Question

The von Mises stress at a point in a body subjected to forces is proportional to the square root of the

Options :

  1. total strain energy per unit volume

  2. plastic strain energy per unit volume

  3. dilatational strain energy per unit volume

  4. distortional strain energy per unit volume

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Answer :

distortional strain energy per unit volume

Solution :

The Strain Energy of Distortion or Distortion energy per unit volume is given by :

Distortion energy per unit volume = (Total Strain energy) - (Energy of dilation)

Total Strain Energy is given by :

U = 1 2 E { σ 1 2 + σ 2 2 + σ 3 2 2 μ ( σ 1 σ 2 + σ 2 σ 3 + σ 3 σ 1 ) }

Energy of dilation :

U v = ( 1 2 μ ) 6 E × ( σ 1 + σ 2 + σ 3 ) 2 3

Distortion energy per unit volume = (Total Strain energy) - (Energy of dilation)

1   +   μ 6 E [ ( σ 1 σ 2 ) 2 + ( σ 2 σ 3 ) 2 + ( σ 3 σ 1 ) 2 ]

In simple tension test:

( 1   +   μ 6 E ) 2 σ y m 2

Maximum distortion energy theory (Von mises theory)

- According to this theory, the failure or yielding occurs at a point in a member when the distortion strain energy per unit volume reaches the limiting distortion energy (i.e. distortion energy at yield point) per unit volume as determined from a simple tension test.

- von misses stress under triaxial condition is given by :

σ v m = 1 2 { ( σ 1 σ 2 ) 2 + ( σ 2 σ 3 ) 2 + ( σ 3 σ 1 ) 2 }

Now if we compare von misses stress and distortion energy per unit volume equation then,

Ud 1   +   μ 3 E × σ v m 2

Ud ∝ σ2vm

σvm ∝ U d

The von Mises stress at a point in a body subjected to forces is proportional to the square root of the distortional strain energy per unit volume.

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