ADVANCED MECHANICS OF SOLIDS

(ASSIGNMENT-1)

Chapter 1
1. Define body forces and surface forces with examples? 2. Define stress at a point? 3. Define the state of stress at a point? 4. Write down the normal and shear stress components? 5. Briefly explain about rectangular stress components with figure? 6. Explain the stress components on an arbitrary plane? 7. Explain about the principal stresses? 8. What are the stress invariants in cubic equation and stress invariants in terms of principal stress? 9. What is state of pure shear, explain briefly? 10. Explain about plane state of stress? 11. Derive the differential equations of equilibrium for plane state of stress? 12. Derive the equation of equilibrium in cylindrical co-ordinates? 13. Write the equation of equilibrium in axisymmetric case and plane stress case? Problems: Examples ---1.1, 1.2, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.12, 1.13, 1.14, 1.15 Exercise ---- 1.7, 1.8, 1.10

9. Briefly explain the plain state of strain? 10. Derive the plane strains in polar co-ordinate? 11. Write the saint-venants compatibility equations? Problems: Examples ---- 2.1-2.5, 2.8, 2.9 Exercise ---- 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10

Chapter 3
1. Write the generalized statement of Hookes law? 2. Write the stress strain relations for isotropic materials? 3. Write the relation between the elastic constants for linearly elastic solids and also write Poissons ratio? 4. Write the displace equations of equilibrium?

Chapter 4
1. What are different theories of failure? 2. Briefly explain different theories of failure in case of yield stress criteria? 3. Briefly explain different theories of failure in case of shear stress criteria? 4. Copy the table 4.1 in page no 120. 5. Briefly explain about factor of safety? 6. Explain about ideally plastic solid? Problems: Examples ---- 4.1 - 4.4 Exercise ---- 4.1, 4.2, 4.3

Chapter 2
1. Explain the deformation in the neighborhood of a point and also write the displacement gradient matrix? 2. Write the change in length of linear component and linear components? 3. Define state of stress at a point? 4. Write the rectangular strain components? 5. How can we interpret xy , yz , xz as shear strain components? 6. Explain the change in direction of a linear element? 7. Find the change in angle between two line elements? 8. Explain principle axes of strain and principal strains?

Chapter 6
1. Explain straight beams and asymmetric bending for method-1? 2. Explain straight beams and asymmetric bending for method-2? 3. Explain straight beams and asymmetric bending for method-3? 4. Briefly explain about shear centre and centre of flexure? 5. Write the bending formulas for i. Rectangular section ii. Trapezoidal section iii. T section iv. Circular section v. I- section Problems Examples ---- 6.1 - 6.7