Rank materials by elastic constants

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. A

   Isotropic material

   B

   Orthotropic material

   Higher value

   Orthotropic material

2. A

   Fully anisotropic

   B

   Transversely isotropic

   Higher value

   Fully anisotropic

3. A

   Orthotropic material

   B

   Transversely isotropic

   Higher value

   Orthotropic material

4. A

   Isotropic material

   B

   Transversely isotropic

   Higher value

   Transversely isotropic

Instructions

Tap the material in each pair that needs the larger number of independent elastic constants.

Explanation