ProblemsforCH1-5inMSword2003,withMathtype.docVIP

Chapter 1 Objectives and Methods of Solid Mechanics Defining a problem in solid mechanics For each of the following applications, outline briefly: What would you calculate if you were asked to model the component for a design application? What level of detail is required in modeling the geometry of the solid? How would you model loading applied to the solid? Would you conduct a static or dynamic analysis? Is it necessary to account for thermal stresses? Is it necessary to account for temperature variation as a function of time? What constitutive law would you use to model the material behavior? A load cell intended to model forces applied to a specimen in a tensile testing machine The seat-belt assembly in a vehicle The solar panels on a communications satellite. A compressor blade in a gas turbine engine A MEMS optical switch An artificial knee joint A solder joint on a printed circuit board An entire printed circuit board assembly The metal interconnects inside a microelectronic circuit What is the difference between a linear elastic stress-strain law and a hyperelastic stress-strain law? Give examples of representative applications for both material models. What is the difference between a rate-dependent (viscoplastic) and rate independent plastic constitutive law? Give examples of representative applications for both material models. Choose a recent publication describing an application of theoretical or computational solid mechanics from one of the following journals: Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids; International Journal of Solids and Structures; Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering; European Journal of Mechanics A; Computer methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. Write a short summary of the paper stating: (i) the goal of the paper; (ii) the problem that was solved, including idealizations and assumptions involved in the analysis; (iii) the method of analysis; and (iv) the main results; and (v) the concl