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TUTORIAL 1 - THEORIES OF STRESS AND STRAIN -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENT Attendance is compulsory. Try all tutorial questions before you come to the tutorial class. The tutorial should be done by your own, no copying from the others. You are required to solve all questions, and will be asked to demonstrate your understanding in solving these questions in the tutorial. LEARNING OUTCOME and PROGRAMME OUTCOME addressed in this tutorial: LO1: Understand the theories of stress and strain that are essential for the analysis of a structural or mechanical system subjected to loads. (cognitive comprehending, level 2). PO1: Ability to acquire and apply fundamental principles of science and engineering PO2: Capability to communicate effectively

1. The stress components at a point in a plate are xx = -100 MPa, yy = zz = 20 MPa, xy = yz = 0 and xz = -80 MPa. (a) Determine the principal stress 1 2 3. (b) Determine the octahedral shear stress. (c) Determine the maximum shear stress and compare it to the octahedral shear stress. (d) Determine the direction cosines of the normal to one of the planes on which the maximum shear stress acts.

2. The stress components at a point in a plate are xx = 80 MPa, yy = 60 MPa, zz = xy = 20 MPa, yz = 10 MPa and xz = 40 MPa. (a) Determine the stress vector on a plane normal to the vector i + 2j + k. (b) Determine the principal stress 1 2 3. (c) Determine the maximum shear stress. (d) Determine the octahedral shear stress.

3. The nonzero stress components relative to axes (x, y, z) are xx = -90 MPa, yy = 50 MPa, and xy = 60 MPa. (a) Determine the principal stress 1 2 3. (b) Determine the maximum shear stress. (c) Determine the octahedral shear stress. (d) Determine the angle between the x axis and the X axis, where X is in the direction of the principal stress 1.

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4. A volume element at the free surface is shown in the figure below. The state of stress is plane stress with xx = 100 MPa. Determine the other stress components.

5. A square panel is loaded so that the panel is in a state of plane strain (zz = zx = zy = 0). (a) Determine the displacements for the panel given the deformations shown and the strain components for the (x, y) coordinate axes. (b) Determine the strain components for the (X, Y) coordinate axes.

6. A square panel is loaded so that the panel is in a state of plane strain (zz = zx = zy = 0). (a) Determine the displacements for the panel given the deformations shown and the strain components for the (x, y) coordinate axes. (b) Determine the strain components for the (X, Y) coordinate axes.

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7. Assume that the machine part in the figure below undergoes the (x, y, z) displacements: u = c1xz, v = c2yz, w = c3z

where the meter is the unit of length for (u, v, w) and (x, y, z). Use small-displacement theory to: (a) Determine the components of strain at point E, in terms of c1, c2, and c3. (b) Determine the normal strain at E in the direction of the line EC, in terms of c1, c2, and c3. (c) Determine the shear strain at E for the lines EF and ED, in terms of c1, c2, and c3. (d) Obtain numerical values for parts a, b, and c, for c1= 0.002 m-1, c2 = 0.004 m-1, and c3 = -0.004 m-1.

8. A rectangular rosette, shown in the figure below, is cemented to the free surface of an airplane wing. It is made of an aluminum alloy 7075 T6 (Youngs modulus, E = 72 GPa, Poissons ratio, = 0.33 ). Under load, the strain readings are a = xx = 0.00250, b = 0.00140, c = yy = -0.00125. (a) Determine the principal stresses. Note that the stress components on the free surface are zero. (b) Show the orientation of the volume element on which the principal stresses in the plane of the rosette act. (c) Determine the maximum shear stress max. (d) Show the orientation of the volume element on which max acts.

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