ME6201

Homework #5
Due November 7, 2012

1. In the current configuration, the traction vectors acting at a point on three mutually
orthogonal planes with outward unit normal vectors e1 , e2 , and e3 are given by

2 3 3 2
t1 x*3 e1 x1* x*2 e 2 , t 2 x1* x*3 e3 x1* x*2 e1 , and t 3 x1* x*3 e 2 2 x*2 e3 ,

(a) Find the Cauchy stress tensor.

In addition, consider the homogeneous deformation having the motion:

x1 x1 , x 2 x 2 2 x3 , and x3 4 x3 x 2 ,
* * *

(b) determine the components of the 1st Piola-Kirchhoff stress tensor.

(c) determine the components of the 2nd Piola-Kirchhoff stress tensor.
(d) find the traction vectors associated with each of the 1st and 2nd Piola-Kirchhoff
stress tensors at points on any plane in the reference configuration with unit
e1 e 2 e3 .
1
normal vector N
3

2. Show all steps in deriving the balance of angular momentum for a polar continuum,
leading to

mi ipk pk 0

where m body couple per unit mass . Show how this reduces to the conventional

balance law in the non-polar case, and symmetry of the stress tensor.

3. Prove that the isotropic stress-strain rate behavior given by ij C ijkl Dkl is the same
regardless of direction of uniaxial tensile loading, where
C ijkl ij kl ik jl il jk ,
and and are constants.

4. Does the velocity field below satisfy the continuity requirement for flow? Show all
work.

x* 2 x * 2 x*
2x1* x2* x3* 1 2 3 x2*
V1 , V , and V
x* 2 x* 2 x* 2 x* 2 x1* x2*
2 2 2 3 2 2

1 2 1 2