AE 321 – Homework #4

Due: Monday March 4, 2019

Chapters 2,3: Traction, Stress and Strain
1. A bar is loaded on its edges as shown (no loading means traction
free). Consider each loading case as load per unit thickness,
assuming unit thickness into the paper.
(a) For the edges AB, BC, CD, DE, EF and FA define Traction
boundary conditions.
(b) Compute the conditions that the stress components must satisfy
on these edges.
(c) Assume lateral edges (BD and AE) are traction free, come up
with an equation for the load on the top edge (ED) such that the bar
stays at equilibrium.
(d) For part (c), compute the resulting traction on the cylindrical
surface S.

2. Show the principal values of the deviatoric stress 𝑆𝑆𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 = 𝜎𝜎𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 −

1/3𝜎𝜎𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 𝛿𝛿𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 are given by
𝑆𝑆𝑛𝑛3 − 𝐽𝐽2 𝑆𝑆𝑛𝑛 − 𝐽𝐽3 = 0 𝑛𝑛 = 1,2,3
where,
1 1
𝐽𝐽2 = [𝐼𝐼12 − 3𝐼𝐼2 ], 𝐽𝐽3 = 𝑆𝑆𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 𝑆𝑆𝑗𝑗𝑗𝑗 𝑆𝑆𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘
3 3
and 𝐼𝐼𝑖𝑖 ’s are the invariants of the original stress tensor σ.

3. For an object the state of stress is given by

3𝑥𝑥 2 + 3𝑦𝑦 2 − 𝑧𝑧 𝑧𝑧 − 6𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 − 3/4 𝑥𝑥 + 𝑦𝑦 − 3/2
�𝜎𝜎𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 � = � 2 �kPa
3𝑦𝑦 0
𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠. 3𝑥𝑥 + 𝑦𝑦 − 𝑧𝑧 + 5/4
(a) Show that the object is at equilibrium.
(b) Compute principal stresses and principal directions for the point (1,2,1).
(c) Assuming 2D state of stress (𝜎𝜎𝑖𝑖3 = 0) for the same point, using Mohr’s circle determine
maximum shear stress 𝜏𝜏𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 , 𝜃𝜃𝑝𝑝 , 𝜃𝜃𝑠𝑠 and plot the state of for the principal and max shear
coordinate frames.
(d) Compute the octahedral shear stress for the same point.

4. The components of the displacement field are given by

𝑢𝑢𝑥𝑥 = (𝑥𝑥 2 + 20) × 10−4 , 𝑢𝑢𝑦𝑦 = 2𝑧𝑧𝑧𝑧 × 10−3 , 𝑢𝑢𝑧𝑧 = (𝑧𝑧 2 − 𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥) × 10−3
(a) For the points (0,1,1) and (1,1,1) in the undeformed coordinate system, compute
displacements, corresponding coordinates in the deformed coordinate system, the distance
between the points in the undeformed and deformed coordinate systems.
(b) Compute components of Lagrangian and the infinitesimal strain fields.
(c) Compute the components of the rotation tensor.
(d) Compare Lagrangian, infinitesimal and engineering strains for the point (2,1, −3).
(e) Compute volume dilatation, mean, and deviatoric strains for the point (0,1,2).
(f) Does this displacement field satisfy compatibility conditions?