• Mechanically speaking, an oar is a beam, loaded in bending. • It must be strong enough to carry the bending moment exerted by the oarsman without breaking. • t must have just the right stiffness to match the rower's own characteristics and give the right 'feel'. • The most important, it must be as light as possible. Handle Collar Sleeve Spoon The oar stiffness is measured: • a 10 kg weight is hung on the oar, 2.05 m from the collar and the Loom deflection at this point is measured. • A soft oar will deflect nearly 50 mm; a hard one only 30. • A rower, ordering an oar, will specify how 'hard' it should be. QUESTION 1. Find material choice 2. Should we change the cross-section from the circular shape to the rectangular shape in order to increase the bending stiffness?

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Homework : Materials for Oars
• Mechanically speaking, an oar is a beam, loaded in bending.
It must be strong enough to carry the bending moment exerted by the oarsman without breaking.
It must have just the right stiffness to match the rower's own characteristics and give the right 'feel'.
The most important, it must be as light as possible.
Handle
Collar Sleeve
Spoon
The oar stiffness is measured:
a 10 kg weight is hung on the oar,
2.05 m from the collar and the
Loom-
deflection at this point is measured.
A soft oar will deflect nearly 50 mm;
a hard one only 30.
A rower, ordering an oar, will specify
how 'hard' it should be.
QUESTION
1. Find material choice
2. Should we change the cross-section from the circular shape to the rectangular shape in order
to increase the bending stiffness?
Transcribed Image Text:Question Homework : Materials for Oars • Mechanically speaking, an oar is a beam, loaded in bending. It must be strong enough to carry the bending moment exerted by the oarsman without breaking. It must have just the right stiffness to match the rower's own characteristics and give the right 'feel'. The most important, it must be as light as possible. Handle Collar Sleeve Spoon The oar stiffness is measured: a 10 kg weight is hung on the oar, 2.05 m from the collar and the Loom- deflection at this point is measured. A soft oar will deflect nearly 50 mm; a hard one only 30. A rower, ordering an oar, will specify how 'hard' it should be. QUESTION 1. Find material choice 2. Should we change the cross-section from the circular shape to the rectangular shape in order to increase the bending stiffness?
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