8.7 The components of plane strain at point p are  x  0.0024,  y  0.0012 and  xy  0.0048.

The normal strains

 x  000347 and  y   000227. Determine  xy  and the angle  . (See the figure for Problems 8.5-8.11.)

Solution

Equation (8.7) is
x   y x  y  xy
 x   cos 2  sin 2 :
2 2 2
0.004  0.003 0.004  0.003 0.006
0.00125   cos 2  sin 2 ,
2 2 2
0  0.00075  0.0035cos 2  0.003sin 2 .
Looking at the behavior of this function,

-3
x 10
4

-2

-4
-40 -20 0 20 40 60 80
Angle, degrees

we see that it has roots near   20 and   61. Using equation-solving software we obtain   20.0176 and
  60.6189. Calculating the values of  x ,  y  and  xy  for each of these angles, we find that the only valid
solution is

  20.0.