Pre-midterm Flashcards

1
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Molecular scale

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Length of a cube with the volume of a molecule

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2
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Density field

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ρ(x)= lim(l->Lmicro) Ml(x)/Vl

l is small but large enough for V to contain many molecules

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3
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Relative size of density fluctuations

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Δρ/ρ = 1/sqrt(N)

More molecules = smaller changes in density due to molecular motion

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4
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Micro scale

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Length at which density fluctuations are less than ε

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5
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Macro scale

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Length over which density changes due to fluid

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6
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Continuum approximation

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Valid for L&raquo_space; Lmacro

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7
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Conservation laws (def)

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Related cinematic and dynamic quantities

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8
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Conservation laws (examples)

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dP/dt = F
P = momentum (vector), F=force
dL/dt = M
L= angular momentum, M=moment of force

dK/dt = P
K=kinetic energy, P=power (scalar)

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9
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Centre of mass

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xm = 1/m * sum(N, i=1)mixi

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Moment of force

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M = sum(N, i=1) xi x(cross) fi

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Angular momentum

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L = sum(N, i=1) xi x(cross) mi*dxi/dt

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12
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Power

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P=sum(N, i=1) fi*dxi/dt

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13
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Body force

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External force that acts over the entire volume of the object

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14
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Contact force

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Force that acts at contact of surfaces of objects

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15
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Tension

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Normal component of force in same direction as unit outward normal

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16
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Shear

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Tangential component of force

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17
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Pressure

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Normal component of force in opposite direction of unit outward normal

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18
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Stress vector t

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dF = t(x, t, n)dS
F=force, x=position, t=time, n=normal, S=surface
Part of “stress principle of Euler and Cauchy”
Fluid at rest cannot have shear stresses (t parallel to n)

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19
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Pascal’s law

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The pressure in a fluid is the same in all directions

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20
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Hydrostatic equilibrium

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Global: triple integral over V (ρg-nabla(p)) = 0

Local: nabla(p) = ρg

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21
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Barotropic

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Independent of temperature

Density and pressure are functions of each other

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22
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Isothermal

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Constant temperature

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23
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Polytropic and ideal gas density

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ρ=(RT/C)^(1/γ-1)

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24
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Pressure potential

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Gravity is conservative: g=-nabla(Φ)

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25
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Flat earth

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g= (0, 0, -g0)

Φ=g0z

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26
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Hydrostatic eqn with constant density

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Nabla(Φ*)=0

Φ*=Φ+p/ρ0

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27
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Hydrostatic eqn with barotropiv fluid

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Nabla(Φ*)=0

Φ*=Φ+w(p)
w(p)=integral(p,p0) dp/ρ(p)

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28
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Specific heat at constant pressure

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Polytropic

FP=γ/(γ-1) * R

p/ρ = RT

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29
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Bulk modulus

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Large: small changes in volume

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30
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Bulk modulus, isothermal

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K = p (ideal gas)

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31
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Bulk modulus, isentropic

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K = γp (polytropic)

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32
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Bulk modulus, polytropic water

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K = K0 + γ(p-p0)

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33
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Adiabatic

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No heat transfer with environment

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34
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Isentropic

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Adiabatic and reversible (delta(S)=0)

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35
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Homentropic

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Constant entropy

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36
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Homentropic ideal gas

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pρ^-γ=p0/ρ0^-γ

Polytropic with C=p0/ρ0^γ

37
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Direct product

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ab^T=(axbx axby axbz
aybx ayby aybz
azbx azby azbz)

38
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Volume product

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a x b • c = det(cx cy cz
ax ay az
bx by bz)

Volume of parallelepiped spanned by a, b, c

39
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Tensor product (indicial)

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(ab^T)ij = aibj

40
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Cross product (indicial notation)

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(a x b)i = εijkajbk

41
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Volume product (indicial notation)

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a x b • c = εijkaibj*ck

42
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Rotation matrices

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Orthogonal (B^-1 = B^T)

(BB^T)ij = δij

43
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Reflections

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Convert right handed coord sys to left handed

44
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Vector transformation

A

u’ = Au

45
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Matrix transformation

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T’ = ATA^T

46
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Scalar field

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S’=S

Rank 0 tensor

47
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Vector field

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Ui’ = aij*Uj

Rank 1 tensor

48
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Tensor field

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T’=ATA^T
Tij’ = aikajlTkl

Rank 2 tensor

49
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Contractions (indicial notation)

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If two indices of a rank r tensor are equal (summed over), the result is an r-2 rank tensor

50
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Tensor products

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Product of rank r and rank S tensor is rank r+S tensor

Zero tensor: all components 0 in one coord sys, then they’re 0 in all rotations

51
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Quotient rule (indicial notation)

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Tij satisfies Ai=Tij*Bj in all coord systems and Ai and Bj are vectors

Then Tij is a rank 2 tensor

52
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Stress field

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  • Local and can be normal or tangential
  • units of pressure
  • sigma = F/A
  • sigma is shear stress (either internal or external)
53
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External stress

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Stress on interface between body and environment

54
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Internal stress

A

Act at imaginary surfaces inside the body

55
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Tensile strength

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Maximum tension a material can sustain before it breaks

56
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Yield stress

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Stress beyond which solids don’t bounce back

57
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Cauchy’s stress tensor

A
  • a stress tensor field (rank 2)
  • σij: i shows force, j shows surface
  • dFi = sigma ij*dSj
  • ti = σij*nj (stress vector)
58
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Stress tensor: diagonal components

A

Normal stresses

59
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Stress tensor: off-diagonal components

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Shear stresses

60
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Stress vectors (not t vector, but with sigma)

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Sigma x = dFx/dSx (similar for y and z)

Sigma x = (sigma xx, sigma yx, sigma zx)

61
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Mechanical pressure

A

P = -1/3 Tr(sigma)

Rank 0 tensor

62
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Cauchy’s equilibrium equation

A

fi + dσij/dxj = 0

f + divergence(sigma T) = 0

63
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Constitutive equation

A

Defines the behaviour of a continuum

64
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Normal and shear stresses (formulas with stress vector)

A
tnormal = (t*n)n
tshear = t - tnormal
t = σ*n = tnormal + tshear

n is unit outward normal

65
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Symmetric stress tensor

A

Gives no torque (bc moment of force is 0)

66
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Is the stress tensor is symmetric, what do we know?

A
  • eigenvalues are real
67
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Stress tensor eigenvalues

A

Principle stresses

68
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Stress tensor eigenvectors

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Principle directions of stress

In eigenvector basis, stress tensor is diagonal (no shear stresses)

69
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Stress vector boundary conditions

A

Must be continuous across a surface

70
Q

Eulerian displacement

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u(x) = x - X(x)

71
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Lagrangian displacement

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u(X) = x(X) - X

72
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Linear displacement

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x = aX + b

a not singular

73
Q

Linearize needle

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δa = a - a0 such that δaj = ajdui/dxj
Alt: δa = (nabla(u))^T
a

δ|a| = |a| - |a0|
δ(|a|^2) = 2|a|*δ|a|
74
Q

Displacement gradient

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Nabla(u) = dui/dxj

Rank 2 tensor field

75
Q

Slowly varying

A

|ui| &laquo_space;L

L is length of domain

76
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Cauchy’s strain tensor

A

uij = 1/2 * (duj/dxi + dui/dxj)

Symmetric
u~0 gives no deformations
Contains all local geometry info

77
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Eigenvalues and eigenvectors for cauchy’s strain tensor

A

Eigenvectors: principle axes of strain
Eigenvalues: how much material is being deformed along principle axes

78
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Diagonal elements of uij

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Fractional rate of change in that index’s direction

79
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Off-diagonal elements of uij

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Fractional rate of change in angle between the two needles a and b

Projection of uij onto vectors a and b: uab=aub

80
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Curve element

A

δ(dli) = δlj*dui/dxj

81
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Volume element

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δ(dV) = (divergence(u))dV

Divergence if u sets spread in volume

dρ/ρ = - divergence(u)

82
Q

Young’s modulus

A

Displacement parallel to force
E = kL/A, k as in hooke’s law

Units of pressure

83
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Poisson’s ratio

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Dimensionless and positive (except for crystals)

Displacement orthogonal to force

84
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Isotropic materials

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Uniform / homogenous in all directions

No preferred direction of matter

85
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Lamé coefficients

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Units of pressure

μ is shear modulus (if it’s 0, no shear stress)

86
Q

Mechanical pressure and bulk modulus

A

K = E/3(1+ν)

dp = -1/3 σii = -(λ+2/3 μ)uii change in mechanical pressure

87
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Anisotropic materials

A

Elasticity tensor: σij = Eijkl*ukl

Rank 4 tensor

88
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Norm of a matrix

A

|A| = sqrt(sum(i,j) aij^2)