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Energy Methods
In Sec. 11.6 we considered the strain energy of an elastic isotropic
material under a general state of stress and expressed the strain-
energy density at a given point in terms of the principal stresses s
a
,
s
b
, and s
c
at that point:
u 5
1
2
3s
2
a
1 s
2
b
1 s
2
c
2 2n1s
a
s
b
1 s
b
s
c
1 s
c
s
a
24
(11.27)
The strain-energy density at a given point was divided into two parts:
u
v
, associated with a change in volume of the material at that point,
and u
d
, associated with a distortion of the material at the same point.
We wrote u 5 u
v
1 u
d
, where
u
v
5
1 2 2n
6E
1s
a
1 s
b
1 s
c
2
2
(11.32)
and
u
d
5
1
12
31s
a
2 s
b
2
2
1 1s
b
2 s
c
2
2
1 1s
c
2 s
a
2
2
4
(11.33)
Using the expression obtained for u
d
, we derived the maximum-
distortion-energy criterion, which was used in Sec. 7.7 to predict
whether a ductile material would yield under a given state of plane
stress.
In Sec. 11.7 we considered the impact loading of an elastic structure
being hit by a mass moving with a given velocity. We assumed that
the kinetic energy of the mass is transferred entirely to the structure
and defined the equivalent static load as the load that would cause
the same deformations and stresses as are caused by the impact
loading.
After discussing several examples, we noted that a structure
designed to withstand effectively an impact load should be shaped
in such a way that stresses are evenly distributed throughout the
structure, and that the material used should have a low modulus of
elasticity and a high yield strength [Sec. 11.8].
The strain energy of structural members subjected to a single load
was considered in Sec. 11.9. In the case of the beam and loading of
Fig. 11.58 we found that the strain energy of the beam is
U 5
P
2
1
L
3
6EI
(11.46)
Observing that the work done by the load P is equal to
1
2
P
1
y
1
, we
equated the work of the load and the strain energy of the beam and
determined the deflection y
1
at the point of application of the load
[Sec. 11.10 and Example 11.10].
The method just described is of limited value, since it is
restricted to structures subjected to a single concentrated load and
to the determination of the deflection at the point of application of
that load. In the remaining sections of the chapter, we presented a
Members subjected to a single load
L
A
B
P
1
1
Fig. 11.58
General state of stress
Impact loading
Equivalent static load
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