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Chapter Objectives

Understand the concept of normal and shear strain


Apply the concept to determine the strains for various
types of problems

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APPLICATIONS

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NORMAL STRAIN

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SHEAR STRAIN

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CARTESIAN STRAIN
The approximate lengths of the sides
of the parallelepiped are

The approximate angles between sides, again originally


defined by the sides x, y and z are

Notice that the normal strains cause a change in volume


of rectangular element, whereas the shear strain cause a
change in shape

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CARTESIAN STRAIN (cont)

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