Introduction to Elasticity/Sample midterm 2
< Introduction to ElasticitySample Midterm Problem 2
Given:
A strain gage rosette provides the following data
where the and
directions are perpendicular to each other and
is the extensional strain of a line element at an angle of
to the
axis (in the counterclockwise direction).
Find:
- (a) Compute
.
- (b) Is the result valid if the material is anisotropic ?
Solution
Part (a)
From the previous problem, for an angle of rotation of 30, the rotation matrix
is
Therefore, the components of strain in the rotated co-ordinate system are given by
Since we are given , we will calculate the value of this strain in terms of the original components of strain. Thus,
Therefore,
Hence,
Next, for an angle of rotation of 60, the matrix
is
Therefore, , is given by
Therefore,
Part (b)
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