Strain Definitions
The normal definitions of strain used are as follows
εxxγxy=∂x∂u=∂y∂u+∂x∂vεyyγyz=∂y∂v=∂z∂v+∂y∂wεzzγzx=∂z∂w=∂x∂w+∂z∂u
An alternative definition which fits more neatly in tensor form is
εxxεxy=∂x∂u=21(∂y∂u+∂x∂v)εyyεyz=∂y∂v=21(∂z∂v+∂y∂w)εzzεzx=∂z∂w=21(∂x∂w+∂z∂u)
with the strain tensor defined as
ε=εxxεyxεzxεxyεyyεzxεxzεyzεzz
The calculation of principal strains
ε1,ε2,ε3 follows from
E3−(εxx+εyy+εzz)E2+(εxxεyy+εyyεzz+εzzεxx−εxy2−εyz2−εzx2)E−(εxxεyyεzz+2εxyεyzεzx−εxxεyz2−εyyεzx2−εzzεxy2)=0
The maximum shear strain is calculated from the principal strain as
εmax shear=21(ε1−ε3)
or
γmax shear=(ε1−ε3)
In a similar way to the definitions of average and von Mises stress a
volumetric and effective strain can be calculated as
εavεvM=31(εxx+εyy+εzz)=2(1+ν)1[(εxx−εyy)2+(εyy−εzz)2+(εzz−εxx)2+6(εxy2+εyz2+εzx2)]
Stress Definitions
Stress can be considered as a tensor quantity whose components can be
represented in matrix form as
σ=σxxσyxσzxσxyσyyσzxσxzσyzσzz
where each term corresponds to a force per unit area. The following
notation for the stress components is common