Anisotropic stress-softening model for compressible solids

A general constitutive theory for anisotropic stress softening in compressible solids is presented. The constitutive equation describes anisotropic strain induced behaviour of an initially “isotropic” virgin material. Parameters which characterise damage are proposed together with a concept of damage function. In order to develop an anisotropic stress-softening theory for compressible materials in close parallel to a recent incompressible anisotropic theory, the right stretch tensor is decomposed into its isochoric and dilatational parts. The ’free’ energy is expressed as a function of the dilatation, modified principal stretches, a volume change parameter and invariants of the dyadic products of the principal directions of the right stretch tensor and two structural tensors. A class of free energy functions is discussed and a special form of this class which satisfies the Clausius–Duhem inequality is proposed. Results of the theory applied to uniaxial tension, bulk compression and simple shear deformations are given. A sequence of deformations involving shear, hydrostatic-compression and hydrostatic-tension deformations is also investigated. In the case of hydrostatic-tension deformation, the stress softening is due to cavitation damage. The theoretical results obtained are consistent with expected behaviour and compare well with experimental data.     

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.     

Continuity of a Deformation in H<Superscript>1</Superscript> as a Function of Its Cauchy-Green Tensor in L<Superscript>1</Superscript>

Let $\Omega$ be a bounded Lipschitz domain in $\BBbR^n$. The Cauchy-Green, or metric, tensor field associated with a deformation of the set $\Omega$, i.e., a smooth-enough orientation-preserving mapping $\bTh\colon\Omega\to\BBbR^n$, is the $n\times n$ symmetric matrix field defined by $\bnabla\bTheta^T(x)\bnabla\bTheta(x)$ at each point $x\in\Omega$. We show that, under appropriate assumptions, the deformations depend continuously on their Cauchy-Green tensors, the topologies being those of the spaces $\bH^1(\Omega)$ for the deformations and $\bL^1(\Omega)$ for the Cauchy-Green tensors. When $n=3$ and $\Omega$ is viewed as a reference configuration of an elastic body, this result has potential applications to nonlinear three-dimensional elasticity, since the stored energy function of a hyperelastic material depends on the deformation gradient field $\bnabla\bTheta$ through the Cauchy-Green tensor.     

Biquadratic tensors,biquadratic decompositions,and norms of biquadratic tensors

Biquadratic tensors play a central role in many areas of science.Examples include elastic tensor and Eshelby tensor in solid mechanics,and Riemannian curvature tensor in relativity theory.The singular values and spectral norm of a general third order tensor are the square roots of the M-eigenvalues and spectral norm of a biquadratic tensor,respectively.The tensor product operation is closed for biquadratic tensors.All of these motivate us to study biquadratic tensors,biquadratic decomposition,and norms of biquadratic tensors.We show that the spectral norm and nuclear norm for a biquadratic tensor may be computed by using its biquadratic structure.Then,either the number of variables is reduced,or the feasible region can be reduced.We show constructively that for a biquadratic tensor,a biquadratic rank-one decomposition always exists,and show that the biquadratic rank of a biquadratic tensor is preserved under an independent biquadratic Tucker decomposition.We present a lower bound and an upper bound of the nuclear norm of a biquadratic tensor.Finally,we define invertible biquadratic tensors,and present a lower bound for the product of the nuclear norms of an invertible biquadratic tensor and its inverse,and a lower bound for the product of the nuclear norm of an invertible biquadratic tensor,and the spectral norm of its inverse.     

On a Class of Semi-Positive Tensors in Tensor Complementarity Problem

Recently, the tensor complementarity problem has been investigated in the literature. In this paper, we extend a class of structured matrices to higher-order tensors; the corresponding tensor complementarity problem has a unique solution for any nonzero nonnegative vector. We discuss their relationships with semi-positive tensors and strictly semi-positive tensors. We also study the property of such a structured tensor. We show that every principal sub-tensor of such a structured tensor is still a structured tensor in the same class, with a lower dimension. We also give two equivalent formulations of such a structured tensor.     

From Dislocation Motion to an Additive Velocity Gradient Decomposition, and Some Simple Models of Dislocation Dynamics

A mathematical theory of time-dependent dislocation mechanics of unrestricted geometric and material nonlinearity is reviewed. Within a ``small deformation" setting, a suite of simplified and interesting models consisting of a nonlocal Ginzburg Landau equation, a nonlocal level set equation, and a nonlocal generalized Burgers equation is derived. In the finite deformation setting, it is shown that an additive decomposition of the total velocity gradient into elastic and plastic parts emerges naturally from a micromechanical starting point that involves no notion of plastic deformation but only the elastic distortion, material velocity, dislocation density and the dislocation velocity. Moreover, a plastic spin tensor emerges naturally as well.     

A phenomenological method of calculating the residual stresses and plastic deformations in a hollow surface-hardened cylindrical sample

A phenomenological method is proposed for calculating the residual stress and plastic deformation fields in a hollow surface-hardened cylindrical sample. Versions of the hardening are considered that lead to isotropy and anisotropy in the plastic deformations in the surface layer. A hardening anisotropy parameter is introduced that relates the axial and circumferential components of the residual plastic deformation tensor. The experimentally determined axial and/or circumferential components of the residual plastic stress tensor are used as the initial information. The tensor fields of the residual stresses and deformations are constructed assuming the hypothesis of surface hardening anisotropy and the absence of secondary plastic compression deformations and that the tangential components of the residual stress tensor and the plastic incompressibility of the material are small. A technique is developed for identifying the parameters of the proposed method. The adequacy is checked using experimental data for test pieces of type 45 and 12X18H10T steels hardened by hydro-shot blasting treatment and of type 45 steel hardened by treatment with a roller. Good agreement is observed between the calculated and experimental results. It is noted that the anisotropic hardening procedure leads to a substantial difference between the circumferential and axial components of the residual stresses in the hardened layer, unlike the case of isotropic hardening where they are practically identical.     

Improved Hashin–Shtrikman Bounds for Elastic Moment Tensors and an Application

This paper is devoted to the derivation of trace bounds for elastic moment tensors. Starting from the integral equation formulation of the elastic moment tensor, we establish that its trace can be obtained as a sum of minimal energies. We then recover the so-called Hashin–Shtrikman bounds, and show that these bounds can be tightened for inclusions which have some local thickness. As an application, we show that the volume of the inclusion can be estimated by the elastic moment tensor. Y.C. is partially supported by the grants RTN MULTIMAT and ANR EchoScan. H.K. is partially supported by the grant KOSEF R01-2006-000-10002-0.     

The forms of the relation between the stress and strain tensors in a non-linearly elastic material

New relations for the stress and strain tensors, which comprise energy pairs, are obtained for a non-linearly elastic material using a similar method to that employed by Novozhilov, based on a trigonometric representation of the tensors. Shear strain and stress tensors, not used previously, are introduced in a natural way. It is established that the unit tensor, the deviator and the shear tensor form an orthogonal tensor basis. The stress tensor can be expanded in a strain-tensor basis and vice versa. By using this expansion, the non-linear law of elasticity can be written in a compact and physically clear form. It is shown that in the frame of the principal axes the stresses are expressed in terms of the strains and vice versa using linear relations, while the non-linearity is contained in the coefficients, which are functions of mixed invariants of the tensors, introduced by Novozhilov, the generalized moduli of bulk compression and shear and the phase of similitude of the deviators. Relations for different energy pairs of tensors are considered, including for tensors of the true stresses and strains, where the generalized moduli of elasticity have a physical meaning for large strains.     

Nonlinear transversely isotropic elastic solids: an alternative representation

A strain energy function which depends on five independent variablesthat have immediate physical interpretation is proposed forfinite strain deformations of transversely isotropic elasticsolids. Three of the five variables (invariants) are the principalstretch ratios and the other two are squares of the dot productbetween the preferred direction and two principal directionsof the right stretch tensor. The set of these five invariantsis a minimal integrity basis. A strain energy function, expressedin terms of these invariants, has a symmetry property similarto that of an isotropic elastic solid written in terms of principalstretches. Ground state and stress–strain relations aregiven. The formulation is applied to several types of deformations,and in these applications, a mathematical simplicity is highlighted.The proposed model is attractive if principal axes techniquesare used in solving boundary-value problems. Experimental advantageis demonstrated by showing that a simple triaxial test can varya single invariant while keeping the remaining invariants fixed.A specific form of strain energy function can be easily obtainedfrom the general form via a triaxial test. Using series expansionsand symmetry, the proposed general strain energy function isrefined to some particular forms. Since the principal stretchesare the invariants of the strain energy function, the Valanis–Landelform can be easily incorporated into the constitutive equation.The sensitivity of response functions to Cauchy stress datais discussed for both isotropic and transversely isotropic materials.Explicit expressions for the weighted Cauchy response functionsare easily obtained since the response function basis is almostmutually orthogonal.     

Well-posedness for dislocation based gradient visco-plasticity with isotropic hardening

In this work we establish the well-posedness for infinitesimal dislocation based gradient viscoplasticity with isotropic hardening for general subdifferential plastic flows. We assume an additive split of the displacement gradient into non-symmetric elastic distortion and non-symmetric plastic distortion. The thermodynamic potential is augmented with a term taking the dislocation density tensor $\mathrm{Curl}p$ into account. The constitutive equations in the models we study are assumed to be of self-controlling type. Based on the self-controlling property the existence of solutions of quasi-static initial–boundary value problems under consideration is shown using a time-discretization technique and a monotone operator method.     

A continuous model for investigation of physically nonlinear deformation of orthotropic sandwich plates

A phenomenological yield condition for quasi-brittle and plastic orthotropic materials with initial stresses is suggested. All components of the yield tensor are determined from experiments on uniaxial loading. The reliability estimates of the criterion suggested is discussed. For a plastic material without initial stresses, the given condition transforms into the Marin—Hu criterion. The defining equations of the deformation theory of plasticity with isotropic and “anisotropic” hardening, associated with the yield condition suggested, are obtained. These equations are used as the basis for a highly accurate nonclassical continuous model for nonlinear deformation of thick sandwich plates. The approximations with respect to the transverse coordinate take into account the flexural and nonflexural deformations in transverse shear and compression. The high-order approximations allow us to model the occurrence of layer delamination cracks by introducing thin nonrigid interlayers without violating the continuity concept of the theory. Submitted to the 11th International Conference on Mechanics of Composite Materials (Riga, June 11–15, 2000). Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 36, No. pp. 329–340, May–June, 2000.     

Tensor ranks on tangent developable of Segre varieties

We describe the stratification by tensor rank of the points belonging to the tangent developable of any Segre variety. We give algorithms to compute the rank and a decomposition of a tensor belonging to the secant variety of lines of any Segre variety. We prove Comon's conjecture on the rank of symmetric tensors for those tensors belonging to tangential varieties to Veronese varieties.     

New explicit algebraic stress model for three-dimensional turbulent flows

An explicit algebraic turbulent-stress model is built in the framework of so-called Rodi's weak-equilibrium approximation, which, taking into account the known model representations for the pressure-strain-rate correlation and turbulence-dissipation rate, reduces the differential equations for the Reynolds-tensor components to a system of quasi-linear algebraic equations for the five independent components of the anisotropy tensor B. We propose an original method for solving this quasi-linear system. The tensor in question B is sought in the form of an expansion in a tensorial basis formed from the mean strain and rotation rate tensors which contains only five elements. The expansion's coefficients are functions of five simultaneous invariants of these tensors. (© 2016 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Some details of the description of a disordered condensed system using the theory of defect states of orientational order

Using the theory of defect states of orientational order, we describe a disordered condensed system as an elastic medium with linear topological singularities. We show that elastic stress fields produced by linear disclinations are Abelian. In the quasistationary linear approximation, we obtain expressions for linear dislocation and disclination tensor potentials. We show that using the theory of defect states of orientational order, we can describe the α and β relaxations in a supercooled liquid as relaxation processes in the respective disclination and dislocation subsystems.     

Generalized inverses of tensors via a general product of tensors

We define the {i}-inverse (i = 1, 2, 5) and group inverse of tensors based on a general product of tensors. We explore properties of the generalized inverses of tensors on solving tensor equations and computing formulas of block tensors. We use the {1}-inverse of tensors to give the solutions of a multilinear system represented by tensors. The representations for the {1}-inverse and group inverse of some block tensors are established.     

Singular values of nonnegative rectangular tensors

The real rectangular tensors arise from the strong ellipticity condition problem in solid mechanics and the entanglement problem in quantum physics. Some properties concerning the singular values of a real rectangular tensor were discussed by K. C. Chang et al. [J. Math. Anal. Appl., 2010, 370: 284–294]. In this paper, we give some new results on the Perron-Frobenius Theorem for nonnegative rectangular tensors. We show that the weak Perron-Frobenius keeps valid and the largest singular value is really geometrically simple under some conditions. In addition, we establish the convergence of an algorithm proposed by K. C. Chang et al. for finding the largest singular value of nonnegative primitive rectangular tensors.