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Continuum Mechanics · Motion, deformation gradients, strain, and transport

A nitrile gasket occupies the reference brick 0≤ X_1≤ 50 mm, 0≤ X_2≤ 20 mm, 0≤ X_3≤ 8.0…

Problem

A nitrile gasket occupies the reference brick \(0\le X_1\le 50\,\mathrm{mm}\), \(0\le X_2\le 20\,\mathrm{mm}\), \(0\le X_3\le 8.0\,\mathrm{mm}\) in a Cartesian material frame \(\{\mathbf{E}_1,\mathbf{E}_2,\mathbf{E}_3\}\). The motion (\(X\) in mm, \(t\) in s, spatial coordinates \(x\) in mm) is \(x_1=(1+0.080 t)X_1+0.25 X_2\), \(x_2=(0.92-0.030 t)X_2\), \(x_3=1.05 X_3\). At \(t=1.5\,\mathrm{s}\), evaluate the deformation gradient \(\mathbf{F}\) at the particle that occupied \(\mathbf{X}=(25,10,4.0)\,\mathrm{mm}\), compute \(J=\det\mathbf{F}\), and determine the current volume of the entire gasket in mm\(^3\).

Hint

The motion is linear in the material coordinates, so \(\mathbf{F}\) is the Jacobian matrix of partial derivatives and does not depend on \(\mathbf{X}\).

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