Elastic Equilibrium of the Half-Space Revisited. Mindlin and Boussinesq Problems

The displacement caused in an isotropic elastic half-space by a point force localized on or beneath its surface is calculated here by a new method. These classical problems are known as Boussinesq and, respectively, Mindlin problems. The motivation for the present work resides in the fact that the original solutions involve some particular procedures, required by the complexity of the boundary conditions, which may limit their general application. The solutions presented here are obtained by including in a generalized Poisson equation the values of the function and its derivatives on the boundary, and by using in-plane Fourier transforms. This method is general and can be extended to other, similar problems.     

The Action of an Arbitrary Load on the Surface of an Orthotropic Half-Space

The exact solution to the first boundary-value problem for a half-space is constructed on the basis of the general solution of the equilibrium equations for an orthotropic medium (nine elastic constants). The stress–strain state of an orthotropic half-space whose surface is under an arbitrarily applied concentrated force is described as an example. The well-known solution for the isotropic case is obtained by the same scheme, which confirms the reliability of the result.     

Dynamic Green’s Functions for an Anisotropic Multilayered Poroelastic Half-Space

The dynamic responses of an anisotropic multilayered poroelastic half-space to a point load or a fluid source are studied based on Stroh formalism and Fourier transforms. Taking the boundary conditions and the continuity of the materials into consideration, the three-dimensional Green’s functions of generalized concentrated forces (force and fluid source) applied at the free surface, interface and in the interior of a layer are derived in the Fourier transformed domain, respectively. The actual solutions in the frequency domain can further be acquired by inverting the Fourier transform. Finally, numerical examples are carried out to verify the presented theory and discuss the Green’s fields due to three cases of a concentrated force or a fluid source applied at three different locations for an anisotropic multilayered poroelastic half-space.

     

Surface Green function for a soft elastic half-space: Influence of surface stress

Surface Green function for incompressible, elastically isotropic half-space coupled with surface stress is derived by using double Fourier transform technique. The result indicates that the surface displacement induced by a force tangential to the surface is the same as the usual solution for elastic half-spaces where the effect of surface stress is ignored. However, the displacement caused by a force normal to the surface involves an additional parameter, i.e. the ratio of specific surface stress to shear modulus. The parameter has the dimension of length, and may provide a means to introduce an intrinsic length scale for some related problems regarding the surface of an elastic half-space. This is extremely true for soft elastic media with very low shear modulus, because in that situation the magnitude of the parameter is relatively large. As an illustrative example, the proposed Green function is adopted to analyze the interaction between two molecules with circular section adsorbed on the surface of a soft elastic half-space. It is shown that surface stress remarkably affects the pair interaction potential when the distance between the molecules is not larger than several times of the intrinsic length scale.     

Dynamic response in two-dimensional transversely isotropic thick plate with spatially varying heat sources and body forces

This paper deals with a two-dimensional (2D) problem for a transverselyisotropic thick plate having heat sources and body forces. The upper surface of the plate is stress free with the prescribed surface temperature, while the lower surface of the plate rests on a rigid foundation and is thermally insulated. The study is carried out in the context of the generalized thermoelasticity proposed by Green and Naghdi. The governing equations for displacement and temperature fields are obtained in the Laplace-Fourier transform domain by applying the Laplace and Fourier transforms. The inversion of the double transform is done numerically. Numerical inversion of the Laplace transform is done based on the Fourier series expansion. Numerical computations are carried out for magnesium (Mg), and the results are presented graphically. The results for an isotropic material (Cu) are obtained numerically and presented graphically to be compared with those of a transversely isotropic material (Mg). The effect of the body forces is also studied.     

Revisiting displacement functions in three-dimensional elasticity of inhomogeneous media

The paper presents a three-dimensional solution to the equilibrium equations for linear elastic transversely isotropic inhomogeneous media. We assume that the material has constant Poisson’s ratios, and its Young’s and shear moduli have the same functional form of dependence on the co-ordinate normal to the plane of isotropy. We show, apparently for the first time, that stresses and displacements in such an inhomogeneous transversely isotropic elastic solid can be represented in terms of two displacement functions which satisfy the second- and fourth-order partial differential equations. We examine and discuss key aspects of the new representation; they include the relationship between the new displacement functions and Plevako’s solution for isotropic inhomogeneous material with constant Poisson’s ratio as well as the application of the new representation to some important classes of three-dimensional elasticity problems. As an example, the displacement function is derived that can be used to determine stresses and displacements in an inhomogeneous transversely isotropic half-space which is subjected to a concentrated force normal to a free surface and applied at the origin (Boussinesq’s problem).     

Application of generalized images method to contact problems for a transversely isotropic elastic layer on a smooth half-space

The idea, first used by the author for the case of crack problems, is applied here to solve a contact problem for a transversely isotropic elastic layer resting on a smooth elastic half-space, made of a different transversely isotropic material. A rigid punch of arbitrary shape is pressed against the layer’s free surface. The governing integral equation is derived; it is mathematically equivalent to that of an electrostatic problem of an infinite row of coaxial charged disks in the shape of the domain of contact. The case of circular domain of contact is considered in detail. As a comparison, the method of integral transforms is also used to solve the problem. The main difference of our integral transform approach with the existing ones is in separating of our half-space solution from the integral transform terms. It is shown that both methods lead to the same results, thus giving a new interpretation to the integral transform as a sum of an infinite series of generalized images.     

Contact problems for several transversely isotropic elastic layers on a smooth elastic half-space

The idea of generalized images, first used by the author for the case of crack problems, is applied here to solve a contact problem for n transversely isotropic elastic layers, with smooth interfaces, resting on a smooth elastic half-space, made of a different transversely isotropic material. A rigid punch of arbitrary shape is pressed against the top layer’s free surface. The governing integral equation is derived for the case of two layers; it is mathematically equivalent to that of an electrostatic problem of an infinite row of coaxial charged disks in the shape of the domain of contact. This result is then generalized for an arbitrary number of layers. As a comparison, the method of integral transforms is also used to solve the problem. The main difference of our integral transform approach with the existing ones is in separating of our half-space solution from the integral transform terms. It is shown that both methods lead to the same results, thus giving a new interpretation to the integral transform as a sum of an infinite series of generalized images.     

GN理论下受到移动内热源的半空间问题的研究

运用无能量耗散的热弹性GN理论研究了受到移动内热源的半空间问题.通过势函数法使问题 转化成一组偏微分方程,采用Laplace变换和Fourier变换法得到问题在变换域内表面位移 精确解. 运用级数展开法得到在小时间范围内表面位移的近似解.给出近似解的适用范围,同时给出热 源固定不动和非耦合理论下问题的解.并对铜介质进行了数值计算.     

Anti-plane shear Lamb''s problem treated by gradient elasticity with surface energy

The consideration of higher-order gradient effects in a classical elastodynamic problem is explored in this paper. The problem is the anti-plane shear analogue of the well-known Lamb's problem. It involves the time-harmonic loading of a half-space by a single concentrated anti-plane shear line force applied on the half-space surface. The classical solution of this problem based on standard linear elasticity was first given by J.D. Achenbach and predicts a logarithmically unbounded displacement at the point of application of the load. The latter formulation involves a Helmholtz equation for the out-of-plane displacement subjected to a traction boundary condition. Here, the generalized continuum theory of gradient elasticity with surface energy leads to a fourth-order PDE under traction and double-traction boundary conditions. This theory assumes a form of the strain-energy density containing, in addition to the standard linear-elasticity terms, strain-gradient and surface-energy terms. The present solution, in some contrast with the classical one, predicts bounded displacements everywhere. This may have important implications for more general contact problems and the Boundary-Integral-Equation Method.     

Three-dimensional elastostatics of a layer and a layered medium

This paper is concerned with the determination of the distribution of stresses and displacements in an infinite three-dimensional, linear, elastic, isotropic, homogeneous layer subjected to concentrated body forces acting upon an arbitrary internal point.In §2 and §3 the governing partial differential field equations are reduced to a system or ordinary differential equations by the use of the two-dimensional Fourier transform, taken with respect to the two in-plane geometric variables (§4). Analytical expressions for the stresses and displacements are then obtained for the particular case of concentrated body forces, represented as Dirac delta functions (§5).The results are subsequently utilized to formulate the multilayered medium problem by means of transfer matrices. In §8 the typical problem of a non-adhesive layered medium is undertaken.     

横观各向同性弹性半空间地基上四边自由各向异性矩形薄板弯曲解析解

选用更具广泛性的横观各向同性弹性半空间地基模型,来分析四边自由各向异性矩形地基板的弯曲解析解．将异性薄板的弯曲控制方程,与基于横观各向同性弹性半空间地基位移解建立的板与地基变形协调方程相结合,先按对称性分解,然后用三角级数法,得出横观各向同性弹性半空间地基上四边自由各向异性矩形薄板的弯曲解析解,包括地基反力、板的挠度及内力的解析表达式．该解析解克服了数值法的弊端,取消了对地基反力的假设,板的内力及地基反力求解更切实际．算例结果与文献结果吻合良好,证明本文方法的可行性．     

Dynamics of a prestressed incompressible layered half-space under moving load

The paper addresses a plane problem: a concentrated force acts on a plate resting on an elastic half-space with homogeneous prestrain. The equations of motion of the plate incorporate shear and rotary inertia. The half-space is assumed to be incompressible and isotropic in the natural state. The elastic potential is given in general form and is only specified for numerical purposes. The dependence of the critical velocity of the load and the stress-strain state on the prestresses is analyzed for different ratios between the stiffnesses of the layer and half-space and different contact conditions. The calculations are carried out for a half-space with Bartenev-Khazanovich potential __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 44, No. 3, pp. 36–54, March 2008.     

Two-dimensional generalized thermoelasticity problem for a half-space subjected to ramp-type heating

In this paper, we will consider a half-space filled with an elastic material, which has constant elastic parameters. The governing equations are taken in a unified system from which the field equations for coupled thermoelasticity as well as for generalized thermoelasticity can be easily obtained as particular cases. A linear temperature ramping function is used to more realistically model thermal loading of the half-space surface. The medium is assumed initially quiescent. Laplace and Fourier transform techniques are used to obtain the general solution for any set of boundary conditions. The general solution obtained is applied to a specific problem of a half-space subjected to ramp-type heating. The inverse Fourier transforms are obtained analytically while the inverse Laplace transforms are computed numerically using a method based on Fourier expansion techniques. Some comparisons have been shown in figures to estimate the effect of the ramping parameter of heating with different theories of thermoelasticity.     

Anti-plane shear Green’s functions for an isotropic elastic half-space with a material surface

This paper presents analytical Green’s function solutions for an isotropic elastic half-space subject to anti-plane shear deformation. The boundary of the half-space is modeled as a material surface, for which the Gurtin–Murdoch theory for surface elasticity is employed. By using Fourier cosine transform, analytical solutions for a point force applied both in the interior or on the boundary of the half-space are derived in terms of two particular integrals. Through simple numerical examples, it is shown that the surface elasticity has an important influence on the elastic field in the half-space. The present Green’s functions can be used in boundary element method analysis of more complicated problems.     

An antisymmetric problem of a penny-shaped crack in a piezoelectric medium

Summary  An exact, three-dimensional analysis is developed for a penny-shaped crack in an infinite transversely isotropic piezoelectric medium. The crack is assumed to be parallel to the plane of isotropy, with its faces subjected to a couple of concentrated normal forces and a couple of point electric charges that are antisymmetric with respect to the crack plane. The fundamental solution of a concentrated force and a point charge acting on the surface of a piezoelectric half-space is employed to derive the integral equations for the general boundary value problem. For the above antisymmetric crack problem, complete expressions for the elastoelectric field are obtained. A numerical calculation is finally performed to show the piezoelectric effect in piezoelectric materials. It is noted here that the present analysis is an extension of Fabrikant's theory for elasticity. Received 30 August 1999; accepted for publication 1 March 2000     

A two dimensional problem for a transversely isotropic generalized thermoelastic thick plate with spatially varying heat source

This paper deals with a two dimensional problem for a transversely isotropic thick plate having heat source. The upper surface of the plate is stress free with prescribed surface temperature while the lower surface of the plate rests on a rigid foundation and is thermally insulated. The study is carried out in the context of generalized thermoelasticity proposed by Green and Naghdi. The governing equations for displacement and temperature fields are obtained in Laplace–Fourier transform domain by applying Laplace and Fourier transform techniques. The inversion of double transform has been done numerically. The numerical inversion of Laplace transform is done by using a method based on Fourier Series expansion technique. Numerical computations have been done for magnesium (Mg) and the results are presented graphically. The results for an isotropic material (Cu) have been deduced numerically and presented graphically to compare with those of transversely isotropic material (Mg).     

直角坐标下横观各向同性饱和半空间体动力响应问题的解析解

基于双重Fourier变换技术，成功求解了直角坐标系下，横观各向同性弹性饱和多孔介质的三维Biot动力方程，得到了以固体骨架位移分量和孔隙流体压力为基本未知量的积分形式一般解．进而，用一般解给出了饱和介质的总应力分量表达式。在此基础上，研究了在任意分布的表面竖向和水平谐振力作用下，横观各向同性饱和半空间体的动力响应问题。数值结果表明，采用各向同性饱和介质的动力学模型，不能准确描述具有明显各向异性特性的饱和土地基的动力性能。     

Interaction of Several Dies on an Elastic Half-Space

A contact problem is solved for several rigid dies on an elastic half-space. Relationships between the generalized loads and generalized displacements of a large number of spaced dies are established. The interaction between flat-based dies is described in terms of their capacity characteristics. The general solution is constructed on the basis of Mossakovski's theorem. Explicit formulas are derived for a system of elliptic dies     

Response of an elastic half-space with power-law nonhomogeneity to static loads

In this paper a series of problems for an isotropic elastic half-space with power-law nonhomogeneity are considered. The action of surface vertical and horizontal forces applied to the half-space is studied. A part of the paper deals with the case of zero-valued surface shear modulus (for positive values of the power determining the nonhomogeneity). This condition leads to simple solutions for two-dimensional (2D) case when radial distribution of stresses exists for surface loads concentrated along an infinite line. Corresponding results for the three-dimensional (3D) case are constructed on the basis of the relationships between 2D and 3D solutions developed in the paper. A more complicated case, in which the shear modulus at the surface of the half-space differs from zero, is treated using fundamental solutions of the differential equations for Fourier–Bessel transformations of displacements. In the paper the fundamental solutions are built in the following two forms: (a) a combination of functions expressing displacements of the half-space under the action of vertical and horizontal forces in the case of zero surface shear modulus, and (b) a representation of the fundamental solutions using confluent hypergeometric functions. The results of numerical calculation given in the paper relate to Green functions for the surface vertical and horizontal point forces.