ME 7210 ELASTICITY & PLASTICITY, Fall 2015, in WVG 108

NU Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Version 2, 9/19/2015
Instructor: Jim Papadopoulos, 064 Lake Hall (enter 56 Greenleaf Street), 617-373-2982,
j.papadopoulos@neu.edu Conference Hours: T 1:40 (after class), W 12:00 noon. Please email me to
set up a meeting outside those times.
Teaching Assistant: Shengchen Liu (Should he hold office hours?)
Course Web-Site: Blackboard: https://blackboard.neu.edu
Schedule: T 11:45-1:25, R 2:50-4:30 (See details page 3.)
First Class: Thu. Sept. 10 No Class: Thu. Nov. 26 (Thanksgiving)

Last Class: Thu. Dec. 10

Optional Recitations (Thurs. 4:40 5:40, in WV F 010): This class presents the basics of a vast and
intriguing subject. If any students express an interest, I will present additional interesting and useful
material in 1-2 hrs/wk of informal recitation see separate document. (Any introduced material will
not be needed for the exams.) During these sessions we can also discuss confusing points, or topics
needed for your research.
Exams: Tuesday, October 13 and Tuesday, November 17. (Plus a final, to be scheduled.)
Text: I.H. Shames and F.A. Cozzarelli, Elastic and Inelastic Stress Analysis,
Taylor & Francis Group, Philadelphia, PA, 1997, ISBN: 9781560326861.
[Same as Prentice-Hall edition, Englewood Cliffs NJ, 1992, ISBN: 0132454653]
References (3-hour checkout for those on Reserve in Library):
A.P. Boresi and K.P. Chong, Elasticity in Engineering Mechanics, 2e, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 2000. TA418.B67
2000 also available online through library website
R.O. Davis and A.P.S. Selvadurai, Elasticity and Geomechanics, Cambridge University Press, 1996, TA705.D3 1996
P.L. Gould, Introduction to Linear Elasticity, 2e, Springer-Verlag, 1994. QA931.G64 1994 also available online
W. Johnson and P.B. Mellor, Engineering Plasticity, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1973. TA418.14.J63
J. Lubliner, Plasticity Theory, Macmillan, New York, 1990. QA931.L939 1990
G. E. Mase, Theory and Problems of Continuum Mechanics, Schaums Outline Series, McGraw-Hill, 1970. QA808.2.M63
H. Reismann and P.S. Pawlik, Elasticity Theory and Applications, Krieger, Malabar, Florida, 1991. TA418.R44 1991
M.H. Sadd, Elasticity: Theory, Applications, and Numerics, Elsevier Inc., 2005. QA931.S23 2005 also available online
S. Timoshenko and J.N. Goodier, Theory of Elasticity, 3e, McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., New York, 1970. QA931.T52 1970
Petersons Stress Concentration Factors is available online:
http://ezproxy.neu.edu/login?url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470211106

Objectives: To thoroughly understand the concepts of stress, strain, and stress-strain relationships
using indicial notation. To become familiar with problem formulations and solutions in elasticity,
plasticity, and viscoelasticity. To prepare for future study in elasticity, plasticity, viscoelasticity, and
continuum mechanics.
Prerequisites: Either of Mathematical Methods for Mechanical Engineers 1 (ME 6200) or 2 (ME
6201) is suggested, but not required.

Homework: Doing and understanding the homework is very important for mastering the course.
Assignments are shown in the schedule, and neatly worked solutions are due at the beginning of the
next class. They may be handed in late (by the following class) for 50% credit. The lateness penalty
may be excused for medical, travel, or family issues.
Homework method/details will usually not be graded complete solutions will be posted, and it is
your responsibility to understand them. Instead, completeness grading will be employed: if you
clearly document your approach, your reasoning, and your result, you will receive one homework
point per completed problem.
Projects: To extend the coverage of the course, small projects will be assigned to groups of 2. These
will require you to look up classical results, and write a short (8-16 page) paper outlining the method
used and describing the solution. Illustrations, near-field or far-field approximations, and comparison
to Finite Element and also Mechanics of Materials results are all desirable. Papers will be combined
into one or two PDFs for distribution to the class.
Progress meetings will be conducted with individual groups in October, and again in November. At
these meetings you should bring partial drafts, and be prepared to ask any technical questions. The
final due date is December 1.
Grading:
1. Exams: Most of your grade is earned through two Mid-Term Exams (22% each), and a Final
Exam (33%). Cheating in exams will not be tolerated.
2. Other work: The rest of your grade, and much of your learning, is from the homework (17%) and
a project (6%). (Unless previously excused, these must be submitted on time for full credit.) The
homework will be graded mostly on completeness for details of the answers please consult the
posted solutions, and feel free to ask for clarification. Collaboration is accepted or encouraged (a
list of names and emails will help you make contact with classmates). However if you rely on the
work of others without understanding, you may not be prepared for the exams.
Grades of Incomplete (I) are given only in unusual circumstances, at the discretion of the instructor.
Responsibility: It is the student's responsibility to keep up with the course material. Solutions to
each days assignment will be posted shortly after it is due.
TRACE: Participation in the Teacher Rating and Course Evaluation is expected of all students. (In
addition, an informal survey during the term will be used to find out how the class is working for
you.)
SCHEDULE: See page 3 below.

SCHEDULE
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date

9/10

2
3
4

9/15
9/17
9/22

9/24

9/29

10/1

10/6

9
MT
10
11

10/8
10/13
10/15
10/20

12

10/22

13
14
15
16

10/27
10/29
11/3
11/5

17
18
MT
19

11/10
11/12
11/17
11/19

20

11/24

21

12/1

Problems with Cylindrical Symmetry

Elastic Contact Stresses
Hardness, Elastic-Plastic Contacts
Plane Stress and Plane Strain Problems (12.1-12.4, 13.113.6: Optional alternative to in-class presentation)
Thermal Stresses (5.6)
Elasto-Plastic Pure Bending (10.1, 10.2, 10.11)
Mid-Term Exam #2
Elasto-Plastic Bending with Transverse Loads (10.12,
10.13, 10.15)
Elasto-Plastic Torsion Analysis of Shafts (11.1-11.4,
11.8, 11.9) No class Thursday!
Torsion of Non-Circular Cross-Sections (11.10-11.13)

22
23
24

12/3
12/8
12/10

VISCOELASTICITY
Viscoelasticity (6.1-6.5)
Review -------------------Present Projects

TOPICS AND SECTIONS TO READ

STRESS
Stress (Traction) Vector and Stress Tensor, Equations of
Equilibrium (2.1, 2.2, 2.5)
Indicial Notation. Coordinate Transformations (1.1-1.13)
Stress at a Point. Principal Stresses (2.3, 2.4, 2.6)
Max Shear Stress. 3-Dimensional Mohr's Circles,
Deviatoric Stress (2.7-2.9)
STRAIN
Deformation and Strain. Lagrangian and Eulerian Strain
Measures (3.1-3.2)
Small Strains. Equations of Compatibility (3.3-3.8)
STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONS: ELASTIC
Behavior of Engineering Materials (4.1-4.5) Elastic
Stress-Strain Relations for Anisotropic Materials (5.4)
Elastic Stress-Strain Relations for Isotropic Materials
(5.1-5.3, 5.5, 5.7)
PLASTICITY
Introduction to Plasticity. (4.6-4.8, 8.1, 8.2)
Mid-Term Exam #1
Yield Criteria (Tresca, von Mises) (8.6-8.10)
Flow rules (Lvy-Mises, Prandtl-Reuss, Hencky) (8.118.14)
PROBLEM FORMULATIONS AND SOLUTIONS
Spherical Symmetry (Elastic and Elastic-Plastic) (9.14)

HOMEWORK TO BE
HANDED IN AT THE
FOLLOWING LECTURE
2.12 (inches not feet), 2.15
1.1, 1.3, 1.10, 1.16, 1.21
2.1, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6, 2.11, 2.18
2.20, 2.22, 2.24

3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.6, 3.8, 3.11

3.15, 3.18, 3.20, 3.24, 3.28
4.1, 4.2, 4.3, SP7.1
5.3, 5.4, 5.8, 5.18

SP9.1, SP9.2, 4.8, 8.1, 8.3

8.12, 8.13, 8.14
SP11.1, SP11.2, SP11.3, 8.23

SP12.1, SP12.2, 9.26 (find

stress fields only)
SP13.1-- SP13.4
SP14.1, SP14.2
SP15.1, SP15.2
SP16.1, 12.2, 12.5, 12.17
5.28, 5.31, SP17.1
SP18.1, SP18.2, SP18.3
SP19.1, SP19.2
11.6, 11.21
SP21.1, -- SP21.4 Projects
due!
SP22.1 -- SP22.3