Mechanics of Materials (MIN 206)
Tutorial 1:
(1) The stress state at a point P is given in MPa with axes (x1, x2, x3) by the matrix
(a) Determine the stress vector on the plane whose unit normal is
(b) Determine the normal stress component and shear component on the
same plane
(2) Let the stress components (in MPa) at point P with respect to axes (x1, x2, x3) be
expressed by the matrix
and let the rotated axes (X1, X2, X3) be obtained by a 450 counterclockwise rotation
about the x3 axis. Determine the transformed stress component.
(3) The stress state at a point P is given in MPa with axes (x1, x2, x3) by the matrix
Determine
(a) The principal stress values together with corresponding principal stress directions
(b) Stress invariants
(c) The maximum shear stress value and normal to the plane on which it acts
(d) The mean and deviatoric stress tensors
(e) The stress vector on the octahedral plane together with its normal and shear
components