MODULE-3-MECHANICS-OF-DEFORMABLE-BODIES
MODULE-3-MECHANICS-OF-DEFORMABLE-BODIES
HOOKE’S LAW Hooke’s law for biaxial loading in the xy-plane (𝜎𝑧 = 0).
The first two of equations can be inverted to express the
UNIAXIAL LOADING; POISSON’S RATIO stresses in terms of the strains:
Experiments show that when a bar is stretched by an axial
force, there is a contraction in the transverse dimensions
(𝝐𝒙 + 𝝂𝝐𝒚 )𝑬 (𝝐𝒚 + 𝝂𝝐𝒙 )𝑬
as shown in the Figure. Transverse dimensions contract as 𝝈𝒙 = 𝝈𝒚 =
𝟏 − 𝝂𝟐 𝟏 − 𝝂𝟐
the bar is stretched by an axial force P.
TRIXIAL LOADING
𝝐𝒚 = 𝝐𝒛 = −𝝂𝝐𝒙
𝟏
𝝐𝒙 = [𝝈 − 𝝂(𝝈𝒚 + 𝝈𝒛 )]
𝑬 𝒙
Using; 𝜎𝑥 = 𝐸𝜖𝑥 𝟏
𝝐𝒚 = [𝝈 − 𝝂(𝝈𝒛 + 𝝈𝒙 )]
𝑬 𝒚
𝝈𝒙 𝝈𝒙
𝝐𝒙 = 𝝐𝒚 = 𝝐𝒛 = −𝝂 𝟏
𝑬 𝑬 𝝐𝒛 = [𝝈 − 𝝂(𝝈𝒙 + 𝝈𝒚 )]
𝑬 𝒛
BIAXIAL LOADING
Poisson’s ratio permits us to extend Hooke’s law for SHEARING LOADING
uniaxial loading to biaxial and triaxial loadings. Consider an Shear stress causes the deformation shown in Figure. The
element of the material that is subjected simultaneously to lengths of the sides of the element do not change, but the
normal stresses in the x- and y-directions as shown in the element undergoes a distortion from a rectangle to a
Figure. parallelogram. The shear strain, which measures the
amount of distortion, is the angle 𝛾 (lowercase Greek
gamma), always expressed in radians. It can be shown that
the relationship between shear stress 𝜏 and shear strain 𝛾
is linear within the elastic range; that is,
𝟏 𝟏 𝑬
𝝐𝒙 = (𝝈 − 𝝂𝝈𝒚 ) 𝝐𝒚 = (𝝈 − 𝝂𝝈𝒙 )
𝑬 𝒙 𝑬 𝒚 𝑮=
𝟐(𝟏 + 𝝂)
𝝂
𝝐𝒛 = − (𝝈𝒙 + 𝝈𝒚 )
𝑬
PROBLEM 1
The 50-mm-diameter rubber rod is
placed in a hole with rigid,
lubricated walls. There is no
clearance between the rod and the
sides of the hole. Determine the
change in the length of the rod
when the 8-kN load is applied. Use
𝐸 = 40𝑀𝑃𝑎 and 𝜈 = 0.45 for
rubber.
PROBLEM 2
Two 1.75-in.-thick rubber pads are bonded to three steel
plates to form the shear mount shown in Figure. Find the
displacement of the middle plate when the 1200-lb load is
applied. Consider the deformation of rubber only. Use 𝐸 =
500𝑝𝑠𝑖 and 𝜈 = 0.48 for rubber.