The number of elastic constants for a completely anisotropic elas

The number of elastic constants for a completely anisotropic elas
| The number of elastic constants for a completely anisotropic elastic material is

A. 3

B. 4

C. 21

D. 25

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Right Answer is: C

SOLUTION

Type of Material

Number of Independent elastic constant

1. Isotropic and homogeneous

2 (E, v)

2. Orthotropic

9

3. Anisotropic

21