The new orthogonal relationship is generalized for orthotropic elasticity of three-dimensions. The thought of how dual vectors
are constructed in a new orthogonal relationship for theory of elasticity is generalized into orthotropic problems. A new
dual vector is presented by the dual vector of the symplectic systematic methodology for elasticity that is over again sorted.
A dual differential equation is directly obtained by using a mixed variables method. A dual differential matrix to be derived
possesses a peculiarity of which principal diagonal sub-matrixes are zero matrixes. As a result of the peculiarity of the
dual differential matrix, two independently and symmetrically orthogonal sub-relationships are discovered for orthotropic
elasticity of three-dimensions. The dual differential equation is solved by a method of separation of variable. Based on the
integral form of orthotropic elasticity a new orthogonal relationship is proved by using some identical equations. The new
orthogonal relationship not only includes the symplectic orthogonal relationship but is also simpler. The physical significance
of the new orthogonal relationship is the symmetry representation about an axis z for solutions of the dual equation. The
symplectic orthogonal relationship is a generalized relationship but it may be appeared in a strong form with narrow sense
in certain condition. This theoretical achievement will provide new effective tools for the research on analytical and finite
element solutions to orthotropic elasticity of three-dimensions.
Key words elasticity - dual vector - orthogonal relationship
Chinese Library Classification O343
Document code A
2000 Mathematics Subject Classification 74B05
Communicated by Zhong Wan-xie