Axisymmetric problem of a nonhomogeneous elastic layer

Summary The paper deals with a theoretical treatment of elastic behavior for a medium with nonhomogeneous materials property, which is defined by the relation , i.e., shear modulus of elasticity G varies with the dimensionless axial coordinate by the power product form, arbitrarily. Fundamental differential equation for such nonhomogeneous medium has been already proposed in [5]. It is given by a second-order partial differential equation. However, it was found that the fundamental equation is not sufficient in general to solve several kinds of boundary-value problems. On the other hand, it is shown in the present paper making use of the fundamental equations system for a nonhomogeneous medium, which has been proposed in our previous paper [7], it is possible to solve axisymmetric problems for a thick plate (layer) subjected to an arbitrarily distributed load or a concentrated load on its surfaces. Numerical calculations are carried out for several cases, taking into account the variation of the nonhomogeneous parameter m. The numerical results for displacements stress and components are shown in graphical form. Accepted for publication 25 March 1997     

The transient piezothermoelastic problem of a thick functionally graded thermopiezoelectric strip due to nonuniform heat supply

This paper is concerned with the theoretical treatment of the transient piezothermoelastic problem involving a thick functionally graded thermopiezoelectric strip due to nonuniform heat supply in the width direction. The thermal, thermoelastic and piezoelectric constants of the strip are assumed to vary exponentially in the thickness direction. The transient two-dimensional temperature is analyzed by the methods of Laplace and finite sine transformations. We obtain the exact solution for a simply supported strip under the state of plane strain. Some numerical results for the temperature change, the displacement, the stress and electric potential distributions are presented in figures and table. Furthermore, the influence of the nonhomogeneity of the material and that of the electric boundary conditions are investigated.     

Neural network optimization of material composition of a functionally graded material plate at arbitrary temperature range and temperature rise

Summary A neural network model is applied to optimization problems of material compositions for a functionally graded material plate with arbitrarily distributed and continuously varied material properties in the thickness direction. Unsteady temperature distribution is evaluated by taking into account the bounds of the number of the layers. Thermal stress components for an infinite functionally graded material plate are formulated under traction-free mechanical conditions. As a numerical example, a plate composed of zirconium oxide and titanium alloy is considered. In the optimization problem of minimizing the thermal stress distribution, the numerical calculations are carried out making use of the neural network. The optimum material composition is determined by taking into account the effect of temperature-dependence of material properties. The results obtained by neural network and ordinary nonlinear programming method are compared. Received 3 March 1998; accepted for publication 22 May 1998     

Two-dimensional thermoelastic analysis of a functionally graded cylindrical panel due to nonuniform heat supply

This paper is concerned with the theoretical treatment of the steady-state thermoelastic problem of a functionally graded cylindrical panel due to nonuniform heat supply in the circumferential direction. The thermal and thermoelastic constants of the cylindrical panel are expressed as power functions of the radial coordinate. We obtain the exact solution for the two-dimensional temperature change in a steady state, and thermal stresses of a simple supported cylindrical panel under the state of plane strain. Some numerical results are shown in figures and tables. Furthermore, the influence of the nonhomogeneity of the material, the radius ratio and the span angle upon the temperature change, displacements and stresses is investigated.     

Fast Enumeration Algorithms for Non-crossing Geometric Graphs

A non-crossing geometric graph is a graph embedded on a set of points in the plane with non-crossing straight line segments. In this paper we present a general framework for enumerating non-crossing geometric graphs on a given point set. Applying our idea to specific enumeration problems, we obtain faster algorithms for enumerating plane straight-line graphs, non-crossing spanning connected graphs, non-crossing spanning trees, and non-crossing minimally rigid graphs. Our idea also produces efficient enumeration algorithms for other graph classes, for which no algorithm has been reported so far, such as non-crossing matchings, non-crossing red-and-blue matchings, non-crossing k-vertex or k-edge connected graphs, or non-crossing directed spanning trees. The proposed idea is relatively simple and potentially applies to various other problems of non-crossing geometric graphs.     

Facile synthesis of optically active oxindoles by copper-catalyzed asymmetric monotosylation of prochiral 1,3-diols

A facile synthetic method toward optically active 3,3-disubstituted oxindoles with excellent enantioselectivity was achieved using chiral copper-catalyzed desymmetrization of prochiral 1,3-diols. The monotosylated product was transformed into oxindole derivatives efficiently.     

Aqueous self-aggregates of amphiphilic zinc 3-hydroxy- and 3-methoxy-chlorins for supramolecular light-harvesting systems

Aqueous aggregates of zinc 3¹-hydroxy- and 3¹-methoxy-13¹-oxo-chlorins possessing a hydrophilic tetraoxyethylene chain were prepared. Zinc 3¹-methoxy-chlorin formed a well-ordered aggregate without intermolecular hydrogen bonding which has been widely accepted in most structural models for BChl-c, d, e aggregates in a major light-harvesting antenna of green photosynthetic bacteria, chlorosome.     

Characterization of vacancy-type defects and phosphorus donors introduced in 6H-SiC by ion implantation

Received: 18 February 1998/Accepted: 5 June 1998     

A basic study on the sound field analysis of periodic structures by boundary integral equation method

This study deals with the development of the approximate method to analyze the sound field around equally spaced finite obstacles, using the periodic boundary condition. First, on the assumption that the equally spaced finite obstacles are the periodically arranged obstacles, the sound field is analyzed by boundary integral equation method with a Green’s function which satisfies the periodic boundary condition. Furthermore, by comparing these results and the exact solution by using the fundamental solution as Green’s function, the validity of the approximate method is also investigated. Next, in order to evaluate the applicability of the approximate method, the simple formula using some parameters, i.e., the frequency, the period, and the number of obstacles, etc., is proposed. The results of the sound field analysis applied the formula are presented.     

On some slowly convergent series involving the Hurwitz zeta-function

We shall extract the essence of the Adamchik–Srivastava generating function method (Analysis (Munich) 18 (1998) 131) by proving the most far-reaching Ramanujan–Yoshimoto formula and by showing that some of the results stated in Srivastava and Choi (Series Associated with the Zeta and Related Functions, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 2001) are simple consequences of the above-mentioned formula.