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Given the wood member with a scarf joint shown in Question 9, what is the normal force on the oblique plane?  

 Henry has hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy. He lacks 

 The lens of the eye thickens when the 

 Olfactory receptors, which provide the sense of smell, are 

Exhibit 13-1A researcher believes that women today weigh less than in previous years. To investigate this belief, he randomly samples 41 adult women and records their weights. The scores have a mean of 111 lbs. and a standard deviation of 12.4. A local census taken several years ago shows the mean weight of adult women was 115 lbs.Refer to Exhibit 13-1. The df for determining tcrit = ____.

An axial rod elongates from an initial length of 10 m to a final length of 10.3 m.  What is the strain in the rod? 

In the system shown below each bungee has the same stiffness, but the rope has a stiffness three times greater than each bungee cord.  Assume the horizontal member transmitting 100 lb to the bungees and rope remains horizontal.  What is the force in the rope?  

An axial member has a cross section area or 2.0 in2 and an allowable stress of 5000 psi.  What is the allowable axial load in the member? Provide your answer in pounds, but do not include units in your answer.

Which of these is not a synonym for elongation?

With alpha and N held constant, as the effect of the independent variable increases ____.