Chapter 4 : Optical fibers and cables

Example 4.1, page 196

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import math

#Variable declaration
l=0.16*10**-9                                #bond distance
St=2.6*10**6                                 #cohesive strength
psi=6894.76
E=9*10**10                                   #Young modulus of silica
C=10**-8

#Calculation
Yp=4*l*St**2/E
Sf=math.sqrt((2*E*Yp)/(math.pi*C))            #Fracture stress for elliptical crack
Str=Sf/E                                      #Strain

#Result
print'Fracture stress for elliptical crack = %.2f x 10^5 psi'%(Sf*10**-5)
print'Strain in percentage = %d percent'%(Str*6894.76*100)