Basic Biomechanics
7th Edition
ISBN: 9780073522760
Author: Susan J Hall
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 6, Problem 10IP
Summary Introduction
To determine: The force exerted by our own biceps.
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Load (L) = 5 kgs
= Effort
E = Fulcrum
Weight of forearm = 1.8 kgs
L = Load
Biceps brachii
muscle
Distance of load from elbow joint = 35 cm
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Effort (E) = contraction
of biceps brachii
Distance of center of mass of forearm from elbow = 17 cm
Distance of tendon from elbow = 4 cm
A) Draw the free-body diagram to represent the forces and moments
Load (L) = weight of
object plus forearm
B) Write the torque equation for static equilibrium
Fulcrum (F) = elbow joint
With the shoulder flexed at 30°, the moment arm of the deltoid muscle is 2.0 cm. Solve
for the force exerted by the deltoid muscle at the glenohumeral joint give the following
assumptions:
The deltoid is the only active muscle at the glenohumeral joint
The weight of the humerus is 48 N.
The center of gravity of the humerus is located 30 cm from the shoulder center of
rotation
STATIC EQUILIBRIUM EQUATIONS
CONSIDERING ONLY THE DELTOID MUSCLE
Fo
MA =
18 Cn
COR
B=55".
0-30°
RaF 30 cm
FG = 24 N
The graphs below show the force-versus-shortening-velocity and power-versus-
shortening-velocity curves for four muscles in the human lower extremity. Note
that these curves show this relationship only for shortening activations (positive
shortening velocities), not lengthening activations. And, note that the values
displayed on the axes of the graphs are absolute (not normalized) values of force,
power, and velocity.
These graphs apply to the next three questions.
Force vs Shortening Velocity
Power vs Shortening Velocity
1,500
400
1,200
300
2 900
200
600
100
300
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
Shortening Velocity (m/s)
Shortening Velocity (m/s)
muscle 1
muscle 3
muscle 2
muscle 4
Force (N)
Power (W)
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