Creep equations for orthotropic material based on the theory of local deformations

By introducing a time factor into the local deformation function, the theory of local deformations can be used to unite the theories of plasticity and creep. The local deformation function is taken as a rheological dependence in the form of an integral equation, and it is assumed to vary in a way that depends on the direction relative to the principal isotropic axes. Thus, equations are obtained for an orthotropic material with nonlinear creep. The relations obtained also allow for the variation of Poisson's ratio with time. It is shown that special cases of these expressions were previously used to describe the creep of glass-reinforced plastics at low stresses.Mekhanika polimerov, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 44–49, 1965     

Development of the local strain function and the slip function in statistical theories of plasticity

The development of the concept of a local strain function is examined. The principal forms and methods of approximation of the local strain function are described and compared. A generalization of the local strains theory in differential form is proposed. Yosimura's criticism of the slip theory is shown to be invalid. Certain aspects of the local strains and slip theories are compared.Institute of Polymer Mechanics, Academy of Sciences of the Latvian SSR, Riga. Translated from Mekhanika Polimerov, No. 3, pp. 422–430, May–June, 1969.     

On one mathematical model of creep in superalloys

In [Sv1] a new micromechanical approach to the prediction of creep flow in composites with perfect matrix/particle interfaces, based on the nonlinear Maxwell viscoelastic model, taking into account a finite number of discrete slip systems in the matrix, has been suggested; high-temperature creep in such composites is conditioned by the dynamic recovery of the dislocation structure due to slip/climb motion of dislocations along the matrix/particle interfaces. In this article the proper formulation of the system of PDE's generated by this model is presented, some existence results are obtained and the convergence of Rothe sequences, applied in the specialized software CDS, is studied.     

Modeling of coupled deformation-induced twinning and dislocation slip using incremental energy minimization

The complex interplay between dislocations and deformation-induced twinning leads to a relatively poor formability of magnesium at room temperature. For understanding the complicated behavior of this metal, a novel model is presented. It is based on a variational principle. Within this principle based on energy minimization, dislocation slip is modeled by crystal plasticity theory, while the phase decomposition associated with twinning is considered by sequential laminates. The proposed model captures the transformation of the crystal lattice due to twinning in a continuous fashion by simultaneously taking dislocation slip within both, possibly co-existent, phases into account. (© 2011 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

形式演绎系统L~*中封闭理论的性质及其应用

本文在模糊命题演算的形式演绎系统L~*中引入了封闭理论的概念,讨论了封闭理论的基本性质,并利用封闭理论给出了形式演绎系统L~*的基于公式集的完备性的证明.首先,在形式演绎系统L~*中引入了封闭理论的概念,给出了理论封闭化扩张的方法;其次,在形式演绎系统L~*中引入了完全封闭理论的概念,证明了满足相关条件的完全封闭理论的存在性;第三,对形式演绎系统L~*中的封闭理论确定的同余关系性质进行了讨论,在公式集中引入了强同余关系的概念,给出了封闭理论和强同余关系相互决定的方法;第四,在形式演绎系统L~*中证明了封闭理论型L~*-Lindenbaum代数是R_0代数,并且封闭理论型L~*-Lindenbaum代数是全序的当且仅当封闭理论是完全的;最后,利用完全封闭理论型L~*-Lindenbaum代数完成了形式系统L~*完备性的证明,并改进了原有的结果.     

Boundary slip phenomena in a binary gas mixture

The slip phenomena in gas mixtures are of fundamental significance in the specification of boundary conditions for flows in the slip regime. In a recent paper, new explicit results for the slip coefficients appropriate to binary gas mixtures were reported. The present work being reported extends the previous work to a higher level of accuracy by involving a higher order Chapman-Enskog expansion. In particular, new expressions for the slip coefficients are presented which are applicable for arbitrary models of the intermolecular interaction. Limiting expressions for the slip coefficients are given (for a simple gas) and the accuracy of the theory is discussed. Numerical calculations of the slip coefficients for different binary gas mixtures using the first and second order Chapman-Enskog approximations and the rigid sphere and Lennard-Jones (12-6) potential models have been carried out. The thermal creep and diffusion slip coefficients are found to be sensitive to the order of the approximation and to the potential model used. A comparison of the new higher order results with some of our previously obtained experimental data for the thermal transpiration effect has also been carried out and shows excellent agreement between the theory and the experiments which confirms the accuracy of the theory.     

Micromechanical Simulation of the Hall-Petch Effect with a Crystal Gradient Theory including a Grain Boundary Yield Criterion

A viscoplastic strain gradient crystal plasticity theory based on the gradient of the equivalent plastic strain ∇γ_eq is proposed. A grain boundary yield condition is introduced. The microstructural explanation of the Hall-Petch effect, accounting for notch-like stress concentrations at the grain boundary as a result of discrete slip bands, is reviewed. Periodic tensile test FEM simulation results illustrate the prediction of the numerical model. (© 2013 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

3D FEA of Size Effects in Deformation of Thin Metallic Films

The purpose of this work is to analyze size effects in the deformation occurring during nanoindentation-tests of thin metallic films on ceramic substrates. It is well known that classical phenomenological theories of plasticity are hardly applicable in cases of very small dimensions of a body [1]. Thus, the dependency of the mechanical behavior of thin films on the thickness can not be studied in the framework of classical theories. In order to simulate numerically the deformation, a specific material model has been chosen which is able to account for size effects. It bases on the theory of ”Mechanism Strain Gradient” (MSG) plasticity [2] in conjunction with the deformation theory of plasticity. The material model has been implemented via the user defined element subroutine (UEL) in the commercial FE code ABAQUS/Standard as a ten-node tetrahedron-element. With the developed subroutine the deformation of thin copper films on Si substrates during nanoindentation-tests has been simulated. Different material models of the indentor (rigid and elastic) as well as different friction conditions between the film and the pyramidal indentor were tested. Furthermore, the influence of an additional oxide layer on the films surface has been analysed. In order to verify the numerical investigations, results from nanoindentation experiments have been used for comparison [4]. The FE simulations for different thicknesses in the range of 100-600nm showed a very good agreement with the experiments. In particular, the size dependency of the force-displacement curves, calculated by using the developed subroutine, is in rather good agreement with experiments. (© 2006 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Photoelastic determination of polymer creep stresses and strains

A physical basis provided for the relation between the measured optical quantities and the unknown mechanical quantities in the photoelastic determination of stresses and strains. Questions relating to the "freezing in" of strains are considered in connection with creep tests on models made of optically sensitive polymeric materials. The determination of the stress concentration at the edge of an opening in a strip tested in creep is considered as an example of the application of the theory.Moscow. Translated from Mekhanika Polimerov, No. 4, pp. 739–746, July–August, 1970.     

Plastic flow in a conical channel: Qualitative features of the solutions under different yield conditions

The problem of the convergence of the solutions of problems of plasticity theory, with a yield condition which depends on the hydrostatic stress, to solutions based on classical plasticity theory with von Mises or Tresea conditions is considered, with a particular choice of the parameters of the material model. For the case of axisymmetric flow of material in a channel with converging and diverging walls, solutions according to two plasticity theories with a yield condition which depends on the hydrostatic stress are compared with the classical solution. It is shown that only the solution using Spencer's model shows all the main features of the classical solution. As the internal criterion of the choice of the preferred plasticity theory when examining a special class of problems, it is suggested that the criterion of the convergence of the solutions to the solutions of classical plasticity theory should be used.     

Quasilinear theory of viscoelasticity and the small parameter method

A closed quasilinear quadratic theory of viscoelasticity is proposed for bodies with physical nonlincarity. All the basic unique relations between the stress and strain tensors and time are established. Time relations between the invariant characteristics of combined loading processes are given. Integral equations relating the secondary kernels of creep and relaxation are obtained, and their connection with the corresponding kernels of the linear theory is determined. The singular properties of the kernels are elucidated, and their principal parts are isolated. Examples of possible expressions for the secondary kernels are given, and their general properties are examined.Mekhanika Polimerov, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 170–189, 1966Read at the Riga Conference on Polymer Mechanics, 11 November 1965.     

Problems of the theory of deformation of polymeric materials under complex loading

Research on problems of the theory of deformation of polymeric materials under complex loading based on a synthesis of creep theories and the local strains theory is reviewed.Presented at the 2nd All-Union Conference on Polymer Mechanics, Riga, November 10–12, 1971.M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University. Institute of Polymer Mechanics, Academy of Sciences of the Latvian SSR, Riga. Translated from Mekhanika Polimerov, No. 3, pp. 434–443, May–June, 1972.     

A Shared Framework for Consequence Operations and Abstract Model Theory

In this paper we develop an abstract theory of adequacy. In the same way as the theory of consequence operations is a general theory of logic, this theory of adequacy is a general theory of the interactions and connections between consequence operations and its sound and complete semantics. Addition of axioms for the connectives of propositional logic to the basic axioms of consequence operations yields a unifying framework for different systems of classical propositional logic. We present an abstract model-theoretical semantics based on model mappings and theory mappings. Between the classes of models and theories, i.e., the set of sentences verified by a model, it obtains a connection that is well-known within algebra as Galois correspondence. Many basic semantical properties can be derived from this observation. A sentence A is a semantical consequence of T if every model of T is also a model of A. A model mapping is adequate for a consequence operation if its semantical inference operation is identical with the consequence operation. We study how properties of an adequate model mapping reflect the properties of the consequence operation and vice versa. In particular, we show how every concept of the theory of consequence operations can be formulated semantically.     

A successive approximations method of designing viscoplastic film structures

The solution of problems in which plasticity and creep have to be taken into account necessitates the formulation of cumber some nonlinear differential equations. Finding a solution (analytical or numerical) of these equations is a complex mathematical problem. In some cases, when more detailed data on the mechanical properties of the material in a complex stress state are available, the solution of such problems can be simplified by making use of the aging theory associated with the Tresca-St. Venant conditions of creep. A numerical solution is obtained in this case with the aid of geometrical conditions and equilibrium equations; the accuracy of the solution is determined by the number of approximations.Mekhanika Polimerov, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 137–144, 1965     

Boundary-Value Problems of the Theory of Thin and Nonthin Orthotropic Shells with Account of Nonlinearly Elastic Properties and Low Shear Rigidity of Composite Materials

The basic geometric and physical relations and resolving equations of the theory of thin and nonthin orthotropic composite shells with account of nonlinear properties and low shear rigidity of their materials are presented. They are derived based on two theories, namely the theory of anisotropic shells employing the Timoshenko or Kirchhoff-Love hypothesis and the nonlinear theory of elasticity and plasticity of anisotropic media in combination with the Lagrange variational principle. The procedure and algorithm for the numerical solution of nonlinear (linear) problems are based on the method of successive approximations, the difference-variational method, and the Lagrange multiplier method. Calculations of the stress-strain state for a spherical shell with a circular opening loaded with internal pressure are presented. The effect of transverse shear strains and physical nonlinearity of the material on the distribution of maximum deflections and circumferential stresses in the shell, obtained according to two variants of the shell theories, is studied. A comparison of the results of the problem solution in linear and nonlinear statements with and without account of the shell shear strains is given. The numerical data obtained for thin and nonthin (medium thick) composite shells are analyzed.     

Inelastic constants of oriented glass-reinforced plastic as a function of temperature

Experimental data are compared with theory for certain laws of inelastic deformation of oriented glass-reinforced plastic of the SVAM type at elevated temperatures. The possibility of describing the creep process by means of a nonlinear constitutive equation is considered. The existence of a discrete relaxation-time spectrum is demonstrated in connection with long-term creep. The experimental and theoretical results are compared with allowance for the discrete relaxation-time spectrum. The agreement is shown to be perfectly satisfactory.Mekhanika Polimerov, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 279–285, 1967     

Creep of Single Crystals – Modelling and Numerical Aspects

A number of constitutive models, utilizing both microstructural and/or phenomenological considerations, have been developed for the simulation of the creep behaviour of nickel-base single crystal superalloys at elevated temperatures. In this work, emphasis is placed on the rate-dependent single crystal plasticity model [1]. A strategy for the identification of the material parameters of the model to fit the results from experiments has been implemented. The parameter fitting methodology rests upon a two-membered evolution strategy. In addition, a proposal is made for the extension of the Cailletaud model [1] by means of an evolution equation for a damage variable which enables the modelling of the tertiary creep stage. (© 2005 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Algebraic Characterizations for Universal Fragments of Logic

In this paper we address our efforts to extend the well-known connection in equational logic between equational theories and fully invariant congruences to other–possibly infinitary–logics. In the special case of algebras, this problem has been formerly treated by H. J. Hoehnke [10] and R. W. Quackenbush [14]. Here we show that the connection extends at least up to the universal fragment of logic. Namely, we establish that the concept of (infinitary) universal theory matches the abstract notion of fully invariant system. We also prove that, inside this wide group of theories, the ones which are strict universal Horn correspond to fully invariant closure systems, whereas those which are universal atomic can be characterized as principal fully invariant systems.     

A ternary phase bi-scale FE-model for diffusion-driven dendritic alloy solidification processes

It is of high interest to describe alloy solidification processes with numerical simulations. In order to predict the material behavior as precisely as possible, a ternary phase, bi-scale numerical model will be presented. This paper is based on a coupled thermo-mechanical, two-phase, two-scale finite element model developed by Moj et al. [2], where the theory of porous media (TPM) [1] has been used. Finite plasticity extended by secondary power-law creep is utilized to describe the solid phase and linear visco-elasticity with Darcy's law of permeability for the liquid phase, respectively. Here, the microscopic, temperature-driven phase transition approach is replaced by the diffusion-driven 0D model according to Wang and Beckermann [3]. The decisive material properties during solidification are captured by phenomenological formulations for dendritic growth and solute diffusion processes. A columnar as well as an equiaxial solidification example will be shown to demonstrate the principal performance of the presented model. (© 2016 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Some Results on Minimum Aberration Mixed-level （2^r）2^n Factorial Designs

Mukerjee and Wu(2001) employed projective geometry theory to find the wordlength pattern of a regular mixed factorial design in terms of its complementary set, but only for the numbers of words of length 3 or 4.In this paper,by introducing a concept of consulting design and based on the connection between factorial design theory and cod- ing theory,we obtain some combinatorial identities that relate the wordlength pattern of a regular mixed-level (2~r)2~n factorial design to that of its consulting design.Consequently,a general rule for identifying minimum aberration (2~r)2~n factorial designs through their con- sulting designs is established.It is an improvement and generalization of the related result in Mukerjee and Wu(2001).