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1. The document contains an assignment problem set involving advanced mechanics of structures. It includes 11 problems analyzing stresses, strains, Lame's coefficients, Airy stress functions, and stress distributions for various materials under different loading conditions. 2. The problems involve determining principal stresses and strains, Lame's coefficients, stress matrices, strains under plane loading, suitable Airy stress functions, satisfying compatibility conditions, and deriving stress distributions from given stress functions. 3. A variety of isotropic materials are analyzed, including steel, concrete, rubber, bronze, and an unspecified material, under states of stress, plane strain, and bending/loading scenarios. Elastic moduli, Poisson's ratios, stress/strain matrices, and

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Ce: 6780advanced Mechanics of Structures Assignment-4: Mpa E

1. The document contains an assignment problem set involving advanced mechanics of structures. It includes 11 problems analyzing stresses, strains, Lame's coefficients, Airy stress functions, and stress distributions for various materials under different loading conditions. 2. The problems involve determining principal stresses and strains, Lame's coefficients, stress matrices, strains under plane loading, suitable Airy stress functions, satisfying compatibility conditions, and deriving stress distributions from given stress functions. 3. A variety of isotropic materials are analyzed, including steel, concrete, rubber, bronze, and an unspecified material, under states of stress, plane strain, and bending/loading scenarios. Elastic moduli, Poisson's ratios, stress/strain matrices, and

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CE: 6780ADVANCED MECHANICS OF STRUCTURES

ASSIGNMENT-4

Date: 03 October 2018 Submission Date: 12 October 2018

1. A cubical element is subjected to the following state of stress.


100 0 0 

 ij   0  20 0 
 0 0  40 

Assuming the material to be homogeneous and isotropic, determine the principal shear
strains and the octahedral shear strain if E  2  10 5 MPa and   0.25 .
2. Compute Lame’s coefficients  and  for

a) Steel having E  207 10 6 kPa and   0.3 .

b) Concrete having E  2810 6 kPa and   0.2 .


3. For the following strain matrix at a point, determine the stress matrix
 0.001 0  0.002 

 ij   0  0.003 0.003 
 0.002 0.003 0 

Given that E  207 10 6 kPa and G  80 10 6 kPa


4. A thin rubber sheet is enclosed between two fixed hard plates (Figure 1). Friction between
the rubber and steel faces is negligible. If the rubber plate is subjected to stresses  x and  y

as shown, determine the strains  xx and  yy . Also determine the stress  zz .

Figure 1
5. The stress components at a point in a steel member ( E  200 GPa and   0.29 ) are
80 50 0
 ij  50 120 0
 0 0 0

Determine the principal strains.


6. A member made of isotropic bronze ( E  82.6 GPa and   0.35 ) is subjected to a state of
plane strain. Determine  zz ,  xx ,  yy and  xy if  xx  90 MPa ,  yy  50 MPa and  xy  70 MPa .

7. Determine the necessary relationship between the constants A and B if   Ax12 x2 3  Bx 2 5 is


to serve as an Airy stress function.
3F  x1 x2  P 2
3
8. Show that    1 2
x x    x2 is suitable for use as an Airy stress function (Figure
4c  3c 2  4c

2) and determine the stress components in the region x1  0 , c  x2  c .

Figure 2
9. Show that the Airy stress function   2 x14  12 x12 x2 2  6 x2 4 satisfies the biharmonic equation
and determine the stress components assuming plane strain.
10. Determine the strains associated with the stresses obtained in Problem 9 and show that the
compatibility condition is satisfied.
11. Derive the stress distribution

 p  x xx   x 2
 , x x   p  2 2 2

,
x   arctan 2  2 1 2 2 
1
  x1 x1  x 2 
1 2
  x1  x2 

 p  x xx 

x   arctan 2  2 1 2 2 
2
  x1 x1  x 2 
from the stress function

 
 p 2
 x 
 x1  x2 2 arctan 2  x1 x2 
2  x1 

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