

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Plot an angular displacement-time graph

34
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When plotting an angle-time graph what it labelled as the x and y axes ?

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  • X axis is the time taken
  • Y axis is the angular displacement
35
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How is the angular velocity calculated using an angle-time graph?

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The gradient calculated to give the angular velocity

For instantaneous velocity a tangent to the curve can be drawn and then the gradient calculated using trigonometry (i.e. using the 2 immediate points before and after like in the other graphs)

36
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Refer to pg. 23 for SAQ 13 which gives practice on plotting an angle time graph

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37
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Define what the angular acceleration of a rotating object is

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This is the rate of change of angular velocity

e.g. the wheels of a car accelerating from rest will undergo angular acceleration (in the z axis)

38
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What are the SI units of angular acceleration?

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radians per second squared (rad s-2)

39
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What are the two methods for calculating angular acceleration?

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Via equations or via an angular velocity-time graph

40
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What is the gradient of an angular velocity-time graph equal to ?

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The angular acceleration

Average and instantaneous angular acceleration is calcuated the same way as when using any of the other graphs

41
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Define both average and instantaneous angular acceleration

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Average angular acceleration = the change in angular velocity divided by the time taken

Instantaneous angular acceleration = the angular acceleration at an instant in time

42
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State the equation for calculating average angular acceleration

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Average angular acceleration = change in angular velocity / time taken

OR

α = Δω / t

OR

α = ω - ωo / t

  • α = angular acceleration
  • Δω = the change in angular acceleration
  • ω = final angular velocity
  • ωo = initial angular velocity
  • t = time taken
43
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Do the worked example and SAQ 14 for calculating angular acceleration

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BMSc - Applied Ortho Semester 1 (52 decks)

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