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Principal compression and tension stress and strain plots

Submitted by maverick_269 on

Hi,

I have a question with regards to the various stress-strain plots that I see from FEM softwares.

They have plotted principal compression and tension stress plots  and strain plots for a 2d geomterical analysis from a FE software (MARC). They have used a finite strain theory. So does this mean that the principal compression and tension values for the various elements just correspond to the minimum and maximum values of a Cauchy green tensor or some other finite tensor like first or second piola kirchoff stress tensor??

Exponential model W (strain energy density function)- Zero stress zero strain condition

Submitted by maverick_269 on

 

Hi,

I am new here and have a very basic question on the Strain Energy Density (SED) function of exponential model.

 This is the exponential model SED form : W=a(e(b(I1-3))-1)

Now we have certain postulates such as that

1.W=0 when there is no deformation and

2. stress=0 when strain =0.

 When there is no deformation I1=3 and hence W=0, which is correct.