Application of the method of direct cutting-out to the solution of the problem of longitudinal shear of a wedge with thin heterogeneities of arbitrary orientation

The method of direct cutting-out consists of modeling of a finite body, in particular, with thin heterogeneities, using a much simpler problem for a bounded or a partially bounded body with thin heterogeneities located in the same manner and the presence of additional cracks or absolutely rigid inclusions of fairy large length, which are modeled by the boundary conditions of a bounded body. The method is tested on the problems of antiplane deformation of a symmetrically loaded crack in a wedge with free faces and an absolutely rigid inclusion placed with some tension in a wedge with restrained faces. For an elastic inclusion, we construct generalized conditions of interaction, which enable us to unify the procedure of giving different boundary conditions in the case of using the method of direct cutting-out.     

夹杂和裂纹的相互作用及端点相交的奇性性态分析

利用单根裂纹和单根夹杂的基本解,通过弹性力学的线性叠加原理,将平面裂纹和夹杂相互作用的问题归结为解一组带有柯西型奇异积分的积分方程组,计算了裂纹和夹杂端点的应力强度因子,给出了一些数值例子,并对夹杂和裂纹水平接触时的情形作了奇性分析,结果可作为研究夹杂尖端引起的裂纹及其扩展的工程分析的计算模型。     

Shape optimization of rigid inclusions for elastic plates with cracks

In the paper, we consider an optimal control problem of finding the most safe rigid inclusion shapes in elastic plates with cracks from the viewpoint of the Griffith rupture criterion. We make use of a general Kirchhoff–Love plate model with both vertical and horizontal displacements, and nonpenetration conditions are fulfilled on the crack faces. The dependence of the first derivative of the energy functional with respect to the crack length on regular shape perturbations of the rigid inclusion is analyzed. It is shown that there exists a solution of the optimal control problem.     

On an optimal control problem for the shape of thin inclusions in elastic bodies

An optimal control problem is considered for a two-dimensional elastic body with a straight thin rigid inclusion and a crack adjacent to it. It is assumed that the thin rigid inclusion delaminates and has a kink. On the crack faces the boundary conditions are specified in the form of equalities and inequalities which describe the mutual nonpenetration of the crack faces. The derivative of the energy functional along the crack length is used as the objective functional, and the position of the kink point, as the control function. The existence is proved of the solution to the optimal control problem.     

Mathematical and Numerical Simulation of Equilibrium of an Elastic Body Reinforced by a Thin Elastic Inclusion

A boundary value problem describing the equilibrium of a two-dimensional linear elastic body with a thin rectilinear elastic inclusion and possible delamination is considered. The stress and strain state of the inclusion is described using the equations of the Euler–Bernoulli beam theory. Delamination means the existence of a crack between the inclusion and the elastic matrix. Nonlinear boundary conditions preventing crack face interpenetration are imposed on the crack faces. As a result, problem with an unknown contact domain is obtained. The problem is solved numerically by applying an iterative algorithm based on the domain decomposition method and an Uzawa-type algorithm for solving variational inequalities. Numerical results illustrating the efficiency of the proposed algorithm are presented.     

In-plane loading of a cracked elastic solid by a disc inclusion with a Mindlin-type constraint

The paper examines the problem related to the axisymmetric interaction between an external circular crack and a centrally placed penny-shaped rigid inclusion located in the plane of the crack. The interface between the inclusion and the elastic medium exhibits a Mindlin-type imperfect bi-lateral contact. Analytical results presented in the paper illustrate the manner in which the lateral translational stiffness of the inclusion and the stress intensity factor at the boundary of the external circular crack are influenced by the inclusion/crack radii ratio.     

矩形弹性夹杂与裂纹相互干扰的边界元分析

使用边界元法研究了无限弹性体中矩形弹性夹杂对曲折裂纹的影响,导出了新的复边界积分方程．通过引入与界面位移密度和面力有关的未知复函数H(t),并使用分部积分技巧,使得夹杂和基体界面处的面力连续性条件自动满足,而边界积分方程减少为2个,且只具有1/r阶奇异性．为了检验该边界元法的正确性和有效性,对典型问题进行了数值计算．所得结果表明:裂纹的应力强度因子随着夹杂弹性模量的增大而减小,软夹杂有利于裂纹的扩展,而刚性较大的夹杂对裂纹有抑制作用．     

On elastic bodies with thin rigid inclusions and cracks

This paper is concerned with the analysis of equilibrium problems for two‐dimensional elastic bodies with thin rigid inclusions and cracks. Inequality‐type boundary conditions are imposed at the crack faces providing a mutual non‐penetration between the crack faces. A rigid inclusion may have a delamination, thus forming a crack with non‐penetration between the opposite faces. We analyze variational and differential problem formulations. Different geometrical situations are considered, in particular, a crack may be parallel to the inclusion as well as the crack may cross the inclusion, and also a deviation of the crack from the rigid inclusion is considered. We obtain a formula for the derivative of the energy functional with respect to the crack length for considering this derivative as a cost functional. An optimal control problem is analyzed to control the crack growth. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

三角形弹性夹杂对裂纹的影响

研究了三角形弹性夹杂和裂纹之间的相互影响问题。应用Chau和Wang导出的面力边值问题的边界积分方程为基本方程,用夹杂和基体交界面上的面力和位移的连续性条件为补充方程,从而得到了一组能够解决夹杂和裂纹相互影响问题的方程,最后的方程组用一种新的边界单元法求解。计算了各种不同的夹杂和基体的材料常数以及夹杂和基体之间不同距离情况下裂纹尖端的应力强度因子。文中结果对研究新型复合材料有一定的应用价值。     

The diffraction of plane elastic waves by a delaminated rigid inclusion when there is smooth contact in the delamination region

A solution of the problem of the diffraction of harmonic elastic waves by a thin rigid strip-like delaminated inclusion in an unbounded elastic medium, in which the conditions for plane deformation are satisfied, is proposed. We mean by a delaminated inclusion an inclusion, one side of which is completely bonded to the elastic medium, while the second does not interact in any way with it, or this interaction is partial. It is assumed that the conditions for smooth contact are satisfied in the delamination region. The method of solution is based on the use of previously constructed discontinuous solutions of the equations describing the vibrations of an elastic medium under plane deformation conditions. The problem therefore reduces to solving a system of three singular integral equations in the unknown stress and strain jumps at the inclusion. An approximate solution of the latter enabled formulae to be obtained that are convenient for numerical realization when investigating the stressed state in the region of the inclusion and its displacements when acted upon by incident waves.     

Computational modeling of elastic and plastic multiple cracks by the fundamental solutions

The fundamental solutions of elasticity are used to establish a numerical method for elastic and plastic multiple crack problems in two dimensions. The continuous distributions of the point forces, dislocations, and the plastic sources are used systematically to model the crack, non-crack boundary, and the plastic deformation. Use of these singularities are guided strictly by the physical interpretation of the problem. We adopt Muskhelishvili's complex variable formalism that facilitate the analytical evaluation of the integrals representing the continuous distributions of the singularities. The resulting numerical method is concise and accurate enough to be used for elastic and plastic multiple crack problems.     

Numerical solution of an equilibrium problem for an elastic body with a thin delaminated rigid inclusion

Under consideration is a 2D-problem of elasticity theory for a body with a thin rigid inclusion. It is assumed that there is a delamination crack between the rigid inclusion and the elastic matrix. At the crack faces, the boundary conditions are set in the form of inequalities providing mutual nonpenetration of the crack faces. Some numerical method is proposed for solving the problem, based on domain decomposition and the Uzawa algorithm for solving variational inequalities.We give an example of numerical calculation by the finite element method.     

Radicals of <Emphasis Type="Italic">l</Emphasis>-rings and one-sided <Emphasis Type="Italic">l</Emphasis>-ideals

We consider the plane deformation of an infinite body with a cylindrical inclusion whose mechanical and thermophysical characteristics differ from those of the material of the body for a heat flow and tensile forces given far from the inclusion. Stress intensity factors in the vicinity of a crack located on the continuation of the diameter of the inclusion are determined by the solution of a singular integral equation using the method of mechanical quadratures. We investigate the ratio of the length of the crack to the distance between it and the inclusion at which the regular kernel of the integral equation can be neglected in calculations. In this case, analytic formulas for the determination of the stress intensity factors are obtained.     

Solution of a Contact Elasticity Problem with a Rigid Inclusion

Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Physics - An equilibrium problem for an elastic body containing a rigid inclusion is solved. There is a delamination crack on a portion of the interface...     

The interaction between a penny-shaped crack and a spherical inclusion under torsion

The axisymmetric interaction problem of an elastic spherical inclusion with a penny-shaped crack in an elastic space under torsion is considered. The superposition and reflection methods [3]-[4] are used to solve the mixed boundary value problem in question. With the help of the dual integral equations technique and appropriate re-expansion of the eigenfunction, the problem is reduced to an infinite system of linear algebraic equations of the second kind. The matrix elements of that system decrease exponentially along the rows and the columns. Its unique solution is proved to exist in a proper class of sequences and is shown to be represented by a convergent, in the vicinity of the origin, power series in a geometric parameter, equal to the ratio of the radius of the inclusion to its distance from the crack. This procedure provides an efficient formula for the stress intensity factor.     

On bending an elastic plate with a delaminated thin rigid inclusion

Under study is the problem of bending an elastic plate with a thin rigid inclusion which may delaminate and form a crack. We find a system of boundary conditions valid on the faces of the crack and prove the existence of a solution. The problem of bending a plate with a volume rigid inclusion is also considered. We establish the convergence of solutions of this problem to a solution to the original problem as the size of the volume rigid inclusion tends to zero.     

Experimental study about nano-deformation field near quasi-cleavage crack tip

Using the nano-moiré method, we measure the near tip nanoscopic deformation on the [111] plane of single crystal silicon with a loaded quasi-cleavage crack running in the [110] direction. The measured strain distribution ahead of the crack tip agrees with the linear elastic fracture mechanics prediction up to 10 nm from the crack tip. Dislocations of Peierls type are detected and they extend from the crack tip over a length of hundreds of Burgers vectors.     

Junction problem for elastic and rigid inclusions in elastic bodies

An equilibrium problem for an elastic body is considered. It is assumed that the body has a thin elastic inclusion and a thin rigid inclusion. We analyze a junction problem assuming that the inclusions have a joint point. Different equivalent problem formulations are discussed, and existence of solutions is proved. A set of junction conditions is found. We investigate a convergence to infinity and to zero of a rigidity parameter of the elastic inclusion. A delamination of the elastic inclusion is also investigated. In this case, inequality‐type boundary conditions are imposed at the crack faces to prevent a mutual penetration between crack faces. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

裂纹与弹性夹杂的相互影响*

本文利用无限域上单根弹性夹杂和单根裂纹产生的位移和应力,将裂纹与弹性夹杂的相互影响问题归为解一组柯西型奇异积分方程,然后用此对夹杂分枝裂纹解答的奇性性态作了理论分析,并求得了振荡奇性界面应力场,对于不相交的夹杂裂纹问题,具体计算了端点的应力强度因子及夹杂上的界面应力,结果令人满意。