a) A thin aluminium plate with a modulus of elasticity
E=72GPaand Poisson's ratio
v=0.3is loaded in a biaxial stress state (see Figure Q.1a). A strain gauge is fixed to the plate at an angle
\phi =21\deg . i. If the stress
\sigma _(x)is
86.4MPaand the strain measurement by the gauge is
946\times 10^(-6), what is the maximum in-plane shear stress
(\tau _(max))_(xy)and the maximum in-plane shear strain
(\gamma _(max))_(xy)in the xy plane? ii. What is the maximum shear strain
(\gamma _(max))_(xz)in the
xzplane and the maximum shear strain
(\gamma _(max))_(yz)in the
yzplane? Figure Q.1a
