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Understanding the Alternate Method
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Today, we'll discuss an alternative yet approximate method to derive Angular Momentum Balance or AMB. This method simplifies our calculations significantly. Can anyone tell me the basic concept of AMB?
Isn’t AMB related to the torques acting on a body?
Exactly, Student_1! AMB involves understanding how forces generate torques that affect the angular momentum of a system. Now, in this alternate method, we're focusing on a cuboid. Why do you think we use a cuboid for our analysis?
Because it's easier to visualize and work with rectangular coordinates?
Great observation! The cuboid helps us simplify our equations by allowing us to clearly visualize the stress components acting on its faces.
Traction and Torque Relationships
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Now, let’s dive into the components of our cuboid. What can you tell me about the stress matrix components acting on the cuboid's surfaces?
There are normal stress components like σ and shear stress components like τ acting on different planes.
Exactly! However, which components do you think contribute to the torque about the e3 axis?
Only the shear components, right?
That's right! The normal components don't contribute to the torque because they pass through the centroid. This simplifies our calculations!
Assumptions and Approximations in the Method
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What assumptions do we need to consider while using this method?
We assume the traction components are constant over the cuboid's faces.
And that the contributions of body forces are negligible compared to traction components!
Excellent! These assumptions make our estimation valid. Remember, accuracy is key; hence, we also need to note when it may lead to an approximation rather than an exact answer.
Summarizing Key Points of AMB
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So, to recap what we discussed—what are the key points of the alternate method of deriving AMB?
We establish that only shear components contribute to the torque!
And we also highlighted the importance of assuming constant traction across the cuboid’s faces.
Fantastic! These key points reinforce our understanding of how AMB can be derived under certain conditions, making it practical for applications in solid mechanics.
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The alternate method to derive Angular Momentum Balance (AMB) simplifies the process of calculating torques due to traction forces acting on a cuboid. It highlights the contributing factors of moments from various stress components while acknowledging the assumptions involved, making the derivation easier than classical techniques.
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In this section, we explore an alternative method to derive the Angular Momentum Balance (AMB), offering a more straightforward yet approximate approach compared to previous derivations. By considering a cuboidal element, we depict stress matrix components acting on its faces, emphasizing that normal stress components do not contribute to the moment about the axis passing through the centroid of the cuboid. Only shear components lead to significant torque effects. This method underlines the essential characteristic that as the cuboid shrinks, the contributions from these traction components dominate over body forces and the rate of change of angular momentum. Thus, the method utilizes the symmetry of the stress matrix and the significance of traction forces acting during mechanical phenomena.
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Introduction to the Alternate Method
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There is also a simpler but approximate way to come to this final outcome which is given in many textbooks. Consider the same cuboid again. The coordinate system (e1, e2, e3) is shown on the right side of Figure 2. We have drawn stress matrix components on some of the planes as shown in Figure 2.
Detailed Explanation
This chunk introduces a simpler method to derive the Angular Momentum Balance (AMB) related to the stress matrix. The author suggests that this method is often found in textbooks and utilizes a cuboid model with a designated coordinate system. By visualizing the cuboid's stress matrix components on different planes, students can get a clearer picture of where forces apply.
Examples & Analogies
Imagine a box filled with water. We can visualize how the water applies pressure on the sides of the box just like how the stress matrix applies forces on the planes of the cuboid.
Identifying Components and Their Contributions
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On the right plane, we have σ11, τ21, and τ31. On the top plane, we have σ22, τ12, and τ32. On the bottom face, we have σ33, τ32, and τ21. But, these three act in the −e2, −e1, and −e3 directions respectively. This is because this is the −e2 plane.
Detailed Explanation
Here, it identifies the various stress components acting on different planes of the cuboid. The notation σ and τ refers to normal and shear stresses respectively. It clarifies how these stresses interact with the coordinate system chosen. Each stress has a specific direction, indicating how it applies on the face of the cuboid.
Examples & Analogies
Think of squeezing a sponge. The water inside pushes against the walls of the sponge in different directions, just like the stresses act on different planes of our cuboid.
Finding Moments from Traction
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Let us now find the moment due to these tractions about e3 axis passing through the centroid of the cuboid. The normal components σ11, σ22, and σ33 pass through the centroid and thus do not contribute to this moment.
Detailed Explanation
This discusses how to calculate the moment from traction forces about the e3 axis (the vertical axis). It explains that normal stress components do not contribute to the moment about this axis because they act directly through the centroid. Instead, shear components must be considered for calculating moments.
Examples & Analogies
Consider a seesaw at a playground. If you push down in the center (normal stress), the seesaw will not rotate. However, if you push down on one side (shear stress), it creates a moment that causes it to tilt.
Contributions from Shear Components
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The moment due to τ21 will be traction times the area of the face (∆x ∆x) on which it acts times the distance from the center (z). The component τ12 has two contributions from e1 and −e1 planes both in the same direction (+e3). The moment due to two τ components acts in −e3 direction.
Detailed Explanation
This section focuses on how to calculate the moment derived from shear stress components acting in different directions. It explains the multiplication of forces by area and distance to calculate the resultant moments that contribute to angular motion around the centroid.
Examples & Analogies
If you imagine applying pressure at the side of a door with your hand, the area you push against multiplied by how far your hand is from the hinges (center) helps to turn the door. That's how moments work with these shear forces.
Overall Moments Contributed by Different Forces
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Finally, moment due to body force will be a smaller order term. The rate of change of angular momentum about e3 axis is also a smaller order term. When we shrink the cuboid, their contributions will vanish quickly than the contribution to moment due to traction components.
Detailed Explanation
This chunk explains that although body forces contribute to the moment, their effect reduces significantly compared to the traction components as the cuboid shrinks in size. Also, the changes in angular momentum become less significant at smaller scales.
Examples & Analogies
Think about how a small gust of wind (body force) has less effect on a heavy swinging door (angled momentum from traction) than the force you apply by pushing it. As the door gets smaller and lighter (like a smaller cuboid), the gust's influence diminishes even more.
Resulting Angular Momentum Balance (AMB)
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The total moment about e3 axis (passing through the center of the cuboid) will then be derived, leading to an angular momentum equation, which is a simpler derivation but it involves a strong assumption of traction components not varying on cuboid’s faces.
Detailed Explanation
In this final chunk, the total moment around the e3 axis is summarized, resulting in the derived equation for angular momentum balance (AMB). It's noted that this derivation relies on the assumption that traction components remain constant on the surfaces of the cuboid.
Examples & Analogies
This is akin to a simplified method of understanding how forces balance and cause rotation in a system—like estimating the turning of a spinning top by recognizing only the largest forces acting on it, without considering smaller inconsistencies that could throw it off balance.
Definitions & Key Concepts
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Key Concepts
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Torque: The rotational force acting on an object, contributing to angular momentum.
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Traction: Internal forces per unit area exerted within a material, influencing its stress state.
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Normal vs. Shear Stress: Normal stresses act perpendicular to surfaces; shear stresses act parallel.
Examples & Real-Life Applications
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Examples
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In static equilibrium, a cuboidal block resting on a surface experiences both normal and shear tractions that influence its stability.
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When analyzing fluid dynamics, pressure can be considered a form of normal stress acting uniformly across a submerged area's surface.
Memory Aids
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Shear's here, normal is not, when it comes to torque, it's what we've got!
📖 Fascinating Stories
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Imagine a cuboid in space, with friends pulling and pushing it. Only the ones at the sides create a spin, while those from above hold it firm.
🧠 Other Memory Gems
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To remember the types of stress: Normal Opposite (N), Shear Slides Down (S).
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STRESS
- Simplifying Torque Relationships and Enhancing Simple Solutions.
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Glossary of Terms
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Term: Angular Momentum Balance (AMB)
Definition:
A relation that describes the balance of angular momentum within a system accounting for external and internal torques.
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Term: Stress Matrix
Definition:
A matrix representing the internal forces per unit area acting on a material body.
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Term: Normal Stress
Definition:
Stress components acting perpendicular to the surface of a material.
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Term: Shear Stress
Definition:
Stress components acting parallel to the surface of a material.
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Term: Cuboid
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A three-dimensional rectangular object, utilized for simplifying volume calculations.
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Term: Traction
Definition:
The internal forces per unit area that arise in the material due to external loads.