Continuum Mechanics: υ = 0.3 What is Airy's stress function? Explain
Continuum Mechanics: υ = 0.3 What is Airy's stress function? Explain
Continuum Mechanics: υ = 0.3 What is Airy's stress function? Explain
1 a. Derive equation of equilibrium for 3 – D state of stress and explain their importance.
(10 Marks)
b. The state of stress at a point in a stressed body is given by:
2. Any revealing of identification, appeal to evaluator and /or equations written eg, 42+8 = 50, will be treated as malpractice.
18 10 25
ij 10 40 15 MPa
25 15 30
Determine : (i) Invariants of stresses (ii) Principal stresses
Important Note : 1. On completing your answers, compulsorily draw diagonal cross lines on the remaining blank pages.
2 a. Explain the importance of compatibility conditions and derive condition of compatibility for
2 – D condition. (08 Marks)
b. In a body subjected to a system of loads, the displacement field in micro units is given by
u x 2 y i 3 z j x 2 2 y k
Determine: (i) The strain tensor at P(2, 1, -2) (ii) Principal stains at the above point
(iii) Decompose the state of strain at the above point into volumetric and
deviatoric components. (12 Marks)
5 Obtain expressions for stresses induced in rotating disk in the following cases:
(i) A solid disk of diameter ‘b’
(ii) A disk with a hole of diameter ‘a’
Also show that the introduction of the small hole doubles the maximum stress induced.
Show the distribution of the stresses in each case. (20 Marks)
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6 a. Obtain the relationship between natural strain and engineering strain. (04 Marks)
b. With reference to bhaviour of material in plastic range, explain different idealized stress-
strain diagrams and corresponding mechanical models. (06 Marks)
c. Explain the following yield criteria: (i) Tresca (ii) Von Mises. (10 Marks)
7 a. Explain viscoelastic behavior of a material and illustrate it by two simple models (06 Marks)
b. Explain (i) Law of conservation of mass (ii) Linear momentum principle. (08 Marks)
c. Explain (i) Stokesian (ii) Newtonian fluids. (06 Marks)
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