Module 3 - Exercise

1. Explain strain tensor.

2. Derive the strain displacement relation at any point in an elastic body.
3. The displacement at a point (x, y) are as given below
u = 5 x 4 + 3x 2 y 2 + x + y
v = y 3 + 2 xy + 4
Compute the values of normal and shearing strains at a point (3, -2) and verify whether
compatibility exists or not?
4. Determine the strain components at point (1,2,3) for the following displacement field.
u = 8 x 2 + 2 y + 6 z + 10
v = 2x3 + 6x 2 + y 2 + z + 5
w = x 3 + 3 y 3 + 8 xy + 4
5. Derive the compatibility equation in terms of strain and displacements
6. At a point in a stressed material, the stresses acting are: s x = 300 N / mm 2 ,
s y = 250 N / mm2 and s z = 220 N / mm 2 . If g = 0.3 , calculate the volumetric strain.
7. In a steel bar subjected to three dimensional stress system the elongations measured in
the three principal directions over a length of 1000 mm were found to be 1.8mm, 1.2mm
and 0.6mm respectively along the x, y and z axes. Calculate the volumetric strain and
new volume of the material.
8. The displacement components in a strained body are:
u = 0.02 xy + 0.03 y 2
v = 0.03x 2 + 0.02 z 3 y
w = 0.02 xy 2 + 0.06 z 2
Determine the strain matrix at the point (3, 2, -5)
9. The strain components at a point with respect to xyz coordinate system are:
e x = 0.01 e y = 0.02 g xy = 0.03
g xy = g yz = g xz = 0.016
If the coordinate axes are rotated about z-axis through 450 in the anticlockwise direction,
determine the new strain component.
10. The components of strain tensor at a given point are given by the following array of
terms:
é 0.01 0.02 0.05ù
e ij = êê0.02 0.03 0.04úú
êë0.05 0.04 0.05úû
Determine (a) Octahedral normal and Shearing strains
(b) Deviator and Spherical strain tensors
11. The displacement field components at a point are given by
u = -0.01y 2 + 0.15 xyz
v = 0.02 x 2 y + 0.03x 2 z
w = 0.15 xyz - 0.01x 2 yz

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 Determine the strain tensor at the point (2, -1, 3)
12. At a point in a body the components of strain are
e x = -0.000832 e y = -0.000832 e z = 0.001664
g xy = 0 g yz = 0.00145 g xz = 0
Find the principal strains
13. The components of strain at a point in a body are
e x = 0.01 e y = -0.05 e z = 0.05
g xy = 0.03 g yz = 0.01 g xz = 0.008
Find the principal strains.
14. At a point in a material the state of strain is represented by
e x = 0.00233 e xy = -0.00152
e y = 0.00091 e yz = 0.00085
e z = 0.00125 e zx = 0.00110
Find the direction cosines of the principal strains.
15. The principal strains at a point are given by
e 1 = 2 ´ 10 -3 e 2 = -3 ´ 10 -3 e 3 = -4 ´ 10 -3
Calculate the octahedral normal and shearing strains.
16. The strain components at a point are given by
e x = 10 xy + 12 z; g xy = 4 xy 2
e y = 6 xy 2 + 2 yz; g yz = 2 yz 2
e z = 2 x 2 z + 2 y; g xz = 2 xz 2
Verify whether the compatibility equations are satisfied or not at the point (1, -1, 2)
17. For the given displacement field
(
u = c x 2 + 2z , ) (
v = c 4x + 2 y 2 + z , )
w = 4cz 2
Where c is a very small constant, determine the strain at (2, 1, 3) in the direction
1 1
0, - ,
2 2
18. A state of plane strain in a steel plate is defined by the following data
e x = 0.00050 e y = 0.00014 e z = 0.00036
Construct a Mohr’s circle and find the magnitudes and directions of principal strains.
19. The following strains were measured in a structure during the test by means of strain
gauges
e 0 = 650 ´ 10 -6
e 60 = -200 ´ 10 -6
e 120 = 250 ´ 10 -6
Determine the following
(a) Magnitude of principal strains
(b) Orientation of principal planes

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20. Data taken from a 450 strain rosette reads as follows:
e 0 = 750 micrometers/m
e 45 = -110 micrometers/m
e 90 = 210 micrometers/m
Find the magnitudes and the directions of principal strains.
21. Using an equiangular strain rosette, the following strains were measured at a point in a
material.
e 0 = 600 micrometres/ms, e 60 = -200 micrometres/m, e 120 = 300 micrometers/m
Calculate the magnitudes and directions of principal strains.