In (a) the material is loaded in tension along its long axis. All materials behave in an elastic manner and the application of a load will cause the length of the element to change. If the uniaxial ...

Stress and deformation analysis of bodies subjected to uniaxial loading, thermal strain, torsion of circular cross-sections, shear flow in thin-walled sections, bending of beams, and combined loading.

Here, in considering the behaviour of real rock, we will begin with the simplest form of loading, i.e. uniaxial compression. In the context of the elastic compliance matrix, we will therefore be ...