COURSE OUTLINE

I. BASICS OF TENSOR ALGEBRA AND TRANSFORMATION

- Definitions of scalars, vectors and tensors
- Vector transformation
- Tensor transformation
- Fundamentals of tensor algebra and calculus
- Kronecker delta function, tensor contraction and alternating tensor
- Gauss divergence theorem
CHOU ve PAGANO
II. ANALYSIS OF STRAIN

- Deformation vector
- Strain and rotation tensors
- Geometric construction of the strain and rotation tensors in a Cartesian reference frame
- Normal strain in an arbitrary direction
- Strain quadric of Cauchy
- Transformation of the strain tensor
- The eigenvalue problem to determine the principal strains, directions and strain invariants
- Compatibility

III. ANALYSIS OF STRESS

- Definition of the stress (traction) vector
- Stress state at a point
- Stress (traction) vector on an arbitrarily oriented plane
- Normal stress in an arbitrary direction
- Stress quadric of Cauchy
- Transformation of the stress tensor
- The eigenvalue problem to determine the principal stresses, directions and stress invariants
- Mohr's circles
- Equilibrium equations

IV. CONSTITUTIVE RELATIONS

- General linear-elastic constitutive relationship
- Anisotropic, monoclinic, orthotropic, transversely isotropic, tetragonal and cubic materials
- Isotropic materials
- Functionally graded materials (FGMs)
- Lamé's constants
- Engineering parameters
- Generalized Hooke's Law

V. FORMULATION OF ELASTICITY PROBLEMS

- Equations of elasticity
- Boundary conditions
- Stress-based formulation
- Beltrami-Mitchell compatibility equations
- Displacement-based formulation
- Navier's equilibrium equations

VI. SOLUTION APPROACHES IN PLANAR ELASTICITY

- Plane strain
- Generalized plane strain
- Plane stress
- Airy stress function and biharmonic equation
- Solutions of various problems:
- Simply supported beam under pure moments
- Beam subjected to sinusoidal load
- A surface loaded by concentrated normal and tangential forces (Flamant's solution)

VII. SOLUTIONS USING POLAR COORDINATES

- Equilibrium equations in polar coordinates
- Geometric construction of the strain tensor in a polar coordinate system
- Compatibility in polar coordinates
- Solutions of various problems:
- Circular hole in a strained plate
- Stresses in rotating disks and cylinders

VIII. OTHER APPLICATIONS: CONTACT MECHANICS, THERMOELASTICITY

- Contact mechanics
- Extension of Flamant's solution to contact mechanics analysis
- Frictional stamp problems
- Reduction to singular integral equations
- Evaluation of contact pressure and influence of the coefficient of friction
- Thermoelasticity

- Two-dimensional formulation of thermoelasticity problems (plane stress and strain)
- Thermoelastic solution for rectangular beams under arbitrary temperature distributions
- Thermal stresses in thin disks and long cylinders