Transcript Krazy Glue
Is this really possible?
B
reaking down the physics of the krazy glue bungee
jump using a stopwatch and some assumptions
Approach:
•Observe the “test jump” in the Krazy Glue video
• time the acceleration (free fall)
• deceleration (slowing down) portions of the test jump.
•Using the times for the free fall and slowing down portions of the jump, and some assumptions
about the weight of the jumper, calculate the force and stress on the bonded coupling.
Assumptions:
•Jumper weighs 150 lb
•Neglect wind resistance
•Diameter of the bonded coupling = 2 inches
•The bungee cord behaves like a perfect spring, and has a constant spring constant throughout
its range of motion.
•The bonded coupling is only under load during the deceleration portion of the jump
Bungee Jump Schematic
Jumper
Bridge
Bonded
coupling
Tf = Free Fall
Time
Bungee
cord
Ts = Slow Down
Time
The Ground
Times
Jumper
Bridge
Bonded
coupling
Free Fall Time
Tf = 1.19357sec
Bungee
cord
Slow Down Time
Ts = 1.23308sec
The Ground
calculating the force on the bonding coupling the force on the
bonded coupling in the Krazy Glue bungee jump
Formula Used:
Newton’s second law of motion: F = ma + mg
F = Force (this is the force on the bonded coupling that we’ll calculate)
m = mass (this is the mass of the jumper – 68kg)
a = acceleration (this is the rate of slowing down due to the bungee cord or
“deceleration”)
g = acceleration due to gravity (9.8m/sec2)
Calculate the acceleration: (Initial velocity – final velocity) / slowing down time
Vi = Tf x g = 1.193571sec * 9.8m/s2 = 11.697 m/s
Vf = 0
Slow down time (Ts)= 1.233077sec
a = 11.697m/s / (1.233077s) = 9.486026m/sec2
F = (m x a) + (m x g)
F = (68kg * 9.486026m/sec2) + (68kg * 9.8m/sec2)
F = 645.0498N + 666.4N
F = 1311.4498N
F = 294.8203614 lbs
Stress = F / A
Stress = 294.8203614 lbs / 3.14159in2
Stress = 93.844315 psi
Surface Prep and Bonding
•We prepped the surface of aluminum cylinders using a grit blaster as well as an acetone
based solution. and bonded them together to form test coupons using and Krazy Glue.
•We bonded together 7 different test coupons. They were bonded together using three different
types of glue. We also tested how two of the different glues would behave when the surface
was contaminated prior to bonding.
•#1: Aircraft Grade structural bonded joint
•Surface prep: grit blaster, phosphoric acid anodizing, and bond primer
•Glue: 3M Scotchweld EC2216
•#2: Krazy Glue
•#3: Krazy Glue
•#4: Contaminated Krazy Glue
•Contaminate: Cat Oil
•#5: Boeing’s Krazy Glue
•#6: Boeing’s Krazy Glue
•#7: Contaminated Boeing’s Krazy Glue
•Contaminate: Cat Oil
Testing
Results (psi)
1600
1400
Stress (psi)
1200
1000
800
600
400
93.844315 psi
200
0
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