Fundamentals of Structural Mechanics Second Edition Fundamentals of Structural Mechanics Second Edition Keith D. Hjelmstad University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana-Champaign, Illinois ^ Springer ISBN 0-387-23330-X elSBN 0-387-23331-8 ©2005 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, Inc., 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. 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(BS/DH) 9 87 6 5 4 3 21 springeronline.com To the memory of Juan Carlos Simo (1952-1994) who taught me the joy of mechanics and To my family Kara, David, Kirsten, and Annika who taught me the mechanics of joy Contents Preface xi 1 Vectors and Tensors 1 The Geometry of Three-dimensional Space 2 Vectors 3 Tensors 11 Vector and Tensor Calculus 33 Integral Theorems 45 Additional Reading 48 Problems 49 2 The Geometry of Deformation 57 Uniaxial Stretch and Strain 58 The Deformation Map 62 The Stretch of a Curve 65 The Deformation Gradient 67 Strain in Three-dimensional Bodies 68 Examples 69 Characterization of Shearing Deformation 74 The Physical Significance of the Components of C 77 Strain in Terms of Displacement 78 Principal Stretches of the Deformation 79 Change of Volume and Area 84 Time-dependent motion 91 Additional Reading 93 Problems 94 viii Contents 3 The Transmission of Force 103 The Traction Vector and the Stress Tensor 103 Normal and Shearing Components of the Traction 109 Principal Values of the Stress Tensor 110 Differential Equations of Equilibrium 112 Examples 115 Alternative Representations of Stress 118 Additional Reading 124 Problems 125 4 Elastic Constitutive Theory 131 Isotropy 138 Definitions of Elastic Moduli 141 Elastic Constitutive Equations for Large Strains 145 Limits to Elasticity 148 Additional Reading 150 Problems 151 5 Boundary Value Problems in Elasticity 159 Boundary Value Problems of Linear Elasticity 160 A Little Boundary Value Problem (LBVP) 165 Work and Virtual Work 167 The Principle of Virtual Work for the LBVP 169 Essential and Natural Boundary Conditions 181 The Principle of Virtual Work for 3D Linear Solids 182 Finite Deformation Version of the Principle of Vu*tual Work 186 Qosure 188 Additional Reading 189 Problems 190 6 The Ritz Method of Approximation 193 The Ritz Approxunation for the Little Boundary Value Problem .. 194 Orthogonal Ritz Functions 207 The Finite Element Approximation 216 The Ritz Method for Two- and Three-dimensional Problems .... 226 Additional Reading 233 Problems 234 7 The Lmear Theory of Beams 241 Equations of Equilibrium 243 The Kinematic Hypothesis 249 Constitutive Relations for Stress Resultants 252 Contents ix Boundary Conditions 256 The Limitations of Beam Theory 257 The Principle of Virtual Work for Beams 262 The Planar Beam 266 The BemouUi-Euler Beam 273 Structural Analysis 278 Additional Reading 282 Problems 283 8 The Linear Theory of Plates 293 Equations of Equilibrium 295 The Kinematic Hypothesis 300 Constitutive Equations for Resultants 304 Boundary Conditions 308 The Limitations of Plate Theory 310 The Principle of Virtual Work for Plates 311 The Kirchhoff-Love Plate Equations 314 Additional Reading 323 Problems 324 9 Energy Principles and Static Stability 327 Wtual Work and Energy Functionals 330 Energy Principles 341 Static Stability and the Energy Criterion 345 Additional Reading 352 Problems 353 10 Fundamental Concepts m Static Stability 359 Bifurcation of Geometrically Perfect Systems 361 The Effect of Imperfections 369 The Role of Linearized Buckling Analysis 375 Systems with Multiple Degrees of Freedom 378 Additional Reading 384 Problems 385 11 The Planar Buckling of Beams 389 Derivation of the Nonlinear Planar Beam Theory 390 A Model Problem: Euler's Elastica 2>91 The General Linearized Buckling Theory 408 Ritz and the Linearized Eigenvalue Problem 415 Additional Reading 421 Problems 423 X Contents 12 Numerical Computation for Nonlinear Problems 431 Newton's Method 433 Tracing the Equilibrium Path of a Discrete System 438 The Program NEWTON 444 Newton's Method and Wtual Work 446 The Program ELASTICA 452 The Fully Nonlinear Planar Beam 454 The Program NONLINEARBEAM 462 Summary 469 Additional Reading 469 Problems 470 Index 473 Preface The last few decades have witnessed a dramatic increase in the application of numerical computation to problems in solid and structural mechanics. The burgeoning of computational mechanics opened a pedagogical gap between traditional courses in elementary strength of materials and the finite element method that classical courses on advanced strength of materials and elasticity do not adequately fill. In the past, our ability to formulate theory exceeded our ability to compute. In those days, solid mechanics was for virtuosos. With the advent of the finite element method, our ability to compute has surpassed our ability to formulate theory. As a result, continuum mechanics is no longer the province of the specialist. What an engineer needs to know about mechanics has been forever changed by our capacity to compute. This book attempts to capitalize on the pedagogi cal opportunities implicit in this shift of perspective. It now seems more ap propriate to focus on fundamental principles and formulations than on classical solution techniques. The term structural mechanics probably means different things to different people. To me it brings to mind the specialized theories of beams, plates, and shells that provide the building blocks of common structures (if it involves bending moment then it is probably structural mechanics). Structural elements are often slender, so structural stability is also a key part of structural mechan ics. This book covers the fundamentals of structural mechanics. The treatment here is guided and confined by the strong philosophical framework of continu um mechanics and is given wings to fly by the powerful tools of numerical analysis.