Packet C: Tossup 10

A class of methods in solid mechanics named for this quantity include Castiligano’s method, in which partial derivatives of this quantity (-5[1])give partial displacements. Alan Griffith took the derivative of this quantity with respect (-5[1])to crack length to derive his theory of fracture mechanics, in which (-5[1])the square of stress (-5[2])intensity factor is proportional to the areal release rate of this quantity. (10[1])The maximum volumetric (-5[1])density of this quantity that can be reached before a material ruptures defines its toughness. (-5[1])The volumetric (10[1])density of this quantity (10[1])associated with elastic strain (-5[1])is one-half (-5[1])Young’s (10[1]-5[1])modulus (10[1]-5[1])times strain (10[1])squared. (-5[1])For a Hookean (-5[2])spring, (-5[2])this (-5[2])quantity (-5[2])is equal to one-half (10[1])spring (10[3])constant (10[1]-5[2])times (10[1]-5[1])displacement (10[3]-5[2])squared. (10[16]-5[5])For 10 (10[1])points, (10[3]-5[1])work (10[2]-5[1])is a transfer of what (10[1])quantity measured in (10[1])joules? (10[5])■END■ (10[25]0[3])

ANSWER: energy [accept energy methods; accept fracture energy or fracture energy release rate; accept potential energy; accept strain energy; accept elastic energy or elastic potential energy]
<GC, Physics> | Packet C - Virginia Tech A, Waterloo A, UCSD A, UBC A
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Scarlet RutterClaremontGeorgia Tech A20-5
Camrun ScottMurray State ATexas A33-5
Alan HughesUCLCambridge B45-5
Kevin YeSimon FraserWestern B49-5
Ezra SantosChicago APurdue B49-5
Dawson TeuWaterloo BMcGill B6110
Oliver WestCambridge CImperial C64-5
Andrew MassaroCatholicNYU B79-5
Pace KleinCWRU AOhio State A8110
Rachel BenthamManchesterMontpellier8510
Swapnil GargBerkeley AStanford B89-5
Joel DickerSouthampton BImperial B91-5
Carter YottMcMaster AWestern C92-5
Patrick TorreMaryland AColumbia C9210
Todd MaslykMichigan ACWRU B93-5
Alex AkridgeIndiana ANorthwestern C9310
Delia CropperOxford ABristol9510
Hamish CampbellDurhamImperial A96-5
Milan FernandezBrockMcGill A99-5
Graham CopeGeorgia Tech CAlabama B99-5
George MatsumuraWashington AMissouri B100-5
Brendan BethlehemCambridge AWarwick B100-5
Abby SmithBerkeley CBerkeley B101-5
Chris DechBrandeis AYale101-5
Alan LiCornell CBinghamton A102-5
Cade ReinbergerRITCornell B102-5
Jason ZhangToronto BToronto E10610
Colin VeeversOttawaMcMaster B10710
Connor BlakeChicago BPurdue A10710
Jonathan HuangMITSouthern Connecticut State10710
Nicholas KwanWestern AGuelph108-5
Coby TranChicago CNorthwestern B10810
Albert NyangLSEEdinburgh B108-5
Joy AnHarvard ADartmouth B10910
Olin BoseColumbia BJohns Hopkins A109-5
Aryan DesarapuMichigan BOhio State B110-5
Alex ThomasGeorgia Tech BAlabama A11010
Aiden BangJohns Hopkins BNYU A110-5
Zaid AsifNYU CSwarthmore11010
Ariyan MiahBinghamton ACornell C11010
Athan JuritschToronto GCarleton University11110
Yoyo LiuUBC BToronto C11110
Aditya PatnaikOhio State BMichigan B11110
Jason ThieuMichigan StateMichigan C11110
Ariel FaederPittsburghOhio State C11110
Andrew WangIllinois AChicago D11110
Shardul ParthasarathyIllinois BIllinois C11110
John AugustynNotre Dame BIndiana C111-5
Jacob FinleyNotre Dame AIndiana B11110
Elliott GomesDartmouth ABowdoin A11110
Max NealHarvard BBrown11110
Shreyas SinhaTexas BTexas A&M A111-5
Nathan WooleryLouisville BSewanee11110
Charles HangWashU ATennessee A11110
Caleb WestKentuckyVanderbilt B111-5
Ollie Glin-ConwayImperial CCambridge C11110
Michael WuSouthampton ACardiff11110
Ali HamzehEdinburgh AOxford C111-5
Dan MillingtonBirminghamWarwick A111-5
Julian BushlowCornell ABinghamton B11110
Ani PerumallaPenn StateRochester11110
Shiva TequilaCentral Florida ACentral Florida B11310
S. A. ShenoyGeorgia Tech DBruin11410
Sawyer SmithMississipi StateTennessee B11410
Jason QinColumbia AVassar114-5
Jerry VinokurovJohn JayMaryland B11410
Michał GerasimiukStanford ABerkeley D115-5
Brendan BridleQueen'sToronto Metropolitan11510
Thomas TibbettsCentral Florida CFlorida A11510
Zoe WangCarleton CollegeMissouri A12010
Nathaniel MartinBrandeis BBowdoin B12310
Rishabh DaveBerkeley DStanford A12410
Zoë McGuireOxford BCity St. George's12410
Gus ReddingImperial BSouthampton B12410
Ella WardeWarwick ABirmingham12410
Kelvin NiNYU BCatholic12410
Danny HanStanford BBerkeley A12510
Vinu HariharBerkeley BBerkeley C12510
Asha BasuMcGill ABrock12510
Eva MandelbaumGuelphWestern A12510
Jay MisukWestern CMcMaster A1250
Max PolskyWestern BSimon Fraser12510
Matthew AndersenFlorida BFlorida C12510
Wyatt JohnsonCWRU BMichigan A12510
Evan GniadekPurdue BChicago A12510
Emily JustakIndiana CNotre Dame B12510
Yixi YangYaleBrandeis A12510
Arunn SankarGeorgia Tech AClaremont12510
Drew WetterlindIowa StateWashington B12510
Tommy DonelonMissouri BWashington A12510
Athena ShaddenTexas AMurray State A12510
Sushanth BalaramanTexas A&M ATexas B12510
Davin SivertsonAlabama BGeorgia Tech C12510
Sarah YatesVanderbilt BKentucky12510
Charlie LowmanImperial ADurham12510
Julian SungOxford CEdinburgh A12510
Ted HarrisonEdinburgh BLSE1250
Jacob PriceCambridge BUCL12510
Patrick HartleyWarwick BCambridge A12510
Nico LottoVassarColumbia A1250
Sinecio MoralesJohns Hopkins AColumbia B12510
Cole HartungGeorgetownMaryland C12510
Eshan PantNYU AJohns Hopkins B12510
Eric ZhuCornell BRIT12510

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Neg %Avg. Buzz
California (North)Main Site3100%100%124.67
CanadaMain Site1090%40%109.56
FloridaMain Site3100%0%117.67
Great LakesMain Site5100%40%107.80
MidwestMain Site8100%25%111.38
NortheastMain Site6100%17%114.33
OverflowMain Site4100%50%123.75
South CentralMain Site2100%100%125.00
SoutheastMain Site7100%29%115.71
UKMain Site1292%67%115.82
Upper Mid-AtlanticMain Site888%50%116.43
Upstate NYMain Site4100%50%114.25