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The document outlines an assignment for the Advanced Mechanics of Solids course, detailing various problems related to stress analysis, including calculations of normal and shear stresses, principal stresses, and strain components. It also covers topics such as equilibrium equations, von-Mises stress, and the relationship between engineering constants for isotropic materials. The assignment is structured to enhance understanding of mechanical behavior under different loading conditions and coordinate systems.

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AMS - Assignment - 2 2

The document outlines an assignment for the Advanced Mechanics of Solids course, detailing various problems related to stress analysis, including calculations of normal and shear stresses, principal stresses, and strain components. It also covers topics such as equilibrium equations, von-Mises stress, and the relationship between engineering constants for isotropic materials. The assignment is structured to enhance understanding of mechanical behavior under different loading conditions and coordinate systems.

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Advanced Mechanics of Solids - AMN14105, Even Semester 2024-25 1

Assignment - 2

1.) A rectangular steel bar having a cross-section 2 cm × 3 cm is subjected to a tensile force


of 6000 N. If the axes are chosen as shown in Fig. 1, determine the normal and shear stresses
on a plane whose normal has the following direction cosines:
√
(i) nx = ny = 1/ 2, nz = 0
√
(ii) nx = 0, ny = nx = 1/ 2
√
(iii) nx = ny = nz = 1/ 3

Figure 1: Question 1

2.) At a point P in a body, σxx = 10,000 N/cm2 , σyy = -5,000 N/cm2 , σzz = -5,000 N/cm2 ,
τxy = τyz = τzx = 10, 000N/cm2 . Determine the normal and shearing stresses on a plane that
is equally inclined to all the three axes.
3.) At a point P, the rectangular stress components are σxx = 1, σyy = -2, σzz = 4, τxy = 2,
τyz = -3, and τxz = 1 all in units of kPa. Find the principal stresses and invariants.
4.) With respect to the frame of reference xyz, the following state of stress exists as given in
Eq. 1. Determine the principal stresses and their associated directions. Also, compute the
invariants I1 , I2 , I3 .  
1 2 1
 2 1 1  (1)
1 1 1

5.) Obtain the equilibrium equation in terms of component form in both cylindrical (êr , êθ , êz )
and spherical coordinate systems (êr , êθ , êϕ ).
1
6.) Verify −3J2 = √12 [(σ1 − σ2 )2 + (σ2 − σ3 )2 + (σ3 − σ1 )2 ] 2 where J2 represents the second
invariant of the deviatoric stress tensor and σ1 , σ2 , and σ3 represent principal stresses.
1
7.) Verify σv = ( 23 σ̂ij σ̂ij ) 2 is equivalent to √1
2
[(σxx − σyy )2 + (σyy − σzz )2 + (σzz − σxx )2 + 6(τxy
2
+
1
2 2
τyz + τzx )] 2 in terms of general stress components where σv represents the von-Mises stress.
8.) A hydrostatic stress field is specified by σij = −pδij
 
−p 0 0
σij = 0 −p 0  (2)
0 0 −p
Advanced Mechanics of Solids - AMN14105, Even Semester 2024-25 2

where p = p (x1 , x2 , x3 ) and may be called the pressure. Show that the equilibrium equations
imply that the pressure must satisfy the relation ∇p = F .
9.) Determine the spherical and deviatoric stress tensors and also the von-Mises stress for the
stress state given in question 4.
10.) Show that the octahedral stress components can be expressed in terms of the general stress
components by
)
σoct = 13 (σxx + σyy + σzz )
1 1 (3)
τoct = 3
[(σxx − σyy )2 + (σyy − σzz )2 + (σzz − σxx )2 + 6(τxy
2 2
+ τyz 2
+ τzx )] 2

11.) Obtain the expression/relation for strain components in terms of displacement gradient
with respect to both cylindrical (êr , êθ , êz ) and spherical coordinate systems (êr , êθ , êϕ ).
12.) Compute/Obtain the expressions for volumetric strain energy Uv and distortional strain
energy Ud for an elastic solid body.
13.) Compute/Obtain the expressions for the engineering constants Young’s modulus E and
Poisson’s ratio ν for an isotropic material in terms of shear modulus µ and Lame’s constant λ.
Also obtain the relation for µ and λ in terms of E and ν.
14.) Show that Hooke’s law for an isotropic material may be expressed in terms of spherical and
deviatoric tensors by the two relations σ̃ij = 3kϵ̃ij , and σ̂ij = 2µϵ̂ij , where k is bulk modulus.
15.) The displacements in an elastic material are given by
M
(1 − ν 2 )xy

u = − EI 
M M
v = 2EI (1 + ν)νy 2 + 2EI
(1 + ν 2 )(x2 − l2 /4) (4)

w=0

where M , E, I, and l are constant parameters. Determine the corresponding strain and stress
fields and show that this problem represents the pure bending of a rectangular beam in the x-y
plane.
16.) Determine the strain and rotation tensors ϵij and ωij for the displacement field u = Axy,
v = Byz 2 , w = C(x2 + z 2 ), where A, B, and C are arbitrary constants.
17.) Assume that we are dealing with a two-dimensional deformation problem in the x-y plane
where all field variables depend only on x and y. For the strain field ϵxx = Ay, ϵyy = Bx,
ϵxy = 0 (A and B are constants), integrate the strain-displacement relations to determine the
displacements, and identify any rigid-body terms.
18.) Show that the following strain field ϵxx = Ay 3 , ϵyy = Ax3 , ϵxy = Bxy(x + y), ϵzz = ϵxz =
ϵyz = 0 gives continuous, single-valued displacements in a simply connected region only if the
constants are related by A = 2B/3.
Course coordinator:
Dr. Udhayaraman R., Applied Mechanics Department, MNNIT Allahabad

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