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General Hooke's Law

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GENERAL HOOKE’S LAW

 Uniaxial Loading

 Experiments show that when a bar is stretched by an axial force, there is


a contraction in the transverse dimensions. The contraction in the
transverse dimension is called transverse strain.

 The ratio of the transverse strain to the axial strain is constant for stresses
within the proportional limit. This constant is called Poisson’s Ratio and is
denoted as  (Nu), thus:
 t

x
 The Poisson’s ratio is a dimensionless quantity and varies from 0.25 to
0.33 for metals.

 To find the value of  t , we have:

x
E
x

x
 x
E
from:
 t

x
 t   x
thus,
x
 t  
E
 Multiaxial Loading - Poisson’s ratio permits us to extend Hooke’s law for
uniaxial loading to biaxial and triaxial loadings.

 Biaxial Loading – Consider an element of the material that is subjected


simultaneously to normal stresses in the x- and y- directions.

The combined effect of the two normal stresses in a biaxial loading is


expressed as:

1 1 
x 
E
 x  y  , y 
E
 y  x  , z  
E
 x  y 

 Triaxial Loading – Consider an element of the material that is subjected


simultaneously to normal stresses in the x- y- and z- directions.

The combined effect of the three normal stresses in a triaxial loading is


expressed as:
1 1
x   x   y   z   , y   y   x   z   ,
E  E
1
 z   z   x   z  
E

 Shear Loading - Shear stress causes the deformation shown in figure below.
The lengths of the sides of the element do not change, but the element
undergoes a distortion from a rectangle to a parallelogram.

The shear strain, which measures the amount of distortion, is the angle 
(gamma), always expressed in radians.

 It has been found from the experiment that within the elastic limit, the
shear strain is directly proportional to the shear stress, thus:

  G

where: G is the shear modulus of elasticity ( a.k.a. modulus of


rigidity) of material.

 Modulus of Rigidity of Various Materials

- Brass = 5.8 × 106 psi = 27 GPa


- Bronze = 6.5 × 106 psi = 44.8 GPa
- Copper = 6.5 × 106 psi = 45 GPa
- Steel = 11.5 × 106 psi = 77.2 GPa
- Aluminum = 4 × 106 psi = 28 GPa

 Relationship between E and G

E
G
2 1  
 Sample Problems

1. A solid cylinder of diameter d carries an axial load P. Show that the change
4P
in diameter is
 Ed

2. The polyethylene sheet is subjected to the biaxial loading shown.


Determine the resulting elongations of sides AB and AC. The properties of
polyethylene are E = 300 ksi and v = 0.4.

3. The 50-mm-diameter rubber rod is placed in a hole with rigid, lubricated


walls. There is no clearance between the rod and the sides of the hole.
Determine the change in the length of the rod when the 8-kN load is
applied. Use E = 40 MPa and poisson’s ratio = 0.45 for rubber.
4. Two 1.75-in.-thick rubber pads are bonded to three steel plates to form the
shear mount shown in figure below. Find the displacement of the middle
plate when the 1200-lb load is applied. Consider the deformation of rubber
only. Use E = 500 psi and poisson’s ratio = 0.48 for rubber.

5. An initially rectangular element of material is deformed as shown in the


figure (note that the deformation is greatly exaggerated). Calculate the
normal strains  x and  y , and the shear strain  for the element.

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