ME601: Stress Analysis (3-0-0-6)

Instructor: Tanmay K. Bhandakkar

Room F-34, Ist floor, Mechanical Engineering Building, Email: tbhanda2@iitb.ac.in

Outline
Introduction to Vectors and Tensors
Indicial notation, Summation convention, Kronecker Delta and the alternating symbol, Change
of basis, Tensors as linear transformations, Tensor properties, Gradient, Divergence, Curl

Kinematics
Finite strain and deformation-Eulerian and Lagrangian formulations, Compatibility condi-
tions.

Balance Laws
Conservartion of Mass, Principle of Linear and Angular Momentum

Constitutive Laws
Isotropy, Constitutive laws for linear elasticity

Linearized Theory of Elasticity

Linearization of the governing equations, Boundary-value problems of linear elasticity. Im-
portant consequences of Linear Elasticity: Superposition Principle, Uniqueness of Solutions,
Clapeyron’s Thoerem, Betti-Rayleigh Reciprocity Theorem. Examples such as bending, tor-
sion, two-dimensional problems: plane stress and plane strain, rotating cylinder and disc,
Airy stress functions

References
1. C.S. Jog. Continuum Mechanics: Volume 1: Foundations and Applications of Mechan-
ics, Cambridge-IISc, 2015.

2. W. S. Slaughter. The Linearized Theory of Elasticity, Springer Science+Business Me-

dia, LLC, 2002.

3. A.F. Bower. Applied Mechanics of Solids [www.solidmechanics.org], CRC Press,

2009.

4. J.R. Barber. Elasticity, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002.

5. S.P. Timoshenko, N. Goodier. Theory of Elasticity, Mcgraw Hill, 1970.

6. Online Lecture Notes and resources: http://imechanica.org/node/1551

7. M.H. Sadd. Elasticity: Theory, Applications, and Numerics, Elsevier India, 2014.

8. L.S. Srinath. Advanced Mechanics of Solids, Tata Mcgraw Hill Education Private
Limited, New Delhi, 2013.
Grading policy
• Homework: 15%

• Quizzes (4): 15%

• Midsemester examination: 25%

• Endsemester examination: 45%

Audit Policy: The audit student has to submit HWs, appear for exams similar to a
regular student and his/her performance should be enough to earn atleast a PASS (DD)
grade.

Office Hours: By appointment