How does a diving board bend?
A diving board bends when a load is applied ( the diver) at a position ( the free end) where the applied weight overcomes the materials stiffness ( Young’s Law) As a result, the material above the centre line of the board Extends ( stretches) and the material below the centre line Compresses . The centre line refered to being the whole of the mid section … like the jam in a sandwich Hope that helps I don’t know about the dimensions that seems more like SPORTS than Physics Advanced reading : Youngs modulus, elasticity.
