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Stress Tensor Problems and Solutions

1. The document contains homework solutions for continuum mechanics. 2. The first problem shows that εijk εijk = 6 by using the epsilon-delta identity. 3. The second problem determines which of two given stress tensors is equivalent to an original stress tensor, based on comparing their principal stresses. 4. The third problem calculates components of the elasticity tensor C for a given material, and uses them with known strains to calculate the stress σ11, verifying it equals the expected 1 MPa for uniaxial tension.

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Stress Tensor Problems and Solutions

1. The document contains homework solutions for continuum mechanics. 2. The first problem shows that εijk εijk = 6 by using the epsilon-delta identity. 3. The second problem determines which of two given stress tensors is equivalent to an original stress tensor, based on comparing their principal stresses. 4. The third problem calculates components of the elasticity tensor C for a given material, and uses them with known strains to calculate the stress σ11, verifying it equals the expected 1 MPa for uniaxial tension.

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Homework #5 Solutions

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1. Show that
ϵijk ϵijk = 6

Use the epsilon-delta identity.

ϵijk ϵijk = δjj δkk − δjk δjk

= 3 ∗ 3 − δkk

= 9 − 3

= 6

2. Given the stress tensor

10 20 30
⎡ ⎤
σ = ⎢ 20 40 50 ⎥
⎣ ⎦
30 50 60

One of the two stress tensors below is equivalent to the one above, differing only by a coordinate
transformation. The other one represents a different stress state. Which is equivalent and which is different?

4.0341 27.291 14.519 30.597 −5.733 −15.201


⎡ ⎤ ⎡ ⎤
⎢ 27.291 76.619 46.048 ⎥ ⎢ −5.733 41.305 18.926 ⎥
⎣ ⎦ ⎣ ⎦
14.519 46.048 29.347 −15.201 18.926 48.098

The way to tackle this question is to compare principal stresses.

The principal values of the given stress tensor are


The principal values of the 1st candidate tensor are

The above image shows that it is this first candidate stress tensor that is equivalent to the given stress tensor.
The fact that the principal values are in a different order only means that the software found principal
orientations for the two tensors that are 90° apart. This is nothing but a coordinate transformation.

The principal values of the 2nd candidate stress tensor are: 20, 30, 70. Therefore, this 2nd candidate is not
equivalent to the original stress tensor.
3. For E ,
= 10 MPa ν = 0.333 , and tension in the 1-direction such that ϵ 11 ,
= 0.1 ϵ22 = −0.0333 , and
ϵ33 = −0.0333 ...

Calculate C 1111 ,C 1122 , and C 1133 and use them with the strains to calculate σ . 11

It should simply equal σ 11


= 1 MPa because this satisfies σ 11
= Eϵ11 for this case of uniaxial tension.

Start with the the equation for C ijkl


.

E 1 ν
Cijkl = [ (δik δjl + δjk δil ) + δij δkl ]
(1 + ν) 2 (1 − 2ν)

and insert values for E, ν , and the subscripts to get


E 1 ν
C1111 = [ (δ11 δ11 + δ11 δ11 ) + δ11 δ11 ]
(1 + ν) 2 (1 − 2ν)

E ν
= [1 + ]
(1 + ν) (1 − 2ν)

E (1 − ν)
=
(1 + ν)(1 − 2ν)

10 (1 − 0.333)
=
(1 + 0.333)(1 − 2 ∗ 0.333)

= 14.981 MPa

E 1 ν
C1122 = C1133 = [ (δ12 δ12 + δ12 δ12 ) + δ11 δ22 ]
(1 + ν) 2 (1 − 2ν)

Eν
=
(1 + ν)(1 − 2ν)

10 (0.333)
=
(1 + 0.333)(1 − 2 ∗ 0.333)

= 7.491 MPa

and since all strain components are zero except ϵ , ϵ , and ϵ


11 22 33

σ11 = C1111 ϵ11 + C1122 ϵ22 + C1133 ϵ33

= (14.981 MPa)(0.100) + (7.491 MPa)(−0.0333) + (7.491 MPa)(−0.0333)

= 1.00 MPa

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