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14 - Classical problems of elastostatics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 July 2010

Roger Temam
Affiliation:
Indiana University, Bloomington
Alain Miranville
Affiliation:
Université de Poitiers
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Summary

Our aim in this chapter is to treat several classical problems of elastostatics. Strictly speaking, elasticity problems such as those described below cannot be solved exactly in general: they can be solved exactly in very particular cases (e.g., special geometry); otherwise, approximate numerical solutions are obtained using computers. However, in the examples treated below, we are going to find approximate solutions giving an idea of the exact solution under some reasonable conditions that will be made precise in each case (by using, in particular, the Saint-Venant principle described in Section 14.7).

For each of the mechanical problems that we will consider, we will find (by guessing) an exact solution for a modified problem related to the one under consideration. By the uniqueness theorem for elastostatics, there is no other solution to the modified problem. Then, the relation between the solutions of the initial and modified problems is made precise using the Saint-Venant principle. We will also interpret the mathematical results from the mechanical point of view, which leads in general, but not always, to conclusions that are consistent with practical intuition.

Longitudinal traction–compression of a cylindrical bar

We consider an elongated cylindrical bar in traction (or in compression). We assume that the axis of the cylinder is parallel to Ox1 (see Figure 14.1).

For the study of the problem, we formulate the following simplifying assumptions that are realistic when the bar is long enough and when we remain far enough from its ends:

  • The volume forces are negligible;

  • The external forces on the lateral surface vanish;

  • […]

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Print publication year: 2005

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