HW Ch 03 Strain

Due date: Noon 12:00, 24 October, 2019

(All from W.F. Chen’s book; pressure –ve)

Question 1

The relative displacement tensor at a point is given below:

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Determine:
(a) The strain tensor .

(b) The rotation tensor .

(c) The principal strains , and , and the principal directions.

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(d) For a fiber element with direction , find the strain vector , the

rotation vector , and the relative displacement vector .

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Question 2

Given the strain tensor as .

Find:
(a) The principal strains and directions.

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(b) The maximum shear strain.

(c) The octahedral strains.

(d) The normal strain component and the resultant shear strain component

for a fiber element with direction .

(e) The deviatoric strain tensor and its invariants and .

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 (f) The volume change per unit volume (dilation for +ve) .

(g) The strain invariants and .

Question 3

Determine the relations among the constants , , , , , and so that

the following is a possible state of strain:

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