Asymptotic justification of the intrinsic equations of Koiter's model of a linearly elastic shell

We show that the intrinsic equations of Koiter's model of a linearly elastic shell can be derived from the intrinsic formulation of the three-dimensional equations of a linearly elastic shell, by using an appropriate a priori assumption regarding the three-dimensional strain tensor fields appearing in these equations. To this end, we recast in particular the Dirichlet boundary conditions satisfied by any admissible displacement field as boundary conditions satisfied by the covariant components of the corresponding strain tensor field expressed in the natural curvilinear coordinates of the shell. Then we show that, when restricted to strain tensor fields satisfying a specific a priori assumption, these new boundary conditions reduce to those of the intrinsic equations of Koiter's model of a linearly elastic shell.     

Singular approximation for the calculation of the elastic properties of reinforced systems

A method has been developed, based on the random field theory, for the calculation of the elastic properties of reinforced media. The solution is obtained in the form of an operator series, each term of which is based on the formal component of the second derivative of Green's tensor of incompatibility equations. The zero (singular) approximation of such a series takes into account the local part of interactions between the inhomogeneity grains. The singular approximation was used to calculate the elasticity moduli of unidirectionl reinforced materials.Moscow Institute of Electronics. Translated from Mekhanika Polimerov, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 502–506, May–June, 1973.     

Control of the elastic properties of a shell working at stability

This examines a shell with elastic properties varying across the coordinates, which are prescribed by means of scalar functions of the invariants of the elasticity tensor. The basis of the arrangement of the tensor for the elasticity consists of q linear-independent tensors of the fourth range (q is the number of linear-independent components of the elasticity tensor) which are obtained by multiplying and turning the first tensor of the surface and the tensor characterizing the class of symmetry of the medium. The invariants of the elasticity tensor present in the stability equation and their derivatives are taken to be the equations and parameters for the state of the system (shell), and the problem is thus reduced to a problem of optimum equations. As an example we shall examine an orthotropic cylindrical shell with a model varying over the length under the action of external pressure.Institute of Polymer Mechanics, Academy of Sciences of the Latvian SSR, Riga. Translated from Mekhanika Polimerov, No. 1, pp. 93–100, January–February, 1974.     

非线性各向同性弹性材料热应力本构方程

在非线性各向同性弹性体张量形式的本构方程基础上,仅考虑温度初值和增值,按照表示定理,补充考虑温度影响的完备项,建立了非线性各向同性弹性材料完备的多项式形式的热应力本构方程和应变能函数．作为应用举例,利用MATLAB软件,将本构方程与现有文献中高温金属材料单向拉伸和压缩情况下弹性阶段的实验数据进行了拟合,结果表明实验值与所提出的理论模型的结果显示了良好的一致性．     

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.     

Diffuse Interface Methods for Multiple Phase Materials: An Energetic Variational Approach

In this paper, we introduce a diffuse interface model for describing the dynamics of mixtures involving multiple (two or more) phases. The coupled hydrodynamical system is derived through an energetic variational approach. The total energy of the system includes the kinetic energy and the mixing (interfacial) energies. The least action principle (or the principle of virtual work) is applied to derive the conservative part of the dynamics, with a focus on the reversible part of the stress tensor arising from the mixing energies. The dissipative part of the dynamics is then introduced through a dissipation function in the energy law, in line with Onsager's principle of maximum dissipation. The final system, formed by a set of coupled time-dependent partial differential equations, reflects a balance among various conservative and dissipative forces and governs the evolution of velocity and phase fields. To demonstrate the applicability of the proposed model, a few two-dimensional simulations have been carried out, including (1) the force balance at the three-phase contact line in equilibrium, (2) a rising bubble penetrating a fluid-fluid interface, and (3) a solid particle falling in a binary fluid. The effects of slip at solid surface have been examined in connection with contact line motion and a pinch-off phenomenon.     

Analogues of the Kolosov–Muskhelishvili General Representation Formulas and Cauchy–Riemann Conditions in the Theory of Elastic Mixtures

Analogues of the well-known Kolosov–Muskhelishvili formulas of general representations are obtained for nonhomogeneous equations of statics in the case of the theory of elastic mixtures. It is shown that in this theory the displacement and stress vector components, as well as the stress tensor components, are represented through four arbitrary analytic functions.The usual Cauchy–Riemann conditions are generalized for homogeneous equations of statics in the theory of elastic mixtures.     

Predicting the transverse strength of unidirectional composites under combination loading

This article presents a mathematical model for predicting the transverse strength of unidirectional fiber composites subjected to combination transverse loading under different conditions. The behavior of the matrix is described by nonlinear physical equations consistent with the strain theory of plasticity for the active loading section. The fibers are assumed to be isotropic and elastic. The boundary-value problem of micromechanics that is formulated includes strength criteria for the matrix and fibers that mark the beginning of their possible failure. The modeling of the fracture process is taken farther through the use of a scheme that reduces the stiffness of the matrix and fibers in the failed regions in relation to the sign of the first invariant of the stress tensor. The method of local approximation is used together with the finite-element method to calculate the stress and strain fields in unidirectional composites with cylindrical fibers in a tetragonal layup. The model is used to study the behavior of an epoxy-based organic-fiber-reinforced plastic subjected to transverse loading in different simple paths — including simultaneous compressive and tensile loads, as well as transverse shear.Paper 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. 473–481, July–August, 1995.     

Boundary element methods in problems of thermoelasticity for piecewise-homogeneous bodies

Integral representations of the components of the displacement vector and the stress tensor and the corresponding system of boundary integral equations are derived for a piecewise-homogeneous body. A numerical scheme is developed that allows for the specific behavior of the stress fields in the neighborhood of the corner points of the inclusions. As an example, we consider the thermally stressed state of an elastic half-plane with inclusions of various shapes.Kiev University. Translated from Vychislitel'naya i Prikladnaya Matematika, No. 75, pp. 87–98, 1991.     

Asymptotic Behavior of Solutions of a Strongly Nonlinear Model of a Crystal Lattice

We consider a system of hyperbolic nonlinear equations describing the dynamics of interaction between optical and acoustic modes of a complex crystal lattice (without a symmetry center) consisting of two sublattices. This system can be considered a nonlinear generalization of the well-known Born-Huang Kun model to the case of arbitrarily large sublattice displacements. For a suitable choice of parameters, the system reduces to the sine-Gordon equation or to the classical equations of elasticity theory. If we introduce physically natural dissipative forces into the system, then we can prove that a compact attractor exists and that trajectories converge to equilibrium solutions. In the one-dimensional case, we describe the structure of equilibrium solutions completely and obtain asymptotic solutions for the wave propagation. In the presence of inhomogeneous perturbations, this system is reducible to the well-known Hopfield model describing the attractor neural network and having complex behavior regimes.__________Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 143, No. 3, pp. 357–367, June, 2005.     

The linearized equations of propagation of elastic perturbations in a body with free strains

For a stressed isotropic Murnaghan body with free (“intrinsic”) strains we decluce the equations of propagation of small elastic perturbations in terms of the free strain tensors and the gradient of the displacement. The latter characterizes the total strain, that is, the nonlinear superposition of the free and elastic strains. We write out separately the equations for the case of a spherical free strain tensor. Translated fromMatematichni Metodi ta Fiziko-Mekhanichni Polya, Vol. 40, No. 2, 1997, pp. 76–82.     

On some nonlinear evolution equations with strong dissipation,III

In this paper we continue the existence theories of classical solutions of nonlinear evolution equations with strong dissipation studied in previous papers [5, 6], where we proved the existence of global classical solutions with small data applying small energy techniques. This time, we prove the existence of a set of initial values which guarantees the solution to be global. We know the set is not bounded in the escalated energy spaces (Sobolev spaces). For the purpose, we establish approximate equations with another dissipative term which give a devised penalty to the solutions and lead the solutions to be bounded for all t > 0. Therefore we give an improvement to existence theories of equations describing a local statement of balance of momentum for materials for which the stress is related to strain and strain rate. These have been studied by many authors (cf. Greenberg et al. 19], Greenberg [10], Davis [3], Clements [2], Andrews [1], Yamada [12], Webb [13], etc.).     

On the Spatial and Temporal Behavior in Dynamics of Porous Elastic Mixtures

In this paper, we study the spatial and temporal behavior of dynamic processes in porous elastic mixtures. For the spatial behavior, we use the time-weighted surface power function method in order to obtain a more precise determination of the domain of influence and establish spatial-decay estimates of the Saint-Venant type with respect to time-independent decay rate for the inside of the domain of influence. For the asymptotic temporal behavior, we use the Cesáro means associated with the kinetic and strain energies and establish the asymptotic equipartition of the total energy. A uniqueness theorem is proved for finite and infinite bodies, and we note that it is free of any kind of a priori assumptions on the solutions at infinity.     

The equations of elastostatics in a Riemannian manifold

To begin with, we identify the equations of elastostatics in a Riemannian manifold, which generalize those of classical elasticity in the three-dimensional Euclidean space. Our approach relies on the principle of least energy, which asserts that the deformation of the elastic body arising in response to given loads minimizes over a specific set of admissible deformations the total energy of the elastic body, defined as the difference between the strain energy and the potential of the loads. Assuming that the strain energy is a function of the metric tensor field induced by the deformation, we first derive the principle of virtual work and the associated nonlinear boundary value problem of nonlinear elasticity from the expression of the total energy of the elastic body. We then show that this boundary value problem possesses a solution if the loads are sufficiently small (in a sense we specify).     

Un théorème d'existence pour une coque non linéairement élastique ≪ en flexion ≫

We establish an existence theorem for the two-dimensional equations of a nonlinearly elastic “flexural” shell, recently justified by V. Lods and B. Miara by the method of formal asymptotic expansions applied to the corresponding three-dimensional equations of nonlinear elasticity. To this end, we show that the associated energy has at least one minimizer over the corresponding set of admissible deformations. The strain energy is a quadratic expression in terms of the “exact” change of curvature tensor, between the deformed and undeformed middle surfaces; the set of admissible deformations is formed by the deformations of the undeformed middle surface that preserve its metric and satisfy boundary conditions of clamping or simple support.     

Problems of the theory of generalized Newtonian fluids with dissipative potential of subquadratic growth

Two-dimensional boundary-value problems describing a slow stationary flow of Newtonian fluid are considered in the case where the dissipative potential is of power growth close to 2. The regularity of this problem is investigated under the condition that the dissipative potential depends only on the module of the strain velocity tensor. The integrability of the second-order derivatives of the solution is established near a plane part of the boundary. The Hölder continuity of the strain velocity tensor is also proved. Bibliography: 8 titles.     

The effect of interphase on residual thermal stresses. 2. Unidirectional fiber composite materials

In real composite materials an additional phase may exist between the fiber and the matrix. This phase, commonly known as the interphase, is a local region that results from the matrix bonds with the fiber surface or the fiber sizing. The differing thermal expansions or contractions of the fiber and matrix cause thermally induced stresses in composite materials. In the present study, a four-cylinder model is proposed for the determination of residual thermal stresses in unidirectional composite materials. The elastic modulus of the interphase is a function of the interphase radius and thickness. The governing equations in terms of displacements are solved in the form of expansion into a series [1]. The effective elastic characteristics are obtained using the finite element approach. The effect of the interphase thickness and different distributions of the interphase Young's modulus on the thermal residual stress field in unidirectional composite materials is investigated.For Pt. 1, see [1].Published in Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 200–214, March–April, 1997.     

DECAY OF ENERGY FOR A DISSIPATIVE ANISOTROPIC ELASTIC SYSTEM

In this article, we study the large-time behavior of energy for a N-dimensional dissipative anisotropic elastic system. By means of multiplicative techniques, energy method, and Zuazua’s estimate technique, we prove the decay property of energy for anisotropic elastic system.     

Optimal material orientation of nonlinear orthotropic materials

The problems of optimal material orientation are studied in the case of orthotropic elastic materials. It is assumed that the stress-strain relation (material behavior) is nonlinear and can be described by a transcendental relation including a logarithmic function. The orientation of the material is established from the condition that the elastic energy density attains its maximal (or minimal) value.Tartu University, Estonia. Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 35, No. 3, pp. 335–346, May–June, 1999.