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R.
W.
Ogden
2.3
Elasticity
We motivate the definition of elasticity by considering the work done
by the surface a.nd body forces in
a
virtual displacement
6x
from
the current configuration
f3.
By use of the divergence theorem and
equation (17) we obtain the
virtual
work
equation
where the left-hand side of
(20)
represents the virtual work and tr
denotes the trace of
a
second-order tensor. This work is converted
into stored energy
if
there exists
a
scalar function,
IV
say, defined on
the set of deformation gradients, such that
614'
M
tr(SGA). It follows
that
dW
s=-
dA
'
or, in components,
S,i
=
BW/BAi,.
This is the
stress-defomaution
relation
or
constitutive equation
for ail elastic material which
pos-
sesses
a
struin-energy function
IY,
W
being defined per unit volume
Thus, for purposes of this article, an elastic material is character-
ized by the existence of
a
strain-energy function such that (21) holds.
At this point there is
no
restriction on the form of the function
IY,
but
there are
a
number
of
factors limiting the class
of
functions that are
acceptable for the description of the elastic behaviour of materials,
as we see shortly. First, however, we examine how (21) is modified
if
the material is subject to internal constraints.
We illustrate this
by considering the
incompressibility constraint,
so
that
(
10) holds at
each point
X
E
f?,.
Using the fact that
BJ/BA
=
A-'
we see that
(21) is replaced by
in
f?,.
PA-'
detA
=
1,
s=--
dl,Y
dA
where
p
is
a
Lagrange multiplier associated with the constraint:
p
is
often referred to
as
an arbitrary hydrostatic pressure. Thus, (22) is
the stress-deformation rela.tion for an
incompressible elastic
material.