As a rough model of the impact of walking/running, consider that half the mass of the body falls from a height of 4.77-cm onto a single foot. (During a typical stride, an adult's center-of-mass moves approximately this distance vertically). Use the kinematic equations to calculate the speed of an object falling from this height at the moment of impact with the ground under the influence of gravity.A. As a rough model of the impact of walking, consider that half of the mass of the entire body strikes the ground with a downward velocity of 1.0 m/s and comes to a full vertical stop over an impact duration of 20 ms. Calculate the force associated with this single step for a person with a mass of 74.2 kg. B. Calculate the stress (solid pressure) of a force of 1880 N applied across the 0.4 cm^2 cross-sectional area of the typical Achilles tendon. For reference, the maximum rupture stress of tendons has been reported in the range of 100-150 MPa.

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Answer:

0.967 m/s

1855 N

[tex]46.375\ \text{MPa}[/tex]

Explanation:

v = Final velocity

u = Initial velocity = 0

s = Displacement = 4.77 cm

g = a = Acceleration due to gravity = [tex]9.81\ \text{m/s}^2[/tex]

From the kinematic equations

[tex]v^2-u^2=2as\\\Rightarrow v=\sqrt{2as+u^2}\\\Rightarrow v=\sqrt{2\times 9.81\times 0.0477+0}\\\Rightarrow v=0.967\ \text{m/s}[/tex]

The velocity of the object at the moment of impact is 0.967 m/s

Now

[tex]\Delta v[/tex] = Change in velocity = 1 m/s

t = Time taken = 20 ms

m = Half mass of the person = [tex]\dfrac{74.2}{2}=37.1\ \text{kg}[/tex]

[tex]F=\dfrac{m}{t}\\\Rightarrow F=\dfrac{37.1\times 1}{20\times 10^{-3}}\\\Rightarrow F=1855\ \text{N}[/tex]

The force associated with a single step of the person is 1855 N

A = Area = [tex]0.4\ \text{cm}^2[/tex]

Stress is given by

[tex]\sigma=\dfrac{F}{A}\\\Rightarrow \sigma=\dfrac{1855}{0.4\times 10^{-4}}\\\Rightarrow \sigma=46375000\ \text{Pa}=46.375\ \text{MPa}[/tex]

The stress on the tendon is [tex]46.375\ \text{MPa}[/tex]

The speed of object during falling is 0.967 m/s.

(A)  The magnitude of force  associated with this single step for a person is 1855 N.

(B) The required value of stress at tendons is [tex]4.70 \times 10^{7} \;\rm Pa[/tex].

Given data:

The height of fall is, h = 4.77 cm = 0.0477 m.

The magnitude of downward velocity is, v' = 1.0 m/s.

The duration of impact is, [tex]t = 20 \;\rm ms =20 \times 10^{-3} \;\rm s[/tex].

The mass of person is, m = 74.2 kg.

The magnitude of force is, F' = 1880 N.

The cross-sectional area is, [tex]A =0.4 \;\rm cm^{2} = 0.4 \times 10^{-4} \;\rm m^{2][/tex].

The problem has several parts using different concepts. First obtain the final speed of object to fall by using the second kinematic equations of motion as,

[tex]v^{2}=u^{2}+2gh[/tex]

Solving as,

[tex]v^{2}=0^{2}+(2 \times 9.8 \times 0.0477)\\\\v = \sqrt{(2 \times 9.8 \times 0.0477)} \\v = 0.967 \;\rm m/s[/tex]

Thus, the speed of object during falling is 0.967 m/s.

(A)

Now coming to next part, the half of mass means, m' = m/2 = 74.2/2 = 37.1 kg.

Apply the expression of average force as,

[tex]F =\dfrac{m'v'}{t}[/tex]

Solving as,

[tex]F =\dfrac{37.1 \times 1}{20 \times 10^{-3}}\\\\F = 1855 \;\rm N[/tex]

Thus, the magnitude of force  associated with this single step for a person is 1855 N.

(B)

The expression for the stress is given as,

[tex]\sigma = \dfrac{F'}{A}[/tex]

Solving as,

[tex]\sigma = \dfrac{1880}{0.4 \times 10^{-4}}\\\\\sigma =4.70 \times 10^{7} \;\rm Pa[/tex]

Thus, the required value of stress at tendons is [tex]4.70 \times 10^{7} \;\rm Pa[/tex].

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