College of Mechanical Engineering

Advanced Solid Mechanics

Assignment #1: Plastic beam bending Dec. 2020

1.- Solve example presented in class considering the Ramberg-Osgood stress-strain relationship.
Take an exponent m=27. Prepare plots of the stress-strain and force-displacement of the process, and
compare these results with those obtained in class following the elastic-perfectly plastic model.

2.- Analyze the elasto-plastic loading/unloading of a simply supported aluminum channel under
three-point flexural test, following the procedure explained in class. The material is aluminum alloy
6063, and the dimensions of the section are (external): B: 6 cm x H: 2.5 cm, and t: 2 mm. Employ
the Ramberg-Osgood model for the material with an exponent m=23.

B
H

2a
L: 150 cm
L 2a: 20 cm

i. Calculate and plot vs P the strain on the top and bottom of the section for different
values beyond the yield point, and proceed to unload elastically. Reload to a higher
value of P.

ii. For the maximum value of P, integrate two times distribution of curvature along the
beam to obtain the deflection curve. Compare it with the elastic deflection curve.

iii. Compare and comment your results with those available from the three-point bending
test developed at SiMar lab.

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