Let a solid body is acted upon by “body forces” which are distributed over the

volume with
intensities f x , f y , and f z , i.e. f x , f y , and f z are force per unit
volume in the respective directions.
Show that for a general 3-dimensional state of stress, the requirement of ΣF = 0
leads to
∂σ xx ∂σ xy ∂σ xz
+
+
+ f x = 0
∂x
∂y
∂z
∂σ yx ∂σ yy ∂σ yz
+
+
+ f y = 0
∂x
∂y
∂z
∂σ zx ∂σ zy ∂σ zz
+
+
+ f z = 0
∂x
∂y
∂z
5. Show that a state of plane stress in polar coordinates leads to the following
equations upon using
the condition ΣF = 0
∂σ rr 1 ∂σ rθ σ rr − σ θθ
+
+
= 0,
∂r
r ∂θ
r
∂σ rθ 1 ∂σ θθ 2σ rθ
+
+
= 0.
∂r
r ∂θ
r
(Hint: Refer to figure of problem 4.3 in Crandall-Dahl book)