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Solid Mechanics (I)

Sample Problems

1.4 Find the components of the second order tensor

1.5 Find the components of second order tensor

with respect to a sets of axes defined by

1.6 A second order tensor is given as

1.7 The principal directions of a tensor are

tensor?
1.8 Write out in full the following expressions:
(a)

ij xi x j

(b)

ai = ji l j

(c)

ji =
2 m eij + ij ekk (i, j , k , m =
1, 2,3)

1.9 Prove
(a)
(c)

( A )
A A

(b)

( A B ) B (
A ) A (
B )

(

) =0

1
2

1.10 Given
3 2 5
2 3 1

[a] = 6 0 3
[b] = 4 1 0
and
1 5 4
5 2 1

(a) Compute [a]+[b] and [a]-[b]

(b) Verify: [a]+([b]-[c])=([a]+[b])-[c]
(c) Split [a] into its symmetric and its antisymmetric parts.

1.11 If [a] is a square matrix of order 3, show its determinant is given by

ijk a1i a2 j a3k (i, j = 1, 2,3)