Stress/Strain POE

Project Objective: This project's goal was to use tensile testing knowledge and apply that to a presentation style-based project with real work calculations to demonstrate the idea.

Design/Project Process: mainly it was done by using notes in class however I used Python and calculus to justify my final project. To accomplish a perfect trapezoidal shape for the graph I used Matpotlib python script to graph exact trapezoids for the trapezoidal rule calculation. Then I made a for loop to create these trapezoids and a equation to calculate them all, the sum of those will give us the area under the curve.

What I Learned: By accomplishing this project, I learned how to use calculus and Python equations for tensile testing. For example: The trapezoidal rule is a numerical integration technique that divides a curve into trapezoids and sums up their areas to estimate the area under the curve. The code calculates the modulus of toughness and gives an output of 3455.95 (lb/in^2) however, the trapezoids can still be smaller to approximate the area under the curve. There is still a minuscule amount of space left which always allows for a more accurate value.

Personal Reflection: In my opinion, this project helped me gain knowledge and have new foundational knowledge on tensile testing and python.