Bending and Shearing Physlet

This applet simulates the deformation of a 50-micron thick diamond wafer under torques applied to its parallel mounting wires. Use the slider bars to change the twist angle for each wire.



Brent C. Evans
c/o Richard Jones
2151 Hillside Rd. Unit 3046
Physics Department, University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT 06269

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