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The document contains 6 homework problems related to elasticity theory. Problem 1 asks to determine principal stresses given a stress tensor. Problem 2 asks to sketch Mohr's circles and find maximum shear stresses for given stress tensors. Problem 3 asks about principal stresses for a given tensor and to find the other two principal stresses. Problems 4-6 provide additional stress/strain/displacement relations and ask questions about stresses, strains, deformations and material properties.

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Homework 1

The document contains 6 homework problems related to elasticity theory. Problem 1 asks to determine principal stresses given a stress tensor. Problem 2 asks to sketch Mohr's circles and find maximum shear stresses for given stress tensors. Problem 3 asks about principal stresses for a given tensor and to find the other two principal stresses. Problems 4-6 provide additional stress/strain/displacement relations and ask questions about stresses, strains, deformations and material properties.

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İzmir Institute of Technology

CE 513 Theory of Elasticity


Spring 2020-2021 HW 1
Due Date: 19/03/2021 (till 5 p.m.)- LATE SUBMISSION IS NOT ACCEPTED.

Problem 1

At point P, the stress tensor is given as follows,


 
5 a -a
S =  a 0 b  MPa
-a b 0
where a and b are unspecified. At the same point, stress tensor can be expressed with
respect to another coordinate system as follows:
 
c 0 0
S = 0 2 0 MPa
0 0 d
If the magnitude of the maximum shear stress at P is 5.5 MPa, determine the principal
stresses σ1 , σ2 and σ3 .

Problem 2

Sketch the Mohr’s circles for the stress tensors given below and determine the maximum
shear stresses.

•  
σ0 0 σ0
S=0 σ0 0  MPa
σ0 0 σ0
•  
σ0 0 0
S=0 2 σ0 0  MPa
0 0 −σ0

Problem 3

The stress tensor at a point is given as below. Before you attempt to do any calculations
please look at the given stress tensor.
 
5 0 0
S = 0 −6 −12 MPa
0 −12 1
• It should be clear that one of the principal stresses is 5 MPa. Why ? Please
explain it briefly.
• Please find the other two principal stresses using 2D Mohr’s circle technique.

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Problem 4 The displacement field and strain distribution in a member have the form

u = a0 x2 y 2 + a1 xy 2 + a2 x2 y
v = b0 x2 y + b1 xy
γxy = c0 x2 y + c1 xy + c2 x2 + c3 y 2

What relationships connecting the constants (a’s, b’s and c’s) make the foregoing ex-
pression possible?

Problem 5

An elastic material is compressed in a rigid cylinder as shown. Find the apparent


elastic modulus (that is σz /ǫz ) in terms of E and ν. Show that it is much larger than
E if the material has a Poisson’s ratio only slightly less than 0.5, e.g. rubber (almost
incompressible). Assume no friction between the material and rigid cap and cylinder
walls.
Rigid cap

σz
Rigid cap

Rigid walls
Material

PSfrag replacements

σz

Problem 6

For the planar structure shown in the figure (Assume that this is a plane stress problem),
the displacement field is given as,
   
u 0.002 y + 0.001 x
=
v 0.004 x2

• Calculate ǫxx , ǫyy and ǫxy using strain-displacement relations.


• Considering E = 200000 MPa and ν = 0.25, calculate the stress components
developing at point x = 1.1, y = 0.4. (Here you need the plane stress elasticity
tensor given below).

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y

PSfrag replacements 0.5 units

x
1.5 units

• Draw the deformed shape of the domain (the rectangle) (by taking the lower left
corner as your origin).
• Are the stresses and strains homogeneous or non-homogeneous? Please comment
and explain why they are homogenous or non-homogenous.

For plane stress problems,


    
σxx 1 ν 0 ǫxx
σyy  = E ν 1 0   ǫyy 
1 − ν2
σxy 0 0 (1 − ν)/2 γxy

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