TWO DIMENSIONAL PROBLEMS IN POLAR COORDINATES

GENERAL EQUATIONS IN POLAR COORDINATES

Fig.40
Normal stress component in radial direction
Normal stress component in circumferential direction
Shearing-stress component
Radii of sides 3, 1
Body force per unit volume in radial direction

R
1

Equation of equilibrium in radial direction

(

[((
Dividing by
(

) )]

this becomes
)

[(

) ]

limit zero
1st term,

2nd term,
3rd term,

Equations of equilibrium
(
(
S

Component of body force per unit volume in the tangential

direction

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STRESS FUNCTION

RECTANGULAR COORDINATES

When weight of body only body force

(
(

)(

Stress function

)
(

)
)

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Two dimensional problems in polar coordinates

(
(
Stress function

function of r &

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Derivation of equation (38)

)
( )

To obtain eqn (38)

( )

)(

)
(

Rearranging,
(

)
(

( )

Similarly,
(

)
(

( )

(
(

)
)

)
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Eqn (1)
Eqn (2)
Eqn (2a)
From eqns (3), (1), (2) and (2a) .

Two dimensional problems in polar coordinates

(
Stress function

function of r &

Adding (1) & (2),

(

Adding

and

from (3)

( )

( )
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)(

( )

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From (4), (5) and (6),

(

)(

Equation of compatibility
Solutions to this PDE
Solution of 2D problems in polar coordinates
Boundary conditions

STRESS DISTRIBUTION SYMMETRICAL ABOUT AN AXIS

When stress function depends on r only, equation of compatibility
becomes
(

)(

Ordinary DE
Four constants of integration
General solution
(

From eqn (38)

(

)
(

When r = 0

10

If

Fig.41

a, b

inner and outer radii of cylinder

Uniform internal and external pressures

Boundary conditions
( )

( )

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Hence
(

Stress components
(

)
(

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Radial displacement
Plane stress

Constant throughout the thickness of the wall of the

cylinder

When

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