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 