MEC538:APPLIED ELASTICITY AND PLASTICITY

L:3

T:0

P:0

Credits:3

Course Objectives:

Study of conventional strength of materials by integrating the basic concepts of elasticity

and plasticity.

To develop analytical skills of engineering application related to elasticity and Plasticity

To impart knowledge of continuum elasticity and plasticity theory

Unit I
Basic Equations of Stress and Strain : Theory of Elasticity, Introduction to Tensor,
Definition of Tensor, Summation Index, Analysis of Stress and Strain, Principle
Stresses & Strains, Stress & Strain Invariants, Deviatoric Stress & Strain, Plane
stress and Plane Strain, Equilibrium Equations in Cartesian and Polar Co-ordinate,
Compatibility and Constitutive Equation in Cartesian and Polar Co-ordinate, Equation
of Equilibrium of a Deformed Body in Curvilinear Co-ordinate
Unit II
Equation of Elasticity for Solid : Stress Function in Term of Harmonic Function,
Stress Function in Term of Harmonic and Complex Function, Airy's Stress Function,
Prandtle's Stress Function, Principle of Superposition, Principle of Virtual Work
Unit III
Applications of Elasticity of Solid : Plane Stress and Plane Stain Problems, Axissymmetric Formulation and Deformation of Solid of Revolution, Rotating Disc and
Stress in Circular Disc, Torsion of Thin Tube, Bending of Circular, Elliptical and
Rectangular Cross-section Bars, Uniformly and Continuous Loaded Beams, Bending of
Cantilevers
Unit IV
Theory of Plasticity for Solid : Theory of Plastic Flow, Differential Equations of
Equilibrium, Equivalent Stress and Strain, 3D Stress Analysis, Yield surface,
Generalized Plastic Stress-Strain Law, Plastic Flow of Anisotropic Material, Plastic
Uniqueness and Instability, Finite and Infinitesimal Plastic Deformation
Unit V
Yielding Criteria in Plasticity : Significance of the Theories of Failure, Von Mises',
Tresca's and Anisotropic Yield Criteria, Halgh-Westergard Stress Space
Representation of Yield criteria, Yield Surfaces of Tresca's and Von Mise's
Unit VI
Applications of Plasticity : Theory and Application of Slip line field Explanation, Slip
line theory and Application to Simple Problems of Forging Extrusion, Drawing and
Indentation, Bound Theorem and Application
Text Books:
1. ADVANCED MECHANICS OF SOLIDS by L S SRINATH, TATA MCGRAW HILL
INDIA, 3rd Edition, (2008)
References:
1. SOLID MECHANICS by S.M.A. KAZIMI, TATA MCGRAW HILL INDIA, 1st Edition,
(2001)

2. APPLIED PLASTICITY by J. CHAKRABARTY, SPRINER-VERLAG,NEW YORK,USA,

2nd Edition, (2010)

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References:

3. ELASTICITY IN ENGINEERING MECHANICS by ARTHUR P. BORESI, KEN P.

CHONG, JAMES D. LEE, JOHN WILEY & SONS., NEW YORK, 3rd Edition, (2010)

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