AE314: Theory of Elasticity

Instructor : Praveen Krishna (praveenkrishna@iist.ac.in) Slot : A

TA : Prabith K (prabhithprabha@gmail.com) Credit : 3

Course Objectives
• To introduce the basic concepts required to analyze an aircraft/space craft structure
(or any other structure).

• Review of the one-dimensional structural idealizations as beams, columns, rods as

they appeared in strength of materials/mechanics of materials.

• Revisit of the same from a more general elasticity approach, leading to assess the error
introduced/range of applicability of these idealizations.

Text Books
• Martin H. Sadd. Elasticity Theory, Applications and Numerics, 3rd Edition, Aca-
demic Press (2015).

• T. H. G. Megson. Aircraft Structures for Engineering Students, 4th Edition,

Butterworth-Heinemann (2008).

• Timoshenko, S. P. and Goodier, J. N., Theory of Elasticity, 3rd Edition, McGraw-

Hill (1970).

• William T. Thomson, Marie Dillon Dahleh and C. Padmanabhan. Theory of

Vibrations with Applications, 5th Edition, Pearson India (2008).

Detailed Course Plan

• Introduction to tensors

• Kinematics of deformation and the concept of strain

– Strain descriptions,such as Eulerian and Lagrangian descriptions

– Strain displacement relations
– Concepts of Linear strain
– Concepts of Nonlinear strain
– Deduction to small deformation theory
– Principal components of strain and its physical interpretation
– strain transformations

• Concepts of Stress

– Concept of stress
– Cauchy stress
– Principal components of stress and its physical interpretation
– Stress transformations

• Stress-Strain relations

– Generalized Hook’s law, Constitutive properties;

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– Anisotropy, Orthotropy and Isotropy

– Types of boundary conditions (displacement, traction)
– Solution approaches in elasticity

• Two-Dimensional Problem formulation and Solution

– Plane Strain & Plane Stress

∗ Airy stress function
– Torsion
∗ Warping function
∗ Stress function

• Strain Energy and Related Principles

– Principle of virtual displacement and virtual work

– Principles of minimum potential and complementary energy
– Castigliano’s first and Second theorem

• Introduction to Structural Dynamics

– Review of vibration
– Review of Multi DOF system & mode superposition
– Vibrations of Continuous systems
– Introduction to wave propagation in elastic media (Optional)

Evaluation Scheme
Total:100 Marks

Tutorials
• 5 tutorial sheets will be given

• Students are supposed to solve themselves with in 1 week

• Solutions of the problems will be discussed in the class after 1 week

Quiz
There will be 2 Quizes each for 15 marks

Computer Assignment
There will be computer assignments for 15 marks, program needs to be submitted. Indi-
vidually the programs will be evaluated. You are expected to submit the same with in 2
weeks.

Term Paper
Each stuednt has to present a term paper for 5 marks and reproduce atleast one result from
a reputed journal dealing with elasticity. Date of presenation will be during the last weeks
of the course. However you are encouraged to start preparing after the first quiz itself.

End Semester Examination

There will be one end semester examination for 50 marks