The Remarkable Nature of Cylindrically Anisotropic Elastic Materials Exemplified by an Anti-Plane Deformation

A material is cylindrically anisotropic when its elastic moduli referred to a cylindrical coordinate system are constants. Examples of cylindrically anisotropic materials are tree trunks, carbon fibers [1], certain steel bars, and manufactured composites [2]. Lekhnitskii [3] was the first one to observe that the stress at the axis of a circular rod of cylindrically monoclinic material can be infinite when the rod is subject to a uniform radial pressure (see also [4]). Ting [5] has shown that the stress at the axis of the circular rod can also be infinite under a torsion or a uniform extension. In this paper we first modify the Lekhnitskii formalism for a cylindrical coordinate system. We then consider a wedge of cylindrically monoclinic elastic material under anti-plane deformations. The stress singularity at the wedge apex depends on one material parameter γ. For a given wedge angle α, one can choose a γ so that the stress at the wedge apex is infinite. The wedge angle 2α can be any angle. It need not be larger than π, as is the case when the material is homogeneously isotropic or anisotropic. In the special case of a crack (2α=2π) there can be more than one stress singularity, some of them are stronger than the square root singularity. On the other hand, if γ < there is no stress singularity at the wedge apex for any wedge angle, including the special case of a crack. The classical paradox of Levy [6] and Carothers [7] for an isotropic elastic wedge also appears for a cylindrically anisotropic elastic wedge. There can be more than one critical wedge angle and, again, the critical wedge angle can be any angle. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

圆柱型正交各向异性弹性楔的佯谬解

圆柱型正交各向异性弹性楔体顶端受有集中力偶的经典解,当顶角满足一定关系时,其应力成为无穷大,这是个佯谬．该文在哈密顿体系下将该问题进行重新求解,即利用极坐标各向异性弹性力学哈密顿体系．在原变量和其对偶变量组成的辛几何空间求解特殊本征值的约当型本征解,从而直接给出该佯谬问题的解析解．结果再次表明经典力学中的弹性楔佯谬解对应的是哈密顿体系下辛几何的约当型解．     

STRESS SINGULARITY ANALYSIS OF MULTI-MATERIAL WEDGES UNDER ANTIPLANE DEFORMATION

With the help of the coordinate transformation technique, the symplectic dual solving system is developed for multi-material wedges under antiplane deformation. A virtue of present method is that the compatibility conditions at interfaces of a multi-material wedge are expressed directly by the dual variables, therefore the governing equation of eigenvalue can be derived easily even with the increase of the material number. Then, stress singularity on multi-material wedges under antiplane deformation is investigated, and some solutions can be presented to show the validity of the method. Simultaneously, an interesting phenomenon is found and proved strictly that one of the singularities of a special five-material wedge is independent of the crack direction.     

Paradox solution on elastic wedge dissimilar materials

According to the Hellinger-Reissner variational principle and introducing proper transformation of variables , the problem on elastic wedge dissimilar materials can be led to Hamiltonian system, so the solution of the problem can be got by employing the separation of variables method and symplectic eigenfunction expansion under symplectic space, which consists of original variables and their dual variables . The eigenvalue - 1 is a special one of all symplectic eigenvalue for Hamiltonian system in polar coordinate . In general, the eigenvalue - 1 is a single eigenvalue, and the classical solution of an elastic wedge dissimilar materials subjected to a unit concentrated couple at the vertex is got directly by solving the eigenfunction vector for eigenvalue - 1. But the eigenvalue - 1 becomes a double eigenvalue when the vertex angles and modulus of the materials satisfy certain definite relationships and the classical solution for the stress distribution becomes infinite at this moment, that is, the para     

Anisotropic Elasticity and Multi-Material Singularities

Multi-material wedges associated with convergence of geometrical and material discontinuity lines generally show singular stress fields around the vertex of the wedge. In this paper, the eigenvalue problem for a multi-material wedge composed of several anisotropic elastic sectors is formulated in a completely generally manner, including the cases of degenerate and extra-degenerate material sectors, and various types of edge conditions for both open and closed wedges. General representation of the elasticity solution in a degenerate or extra-degenerate anisotropic sector requires higher-order eigenmodes (generalized eigenfunctions) in addition to zeroth-order eigenmodes. Such higher-order eigenmodes are obtained from appropriate analytical expressions of the zeroth-order eigenmode by using the derivative rule. The analysis is applied to one bisector wedge and one trisector wedge in a three-layer cracked composite model to obtain accurate elasticity solutions of the singular stress fields. These solutions were determined using the traction data generated on a circular collocation path by a conventional finite element analysis.     

极坐标哈密顿体系约当型与弹性楔的佯谬解

讨论了极坐标弹性平面哈密顿体系的当型,并通过约当型的求解,直接给出了相关弹性楔体佯谬问题的解,从理论上阐明了经典弹性力学中某些佯谬问题的出现是由于其对应的是哈密顿体系中特殊的约当型解,同时也很自然地为该类问题提供了一个通用,有效的求解方法。     

Analytical solutions to edge effect of composite laminates based on symplectic dual system

In the symplectic space composed of the original variables, displacements, and their dual variables, stresses, the symplectic solution for the composite laminates based on the Pipes-Pagano model is established in this paper. In contrast to the traditional technique using only one kind of variables, the symplectic dual variables include displacement components as well as stress components. Therefore, the compatibility conditions of displacement and stress at interfaces can be formulated simultaneously. After being introduced into the symplectic dual system, the uniform schemes, such as the separation of variables and symplectic eigenfunction expansion method, can be implemented conveniently to analyze composite laminate problems. An analytical solution for the free edge effect of composite laminates is obtained, showing the effectiveness of the symplectic dual method in analyzing composite laminates.     

圆柱型各向异性弹性力学平面问题

本文对圆柱型各向异性弹性力学平面问题的基本方程进行了改写。在此基础上，导出了应力函数Ｇ和位移函数φ，它们满足相同的控制方程，比文〔１〕的应力函数Ｆ的控制方程要简单，便于求得特解，并有Ｆ＝ｒＧ的关系。还对若干经典问题进行了求解。     

一种新的计算各向异性材料裂纹尖端应力强度因子杂交元法

利用有限元特征分析法研究了平面各向异性材料裂纹端部的奇性应力指数以及应力场和位移场的角分布函数,以此构造了一个新的裂纹尖端单元。文中利用该单元建立了研究裂纹尖端奇性场的杂交应力模型,并结合Hellinger-Reissner变分原理导出应力杂交元方程,建立了求解平面各向异性材料裂纹尖端问题的杂交元计算模型。与四节点单元相结合,由此提出了一种新的求解应力强度因子的杂交元法。最后给出了在平面应力和平面应变下求解裂纹尖端奇性场的算例。算例表明,本文所述方法不仅精度高,而且适应性强。     

各向异性复合材料尖劈和接头的奇性应力指数研究

提出了一个新的、基于位移的、求解三维尖劈端部奇性应力指数问题的非协调元特征分析法。该方法假定尖劈端部邻域内的位移场没有采用奇异变换技术，导出虚功方程的出发点不同于过去原有求解裂纹尖端近似场的有限元特征分析法，在有限元离散时采用的单元形式为非协调元。文中运用该方法给出了若干求解各向异性复合材料尖劈／接头端部奇性应力指数的算例。所有的计算结果表明，本文方法能够求解复杂尖劈／接头的全部奇性应力指数，使用的单元少而且精度高。     

Analysis of bonded anisotropic wedges with interface crack under anti-plane shear loading

The antiplane stress analysis of two anisotropic finite wedges with arbitrary radii and apex angles that are bonded together along a common edge is investigated. The wedge radial boundaries can be subjected to displacement-displacement boundary condi- tions, and the circular boundary of the wedge is free from any traction. The new finite complex transforms are employed to solve the problem. These finite complex transforms have complex analogies to both kinds of standard finite Mellin transforms. The traction free condition on the crack faces is expressed as a singular integral equation by using the exact analytical method. The explicit terms for the strength of singularity are extracted, showing the dependence of the order of the stress singularity on the wedge angle, material constants, and boundary conditions. A numerical method is used for solving the resul- tant singular integral equations. The displacement boundary condition may be a general term of the Taylor series expansion for the displacement prescribed on the radial edge of the wedge. Thus, the analysis of every kind of displacement boundary conditions can be obtained by the achieved results from the foregoing general displacement boundary condition. The obtained stress intensity factors （SIFs） at the crack tips are plotted and compared with those obtained by the finite element analysis （FEA）.     

基于Hamilton体系的辛半解析法在各向异性电磁波导中的应用

力学中的Hamilton体系使用对偶变量来描述问题,而电磁场正好有电场和磁场这一对对偶变量。本文将力学中的Hamilton体系应用到电磁波导问题。根据电磁波导的Hamilton体系理论,辛几何可用于任意各向异性材料。将横向的电场和磁场构成对偶向量,基于Hamilton变分原理做半解析横向离散,并保持结构辛体系。本文以各向异性材料电磁波导为例,求解了问题的辛本征值,得到了镜像线的色散曲线。     

Proof of the Strong Eshelby Conjecture for Plane and Anti-plane Anisotropic Inclusion Problems

Based on the Stroh formalism for anisotropic elasticity and the complex variable function method, we prove in this paper that the strong Eshelby conjecture holds for simply-connected anisotropic inclusion problems under plane or anti-plane deformation. The interfaces can be either perfect or dislocation-like. For these inclusion problems, if the induced stress field inside the inclusion is uniform for a single uniform eigenstrain, the inclusion is of the elliptic shape. Thanks to the generality of the proof method, we obtain also alternative proofs of the strong Eshelby conjecture for isotropic inclusion problems, which are given in the Appendix.     

Winkler地基上四边自由正交各向异性矩形薄板弯曲问题的辛叠加解

研究Winkler地基上正交各向异性矩形薄板弯曲方程所对应的Hamilton正则方程, 计算出其对边滑支条件下相应Hamilton算子的本征值和本征函数系, 证明该本征函数系的辛正交性以及在Cauchy主值意义下的完备性, 进而给出对边滑支边界条件下Hamilton正则方程的通解, 之后利用辛叠加方法求出Winkler地基上四边自由正交各向异性矩形薄板弯曲问题的解析解. 最后通过两个具体算例验证了所得解析解的正确性.     

A new approach to the pseudo-orthogonal properties of eigenfunction expansion form of the crack-tip complex potential function in anisotropic and piezoelectric fracture mechanics

Over the past twenty years, the well-known weight function theory based on the Bueckner work conjugate integral has been widely used to calculate crack tip fracture dominant parameter such as the stress intensity factor, the energy release rate (or the J-integral) and the T-stress in various kinds of cracked materials (e.g. isotropic materials, anisotropic materials and piezoelectric materials). Meanwhile, the pseudo-orthogonal property of the eigenfunction expansion form of the crack tip stress complex potential function has been proved to play a very important role in the theory. In this paper, we provide a new approach to establish the pseudo-orthogonal properties for crack problems in anisotropic and/or piezoelectric materials. In the latter case associated with mechanical-electric coupling, the electrical boundary conditions under both impermeable and permeable crack models are considered. The approach developed is much simpler than the classical complex variable separation technique proposed by previous researchers and hence the cumbersome and lengthy manipulations are avoided. Moreover, it is shown that, unlike previous works, the orthogonal properties of the material characteristic matrices A and B induced by the Stroh theory are no longer necessary in establishing the pseudo-orthogonal properties of eigenfunction expansion form in cracked piezoelectric materials. The approach can be easily extended to treat many other different crack problems concerning the Bueckner integral involving several complex arguments.     

Oblique edge crack in an anisotropic material under antiplane shear

An oblique edge crack in an anisotropic material under antiplane shear loadings is investigated. The antiplane problems are formulated based on a linear transformation method. An anisotropic solid containing an edge crack subjected to concentrated forces is first considered. The stress intensity factor for the edge crack with concentrated forces is obtained from the solution of the transformed edge crack in an isotropic material which is solved by using conformal mapping technique and complex function theory. The solution of the edge crack under concentrated loads is used to construct the stress intensity factor for the oblique edge crack in the anisotropic material subjected to antiplane distributed loads. Some numerical computations are carried out to calculate the stress intensity factors for the edge crack in inclined orthotropic materials subjected to point forces as well as distributed tractions.     

哈密顿体系与弹性楔体问题

将哈密体系引入到级坐标下的弹性力学楔体问题,利用该体系辛空间的性质,将问题化为本征值和本征向量求解上,得到了完备的解空间,从而改变了弹性力学传统的拉格朗日体系以应力函数为特征的半逆法的讨论去解决该类问题的思路,给出了一条求解该类问题的直接法。     

横向力作用下悬臂梁固定端应力分布研究

在弹性力学Hamilton体系中,利用解析法,考虑圣维南原理所覆盖的解,对横向力作用下悬臂梁固定端应力分布问题进行研究,并对计算结果进行分析。研究结果表明,辛体系解析法采用对偶的二类变量求解,能很好地处理各种复杂边界条件,并且对此类问题的分析具有优越性,计算精度较高。该方法对其他边界问题的研究也具有指导意义。     

The anisotropic and angularly inhomogeneous elastic wedge under a monomial load distribution

In this study, the generally anisotropic and angularly inhomogeneous wedge under a monomial type of distributed loading of order n of, the radial coordinate r at its external faces is considered. At first, using variable separable relations in the equilibrium equations, the strain–stress relations and the strain compatibility equation, a differential system of equations, is constructed. Decoupling this system, an ordinary differential equation is derived and the stress and displacement fields may be determined. The proposed procedure is also applied to the elastostatic problem of an isotropic and angularly inhomogeneous wedge. The special cases of loading of order n=−1 and n=−2, where the self-similarity approach is not valid, are examined and the stress and displacements fields are derived. Applications are presented for the cases of an angularly inhomogeneous wedge and in the case of a bi-material isotropic wedge.     

复合材料尖劈和接头端部奇性场的反平面问题研究

提出了一个基于位移的分析尖劈端部奇性位移场和应力场反平面问题的非协调元特征法．该方法与过去原有求解裂纹尖端近似场的有限元特征法有几点不同：(1)导出虚功原理的出发点为二维扇区的散度原理;(2)有限元的单元形式为非协调元;(3)尖劈端部邻域内的位移场假定没有采用奇异变换技术．运用该方法给出了求解正交各向异性复合材料尖劈端部附近奇性应力指数、奇性位移和应力角分布函数的算例．计算结果表明,该方法较原来的有限元特征法所用的单元少而且精度高．