< Introduction to Elasticity
Example 1
Given:
Euler's second law for the conservation of angular momentum
The divergence theorem
The equilibrium equation (Cauchy's first law)
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Solution
Let us first look at the first term of equation~(1) and apply the divergence theorem (2). Thus,
Plugging this back into equation~(1) gives
Therefore, bringing all terms to the left hand side,
Using the equilibrium equations~(3), equation~(5) reduces to
Since this holds for any , we have
If you work this expression out, you will see that . Hence, the stress tensor is symmetric.
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