3 - Solid Mechanics - I-I
3 - Solid Mechanics - I-I
3 - Solid Mechanics - I-I
2. a) Determine the principal strain at (1, 2, -1) and the direction co-
sine of the maximum principal strain. If the displacement field
point in a body is given by 𝑢⃗ = (𝑥 2 + 𝑦)𝑖̂ + (1 + 3𝑧)𝑗̂ +
(2𝑥 2 + 3𝑦)𝑘̂. [5]
b) Prove that the cubical dilatation ∆= 𝜀𝑥𝑥 + 𝜀𝑦𝑦 + 𝜀𝑧𝑧 . [5]