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Wow, great. So is the average elastic modulus equal to the force divided by the AVERAGE area ((A-top + A-bottom) /2) , all divided by the strain? Since the width of the trapezoid is a linear function of its height, does that mean I can use the average width to get the average area to use...

I know the force, the initial vertical height of the sample and the vertical compression distance, and am trying to calculate the Young's modulus, assuming the shape is made up of a homogeneous material. So I know h and h(0), so I can calculate strain. But I don't know how to calculate the...

How to calculate Young's Modulus on trapezoidal shape ? Can't find the answer... Hi guys. I'm really stumbling over this question. If I'm trying to calculate the Young's modulus of a specimen that is being compressed from the top, but the contact area on top is smaller than the bottom...