ME301HW#1Due:Wednesday09/03/2014

1. Considerawomanweighing60kgwhohasatotalfootimprintareaof400cm2.Shewishesto
walkonthesnow,butthesnowcannotwithstandpressuresgreaterthan0.5kPa.Determine
theminimumsizeofsnowshoesneeded(imprintareapershoe)toenablehertowalkonthe
snowwithoutsinking.(10points)

2. Howmuchwork,inkJ,canaspring,whosespringconstantis4kN/cm,produceafterithasbeen
compressed4cmfromitsunloadedlength?(10points)

3. A12mmdiameter,300mmlongaluminumrodisstretchedby3mm.Thestrainworkisgiven
by ,where istheoriginalvolumeofthesolid,EistheYoungsmodulusand
isthestrainatthebeginningandendoftheprocess.AssumingtheYoungsmodulusof
aluminumtobe71010N/m2,calculatetheamountofworkrequiredforthisprocess,in .
(15points)

4. Anairplane,whichhasamassof5000kg,isflyingwithavelocityof150m/satanaltitudeof
10,000m,bothmeasuredrelativetothesurfaceoftheearth.Theaccelerationofgravitycanbe
takenasconstantatg=9.78m/s2.(15points)
(a) Calculatethekineticandpotentialenergiesoftheairplane,bothinkJ.
(b) Ifthekineticenergyincreasesby10,000kJwithnochangeinelevation,whatwouldbethe
finalvelocity,inm/s?