Answer: 11. [1pt] Calculate the minimum force required to cause a fracture in th

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11. [1pt]
Calculate the minimum force required to cause a fracture in thebone.

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12. [1pt]
Calculate the strain energy in the trabecular bone just beforefracture. (Don't forget to include both ends of the bone in yourcalculation.)

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13. [1pt]
Calculate the strain energy in the cortical bone just beforefracture.

(These results show that the spongy bone absorbs most
of the energy. It also shows you that the fracture from a fall islikely to
occur near the ankle-end of the tibia.)

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14. [1pt]
Consider a 63.2 kg person who falls from a certain height ontoconcrete, landing on both feet, with legs held stiff andstraight. Calculate the minimum height from which the person canfall and suffer a fracture. Assume that the bones behaveelastically up to the breaking point.

(Compare your result with the fact that persons bending theirlegs in the fall can safely fall from a much greater height. Why isthis the case?)

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