Accession Number:
ADA243001
Title:
Determination of Antisymmetric End Loads from Bulk Stresses on a Rectangular Prism.
Descriptive Note:
Technical memorandum,
Corporate Author:
AERONAUTICAL RESEARCH LABS MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA)
Personal Author(s):
Report Date:
1991-09-01
Pagination or Media Count:
44.0
Abstract:
The stress distribution in rectangular prisms subjected to certain normal end forces on its two opposite faces is a fundamental problem in Applied Mechanics. Reference supplies a method for calculating a symmetric end loading, assuming that the bulk stress on a lateral surface of the rectangular prism is known. Such a measurement could be obtained using advanced thermal emission techniques. The aim of this paper is to extend this concept to the case where an antisymmetric end loading is applied. A method for calculating the bulk stresses for a given antisymmetric end loading is presented in. This will be referred to as the Direct solution. In the Inverse method the end loading will be determined from a known distribution of bulk stress values on a lateral surface. In this case, bulk stresses on the lateral surface will be simulated using the Direct solution.
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Subject Categories:
- Mechanics