The Poynting effect
Giuseppe Zurlo, James Blackwell, Niall Colgan, Michel Destrade
Abstract
Intuition suggests that twisting a cylinder will shorten it, but here it is shown that for a cylinder of an incompressible material, like rubber, twisting will always produce elongation.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsPoynting vectorIntuitionCylinderClassical mechanicsCompressibilityMechanicsElongationMechanical engineeringQuantum mechanicsComposite materialEngineeringEpistemologyUltimate tensile strengthMaterials sciencePhilosophyMagnetic fieldElasticity and Material ModelingDynamics and Control of Mechanical SystemsElasticity and Wave Propagation