THEORY OF ELASTICITY AND PLASTICITY TESTS

1) Indicate the case which involves a plane stress:

a) b)

c)

a) retaining wall acted by its own weight and ground pressure a) 

b) wall acted by loads in its own plane b) 
c) long tube with thick walls, acted by an uniform pressure c) 

2) In case of plane strain ( xOy plane), the stress tensor, T and the strain tensor, T have
the shapes:

 0  0
a) T   x  ; T   x ; a) 
0 0  0 0
 1 
 x 2
 yx 0 
 x  yx  1 
b) T    ; T    xy y 0; b) 
 xy y 2 
 0 0 z
 
 x  yx 0   1 
 x  yx 
c) T   xy 
 y 0  ; T   2
; c) 
 1
 0 0  z     y 
2 
xy
   x  yx
 x  y  X  0

3) These equations  are:
  xy   y  Y  0
 x y
a) static equilibrium equations a) 
b) dynamic equilibrium equations b) 
c) compatibility (continuity) equations . c) 

u v u v
4) These equations  x  ,  y  ,  xy   , represent:
x y y x
a) equations provided by the constitutive law of the material a) 
b) geometric (Cauchy) equations ; b) 
c) boundary conditions c) 

5) Equation  x   y   0 is:

a) an equilibrium equation a) 
b) a compatibility (continuity ) equation in plane elasticity b) 
c) a boundary condition c) 

6) The solution of plane elasticity problem expressed in terms of stresses, when Cartesian
co-ordinates are used, is obtained by solving the equation:
p  x, y 
a)  wx, y   ; a) 
D
b) F r,  0 b) 
d 4 w p ( x)
c)  c) 
dx 4 D

7) Airy (stress) function, F(x,y) generates, by differentiation, the following stresses:

2F 2F 2F
a)  x  2 ;  y  ;   a) 
x  y2 xy
xy

F F 2F
b)  x  ; y  ;  xy   b) 
y x xy
2F 2F 2F
c)  x  ;   ;    c) 
y 2 x 2 xy
y xy
8) Stresses  y and  yx at point “1” of the wall presented in the figure are:

a)  y  p,  yx  0 ; a) 

b)  y   p,  yx  p ; b) 

c)  y   p,  yx  0 ; c) 

9) The radial stress at a point of an elastic half-plane, acted by a normal load is:
2 P cos
a)  r   a) 
 r
3P cos 
b)  r   b) 
2 r
3P cos 
c)  r   c) 
2 r 2

10) For an elastic half-plane, acted by a normal force, the circles, tangent to the horizontal
surface at the origin, are called:

a) isochromatics a) 
b) isoclines b) 
c) isostatics of first kind c) 
d) isostatics of second kind d) 

11) The plate differential equation (in Cartesian co-ordinates) is

4w 4w  4 w p( x, y )
a)  2   a) 
x 4 x 2 y 2 y 4 D
d 4 w 2 d 3 w 1 d 2 w 1 dw p(r )
b)     b) 
dr 4 r dr 3 r 2 dr 2 r 3 dr D
 d 4 w p( x)
c)  c) 
dx 4 EI

12) The boundary conditions for the following circular plate are:
ìï dw a) 
ïï a) w = 0; =0
ïï dr
ïï b) 
d2 w n dw
for r = R ® ïí b) w = 0; + =0
ïï dr 2 r dr
ïï 2 c) 
ïï c) w = 0; d w = 0
ïï dr 2
î

THEORY OF ELASTICITY AND PLASTICITY

Anul de studii II Anul universitar 2017-2018

1. PLANE ELASTICITY IN CARTESIAN CO-ORDINATES

Plane stress and strain. Solutions of plane elasticity problem expressed in terms of stresses. Airy function
and its mechanical interpretation. Finite differences method. Solution of plane elasticity problem expressed in
terms of displacements.
2. PLANE ELATICITY IN POLAR CO-ORDINATES
Solutions of plane elasticity problems with axial symmetry (Tubes with thick walls. Elastic half-plane
acted by a normal concentrated force. Tunnel case).
3. THIN PLATES
Thin plates in Cartesian co-ordinates
Thin plates in Cylindrical co-ordinates

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Titular disciplină Conf. dr. ing. Mihaela Ibănescu