University of Jordan

School of Engineering
Civil Engineering Department
Professor Bashar Tarawneh, P.E

0921703
Continuum Mechanics
Deformation and Strain
Green-Lagrange Strain Tensor
Strain for large deformation

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Euler-Almansi Strain Tensor

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Particularities of the Strain Tensors

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Strain Tensors in terms of Displacements

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Example
For the movement in the previous example, obtain the strain tensors in the
material and spatial description.

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Variations of Distances

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Stretch

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Unit Elongation

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Relation between Stretch and Unit
Elongation

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Stretch and Unit Elongation in terms of
the Strain Tensors

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Example

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Variations of Angles

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Variations of Angles

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Example

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Solution

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Physical Interpretation of E and e

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Physical Interpretation of E

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Physical Interpretation of e

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Volumetric Strain
• The volumetric strain is the unit change in volume,
i.e. the change in volume divided by the original
volume.

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Infinitesimal Strain

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Consequently, the material and spatial coordinates coincide and
discriminating between material and spatial descriptions
no longer makes sense.

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Strain Tensors

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Stretch and Unit Elongation

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Physical Interpretation of Infinitesimal Strains

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Engineering Strains
• The degree of deformation that a material withstands in the direction of
applied forces in relation to its original length.
• Engineering strain is directly proportional to the amount of elongation
experienced by an object.

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