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CONTINUUM MECHANICS for ENGINEERS

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FIGURE 3.10A<br />

Principal axes Px 1*x 2*x 3*.<br />

1<br />

2<br />

which expresses orthogonality between n and . By similar argu-<br />

i ni ments, we may show that ( 3)<br />

is perpendicular to both ( 1)<br />

and ( 2)<br />

n .<br />

i<br />

ni ni If two principal stress values happen to be equal, say σ , the prin-<br />

( 1) = σ(<br />

2)<br />

cipal direction ( 3)<br />

n associated with will still be unique, and because of<br />

i<br />

the linearity of Eq 3.6-2, any direction in the plane perpendicular to may<br />

serve as a principal direction. Accordingly, we may determine uniquely<br />

and then choose and so as to establish a right-handed system of<br />

principal axes. If it happens that all three principal stresses are equal, any<br />

direction may be taken as a principal direction, and as a result every set of<br />

right-handed Cartesian axes at P constitutes a set of principal axes in this<br />

case.<br />

We give the coordinate axes in the principal stress directions special status<br />

by labeling them , as shown in Figure 3.10A. Thus, <strong>for</strong> example,<br />

acts on the plane perpendicular to and is positive (tension) if it acts in<br />

the positive direction, negative (compression) if it acts in the negative<br />

direction. Also, if is the unit normal conjugate to the principal stress<br />

(q = 1,2,3), the trans<strong>for</strong>mation matrix relating the principal stress axes<br />

to arbitrary axes Px1x2x3 has elements defined by , as indicated by<br />

the table of Figure 3.10B. Accordingly, the trans<strong>for</strong>mation equation expressing<br />

principal stress components in terms of arbitrary stresses at P is given<br />

by Eq 2.6-12 in the <strong>for</strong>m<br />

σ ( 3)<br />

( 3)<br />

ni ( 3)<br />

ni ( 1)<br />

( 2)<br />

ni ni * * *<br />

Px1x2x σ<br />

3<br />

( 1)<br />

*<br />

x1 *<br />

x1 x *<br />

1<br />

n<br />

( q)<br />

i<br />

σ ( q)<br />

( q)<br />

aqj ≡ nj<br />

*<br />

σ =a a σ or<br />

ij<br />

iq jm qm<br />

In addition, notice that Eq 3.6-2 is satisfied by n<br />

( q)<br />

and so that<br />

i σ ( q)<br />

( )<br />

ij j<br />

q<br />

σ n =<br />

σ n<br />

( )<br />

( q)<br />

( q) i<br />

* T<br />

σ = AσA ( )<br />

(3.6-13)

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