MIT - 16.20
Fall, 2002
Unit 7
Transformations and Other
Coordinate Systems
Readings
:
R
2-4, 2-5, 2-7, 2-9
BMP
5.6, 5.7, 5.14, 6.4, 6.8, 6.9, 6.11
T & G
13, Ch. 7 (74 - 83)
On
“other
”
coordinate systems:
T & G
27, 54, 55, 60, 61
Paul A. Lagace, Ph.D.
Professor of Aeronautics & Astronautics
and Engineering Systems
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As we
’
ve previously noted, we may often want to describe a
structure in various axis systems. This involve
s
…
Transformations (Axis, Deflection, Stress, Strain, Elasticity Tensors)
e.g., loading axes <--> material principal axis Figure 7.1
Unidirectional Composite with Fibers at an Angle
fibers
Know stresses along loading axes, but want to know stresses (or whatever) in axis system referenced to the fiber.
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Problem
:
get expressions for
(whatever)
in one axis system in terms of
(whatever)
in another axis system
(Review from Unified)
Recall
:
nothing is
inherently
changing, we just describe a body from a different reference.
Use ~ (tilde) to indicate transformed axis system.
Figure 7.2
General rotation of 3-D rectangular axis system
(still rectangular
cartesian
)
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“Define
”
this transformation via d
irection
cosines
~
~
l
mn
= cosine of angle from
y
m
to
y
n
Notes
:
by convention, angle is measured
positive
counterclockwise
(+ CCW)
(not needed for cosine)
~
~
since cos is an even function
l
mn
=
l
nm
cos (
θ
) = cos (-
θ
)
(reverse direction)
~
~
But
l
mn
≠
l
mn
angle differs by 2
θ
!
The order of a tensor governs the transformation needed. An
n
th
order
tensor requires an
n
th
order transformation (can prove by showing link of
order of tensor to axis system via governing equations).
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Thus:
Quantity
Transformation Equation
?
Stress
σ
mn
=
l
mp
l
nq
σ
pq
?
?
Strain
ε?
=
l
?
l
?
ε
mn
mp
nq
pq
Axis
x
?
m
=
l
mp
x
p
?
Displacement
u
?
m
=
l
mp
u
p
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Physical Basis equilibrium geometry geometry geometry
Elasticity Tensor
E
?
mnpq
=
ll
ns
l
pt
l
qu
E
rstu
Hooke
’
s
law
?
mr
?
?
?
In many cases, we deal with 2-D cases
(replace the
latin
subscripts by
greek
subscripts)
e.g.,
σ
?
αβ
=
ll
?
αθ
βτ
σ
θτ
?
(These are written out for 2-D in the handout).
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An important way to illustrate transformation of stress and strain in 2-D is via
Moh
r
’
s circle (recall from Unified). This was actually used B.C. (before
calculators).
It is a geometrical representation of the transformation.
(See handout).
(you will get to work with this in a problem set).
Also recall
…
(Three)
Important Aspects Associated with Stress/Strain Transformations
1.
Principal Stresses / Strains (Axes)
: there is a set of axes into
which any state of stress / strain can be resolved such that
there are no shear stresses / strains
-->
σ
ij
depend on applied loads
-->
ε
ij
depend on applied loads
and
material response
Thus,
note
:
For general materials
…
axes for principal strain
≠
axes for principal stress
Generally:
(have nothing to do with) material principal axes
≠
principal
axes of stress / strain
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Find via roots of equation:
σ
11
?
τ
σ
12
σ
13
σ
12
σ
22
?
τ
σ
23
=
0
σ
13
σ
23
σ
33
?
τ
eigenvalues
:
σ
I
,
σ
II
,
σ
III
(same for strain)
2.
Invariants
:
certain combinations of stresses / strains are
invariant
with respect to the axis system.
Most important:
Σ
(extensional stresses / strains) = Invariant
very useful in back-of-envelope /
“quick
check”
calculations
3.
Extreme shear stresses / strains:
(in 3-D) there are three planes
along
which
the
shear
stresses
/
strains
are
maximized.
These values are often used in failure analysis
(recall Tresca
condition from Unified).
These planes are oriented at 45
° to the planes defined by the
principal axes of stress / strain (use rotation to find these)
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Not only do we sometimes want to change the orientation of the axes we use to describe a body, but we find it more convenient to describe a body in a coordinate system other than rectangular
cartesia
n
. Thus, conside
r
…
Other Coordinate Systems
The
“
easiest
” case is
Cylindrical (or Polar in 2-D) coordinates
Figure 7.3
Loaded disk
Figure 7.4
Stress around a hole
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Figure 7.5
Shaft
Define the point p by a different set of coordinates other than y
1
, y
2
, y
3
Figure 7.6
Polar coordinate representation
Volume = rd
θ
drdz
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Use
θ
, r, z where:
y
1
=
r
cos
θ
y
2
=
r
sin
θ
y
3
=
z
are the
“
mapping
” functions
Now the way we describe stresses, etc. change
…
-->
Differential element
is now different
Rectangular
cartesian
Figure 7.7
Differential element in rectangular
cartesian
system
Volume = dy
1
dy
2
dy
3
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Cylindrical
Figure 7.8
Differential element in cylindrical system
Volume = rd
θ
drdz
Generally
:
dy
1
--> dr
dy
2
--> rd
θ
dy
3
--> dz
(get from “mapping
”
functions)
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-->
stresses
follow same rules:
σ
mn
direction
face
but now we deal with r,
θ
, z faces and directions
Figure 7.9
Representation of stresses on rectangular
cartesian
and
cylindrical differential elements equilibrium considerations (or your
“mapping
”
functions
on equations in rectangular
cartesian
coordinates) yield:
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Equilibrium Equations (in cylindrical coordinates)
r
:
?
σ
rr
+
1
?
σ
θ
r
+
?
σ
zr
+
σ
rr
?
σ
θ
θ
+
f
r
=
0
?
r
r
?
θ
?
z
r
?
σ
r
θ
+
1
?
σ
θ
θ
+
?
σ
z
θ
+
2
σ
r
θ
+
f
θ
=
0
θ
:
?
r
r
?
θ
?
z
r
z
:
?
σ
rz
+
1
?
σ
θ
z
+
?
σ
zz
+
σ
rz
+
f
z
=
0
?
r
r
?
θ
?
z
r
Body forces =
f
r
, f
θ
, f
z
can do a similar manipulation for the
Strain - Displacement Equations
?
u
ε
=
r
rr
?
r
ε
θθ
=
1
?
u
θ
+
u
r
r
?
θ
r
?
u
3
ε
=
zz
?
z
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(engineering shear strains)
ε
r
θ
=
?
u
θ
+
1
?
u
r
?
u
θ
?
r
r
?
θ
r
ε
θ
z
=
1
?
u
3
+
?
u
θ
r
?
θ
?
z
ε
zr
=
?
u
r
+
?
u
3
?
z
?
r
Stress - Strain Equations
become, however, more complicated and not
easy to “map
”
into another coordinate systems.
Why?
Unless the material is isotropic, the properties change with
direction (if the material principal axes are rectangular orthogonal).
E
?
mnpq
=
ll
?
?
qu
E
rstu
?
mr
ns
l
pt
l
?
So, for cylindrical coordinates:
E
mnpq
(
θ
)
a function of
θ
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Think of it this way: In cylindrical (polar 2-D) coordinates, we have rotated a “
local
rectangular
cartesian
system
”
.
So we use the
E
?
mnpq
transformation with
the angle
θ
to find the elasticity tensor values and then the
“local
”
engineering constants.
Recall / note
:
a material that is
orthotropic
may pick up additional coupling terms in this rotation and
“
appear
” anisotropic
in that local
coordinate system.
In the isotropic case, can write:
1
ε
rr
=
E
[
σ
rr
?
ν
(
σ
θθ
+
σ
zz
)
]
1
ε
θθ
=
E
[
σ
θθ
?
ν
(
σ
rr
+
σ
zz
)
]
1
ε
zz
=
E
[
σ
zz
?
ν
(
σ
rr
+
σ
θθ
)
]
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21
+
ν
)
σ
r
θ
ε
r
θ
=
(
E
(
ε
θ
z
=
21
+
ν
)
σ
θ
z
E
21
+
ν
)
σ
ε
=
(
zr
zr
E
More generally, we can express transformation to any
…
General Curvilinear Coordinates
(including locally non-rectangular Cartesian systems)
functional forms:
Fy
1
1
(,
y
2
,
y
3
)
=
ξ
2
(,
Fyy
2
,
y
3
)
=
η
1
3
(,
Fyy
2
,
y
3
)
=
ζ
1
Use
these
to “transform”
governing equations from basic rectangular
case
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For cylindrical case:
ξ
=
r
η
=
θ
ζ
=
z
actual “mapping
”
functions:
Fy
1
1
(,
y
2
,
y
3
)
=
y
2 2
y
1
2
+
2
(,
Fyy
2
,
y
3
)
=
t
an
-1
(
y
2
/
y
1
)
1
Fyy
2
,
y
3
)
=
y
3
3
(,
1
Other cases
Let
’s next consider some general solution approaches
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