Advanced Course on Elasticity Theory

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Lecturer
Wijeyewickrema Anil 
Place
Fri7-8(M112)  
Credits
Lecture2  Exercise0  Experiment0
Code
61048
Syllabus updated
2009/9/28
Lecture notes updated
2009/9/28
Semester
Fall Semester

Outline of lecture

(A) Finite Elastic Deformations

シ托シ擦artesian tensors and tensor algebra, シ抵シ錆inematics, シ難シ札eformation and strain rates, シ費シ惨tress tensors and conjugate stress analysis, シ包シ擦onstitutive laws

(B) Anisotropic Elasticity

(1). Linear anisotropic elasticity, (2). Lekhnitskii formalism, (3). Stroh formalism

Purpose of lecture

Non-linear elastic behavior is studied in detail. Anisotropic elasticity will also be introduced.

Plan of lecture

1.
Finite Elastic Deformations -- Mathematical preliminaries (Cartesian tensors)

2.
Finite Elastic Deformations -- Mathematical preliminaries (Tensor algebra)

3.
Finite Elastic Deformations -- Kinematics (Configurations and motions)

4.
Finite Elastic Deformations -- Kinematics (Deformation gradient and deformation of volume and surface elements)

5.
Finite Elastic Deformations -- Kinematics (Strain, stretch, extension and shear)

6.
Finite Elastic Deformations -- Kinematics (Geometrical interpretation of the deformation)

7.
Analysis of motion -- Deformation and strain rates

8.
Balance laws

9.
Stress tensors -- Cauchy stress tensor

10.
Stress tensors -- Nominal stress tensor

11.
Conjugate stress analysis

12.
Constitutive laws

13.
Anisotropic Elasticity -- Linear anisotropic elasticity

14.
Anisotropic Elasticity -- Lekhnitskii formalism

15.
Anisotropic Elasticity -- Stroh formalism

Textbook and reference

Holzapfel, G. A., 2001, 窶廸onlinear solid mechanics窶, John Wiley, Chichester.

Ogden, R. W., 1984, 窶廸on-linear elastic deformations窶, Ellis Horwood, Chichester, also published by Dover publications, New York in 1997.

Ting, T. C. T., 1996, 窶廣nisotropic elasticity窶, Oxford University Press, New York.

Related and/or prerequisite courses

Students should have previously followed a course on Fundamentals of Elasticity or Introduction to Solid Mechanics.

Evaluation

Homework - 20%, Quizzes - 20% and Final exam - 60%

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