Biomechanics - Introduction to Biomedical Engineering - page 165

¼ þ

V x.*0 137;

¼

M 137.*x - 8.22;

figure
subplot(3,1,1), plot(x,N,x,N,'x')
xlabel('x [m]')
ylabel('N [N]')
title('Axial Force N')
subplot(3,1,2), plot(x,V,x,V,'x')
xlabel('x [m]')
ylabel('V [N]')
title('Shear Force V')
subplot(3,1,3), plot(x,M,x,M,'x')
xlabel('x [m]')
ylabel('M [N-m]')
title('Bending Moment M')

Axial Force N

377

376.5

376

375.5

375

0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06

x [m]

Shear Force V

138

137

136

0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06

x [m]

Bending Moment M

0

− 5

− 10

0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06

x [m]

FIGURE 4.18 Axial force N (top), shear force V (middle), and bending moment M (bottom) computed for the

nail plate in Figure 4.16 as functions of the distance x along the plate.