Time reversal for obstacle location in elastodynamics from acoustic recording

The Note is concerned with a feasibility study of time reversal in a non-homogeneous elastic medium, from data recorded in an acoustic medium. Our aim here is to determine the presence and some physical properties of elastic “inclusions” (unknown, not observable solid objects, characterized by their elastic properties) from partial observations of acoustic waves scattered by these inclusions. A finite element numerical method, based on a variational acousto-elastodynamics formulation, is derived and used to solve the forward, and then, the time-reversed problem. A criterion, derived from the reverse time migration framework, is introduced, to help construct images of the inclusions to be determined. Numerical illustrations on configurations that mimic the breast cancer configuration are proposed, and show that one can differentiate between two inclusions, even with different properties.     

Effects of axial magnetic field and nonextensivity on small amplitude dust acoustic solitary waves in dusty plasma

The nonlinear propagation of small amplitude dust‐acoustic (DA) solitary waves in magnetized dusty plasma consisting of negatively charged mobile dust fluid, and Boltzmann‐distributed electrons and ions with two distinct temperatures following a q‐nonextensive distribution are investigated. In this article, a number of nonlinear equations, namely, the Korteweg–de‐Vries (K‐dV) equations, have been derived by employing the reductive perturbation technique that is valid for a small but finite amplitude limit. The effects of nonextensivity of ions with two distinct temperatures and dust concentration on the amplitude and width of DA solitary waves are investigated theoretically. It is observed that both the nonextensive and low‐temperatures ions significantly modify the basic properties and polarities of DA solitary waves. It is shown that both positive and negative potential DA solitons occur in this case. The implications of these results to some astrophysical environments and space plasmas (e.g., stellar polytropes, peculiar velocity distributions of galaxies, and collisionless thermal plasma), and laboratory dusty plasma systems are briefly mentioned.     

Bragg-induced oscillations in non-PT complex photonic lattices

We investigate Bragg-induced oscillations in complex non-PT periodic structures, that is, a periodic medium with gain and loss and not necessarily symmetric under the combined action of parity and time reversal operations. We compare our analytic results based on the expansion of the optical field in Bragg-resonant plane waves with a direct numerical integration of the paraxial wave equation beyond the shallow potential approximation and using a wide Gaussian beam as initial condition. In particular, we study under which conditions a mode trapping phenomenon may still be observed and to inspect how the energy exchange between the spectral modes takes place during propagation in this more general class of asymmetric complex potentials.     

动载作用下复合型裂纹扩展的近场动力学模拟

构建改进的非局部近场动力学模型和粒子系统动力加载算法,开展复合型裂纹动力扩展过程模拟。在常规近场动力学微极模型中引入能反映非局部长程力尺寸效应的核函数修正项,以提高计算精度和收敛稳定性。通过模拟动载作用下含复合型裂纹混凝土三点弯梁的裂纹扩展与破坏过程并与试验结果对比,验证了本文模型和算法的可靠性。在此基础上,通过分组模拟分析了动载作用下,初始裂纹的位置、长度和方向对含复合型裂纹三点弯梁破坏模式、起裂时间与承载能力的影响规律。     

求解I型裂纹构元J积分的半解析方法

表征裂纹尖端应力应变场程度的J积分是一个定义明确、理论严密的弹塑性断裂力学基础参量. 目前J积分的计算主要是依靠塑性因子法和有限元法,但对各类裂纹构元获得J积分以及载荷-位移关系的解析公式以实现材料断裂韧性理论预测和材料测试是断裂力学的重要和困难的任务. 以J积分为参量的材料断裂测试中应用最广的是I型裂纹试样的断裂韧性测试. 本文在平面应变条件下,针对断裂韧性测试中使用的6种I型裂纹构元,基于能量等效假设,提出了J积分-载荷和载荷-位移的工程半解析统一表征方法,进而结合有限元分析的少量计算获得J积分-载荷和载荷-位移关系的半解析公式待定参数. 分析表明,6种I型裂纹构元的J积分-载荷和载荷-位移统一公式的预测结果与有限元结果吻合良好. 新提出的J积分-载荷工程半解析公式包含了材料的弹性模量、应力强度系数和应变硬化指数,能够广泛适应不同的材料,且运用该公式能够方便获取任意载荷点对应的J积分值. 应用新方法可便于获得各类I型裂纹构元的J积分-载荷和载荷-位移工程半解析公式.      

裂纹问题的一致性高阶无网格法

一致性高阶无网格法能高效精确地求解连续体问题，尤其是能得到高精度的应力场。本文将该方法拓展到应力解析精度至关重要的裂纹问题（即非连续体问题）的数值分析。采用背景积分网格描述裂纹几何，基于无需增加节点额外自由度的虚拟节点法描述裂纹处位移场的间断，提出了虚拟节点的引入算法和断裂单元的数值积分方法。为进一步模拟裂纹扩展，采用相互作用积分方法计算应力强度因子，裂纹的扩展方向由最大周向应力准则确定。数值结果表明，本文发展方法能够精确地通过间断分片试验；相较于标准的高阶无网格法和低阶一致性无网格法，本文的一致性高阶无网格法显著改善了应力强度因子的计算精度，能够准确预测裂纹扩展路径。     

基于Visco-SCRAM模型的侵彻装药点火研究

针对弹体侵彻过程中装药的安全性，基于黏弹性统计裂纹力学(visco-statistical crack mechanics, Visco-SCRAM)模型计算装药整体温升、装药裂纹摩擦生热以及弹体装药与壳体摩擦生热，考察这3种机制对装药温升的贡献以及侵彻装药的点火机制，得到了装药点火对应的弹体侵彻临界初始速度。结果表明:(1)装药与弹体内壁摩擦生热对装药温升有一定贡献，随着弹体初始撞击速度的提高，摩擦生热对温升的贡献逐渐增大；(2)黏性、损伤和绝热体积变化导致的装药整体温升对装药点火的作用有限; (3)裂纹摩擦形成热点是侵彻装药点火的物理机制；(4)采用Visco-SCRAM模型可预测低强度、长脉冲载荷作用下的装药点火响应。     

The study of wave motion in the Talbot interferometer with a lens

We present the study of the wave motion in the Talbot interferometer with an additional element such as a lens for all related audiences. Our solutions are in the analytic form. A general principle of the Talbot effect, which is the optical near-field effect, is the Fresnel diffraction. The Fresnel integral is rather complicated. We therefore introduce an alternative method which is based on the wave propagation through the transmission functions of the grating and the lens. Our method has been proved by a simple experimental setup.     

A higher-order nonlocal elasticity and strain gradient theory and its applications in wave propagation

In recent years there have been many papers that considered the effects of material length scales in the study of mechanics of solids at micro- and/or nano-scales. There are a number of approaches and, among them, one set of papers deals with Eringen's differential nonlocal model and another deals with the strain gradient theories. The modified couple stress theory, which also accounts for a material length scale, is a form of a strain gradient theory. The large body of literature that has come into existence in the last several years has created significant confusion among researchers about the length scales that these various theories contain. The present paper has the objective of establishing the fact that the length scales present in nonlocal elasticity and strain gradient theory describe two entirely different physical characteristics of materials and structures at nanoscale. By using two principle kernel functions, the paper further presents a theory with application examples which relates the classical nonlocal elasticity and strain gradient theory and it results in a higher-order nonlocal strain gradient theory. In this theory, a higher-order nonlocal strain gradient elasticity system which considers higher-order stress gradients and strain gradient nonlocality is proposed. It is based on the nonlocal effects of the strain field and first gradient strain field. This theory intends to generalize the classical nonlocal elasticity theory by introducing a higher-order strain tensor with nonlocality into the stored energy function. The theory is distinctive because the classical nonlocal stress theory does not include nonlocality of higher-order stresses while the common strain gradient theory only considers local higher-order strain gradients without nonlocal effects in a global sense. By establishing the constitutive relation within the thermodynamic framework, the governing equations of equilibrium and all boundary conditions are derived via the variational approach. Two additional kinds of parameters, the higher-order nonlocal parameters and the nonlocal gradient length coefficients are introduced to account for the size-dependent characteristics of nonlocal gradient materials at nanoscale. To illustrate its application values, the theory is applied for wave propagation in a nonlocal strain gradient system and the new dispersion relations derived are presented through examples for wave propagating in Euler–Bernoulli and Timoshenko nanobeams. The numerical results based on the new nonlocal strain gradient theory reveal some new findings with respect to lattice dynamics and wave propagation experiment that could not be matched by both the classical nonlocal stress model and the contemporary strain gradient theory. Thus, this higher-order nonlocal strain gradient model provides an explanation to some observations in the classical and nonlocal stress theories as well as the strain gradient theory in these aspects.     

Comparative analysis of shape memory-based self-healing coatings

Self-healing materials exhibit the ability to repair and to recover their functionality upon damage. Here, we report on an investigation into preparation and characterization of shape memory assisted self-healing coatings. We built on past work in which poly(ε-caprolactone) electrospun fibers were infiltrated with a shape memory epoxy matrix and delve into fabricating and characterizing a coating with the same materials, but employing a blending approach, polymerization induced phase separation. After applying controlled damage, the ability of both coatings to self-heal upon heating was investigated. In both methods, coatings showed excellent thermally induced crack closure and protection against corrosion, with the blend approach being more suitable for large-scale applications given its process simplicity. Two different approaches to the preparation of shape memory-based self-healing coatings were compared for their ability to heal structurally and functionally by heating. These two approaches, electrospinning versus polymerization-induced phase separation were found to feature comparable and quite complete healing, with the latter system offering the advantage of facile processing. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2016 , 54, 1415–1426