10.04.

2017
Midterm Exam
MAK523, Foundations of Solid Mechanics
Due Date: (April 17)

1) What is the governing differential equations for w0 x , x for the TBT if the beam
material obeys the following nonlinear material model:

x A x B xm where m is an integer.

2) The compatibility equations for the engineering strain ij is given by

ij ,kl kl ,ij kj,il il ,kj 0, (i, j, k, l)= 1, 2, 3

(e.g., see J.Barker, Theory of Elasticity)

Consider plane-stress large deformation strain field (namely, E11, E12 and E22) and derive the
equivalent relations.

Hint: See p.138 of Taber (Nonlinear Theory of Elasticity)

3) Determine the deflection at any point Q under the

triangular loading acting on an infinite beam on an elastic
foundation.
4) In order to find the equation of equilibrium for a Kirchhoff circular
plate loaded symmetrically by a force per unit area q(r), and fixed at
the edges, we must extremize the following functional:

where D and are elastic constants, and w is the deflection (in the z direction) of the center-
plane of the plate. Show that the following is the proper governing differential equation for w:

5) Starting with a cubic distribution of the displacements through the plate thickness in terms of
unknown functions f1 , f 2 , g1 , g 2 , h1 , h2

determine the functions fi , gi , hi in terms of w0 ,x , y such that the following conditions are
satisfied:
6) Consider the following circular plate having simply supported circumference.

2 R

qo=constant
r
Q
r
h

R R

z,wo(r)
R

Show that the Kirchoff plate theory yields the following solution for 0 r R

r 4 2 r

2
qO R 4
wO (r ) 2
4 5 2
4( 2 2
) log 2 1 4 (1 v) 4(1 v) log
2

64 D R 1 v R

What is rr at r=0 ?