Model of a layered plate considering nonideal contact between layers

We propose a mathematical model for doing calculations for layered plates, allowing for both rigid and sliding contact in the presence of frictional forces between the sliding layers. The model takes into account the distribution of tangential and normal displacements across the thickness of the sliding layered stack, and also the distribution of transverse normal stresses. The strain tensor is obtained using the Cauchy relations; the stress tensor is obtained based on Hooke's law. Tne Lagrange variational principle allows us to obtain the resolvent system of differential equations and the corresponding boundary conditions. The spatial model for deformation of a layered plate has a number of special features compared with familiar models. The system of differential equations has operators no higher than second order. It is described relative to displacements on the faces of the stack. This is convenient in solving problems involving sliding of layers with and without friction.Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 31, No. 5, pp. 671–676, September–October 1995.     

Nonlinear (n−1) p-connections in metric Cartan spaces of higher order

Structures of higher order determined on a manifold V_n by a differential form of degree n–1, which depends on a tangential (n—1)^P-element, are considered. The associated nonlinear and linear connections in the corresponding principal fibrations are studied. (See [3] for terminology.)Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 447–458, April, 1972.     

Stress-strain state and stability of composite sandwich shells with a scaling zone between the core and facings

A finite element model is presented for analyzing the strength and stability of sandwich shells of arbitrary configuration with an adhesion failure zone between the core and one of the facings. The model is based on the assumptions that both facings are laminated Timoshenko-type composite shells, only transverse shear stresses in the core and normal stresses in the thickness direction have nonzero values, a free slip in the tangential plane in the adhesion failure zone and unilateral contact along the normal are possible, and the prebuckling state in the stability problem is linear. Biquadratic nine-node approximations for all functions and numerical integration were used. The displacements and rotation angles of the normals toward the facings as well as stresses in the core are taken as global degrees of freedom. The algebraic problem is solved using a special step-by-step procedure of determining the contact area in the scaling zone and employing unilateral constraints for some of the unknowns. Numerical examples are also given.Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 29, No. 5, pp. 640–652, September–October, 1993.     

Torsion of a nonhomogeneous layer

A rotation of a nonhomogeneous, with respect to thickness, layer is considered. Pliability functions are studied that connect the transformations of stresses and displacements. Some estimates, asymptotic formulas, distribution and character of zeros and poles in the complex plane are given. A solution to the problem of rotation of a nonhomogeneous layer with a ring die is constructed. Triple integral equations are reduced to successively solvable Fredholm equations of the second kind and an infinite system of linear algebraic equations that is normal in the sense of Poincaré—Koch.Translated from Dinamicheskie Sistemy No. 8, pp. 22–30, 1989.     

Axisymmetric indentation of a circular stamp with adhesion into an elastic half-space with a spherical cavity

On the basis of the expansion formulas of the vector solutions of the Lame equations in cylindrical and spherical coordinates, the problem of a circular stamp is formulated in the form of an integro-algebraic system of equations. By the method of orthogonal polynomials, it is reduced to a collection of infinite systems of linear algebraic equations, for which the method of reduction is justified. Formulas for the normal and tangential stresses under the stamp are given.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Prikladnaya Mekhanika, No. 18, pp. 14–20, 1987.     

Optimal control problem with phase constraints for a linear system of equations with delay

The optimal control problem for a linear system of differential equations with delay for which the initial function on the initial set is the control function is considered. Phase constraints with variable times are imposed on the trajectory of the object. Necessary optimality conditions of controls in admissible classes are obtained.Translated from Ukrainskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 43, No. 12, pp. 1647–1652, December, 1991.     

Hilbert and Hilbert—Samuel polynomials and partial differential equations

Systems of linear partial differential equations with constant coefficients are considered. The spaces of formal and analytic solutions of such systems are described by algebraic methods. The Hilbert and Hilbert—Samuel polynomials for systems of partial differential equations are defined.Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, vol. 77, no. 1, 2005, pp. 141–151.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by A. G. Khovanskii, S. P. Chulkov.This revised version was published online in April 2005 with a corrected issue number.     

Stability estimates for linear stochastic systems with deviating argument of neutral type

We study linear stochastic differential equations with deviating argument of neutral type and establish sufficient conditions of stability. The functions determining the initial perturbations of solutions are found.Translated from Ukrainskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 45, No. 6, pp. 834–842, June, 1993.     

On the use of jump conditions at a thin inclusion in solving problems of elasticity theory for a half-space with protuberances

We propose a method of approximate solution of problems of elasticity theory for a half-space with protuberances based on the use of jump conditions in the stresses and displacements at a thin elastic element. The problem of determining the stresses reduces to a system of two-dimensional integral equations of Newtonian potential type for determining the contact stresses between the protuberances and the half-space. We consider the case when the elastic characteristics of the material of the protuberances are different from the material of the half-space.Translated fromMatematicheskie Metody i Fiziko-Mekhanicheskie Polya, Issue 35, 1992, pp. 156–160.     

Perturbation bounds and stability in dynamiclogical systems

A dynamic-logical system described by a collection of systems of linear differential equations is considered. The dependence of the terminal deviations of the solutions on the initial deviations is calculated. The analysis is performed in the Lyapunov function framework. Bounds on the terminal perturbations are obtained.Translated from Vychislitel'naya i Prikladnaya Matematika, No. 57, pp. 113–117, 1985.     

The axisymmetric problem of determining the residual stresses in thick plates

We propose a method of determining the residual (technological) stresses in structural elements that can be regarded as plates in a computational model. The initial data are the equations of mechanics for bodies with initial stresses and experimental information obtained using nondestructive physical testing.Translated fromMatematichni Metodi ta Fiziko-Mekhanichni Polya, Vol. 40, No. 3, 1997, pp. 113–119.     

Hilbert and Hilbert—Samuel polynomials and partial differential equations

Systems of linear partial differential equations with constant coefficients are considered. The spaces of formal and analytic solutions of such systems are described by algebraic methods. The Hilbert and Hilbert—Samuel polynomials for systems of partial differential equations are defined.     

Torsion of laminated cylindrical shells with adhesive interlayers

Based on refined equations of the Timoshenko-type shell theory, the contact stresses in torsion of a two-layer cylindrical shell with an adhesive interlayer are numerically studied. The effect of the geometric and physical-mechanical parameters of the load-carrying layers and adhesive interlayer of the shell on the distribution of the interlaminar tangential stress is analyzed. The results are presented graphically.Presented at the 10th International Conference on the Mechanics of Composite Materials (Riga, April 20–23, 1998).Pidstryhach Institute of Applied Problems of Mechanics and Mathematics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine. Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 34, No. 4, pp. 501–506, July–August, 1998.     

Associate symmetries: A novel procedure for finding contact symmetries

A new method for finding contact symmetries is proposed for both ordinary and partial differential equations. Symmetries more general than Lie point are often difficult to find owing to an increased dependency of the infinitesimal functions on differential quantities. As a consequence, the invariant surface condition is often unable to be “split” into a reasonably sized set of determining equations, if at all. The problem of solving such a system of determining equations is here reduced to the problem of finding its own point symmetries and thus subsequent similarity solutions to these equations. These solutions will (in general) correspond to some subset of symmetries of the original differential equations. For this reason, we have termed such symmetries associate symmetries. We use this novel method of associate symmetries to determine new contact symmetries for a non-linear PDE and a second order ODE which could not previously be found using computer algebra packages; such symmetries for the latter are particularly difficult to find. We also consider a differential equation with known contact symmetries in order to illustrate that the associate symmetry procedure may, in some cases, be able to retrieve all such symmetries.     

Finding the initial values of periodic solutions of certain integrodifferential equations

A constructive method is proposed for approximately finding the initial values of periodic solutions of linear integrodifferential equations of Volterra type. The solvability of a system of determining equations is established.. Translated from Ukrainskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 42, No. 7, pp. 944–951, July, 1990.     

Thermal stresses in a granular composite of regular structure

The problem is considered of thermal stresses in a composite material which is an elastic isotropic matrix with uniform spherical inclusions placed regularly within it. A solution is presented in the form of series for a system of double-periodic solutions of the equilibrium equation built up in a special way. An infinite set of linear algebraic equations of the normal type is obtained from the boundary conditions. Numerical studies are carried out for the stress distribution at the matrix-grain contact surface, and their nature in relation to the volume content of dispersed phase and geometric structure parameters of the composite is determined.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Prikladnaya Mekhanika, No. 19, pp. 90–93, 1988.     

The shell theory including transverse shear deformations and thickness change

A variational method for refining the theory of shells based on power series expansion of displacements has been described. The particular case of a cubic approximation for the tangential displacements and a quadratic approximation for the deflections is considered in detail. A constitutive system of differential equations in the canonical form for the axisymmetrical deformation of cyclindrical shells is derived. As an example, axisymmetrical deformations of a cylindrical shell made of an orthotropic composite material are discussed.Martin Luther Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Fachbereich Werkstoffwissenschaften. Germany. Kharkov State Polytechnical University, Department of Dynamics and Strength of Machines. Ukraine. Published in Mekhanika Kompozimykh Materialov, No. 6, pp. 768–780. November–December, 1997.     

Application of the theory of naturally curved and twisted bars to designing Gorlov's helical turbine 1. System of governing equations

The method of designing a new type of turbine used in flows of various kinds is discussed. Static, kinematic, and constitutive equations for transversely isotropic naturally curved and twisted bars are given, and the hypotheses used are discussed. The statement of the problem is linear and corresponds to small displacements. A method for solving the statically indeterminate problem is proposed. The objectives of numerical calculations, which will comprise the content of the second part of the investigation, are formulated.Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 34, No. 4, pp. 477–490, July—August, 1998.     

Vertical oscillations of multimass system on elastic half space with a cylindrical cavity

A problem on oscillations of a multimass system (MS) is considered on an elastic half space with a cylindrical cavity. Equations of motions of an MS are given, which are modeled by masses that are connected by springs and dampers. A motion of the half space with a cavity is characterized by a transmitting function,which is known from a solution of a contact problem with vertical oscillations of a die on the half space given. The conditions of interrelation of the MS with the base close the system of algebraic linear equations for determining amplitudes of oscillations of each element of the MS. Translated from Dinamicheskie Sistemy, No. 7, pp. 13–18, 1988.     

Nonsymmetrical temperature fields and stresses in cylinders made of nonuniform composites

The class of problems for determining nonsymmetrical temperature fields and stress in thick-walled hollow nonuniform cylinders is considered. A resolution set of differential equations is constructed for determining steady-state temperature fields, stresses, and displacements in asymmetrically heated cylinders which are arbitrarily nonuniform with respect to thickness with one plane of elastic symmetry. An approach is suggested for effective numerical solution of this class of problems. Problems are analyzed for thick-walled cylinders whose relative volume content of reinforcing elements varies in the radial direction. Known relationships of composite mechanics are used in order to find effective mechanical and thermophysical parameters for the material. Examples are provided for solving specific problems which point to the requirement of considering nonuniformity with respect to thickness.To be presented at the Ninth International Conference on the Mechanics of Composite Materials (Riga, October, 1995).Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 31, No. 4, pp. 494–500, July–August, 1995.