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Academic Year 2018/19 ENG762s2 Advanced Materials: Online Second Attempt Coursework
Academic Year 2018/19 ENG762s2 Advanced Materials: Online Second Attempt Coursework
2018/19
Online
E Second Attempt Coursework
Hand-in Instructions: Transform your file into a PDF and submit it through the Turnitin
box on the unit Moodle site. This is a unique submission; the first
submitted document counts.
Instructions for completing Please complete all tasks in the coursework. Each question gives
assessment: 25 marks for a total of 100 marks for the coursework.
Question 2
b) By considering a single nanowire, discuss in detail the growth mechanism for the
Germanium nanowire.
[7 Marks]
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d) Electrospinning is a common method for producing polymer nanofibres. Describe the
electrospinning mechanism.
[7 Marks]
e) Electrospun fibres are found to still contain significant solvent when collected on the
ground electrode. Suggest how the solvent could be removed completely during the
electrospinning process and before collection at the ground electrode.
[2 Marks]
Question 3
An infinitesimal element in an artificial spinal disk is loaded as shown in the figure below with σx = -
2.2MPa, σy = - 1.1MPa, σz = - 0.58MPa, τxy = - 0.57MPa, τyz = - 0.33MPa, τzx = - 0.79MPa.
Determine:
c) If the device is safe from yielding, being the yield strength for the implant material of 8MPa
[6 Marks]
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Question 4
Many biological materials are composed of mixtures; for example, bone may be considered a
mixture of collagen and mineral. Consider the elastic modulus of a mixture of two materials whose
individual moduli are E1 and E2. The volume fractions of materials 1 and 2 are V1 and V2,
respectively. It is known that the elastic modulus of the mixture has upper and lower limits given
by mathematical models known as Voigt and Reuss models, respectively.
E1E2
c) Reuss model, lower bound E =
V1E2 +V2 E1
[10 Marks]
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