SOM Formulas
SOM Formulas
1. Stress
𝑃
𝜎= 𝑁⁄𝑚𝑚2
𝐴
P - Force
A - Cross sectional area
2. Strain
δL
e=
L
𝛿𝐿 − 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝐿𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ
L - Original Length
3. Modulus of Elasticity (or) Young’s Modulus
𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠
𝐸=
𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛
4. Modulus of Rigidity (or) Shear Modulus
𝜏
𝐶=
𝜑
5. Poisson’s Ratio
𝐿𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛
𝜇=
𝐿𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛
6. Analysis of bars of varying cross-section
𝑃 𝐿1 𝐿2 𝐿3
𝛿𝐿 = [ + + ]
𝐸 𝐴1 𝐴2 𝐴3
7. Analysis of uniformly tapering circular rod
4𝑃𝐿
𝛿𝐿 =
𝜋𝐸𝐷1 𝐷2
8. Analysis of uniformly tapering rectangular bar
𝑃𝐿 𝑎
𝛿𝐿 = log 𝑒
𝐸𝑡 (𝑎 − 𝑏) 𝑏
9. Analysis of bars of composite section
𝑃 = 𝜎1 𝐴1 + 𝜎2 𝐴2
𝑒1 = 𝑒2
𝐸1
𝑀𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑟 𝑅𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜 =
𝐸2
10. Thermal Stress
Change in dimension
𝛿𝐿 = 𝛼𝑇𝐿
Thermal stress
𝜎 = 𝛼𝑇𝐸
Thermal strain
𝑒 = 𝛼𝑇
T - Raise in temperature
α - Coefficient of linear expansion
11. Thermal stress on composite bars
Actual expansion of steel
𝜎𝑠
= 𝛼𝑠 𝑇𝐿 + 𝐿
𝐸𝑠
Actual expansion of copper
𝜎𝑐
= 𝛼𝑐 𝑇𝐿 − 𝐿
𝐸𝑐
𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑒𝑙 = 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑟
12. Elastic Constants