3 You are needing a force transducer for an experiment you

Last updated: 4/10/2023

3 You are needing a force transducer for an experiment you are performing To make your transducer you have a rectangular bar that is 8 mm in width and depth i e it has a square cross section that is made from steel Young s modulus of elasticity You also have a displacement transducer that can measure displacements in the range of mm Answer the following questions a What is the largest force you can measure using this rectangular piece of steel considering that you don t want to exceed 50 of the yield strength i e maximum stress of 250 MPa b You want a transducer that can measure forces applied in one direction only What length of bar should you use so that you can measure a compressive load of 5 kN with maximum resolution For this problem assume you have maximum resolution if 5 kN of applied force causes deformation of 1 5 mm