Introduction to Theory of elasticity and plasticity Att 6521
1. Lecture 1
Introduction to Theory of elasticity
and plasticity
Rules of the game
Print version Lecture on Theory of Elasticity and Plasticity of
Dr. D. Dinev, Department of Structural Mechanics, UACEG
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Contents
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Elasticity and plasticity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Overview of the course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.3 Course organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 Mathematical preliminaries 6
2.1 Scalars, vectors and tensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.2 Index notation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.3 Kronecker delta and alternating symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.4 Coordinate transformations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.5 Cartesian tensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.6 Principal values and directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.7 Vector and tensor algebra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.8 Tensor calculus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1.2
1 Introduction
1.1 Elasticity and plasticity
Introduction
Elasticity and plasticity
• What is the Theory of elasticity (TE)?
– Branch of physics which deals with calculation of the deformation of solid bodies in
equilibrium of applied forces
– Theory of elasticity treats explicitly a linear or nonlinear response of structure to
loading
• What do we mean by a solid body?
– A solid body can sustain shear
– Body is and remains continuous during the deformation- neglecting its atomic struc-
ture, the body consists of continuous material points (we can infinitely ”zoom-in”
and still see numerous material points)
• What does the modern TE deal with?
– Lab experiments- strain measurements, photoelasticity, fatigue, material description
– Theory- continuum mechanics, micromechanics, constitutive modeling
– Computation- finite elements, boundary elements, molecular mechanics
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2. Introduction
Elasticity and plasticity
• Which problems does the TE study?
– All problems considering 2- or 3-dimensional formulation
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Introduction
Elasticity and plasticity
• Shell structures
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Introduction
Elasticity and plasticity
• Plate structures
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3. Introduction
Elasticity and plasticity
• Disc structures (walls)
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Introduction
Mechanics of Materials (MoM)
• Makes plausible but unsubstantial assumptions
• Most of the assumptions have a physical nature
• Deals mostly with ordinary differential equations
• Solve the complicated problems by coefficients from tables (i.e. stress concentration fac-
tors)
Elasticity and plasticity
• More precise treatment
• Makes mathematical assumptions to help solve the equations
• Deals mostly with partial differential equations
• Allows us to assess the quality of the MoM-assumptions
• Uses more advanced mathematical tools- tensors, PDE, numerical solutions
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1.2 Overview of the course
Introduction
Overview of the course
• Topics in this class
– Stress and relation with the internal forces
– Deformation and strain
– Equilibrium and compatibility
– Material behavior
– Elasticity problem formulation
– Energy principles
– 2-D formulation
– Finite element method
– Plate analysis
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4. – Shell theory
– Plasticity
Note
• A lot of mathematics
• Few videos and pictures
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Introduction
Overview of the course
• Textbooks
– Elasticity theory, applications, and numerics, Martin H. Sadd, 2nd edition, Elsevier
2009
– Energy principles and variational methods in applied mechanics, J. N. Reddy, John
Wiley & Sons 2002
– Fundamental finite element analysis and applications, M. Asghar Bhatti, John Wiley
& Sons 2005
– Theories and applications of plate analysis, Rudolph Szilard, John Wiley & Sons
2004
– Thin plates and shells, E. Ventsel and T. Krauthammer, Marcel Dekker 2001
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Introduction
Overview of the course
• Other references
– Elasticity in engineering mechanics, A. Boresi, K. Chong and J. Lee, John Wiley &
Sons, 2011
– Elasticity, J. R. Barber, 2nd edition, Kluwer academic publishers, 2004
– Engineering elasticity, R. T. Fenner, Ellis Horwood Ltd, 1986
– Advanced strength and applied elasticity, A. Ugural and S. Fenster, Prentice hall,
2003
– Introduction to finite element method, C.A. Felippa, lecture notes, University of Col-
orado at Boulder
– Lecture handouts from different universities around the world
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1.3 Course organization
Introduction
Course organization
• Lecture notes- posted on a web-site: http://uacg.bg/?p=178&l=2&id=151&f=2&dp=23
• Instructor
– Dr. D. Dinev- Room 514, E-mail: ddinev_fce@uacg.bg
• Teaching assistant
– M. Ivanova
• Office hours
– Instructor: ............
– TA: ............
Note
• For other time → by appointment
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Points
Course organization
• Grading
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Introduction
Course organization
• Grading is based on
– Homework- 15%
– Two mid-term exams- 50%
– Final exam- 35%
• Participation
– Class will be taught with a mixture of lecture and student participation
– Class participation and attendance are expected of all students
– In-class discussions will be more valuable to you if you read the relevant sections
of the textbook before the class time
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Introduction
Course organization
• Homeworks
– Homework is due at the beginning of the Thursday lectures
– The assigned problems for the HW’s will be announced via web-site
• Late homework policy
– Late homework will not be accepted and graded
• Team work
– You are encouraged to discuss HW and class material with the instructor, the TA’s
and your classmates
– However, the submitted individual HW solutions and exams must involve only your
effort
– Otherwise you’ll have terrible performance on the exam since you did not learn to
think for yourself
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6. 2 Mathematical preliminaries
2.1 Scalars, vectors and tensors
Mathematical preliminaries
Scalars, vectors and tensor definitions
• Scalar quantities- represent a single magnitude at each point in space
– Mass density- ρ
– Temperature- T
• Vector quantities- represent variables which are expressible in terms of components in a
2-D or 3-D coordinate system
– Displacement- u = ue1 +ve2 +we3
where e1, e2 and e3 are unit basis vectors in the coordinate system
• Matrix quantities- represent variables which require more than three components to quan-
tify
– Stress matrix
σ =
σxx σxy σxz
σyx σyy σyz
σzx σzy σzz
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2.2 Index notation
Mathematical preliminaries
Index notation
• Index notation is a shorthand scheme where a set of numbers is represented by a single
symbol with subscripts
ai =
a1
a2
a3
, aij =
a11 a12 a13
a21 a22 a23
a31 a32 a33
– a1 j → first row
– ai1 → first column
• Addition and subtraction
ai ±bi =
a1 ±b1
a2 ±b2
a3 ±b3
aij ±bij =
a11 ±b11 a12 ±b12 a13 ±b13
a21 ±b21 a22 ±b22 a23 ±b23
a31 ±b31 a32 ±b32 a33 ±b33
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Mathematical preliminaries
Index notation
• Scalar multiplication
λai =
λa1
λa2
λa3
, λaij =
λa11 λa12 λa13
λa21 λa22 λa23
λa31 λa32 λa33
• Outer multiplication (product)
aibj =
a1b1 a1b2 a1b3
a2b1 a2b2 a2b3
a3b1 a3b2 a3b3
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7. Mathematical preliminaries
Index notation
• Commutative, associative and distributive laws
ai +bi = bi +ai
aijbk = bkaij
ai +(bi +ci) = (ai +bi)+ci
ai(bjkc ) = (aibjk)c
aij(bk +ck) = aijbk +aijck
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Mathematical preliminaries
Index notation
• Summation convention (Einstein’s convention)- if a subscript appears twice in the same
term, then summation over that subscript from one to three is implied
aii =
3
∑
i=1
aii = a11 +a22 +a33
aijbj =
3
∑
j=1
aijbj = ai1b1 +ai2b2 +ai3b3
– j- dummy index– subscript which is repeated into the notation (one side of the
equation)
– i- free index– subscript which is not repeated into the notation
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Mathematical preliminaries
Index notation- example
• The matrix aij and vector bi are
aij =
1 2 0
0 4 3
2 1 2
, bi =
2
4
0
• Determine the following quantities
– aii = ...
– aijaij = ...
– aijbj = ...
– aijajk = ...
– aijbibj = ...
– bibi = ...
– bibj = ...
– Unsymmetric matrix decomposition
aij =
1
2
(aij +aji)
symmetric
+
1
2
(aij −aji)
antisymmetric
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8. 2.3 Kronecker delta and alternating symbol
Mathematical preliminaries
Kronecker delta and alternating symbol
• Kronecker delta is defined as
δij =
1 if i = j
0 if i = j
=
1 0 0
0 1 0
0 0 1
• Properties of δij
δij = δji
δii = 3
δijaj =
δ11a1 +δ12a2 +δ13a3 = a1
...
...
= ai
δijajk = aik
δijaij = aii
δijδij = 3
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Mathematical preliminaries
Kronecker delta and alternating symbol
• Alternating (permutation) symbol is defined as
εijk =
+1 if ijk is an even permutation of 1,2,3
−1 if ijk is an odd permutation of 1,2,3
0 otherwise
• Therefore
ε123 = ε231 = ε312 = 1
ε321 = ε132 = ε213 = −1
ε112 = ε131 = ε222 = ... = 0
• Matrix determinant
det(aij) = |aij| =
a11 a12 a13
a21 a22 a23
a31 a32 a33
= εijka1ia2 ja3k = εijkai1aj2ak3
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2.4 Coordinate transformations
Mathematical preliminaries
Coordinate transformations
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9. • Consider two Cartesian coordinate systems with different orientation and basis vectors
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Mathematical preliminaries
Coordinate transformations
• The basis vectors for the old (unprimed) and the new (primed) coordinate systems are
ei =
e1
e2
e3
, ei =
e1
e2
e3
• Let Nij denotes the cosine of the angle between xi-axis and xj-axis
Nij = ei ·ej = cos(xi,xj)
• The primed base vectors can be expressed in terms of those in the unprimed by relations
e1 = N11e1 +N12e2 +N13e3
e2 = N21e1 +N22e2 +N23e3
e3 = N31e1 +N32e2 +N33e3
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Mathematical preliminaries
Coordinate transformations
• In matrix form
ei = Nijej
ei = Njiej
• An arbitrary vector can be written as
v = v1e1 +v2e2 +v3e3 = viei
= v1e1 +v2e2 +v3e3 = viei
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Mathematical preliminaries
Coordinate transformations
• Or
v = viNjiej
• Because v = vjej thus
vj = Njivi
• Similarly
vi = Nijvj
• These relations constitute the transformation law for the Cartesian components of a vector
under a change of orthogonal Cartesian coordinate system
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10. 2.5 Cartesian tensors
Mathematical preliminaries
Cartesian tensors
• General index notation scheme
a = a, zero order (scalar)
ai = Nipap, first order (vector)
aij = NipNjqapq, second order (matrix)
aijk = NipNjqNkrapqr, third order
...
• A tensor is a generalization of the above mentioned quantities
Example
• The notation vi = Nijvj is a relationship between two vectors which are transformed to
each other by a tensor (coordinate transformation). The multiplication of a vector by a
tensor results another vector (linear mapping).
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Mathematical preliminaries
Cartesian tensors
• All second order tensors can be presented in matrix form
Nij =
N11 N12 N13
N21 N22 N23
N31 N32 N33
• Since Nij can be presented as a matrix, all matrix operation for 3×3-matrix are valid
• The difference between a matrix and a tensor
– We can multiply the three components of a vector vi by any 3×3-matrix
– The resulting three numbers (v1,v2v3) may or may not represent the vector compo-
nents
– If they are the vector components, then the matrix represents the components of a
tensor Nij
– If not, then the matrix is just an ordinary old matrix
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Mathematical preliminaries
Cartesian tensors
• The second order tensor can be created by a dyadic (tensor or outer) product of the two
vectors v and v
N = v ⊗v =
v1v1 v1v2 v1v3
v2v1 v2v2 v2v3
v3v1 v3v2 v3v3
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Mathematical preliminaries
Transformation example
• The components of a first and a second order tensor in a particular coordinate frame are
given by
bi =
1
4
2
, aij =
1 0 2
0 2 2
3 2 4
• Determine the components of each tensor in a new coordinates found through a rotation of
60◦ about the x3-axis
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Transformation example
• The rotation matrix is
Nij = cos(xi,xj) = ...
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Mathematical preliminaries
Transformation example
• The transformation of the vector bi is
bi = Nijbj = Mb = ...
• The second order tensor transformation is
aij = NipNjpapq = NaNT
= ...
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2.6 Principal values and directions
Mathematical preliminaries
Principal values and directions for symmetric tensor
• The tensor transformation shows that there is a coordinate system in which the components
of the tensor take on maximum or minimum values
• If we choose a particular coordinate system that has been rotated so that the x3-axis lies
along the vector, then vector will have components
v =
0
0
|v|
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Principal values and directions for symmetric tensor
• Every tensor can be regarded as a transformation of one vector into another vector
• It is of interest to inquire there are certain vectors n which are transformed by a given
tensor A into multiples of themselves but scaled with some factors
• If such vectors exist they must satisfy the equation
A·n = λn, Aijnj = λni
• Such vectors n are called eigenvectors of A
• The parameter λ is called eigenvalue and characterizes the change in length of the eigen-
vector n
• The above equation can be written as
(A−λI)·n = 0, (Aij −λδij)nj = 0
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Mathematical preliminaries
Principal values and directions for symmetric tensor
• Because this is a homogeneous set of equations for n, a nontrivial solution will not exist
unless the determinant of the matrix (...) vanishes
det(A−λI) = 0, det(Aij −λδij) = 0
• Expanding the determinant produces a characteristic equation in terms of λ
−λ3
+IAλ2
−IIAλ +IIIA = 0
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Mathematical preliminaries
Principal values and directions for symmetric tensor
• The IA, IIA and IIIA are called the fundamental invariants of the tensor
IA = tr(A) = Aii = A11 +A22 +A33
IIA =
1
2
tr(A)2
−tr(A2
) =
1
2
(AiiAj j −AijAij)
=
A11 A12
A21 A22
+
A22 A23
A32 A33
+
A11 A13
A31 A33
IIIA = det(A) = det(Aij)
• The roots of the characteristic equation determine the values for λ and each of these may
be back-substituted into (A−λI)·n = 0 to solve for the associated principle directions n.
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Mathematical preliminaries
Example
• Determine the invariants and principal values and directions of the following tensor:
A =
3 1 1
1 0 2
1 2 0
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13. 2.7 Vector and tensor algebra
Mathematical preliminaries
Vector and tensor algebra
• Scalar product (dot product, inner product)
a·b = |a||b|cosθ
• Magnitude of a vector
|a| = (a·a)1/2
• Vector product (cross-product)
a×b = det
e1 e2 e3
a1 a2 a3
b1 b2 b3
• Vector-matrix products
Aa = Aijaj = ajAij
aT
A = aiAij = Aijai
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Mathematical preliminaries
Vector and tensor algebra
• Matrix-matrix products
AB = AijBjk
ABT
= AijBk j
AT
B = AjiBjk
tr(AB) = AijBji
tr(ABT
) = tr(AT
B) = AijBij
where AT
ij = Aji and tr(A) = Aii = A11 +A22 +A33
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2.8 Tensor calculus
Mathematical preliminaries
Tensor calculus
• Common tensors used in field equations
a = a(x,y,z) = a(xi) = a(x)−scalar
ai = ai(x,y,z) = ai(xi) = ai(x)−vector
aij = aij(x,y,z) = aij(xi) = aij(x)−tensor
• Comma notations for partial differentiation
a,i =
∂
∂xi
a
ai,j =
∂
∂xj
ai
aij,k =
∂
∂xk
aij
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Tensor calculus
• Directional derivative
– Consider a scalar function φ. Find the derivative of the φ with respect of direction s
dφ
ds
=
∂φ
∂x
dx
ds
+
∂φ
∂y
dy
ds
+
∂φ
∂z
dz
ds
– The above expression can be presented as a dot product between two vectors
dφ
ds
= dx
ds
dy
ds
dz
ds
∂φ
∂x
∂φ
∂y
∂φ
∂z
= n·∇φ
– The first vector represents the unit vector in the direction of s
n =
dx
ds
e1 +
dy
ds
e2 +
dz
ds
e3
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Mathematical preliminaries
Tensor calculus
• Directional derivative
– The second vector is called the gradient of the scalar function φ and is defined by
∇φ = e1
∂φ
∂x
+e2
∂φ
∂y
+e3
∂φ
∂z
– The symbolic operator ∇ is called del operator (nabla operator) and is defined as
∇ = e1
∂
∂x
+e2
∂
∂y
+e3
∂
∂z
– The operator ∇2 is called Laplacian operator and is defined as
∇2
=
∂2
∂x2
+
∂2
∂y2
+
∂2
∂z2
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Mathematical preliminaries
Tensor calculus
• Common differential operations and similarities with multiplications
Name Operation Similarities Order
Gradient of a scalar ∇φ ≈ λu vector ↑
Gradient of a vector ∇u = ui,jeiej ≈ u⊗v tensor ↑
Divergence of a vector ∇·u = ui,j ≈ u·v dot ↓
Curl of a vector ∇×u = εijkuk,jei ≈ u×v cross →
Laplacian of a vector ∇2u = ∇·∇u = ui,kkei
Note
The ∇-operator is a vector quantity
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1.0
0.5
0.0
0.5
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Tensor calculus- example
• Gradient of the scalar field is
∇φ = ...
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Mathematical preliminaries
Tensor calculus- example
• Laplacian of a scalar
∇2
φ = ∇·∇φ = ...
• Divergence of a vector
∇·u = ...
• Gradient of a vector
∇u = ...
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Mathematical preliminaries
1.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0
1.0
0.5
0.0
0.5
1.0
Tensor calculus- example
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17. • Curl of a vector
∇×u = det
e1 e2 e3
∂
∂x
∂
∂y
∂
∂z
2x 3yz xy
= ...
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Mathematical preliminaries
Tensor calculus
• Gradient theorem
S
nφ dS =
V
∇φ dV
• Divergence (Gauss) theorem
S
u·ndS =
V
∇·udV
• Curl theorem
S
u×ndS =
V
∇×udV
where n is the outward normal vector to the surface S and V is the volume of the considered
domain
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The End
• Welcome and good luck
• Any questions, opinions, discussions?
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