 Torsion and tilt stiffness of a bonded elastic disk

A circular elastic layer of thickness $h\ll a$ bonded between rigid faces develops shear strain $r\varphi /h$ under a relative twist $\varphi$. Integrating the shear stress times its moment arm gives $K_V=G{J}_p/h$. A small relative tilt produces longitudinal strain $y\theta /h$; when lateral deformation is constrained, the corresponding normal traction gives $K_H=MI/h$. The polar second moment of area is $J_p=\pi a^4/2$ and the diametric second moment of area is $I=\pi a^4/4$. Edge relaxation limits this thin-layer approximation, especially in a nearly incompressible material.