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Past exam of the solid mechanics course of the University of Oxford 2023 1 a Solution by
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Write the first strain invariant in components of the deformation gradient:Here lower-case and upper-case indices refer to the current configuration and reference configuration, respectively. Differentiating gives . The chain rule therefore givesSubstitution into the given hyperelastic material law, with its indicated matrix transpose, yieldsThe left Cauchy-Green deformation tensor is . The scalar is the Lagrange multiplier enforcing incompressibility, rather than a function fixed by the strain energy density alone. The identity matrix makes this an isotropic constraint reaction in hyperelastic stress.
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