Abstract

It is shown that any two-dimensional elastic tensor can be orthogonally and uniquely decomposed into a symmetric tensor and an antisymmetric tensor. To within a scalar multiplier, the latter turns out to be equal to the right-angle rotation on the space of two-dimensional second-order symmetric tensors. On the basis of these facts, several useful results are derived for the traction boundary value problem of plane linear elasticity.

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