Prediction of the effective elastic properties of spheroplastics by the generalized self-consistent method

The problem of predicting the effective elastic properties of composites with prescribed random location and radius variation in spherical inclusions is solved using the generalized self-consistent method. The problem is reduced to the solution of the averaged boundary-value problem of the theory of elasticity for a single inclusion with an inhomogeneous transition layer in a medium with desired effective elastic properties. A numerical analysis of the effective properties of a composite with rigid spherical inclusions and a composite with spherical pores is carried out. The results are compared with the known solution for the periodic structure and with the solutions obtained by the standard self-consistent methods. Perm’ State Technical University, Perm’ 614600. Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 40, No. 3, pp. 186–190, May–June, 1999.     

Asymptotic behavior of the conducting properties of high-contrast media

The asymptotic-shielding effect and the asymptotic behavior of the conductivity of a medium containing closely spaced, perfectly conducting inclusions. It is proved that in the presence of asymptotic shielding for pairs of adjacent particles, the original continuous problem can be approximated by a finite-dimensional problem. __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 46, No. 3, pp. 128–140, May–June, 2005.     

Differential inclusions with Hukuhara derivative

We introduce two types of differential inclusions with Hukuhara derivative and consider properties of these inclusions. For differential inclusions of the second type, we give different definitions of a solution, prove theorems on the existence of an ordinary solution, and establish the compactness of the set of these solutions. __________ Translated from Neliniini Kolyvannya, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 229–246, April–June, 2007.     

Non-smooth modelling of electrical systems using the flux approach

The non-smooth modelling of electrical systems, which allows for idealised switching components, is described using the flux approach. The formulations and assumptions used for non-smooth mechanical systems are adopted for electrical systems using the position–flux analogy. For the most important non-smooth electrical elements, like diodes and switches, set-valued branch relations are formulated and related to analogous mechanical elements. With the set-valued branch relations, the dynamics of electrical circuits are described as measure differential inclusions. For the numerical solution, the measure differential inclusions are formulated as a measure complementarity system and discretised with a difference scheme, known in mechanics as time-stepping. For every time-step a linear complementarity problem is obtained. Using the example of the DC–DC buck converter, the formulation of the measure differential inclusions, state reduction and their numerical solution using the time-stepping method is shown for the flux approach.     

Stress-strain state of an anisotropic plate with curvilinear cracks and thin rigid inclusions

A mixed problem of linear elasticity for an infinite anisotropic plate with cuts and thin undeformable inclusions located along arbitrary open smooth curves is solved with the use of complex potentials. Special representations of the solutions are constructed and a governing system of singular integral equations is obtained. A numerical algorithm for determining the stress-strain state of the plate, including the stress-intensity factors at the tips of cuts and rigid inclusions, is proposed. Calculation results are given. Novosibirsk State Technical University, Novosibirsk 630092. Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 41, No. 3, pp. 213–219, May–June, 2000.     

Inverse doubly periodic problem of the theory of bending of a plate with elastic inclusions

Based on the balanced strength principle, a problem of determining the optimal interference for fitting elastic inclusions into holes of an isotropic elastic plate weakened by a doubly periodic system of circular holes is solved. A closed system of algebraic equations is derived, which allows solving this problem. The resultant interference increases the load-carrying capacity of the composite plate being bent. __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 47, No. 4, pp. 153–161, July–August, 2006.     

A second-order multivalued boundary-value problem and impulsive neutral functional differential inclusions in Banach spaces

In this paper, by using the new fixed-point theorem of O'Regan and Precup and a noncompact measure, we study the existence of solutions of a second-order multivalued boundary-value problem in Banach spaces and the existence of a mild solution for impulsive neutral functional differential inclusions in Banach spaces. The compactness conditions and the upper-semicontinuity conditions for multivalued integral operators are weakened in this paper. Published in Neliniini Kolyvannya, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 191–207, April–June, 2008.     

Averaging of impulsive differential inclusions with Hukuhara derivative

We substantiate the method of complete or partial averaging for differential inclusions that contain the Hukuhara derivative and are subject to pulse influence at fixed times. __________ Translated from Neliniini Kolyvannya, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 416–432, July–September, 2007.     

Stability of cylindrical shells made of a particulate composite with nonlinear elastic inclusions and damageable matrix

The bifurcation instability problem for cylindrical shells made of particulate composites with nonlinear elastic inclusions and damageable matrix is formulated and solved __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 43, No. 10, pp. 68–79, October 2007.     

Stability of plates made of a particulate composite with nonlinear elastic matrix and damaged inclusions

The bifurcation instability problem for rectangular plates made of particulate composites with nonlinear elastic matrix and damaged inclusions is formulated and solved __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 43, No. 7, pp. 79–89, July 2007.     

Stability of cylindrical shells made of a particulate composite with nonlinear elastic matrix and damaged inclusions

The bifurcation instability problem for cylindrical shells made of particulate composites with nonlinear elastic matrix and damaged inclusions is formulated and solved __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 43, No. 8, pp. 80–91, August 2007.     

Stability of shells of revolution made of a particulate composite with nonlinear elastic inclusions and damageable matrix

The bifurcation instability problem for shells of revolution made of particulate composites with nonlinear elastic inclusions and damageable matrix is formulated and solved __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 43, No. 11, pp. 55–65, November 2007.     

Stress-strain state of an anisotropic plate with an elliptic hole and thin rigid inclusions

The stress-strain state of an anisotropic plate containing an elliptic hole and thin, absolutely rigid, curvilinear inclusions is studied. General integral representations of the solution of the problem are constructed that satisfy automatically the boundary conditions on the elliptic-hole contour and at infinity. The unknown density functions appearing in the potential representations of the solution are determined from the boundary conditions at the rigid inclusion contours. The problem is reduced to a system of singular integral equations which is solved by a numerical method. The effects of the material anisotropy, the degree of ellipticity of the elliptic hole, and the geometry of the rigid inclusions on the stress concentration in the plate are studied. The numerical results obtained are compared with existing analytical solutions. __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 48, No. 4, pp. 173–180, July–August, 2007.     

Magnetoelastic problem for a bodywith periodic elastic inclusions

A general approach based on complex variable theory is proposed to determine the magnetoelastic state of a body with an infinite row of elliptic inclusions under the action of magnetic and elastic fields. Numerical solutions to a two-dimensional problem for a body made of Terfenol-D magnetostrictive material and piezomagnetic ceramic material and having circular, elliptic, and rectilinear inclusions made of a different material are presented depending on the geometry of the inclusions, their material characteristics, the spacing between them, and the type of applied load __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 42, No. 9, pp. 32–40, September 2006.     

Nonconvex-valued impulsive functional differential inclusions with variable times

We use the Schaefer fixed-point theorem, combined with the Bressan-Colombo selection theorem for lower-semicontinuous multivalued operators with nonempty closed and decomposable values, for the investigation of the existence of solutions for first-and second-order impulsive functional differential inclusions with variable times. Published in Neliniini Kolyvannya, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 443–463, October–December, 2007.     

Stability of convex shells of revolution made of particulate composites with physically nonlinear matrix and damageable inclusions

The problem of bifurcation instability of shells of revolution made of particulate composites with physically nonlinear matrix and damageable inclusions is formulated and solved __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 44, No. 6, pp. 70–80, June 2008.     

Mathematical model of a heterogeneous medium consisting of a matrix and spherical inclusions

A mathematical model of a heterogeneous medium consisting of an elastoplastic matrix and elastic spherical inclusions is constructed. The model takes into account plastic zones, which appear in the vicinity of the inclusions. It is shown that when the effect of plastic zones is taken into account, the averaged “moduli” of volume compression, shear, and yield strength depend not only on the volume concentrations of the inclusions, but also on the mean pressure in the medium. Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Siberian Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090. Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 40, No. 4, pp. 170–178, July–August, 1999.     

Two-Phase Flow in Heterogeneous Porous Media with Non-Wetting Phase Trapping

This article presents a mathematical model describing flow of two fluid phases in a heterogeneous porous medium. The medium contains disconnected inclusions embedded in the background material. The background material is characterized by higher value of the non-wetting-phase entry pressure than the inclusions, which causes non-standard behavior of the medium at the macroscopic scale. During the displacement of the non-wetting fluid by the wetting one, some portions of the non-wetting fluid become trapped in the inclusions. On the other hand, if the medium is initially saturated with the wetting phase, it starts to drain only after the capillary pressure exceeds the entry pressure of the background material. These effects cannot be represented by standard upscaling approaches based on the assumption of local equilibrium of the capillary pressure. We propose a relevant modification of the upscaled model obtained by asymptotic homogenization. The modification concerns the form of flow equations and the calculation of the effective hydraulic functions. This approach is illustrated with two numerical examples concerning oil–water and CO₂–brine flow, respectively.     

Boundary-value problems for differential equations unresolved with respect to the derivative in the space of bounded number sequences

We study a nonlinear countable-point boundary-value problem for a differential equation unresolved with respect to the derivative. This equation and a nonlinear boundary condition are defined in the Banach space of bounded number sequences. We study the reducibility of the posed problem to a multipoint boundary-value problem in a finite-dimensional space. __________ Translated from Neliniini Kolyvannya, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 391–415, July–September, 2007.     

Conditions for the existence of a solution of a Noether boundary-value problem for a second-order system

We consider a weakly nonlinear boundary-value problem for a system of second-order ordinary differential equations. We find a sufficient condition for the existence of at least one solution of this problem and propose a convergent iterative algorithm for the determination of its solution. __________ Translated from Neliniini Kolyvannya, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 368–375, July–September, 2006.