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Code No: D109117603

R09
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD
M.Tech I Semester Regular Examinations March 2010
CONTINUUM MECHANICS
(AEROSPACE ENGINEERING)
Time: 3hours Max.Marks:60
Answer any five questions
All questions carry equal marks
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1. Determine the normal strain, shear strains, normal strain tensors and rotational
tensors for the following 3D displacement field.
U = A xy
V = B xz2
W = C( x2+y2)

2.a) Explain 2D stress function and define Airy stress functions which satisfies the
compatibility condition
b) A complex polynomial for the stress function is
φ=
Ax 3 Bx 2 y Cxy 2 Dy 3
6
+
2
+
2
+
6
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Determine the stress
compatibility condition or not.

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σ x , σ y and τ xy and check whether it satisfies the

3.a) Define Tensor and Rank of Tensor. Explain the laws of Tensors in the case of
addition & multiplication.

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b) Determine the Inverse of the matrix
⎡ 2 5 −1⎤
U
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A = ⎢⎢ 1 4 3 ⎥⎥
⎢⎣ 2 −3 5 ⎥⎦

4.

5.
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For a plain strain case, determine the strains on an inclined plane and principal

Find the values σ s and σ 22 for the state of stress shown.

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6.a) Explain the first law of Thermodynamics and derive the thermodynamic form of the
energy equation for a continuum.
b) Express the energy equation for one dimensional flows.

7.a) Define Monoclinic materials, Orthotropic materials and isotropic materials.

b) Establish stress-strain relations in 3D stress system for orthotropic and isotropic
materials.

8.a) Explain Viscoelasticity concept.

b) Explain Kelvin-voigt element.

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