Membrane Master CM2: Numerical Theory

Assignment 2 – Plane stress state and principal stresses

A membrane is subjected to a shear deformation state.

The material itself can be assumed to behave linear elastic (the stress-strain
relationship can be described with the Hookean law for the plane stress state).

Material parameters:
reference configuration deformed configuration
E = 220 kN/m
ν = 0.45

e2 Strain state at point P referring

to the given local coordinate
γ system:
P e1
 11   11   0 
  
        0 
22 22  
   2  0.03 
 12 

1. Determine the stress state at point P referring to the given local coordinate
system

2. Evaluate the principal stresses and their directions

3. Determine the principal strains

(Hint: A principal strain state is defined by vanishing shear deformation.
You can use the inverse relationship of the Hookean law to determine the
principal strains from the principal stresses)

Extra question: Are the results realistic?

(Consider the characteristic mechanical behaviour of membranes!)

Date of submission: July 29th, 2018

21.03.2018 Bletzinger/Goldbach