Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2007 iii Paper 76 3 Solution Created 2026-10-03 Updated 2026-10-14
Put and use reference cylindrical coordinates and current coordinates . The deformation map is , , . In the associated orthonormal bases its deformation gradient isIts determinant is one, as required by incompressibility. The radial principal stretch is . The other two squared principal stretches are the eigenvalues of the tangential-axial block of :Writing , they areThe positive square roots give , and .
The strain energy density is per reference volume, so the energy per height isThe work rates per height are from the end torque and from the inner pressure. The outer surface contributes no work because it is traction free, and the fixed height has zero axial work. Thus the virtual work identities for twist and inflation of an incompressible tube are
For a neo-Hookean solid, an irrelevant energy constant can be omitted:Differentiating under the finite integral givesAn antiderivative divided by is . With , the neo-Hookean tube pressure under twist and inflation is thereforeIt vanishes for an untwisted undeformed tube, and the twist contributes the last term at fixed radii.