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CONTINUUM MECHANICS for ENGINEERS

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6 Linear Elasticity<br />

6.1 Elasticity, Hooke’s Law, Strain Energy<br />

Elastic behavior is characterized by the following two conditions: (1) where<br />

the stress in a material is a unique function of the strain, and (2) where the<br />

material has the property <strong>for</strong> complete recovery to a “natural” shape upon<br />

removal of the applied <strong>for</strong>ces. If the behavior of a material is not elastic, we<br />

say that it is inelastic. Also, we acknowledge that elastic behavior may be<br />

linear or non-linear. Figure 6-1 shows geometrically these behavior patterns<br />

by simple stress-strain curves, with the relevant loading and unloading paths<br />

indicated. For many engineering applications, especially those involving<br />

structural materials such as metals and concrete, the conditions <strong>for</strong> elastic<br />

behavior are realized, and <strong>for</strong> these cases the theory of elasticity offers a very<br />

useful and reliable model <strong>for</strong> design.<br />

Symbolically, we write the constitutive equation <strong>for</strong> elastic behavior in its<br />

most general <strong>for</strong>m as<br />

= G() ε<br />

(6.1-1)<br />

where G is a symmetric tensor-valued function and ε is any one of the various<br />

strain tensors we introduced earlier. However, <strong>for</strong> the response function G<br />

in this text we consider only that case of Eq 6.1-1 <strong>for</strong> which the stress is a<br />

linear function of strain. Also, we assume that, in the de<strong>for</strong>med material, the<br />

displacement gradients are everywhere small compared with unity. Thus, the<br />

distinction between the Lagrangian and Eulerian descriptions is negligible, and<br />

following the argument of Eq 4.7-3 we make use of the infinitesimal strain<br />

tensor defined in Eq 4.7-5, which we repeat here:<br />

1 ⎛ ∂ u<br />

⎝<br />

∂ u ⎞<br />

⎠<br />

1 ⎛ ∂ u<br />

⎝<br />

∂ u ⎞<br />

⎠<br />

i j<br />

i j<br />

εij = (6.1-2)<br />

2<br />

⎜ +<br />

u u<br />

∂ X ∂ X<br />

⎟ =<br />

j i 2<br />

⎜ +<br />

i,j j,i<br />

∂ x j ∂ x<br />

⎟ = +<br />

i 2<br />

1<br />

( )

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