Linear Elastic Material
The Linear Elastic Material node adds the equations for a linear elastic solid and an interface for defining the elastic material properties.
By adding the following subnode to the Linear Elastic Material node you can incorporate damping effects; see Damping.
Coordinate System Selection
The Global coordinate system is selected by default. The Coordinate system list contains any additional coordinate systems that the model includes (except boundary coordinate systems). The coordinate system is used for interpreting directions of orthotropic and anisotropic material data and when stresses or strains are presented in a local system. The coordinate system must have orthonormal coordinate axes, and be defined in the material frame. Many of the possible subnodes inherit the coordinate system settings.
Linear Elastic Material
To use a mixed formulation by adding the pressure as an extra dependent variable to solve for, select the Nearly incompressible material check box. For a material with a very low compressibility, using only displacements as degrees of freedom may lead to a numerically ill-posed problem.
Define the Solid model and the linear elastic material properties.
Solid Model
To use a mixed formulation by adding the pressure as an extra dependent variable to solve for, select the Nearly incompressible material check box.
The Solid model is always Isotropic for a linear elastic material that has the same properties in all directions.
Density
The default Density ρ uses values From material. For User defined enter another value or expression.
Specification of Elastic Properties for Isotropic Materials
For an Isotropic Solid model, from the Specify list select a pair of elastic properties for an isotropic material—Young’s modulus and Poisson’s ratio, Young’s modulus and shear modulus, Bulk modulus and shear modulus, Lamé parameters, or Pressure-wave and shear-wave speeds. For each pair of properties, select from the applicable list to use the value From material or enter a User defined value or expression.
The individual property parameters are:
Young’s modulus (elastic modulus) E.
Lamé parameter λ and Lamé parameter μ.
Pressure-wave speed (longitudinal wave speed) cp.
Shear-wave speed (transverse wave speed) cs. This is the wave speed for a solid continuum. In plane stress, for example, the actual speed with which a longitudinal wave travels is lower than the value given.
About Isotropic Material and Elastic Moduli
The elasticity matrix is
Different pairs of elastic moduli can be used, and as long as two moduli are defined. The others can be computed according to Table 15-1.
D(E,ν)
D(K,G)
D(λ,μ)
ν
μ
λ
μ
cp
cs
According to Table 15-1, the elasticity matrix D for isotropic materials is written in terms of Lamé parameters λ and μ,
or in terms of the bulk modulus K and shear modulus G:
Geometric Nonlinearity
The settings in this section are not applicable in the core COMSOL Multiphysics product.
Location in User Interface
Context Menus
Solid Mechanics>Material Models>Linear Elastic Material
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Physics Tab with Solid Mechanics selected:
Domains>Material Models>Linear Elastic Material