Fundamental solution for bonded materials with a free surface parallel to the interface. Part II: Solutions of concentrated force acting at the interior of the substrate and the case when the force acting at the interface

In this work, the exact analyses are presented for the plane problem of a coating material subjected to a concentrated force acting at the interior of the substrate and the case when the force at the interface. The stress functions are constructed as an infinite series form by utilizing the method of image. According to the orders of the image points from lower to higher, the terms in the stress functions series have the recursive relationships. For the case when the force acting at the substrate, the first two terms are the original stress functions for a homogenous infinite plane subjected to a concentrated force, which are known and simple. For the case when the force acting at the interface, the fundamental solution is obtained for two bonded dissimilar semi-infinite plane. The stress functions in this solution can be used as the first two terms for the problem considered in this paper. Therefore, all other terms can be derived by the recurrence equations explicitly. Also, through comparisons between the theoretical results and the numerical results by FEM, it is verified that the convergence rate of the solutions is very rapid. In most practical cases only the first several image points can ensure the solutions with satisfactory accuracy.     

A piezoelectric screw dislocation interacting with a half-plane trimaterial composite

The electro-elastic stress investigation on the interaction between a screw dislocation and a half-plane trimaterial composite composed of three bonded dissimilar transversely isotropic piezoelectric materials is analyzed in the framework of linear piezoelectricity. Each layer is assumed to have the same material orientation with x ₃ in the poling direction. The dislocations are characterized by a discontinuous displacement and electric potential across the slip plane and are subjected to a line force and a line charge at the core. Based on the complex variable and the method of alternating technique, the solution of electric field and displacement field is expressed in terms of explicit series form. The solutions derived here can be applied to a variety of problems, for example, a half-plane bimaterial, a quarter-plane bimaterial, a quarter-plane material and a rectangular strip etc. Numerical results are provided to show the influences of the material combinations and geometric configurations on the electro-elastic fields and image force calculated through the generalized Peach-Koehler formula. The solutions proposed here can be served as Green??s functions for the analyses corresponding piezoelectric cracking problems.     

The analytical solutions for the wave propagation in a stretched string with a moving mass

This paper derives the analytical solutions for a stretched string subjected to a concentrated mass moving at a constant velocity. From the derived analytical solutions of the contact force between the string and the mass, the displacement responses of the string can be easily obtained. The solutions cover an infinite, semi-infinite or finite string subjected to a moving mass at subsonic, sonic or supersonic velocities. For the semi-infinite or finite strings, the solutions for different types of boundary conditions are presented in both a unified form and in the form of a series of exponential and polynomial functions. The formula derived is shown to be correct by comparison with the semi-analytical method.     

薄膜涂层材料内部受集中力作用时的空间基本解

该文研究了薄膜涂层材料结构形式中薄膜涂层内部受垂直于界面的集中力作用下的显式理论解.基于三维轴对称理论,将位移函数设定为固定于力作用点和各映射点的局部坐标系下的形式,借助界面连续性条件和Dirichlet原理,所有未知位移函数可通过递推方式由无限体受集中力作用的基础解函数得到.该理论解以无穷级数形式给出.最后给出了该理论解和有限元数值计算的结果比较,表明收敛速度很快,一般只需前面几个映射点便可达到足够的精确度.     

Fundamental solutions for small deformations superposed on finite biaxial extension of an elastic body

Infinite and semi-infinite isotropic elastic bodies in finite biaxial extension are in addition subjected to infinitesimal concentrated forces parallel and perpendicular to the extension plane respectively. In the semi-infinite case the forces are on the plane boundary. The problems are analogous to those for transversely isotropic bodies subjected to the infinitesimal concentrated forces only. Solutions to both categories of problems are given with the aid of potential functions. To facilitate the evaluation, expressions for the resultant force on a surface are given in terms of line integrals around the bounding curve. The solutions to the semi-infinite body problems are derived from those to the infinite body problems by adding appropriate potential functions so as to meet the boundary conditions on the plane surface. Computations for the semiinfinite cases of the superposition problems are given.     

Problem on circular-arc cracks between bonded dissimilar materials under concentrated force and moment

The method is very efficient by applying extended Schwarz principle integrated with the analysis of the singularity of complex stress functions to solve some plane-elastic problems under concentrated loads, in Ref.[1], this method is used to deal with the elastic problems of homogeneous plane. In this paper, it is extended to the case of dissimilar materials with co-circular cracks under concentrated force and moment. For several typical cases the solutions of complex stress function in closed form are built up and the stress intensity factors are given. From these solutions, we provide a series of particular results, in which two of them coincide with those in Refs. [1] and [6].     

Elasticity solutions for plane anisotropic functionally graded beams

This paper considers the plane stress problem of generally anisotropic beams with elastic compliance parameters being arbitrary functions of the thickness coordinate. Firstly, the partial differential equation, which is satisfied by the Airy stress function for the plane problem of anisotropic functionally graded materials and involves the effect of body force, is derived. Secondly, a unified method is developed to obtain the stress function. The analytical expressions of axial force, bending moment, shear force and displacements are then deduced through integration. Thirdly, the stress function is employed to solve problems of anisotropic functionally graded plane beams, with the integral constants completely determined from boundary conditions. A series of elasticity solutions are thus obtained, including the solution for beams under tension and pure bending, the solution for cantilever beams subjected to shear force applied at the free end, the solution for cantilever beams or simply supported beams subjected to uniform load, the solution for fixed–fixed beams subjected to uniform load, and the one for beams subjected to body force, etc. These solutions can be easily degenerated into the elasticity solutions for homogeneous beams. Some of them are absolutely new to literature, and some coincide with the available solutions. It is also found that there are certain errors in several available solutions. A numerical example is finally presented to show the effect of material inhomogeneity on the elastic field in a functionally graded anisotropic cantilever beam.     

Green’s functions for plane problem under various boundary conditions and applications

Green’s functions of a point dislocation as well as a concentrated force for the plane problem of an infinite plane containing an arbitrarily shaped hole under stress, displacement, and mixed boundary conditions are stated. The Green’s functions are obtained in closed forms by using the complex stress function method along with the rational mapping function technique, which makes it possible to deal with relatively arbitrary configurations. The stress functions for these problems consist of two parts: a principal part containing singular and multi-valued terms, and a complementary part containing only holomorphic terms. These Green’s functions can be derived without carrying out any integration. The applications of the Green’s functions are demonstrated in studying the interaction of debonding and cracking from an inclusion with a line crack in an infinite plane subjected to remote uniform tension. The Green’s functions should have many other potential applications such as in boundary element method analysis. The boundary integral equations can be simplified by using the Green’s functions as the kernels.     

The degeneration of image singularities from anisotropic materials to isotropic materials for an elastic half-plane

The degeneration of image singularities from an anisotropic material to an isotropic material for a half-plane is discussed in this study. The Green’s functions for anisotropic and isotropic half-planes with traction free boundary subjected to concentrated forces and dislocations have been obtained by many authors. It was commonly accepted that the solution of isotropic problem cannot be derived from anisotropic solutions. However, we believe that this possibility exists as we will demonstrate in this paper. Anisotropic materials include only image singularities of order O(1/r) (i.e., forces and dislocations) existing on image points. There are many image points for anisotropic materials and the locations of these image points depend on the material constants. However, isotropic materials have only one image point with higher order image singularities (O(1/r²), O(1/r³)). From the analysis provided in this study, it is found that the higher order image singularities for an isotropic half-plane are generated by combining the concentrated forces and dislocations when an anisotropic material degenerates to an isotropic material. The solutions of higher order image singularities for isotropic material are dependent. Therefore, these image singularities can be combined to form only three or four simpler image singularities acting on an image point of the isotropic material.     

磁电弹性圆锥顶端作用集中荷载的解析解

当磁电弹性材料特征根互异时，用5个势函数表示的通解出发，对圆锥顶端作用集中扭矩Mx的扭转、集中力Px和点电荷Q的压缩、集中力Px和集中力矩My的弯曲变形问题，用一些调和函数的线性组合分别构造了势函数，并根据边界条件求出了势函数中的待定系数从而确定势函数，再将势函数代入通解得到磁电弹性圆锥顶端作用集中载荷时的位移、电势、磁势、应力、电位移和磁感应强度的三维解析解。此解形式简单便于应用。当圆锥角2α=π时，可退化得到半空间问题的解。     

Image singularities of Green’s functions for isotropic elastic bimaterials subjected to concentrated forces and dislocations

Green’s functions for isotropic materials in the two-dimensional problem for elastic bimaterials with perfectly bonded interface are reexamined in the present study. Although the Green’s function for an isotropic elastic bimaterial subjected to a line force or a line dislocation has been discussed by many authors, the physical meaning and the structure of the solution are not clear. In this investigation, the Green’s function for an elastic bimaterial is shown to consist of eight Green’s functions for a homogeneous infinite plane. One of the novel features is that Green’s functions for bimaterials can be expressed directly by knowing Green’s functions for the infinite plane. If the applied load is located in material 1, the solution for the half-plane of material 1 is constructed with the help of five Green’s functions corresponding to the infinite plane. However, the solution for the half-plane of material 2 only consists of three Green’s functions for the infinite plane. One of the five Green’s functions of material 1 and all the three Green’s functions of material 2 have their singularities located in the half-plane where the load is applied, and the other four image singularities of material 1 are located outside the half-plane at the same distance from the interface as that of the applied load. The nature and magnitude of the image singularities for both materials are presented explicitly from the principle of superposition, and classified according to different loads. It is known that for the problem of anisotropic bimaterials subjected to concentrated forces and dislocations, the image singularities are simply concentrated forces and dislocations with the stress singularity of order O(1/r). However, higher orders (O(1/r²) and O(1/r³)) of stress singularities are found to exist in this study for isotropic bimaterials. The highest order of the stress singularity is O(1/r³) for the image singularities of material 1, and is O(1/r²) for material 2. Using the present solution, Green’s functions associated with the problems of elastic half-plane with free and rigidly fixed boundaries, for homogeneous isotropic elastic solid, are obtained as special cases.     

POLYNOMIAL SOLUTIONS TO PIEZOELECTRIC BEAMS(Ⅱ)--ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS TO TYPICAL PROBLEMS

For the orthotropic piezoelectric plane problem, a series of piezoelectric beams is solved and the corresponding analytical solutions are obtained with the trialand-error method on the basis of the general solution in the case of three distinct eigenvalues, in which all displacements, electrical potential, stresses and electrical displacements are expressed by three displacement functions in terms of harmonic polynomials. These problems are cantilever beam with cross force and point charge at free end, cantilever beam and simply-supported beam subjected to uniform loads on the upper and lower surfaces, and cantilever beam subjected to linear electrical potential.     

POLYNOMIAL SOLUTIONS TO PIEZOELECTRIC BEAMS (Ⅱ)——ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS TO TYPICAL PROBLEMS

IntroductionThis paper is a continuation of Ref.[1],in which a series of orthotropic piezoelectricplane problems was solved and the corresponding exact solutions were obtained with the trial-and-error method,on the basis of the general solution expressed …     

A general solution to some plane problems of micropolar elasticity

We obtain a general solution to the field equations of plane micropolar elasticity for materials characterized by a hexagonal or equilateral triangular structure. These materials exhibit 3-fold symmetry in the plane and the elastic response is isotropic. Utilizing two displacement potential functions, the solution is obtained in terms of two analytic functions and a third function satisfying the modified homogeneous Helmholtz equation. Expressions for the two-dimensional components of displacement, stress, and couple stress, along with the resultant force on a contour, are presented. We observe that micropolar effects are most significant in material regions subjected to large deformation gradients. Specific results are presented for the classical crack problem, the half plane loaded uniformly on the surface, Flamant's problem, and the circular cylinder compressed by equal and opposite concentrated forces.     

A Prestressed Elastic Strip with Elastic Reinforcements

A contact problem is studied for a prestressed elastic strip with an elastic reinforcement. The integral Fourier transform is used to construct an influence function for an infinite strip with one face fixed. A unit concentrated force is applied to the strip at an arbitrary angle. The contact problem on force transfer from a thin infinite stringer to the prestressed strip is solved. The problem is mathematically formulated as a system of integro-differential equations for the unknown contact stresses on the assumption that the beam bending model and the uniaxial stress model are valid for the stringer, which is subjected to both vertical and horizontal forces. This system is solved in a closed form using the integral Fourier transform. The contact stresses are expressed in terms of Fourier integrals in a quite simple form. The influence of the initial stresses on the contact stress distribution is analyzed, and effects of concentrated load are revealed     

Emergent scale behaviour in the effective equations for an elastic metamaterial

Asymptotic homogenisation of an elastic metamaterial consisting of a series of plates interspaced by a fluid is considered. It is shown that the usual method must be extended by the inclusion of a second macroscale, the “emergent scale”, in order to correctly capture the behaviour of this metamaterial at low frequency. The leading order solutions for plane wave propagation are found and the effective constitutive equations derived. At leading order, the dispersion curves for plane wave propagation depend on the direction of propagation and the branch associated with the emergent scale is dispersive. The effective constitutive equations contain some terms, associated with the shear normal to the plates, for which stress is not proportional to strain but rather depends on the third derivative of the normal displacement with respect to transverse position. These terms are not present in the usual form of the Willis equations and the effective fields are non-analytic functions of frequency as the frequency tends to zero.     

The general solution of spherically isotropic magnetoelectroelastic media and its applications

A general solution of the three-dimensional equilibrium problem of spherically isotropic magnetoelectroelastic media is presented. Base on the obtained general solution, exact and compact form solutions are obtained for (1) a spherically isotropic magnetoelectroelastic cone subjected to concentrated force, concentrated couple, a point charge and a point electric current at its apex; (2) a spherically isotropic magnetoelectroelastic space with a concentrated force at the origin; (3) a spherical shell under spherically symmetric deformation; and (4) stress concentration around a spherical cavity subjected to remote uniform tensile force, electric charge and electric current.     

Two-dimensional Green's functions in anisotropic multiferroic bimaterials with a viscous interface

We derive, by virtue of the unified Stroh formalism, the extremely concise and elegant solutions for two-dimensional and (quasi-static) time-dependent Green's functions in anisotropic magnetoelectroelastic multiferroic bimaterials with a viscous interface subjected to an extended line force and an extended line dislocation located in the upper half-plane. It is found for the first time that, in the multiferroic bimaterial Green's functions, there are 25 static image singularities and 50 moving image singularities in the form of the extended line force and extended line dislocation in the upper or lower half-plane. It is further observed that, as time evolves, the moving image singularities, which originate from the locations of the static image singularities, will move further away from the viscous interface with explicit time-dependent locations. Moreover, explicit expression of the time-dependent image force on the extended line dislocation due to its interaction with the viscous interface is derived, which is also valid for mathematically degenerate materials. Several special cases are discussed in detail for the image force expression to illustrate the influence of the viscous interface on the mobility of the extended line dislocation, and various interesting features are observed. These Green's functions can not only be directly applied to the study of dislocation mobility in the novel multiferroic bimaterials, they can also be utilized as kernel functions in a boundary integral formulation to investigate more complicated boundary value problems where multiferroic materials/composites are involved.     

Secondary flows in a layer with a free surface

The loss of stability of a plane-parallel incompressible viscous heat-conducting fluid flow in a horizontal layer subject to a longitudinal temperature gradient is considered. The lower surface of the layer is assumed to be rigid, while the upper one is free with a surface tension coefficient depending linearly on temperature. Both boundaries are assumed to be thermally-insulated. The critical value of the temperature gradient as a function of other relevant parameters is determined by analyzing the spectrum of the linearized problem. Secondary flows arising after the onset of instability are determined from an analysis of the full nonlinear problem using the expansion of the solution in a power series in terms of a supercritical state parameter in the vicinity of the bifurcation point. Three types of secondary flows are studied: plane two-dimensional waves propagating along the temperature gradient; plane waves travelling at a certain angle to the gradient; and three-dimensional waves propagating along the gradient. A numerical method of problem solution, based on the polynomial approximation, is described.Moscow. Translated from Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 5, pp. 85–98, September–October, 1994.     

Problems on collinear cracks between bonded dissimilar materials under concentrated loads

Following Ref. [6], this paper deals with the problem on collinear cracks between bonded dissimilar materials under a concentrated force and moment at an arbitrary point. Several typical solutions of complex stress functions in closed form are formulated and the stress intensity factors are given. These solutions include a series of results of previous researchers, and redress some errors in the researches of problems containing semi-infinite cracks^[3],[4].