Homework assignment 3

Coupled Problems in Functional Materials - 086520

Winter Semester 2021/22

1. Find principal directions and stretches for the following deformation law

y1 = (1 + α) x1 + αx2 ,
y2 = −αx1 + (1 + α) x2 , (1)
y3 = x3 ,

where α is a constant.
2. Calculate the polar decomposition of the deformation gradient for the deformation law presented in (1).
3. Calculate the Cartesian components of the Green strain tensor for the deformation law presented in (1).