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AE 321
Homework 1
Due in class on September 6, 2013

1. Given the following relations:
2
ij kk ij ij
T E E o = + (stress vs. strain for an isotropic elastic material)
1
2
ij ij
W T E = (elastic energy)
ij ij
P T T =
Show:
(i)
( )
2
2
ij ij kk
W E E E

= + and (ii)
( ) ( )
2
2 2
4 4 3
ij ij kk
P E E E = + +


2. Show that:

3
ij ij
o o =
ij jk ik
o o o =


3. Given the identity,
c
ijk
c
pqr
= det
o
ip
o
iq
o
ir
o
jp
o
jq
o
jr
o
kp
o
kq
o
kr






(

(
(
(
(
(where c is the alternator and o is the Kronecker delta) show using indicial notation that:

(i)
ijk iqr jq kr jr kq
c c o o o o = (ii) 2
ijk ijr kr
c c o = (iii) 6
ijk ijk
c c =


4. Use indicial notation to show:
( )
( )
( )
( )
( )
a b c a c b a b c
a b c b c a
=
=





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5. (a) Use the conventional definition to evaluate the determinant of a matrix A in order to show
that it can be written in the compact indicial form:

| |
1 2 3
det det
ij ijk i j k
A A A A A c ( = =



(b) Also, show that it can be written in the alternative indicial forms:

| |
2 1 3 2 3 1
det
ijk i j k ijk i j k
A A A A A A A c c = =



(c) Use the permutation symbol to generalize the expressions in parts (a) and (b) and then show
that the determinant of a second order tensor can be written in the general form:

| |
1
det
6
ijk pqr pi qj rk
A A A A c c =


Hint: In the last part of this problem, make use of 3(c).