Anti-Plane stress analysis of orthotropic rectangular planes weakened by multiple defects

The solution of a Volterra type screw dislocation problem in an orthotropic rectangular plane with finite length and width and various boundary conditions is obtained by means of a separation of variables technique. A distributed dislocation method is employed to obtain integral equations of the plane with cracks and cavities under an anti-plane traction. The ensuing equations are of the Cauchy singular type and have been solved numerically. Several examples are presented to demonstrate the applicability of the proposed solution.     

In-plane analysis of a cracked orthotropic half-plane

The stress fields in an orthotropic half-plane containing Volterra type climb and glide edge dislocations under plane stress condition are derived. The dislocation solutions are utilized to formulate integral equations for dislocation density functions on the surface of smooth cracks embedded in the half-plane under in-plane loads. The integral equations are of Cauchy singular type which are solved numerically. The dislocation density functions are employed to evaluate modes I and II stress intensity factors for multiple cracks with different configurations.     

Contact stress analysis of an elastic half-plane containing multiple inclusions

This paper presents a two-dimensional contact stress analysis to investigate the effects of multiple inclusions on the contact pressure and subsurface stresses in an elastic half-plane. The boundary element method is used to analyze the contact problem where a set of integral equations is derived on the contact region and the matrix–inclusion interfaces. As the contact region is unknown a priori, an iterative procedure is implemented to determine the actual contact region and the contact pressure, and the tractions and displacements on the matrix–inclusion interfaces are obtained by solving the integral equations numerically. Numerical results show that the inclusions near contact surface could cause significant alterations in the contact pressure distribution. The stiff inclusions could toughen the surrounding material and reduce the internal stresses while the soft inclusions could increase the subsurface stresses.     

The stress intensity variation of an orthotropic perforated plate containing an internal crack

Summary The elastic problem of an infinite orthotropic plate with different roots of its characteristic equation, when the fibers are oriented perpendicularly to an internal crack, and is weakened by an elliptic hole, is solved using Lekhnitskii's theory. The plate is subjected to prescribed stresses at infinity, while the boundary conditions are given at the flanks of the crack, at the rim of the perforation and at infinity.Using the complex-variable method, the solution of the problem is reduced to the evaluation of Cauchy-type integrals concerning the analytic functions of the problem. The numerical solution of the problem revealed an intense variation of mode-I stress intensity factors (SIF) at the crack tips due to the increase of either the crack length, or the distance of the near-by rack tip from the center of the hole. Furthermore, it was found that orthotropy strongly influences the intensity of stresses at the crack tips. These findings are in complete agreement with results given in a previous work by the authors, concerning a similar problem for an orthotropic plate, which, however, constitutes a special case, where the material presents equal roots for its characteristic equation [1].

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Spannungsintensitätsvarianten einer orthotropen Platte mit einem Loch und innerem Riß

Zusammenfassung Das elastische Problem einer unendlichen, orthotropen Platte mit verschiedenen Wurzeln ihrer charakteristischen Gleichung wird im Falle, daß die Fasern senkrecht zu einem inneren Riß verlaufen und daß sie durch ein elliptisches Loch geschwächt sind, im Rahmen der Lekhnitskii-Theorie gelöst. Die Platte wird im Unendlichen einer vorgeschriebenen Spannung unterworfen, während die Randbedingungen an den Rißflanken, am Lochrand und im Unendlichen gegeben sind.Mit Hilfe der Methode der komplexen Variable wird die Lösung des Problems zurückgeführt auf die Berechnung von Cauchy-Integralen der analytischen Funktionen des Problems. Die numerische Lösung des Problems zeigt eine starke Abhängigkeit von Mode-I-Spannungsintensitätsfaktoren (SIF) an den Rißspitzen von der Rißlänge oder des Ligaments zwischen der Rißplatte und dem Loch. Weiterhin wurde gezeigt, daß Orthotropie starken Einfluß auf die Spannungsintensität hat. Diese Beobachtungen stehen in voller Übereinstimmung mit Resultaten aus der Arbeit [1] über ein ähnliches Problem für eine orthotrope Platte, wo allerdings die Wurzel der charakteristischen Gleichung identisch sind.

     

Thermoelastic stress analysis of orthotropic composites

The temperature variation in a cyclically loaded orthotropic composite is proportional to a linear combination of the changes in the normal stresses in the directions of material symmetry. An effective method is presented here to determine the individual stresses from measured thermoelastic data in a region adjacent to an arbitrarily shaped fraction-free boundary of loaded orthotropic composites. The method, which is based on equilibrium and compatibility, uses complex-variable formulations involving conformal mappings, analytic continuation and numerical techniques.     

考虑尺度影响的平面正交各向异性功能梯度微梁的屈曲分析

基于新修正偶应力理论,建立了能描述尺度效应的各向异性功能梯度微梁的屈曲分析模型。基于最小势能原理推导了控制方程及边界条件,并以简支梁为例分析了屈曲载荷及尺度效应受材料尺度参数和几何尺寸的影响。算例结果表明,在材料几何尺寸较小时,本文模型预测到的屈曲载荷明显大于传统理论的结果,有效地反映了尺度效应。几何尺寸较大时,尺度效应消失,本文模型将自动退化为传统宏观模型。模型反映出不同方向上的尺度参数对各向异性材料影响的效果不同。     

A plane stress anisotropic plastic flow theory for orthotropic sheet metals

A phenomenological theory is presented for describing the anisotropic plastic flow of orthotropic polycrystalline aluminum sheet metals under plane stress. The theory uses a stress exponent, a rate-dependent effective flow strength function, and five anisotropic material functions to specify a flow potential, an associated flow rule of plastic strain rates, a flow rule of plastic spin, and an evolution law of isotropic hardening of a sheet metal. Each of the five anisotropic material functions may be represented by a truncated Fourier series based on the orthotropic symmetry of the sheet metal and their Fourier coefficients can be determined using experimental data obtained from uniaxial tension and equal biaxial tension tests. Depending on the number of uniaxial tension tests conducted, three models with various degrees of planar anisotropy are constructed based on the proposed plasticity theory for power-law strain hardening sheet metals. These models are applied successfully to describe the anisotropic plastic flow behavior of 10 commercial aluminum alloy sheet metals reported in the literature.     

Impact of a plane die on an elastic orthotropic half-plane

To study the process of impact of a rigid body on the surface of an elastic body made of a composite material, we consider a nonstationary dynamic contact problem about the impact of a plane rigid die on an elastic orthotropic half-plane. The problem is reduced to solving an integral equation of the first kind for the Laplace transform of the contact stresses under the die base. An approximate solution of the integral equation is constructed with the use of a special approximation to the symbol of the kernel of the integral equation in the complex plane. The inverse Laplace transform of the solution results in determining the scalar contact stress field on the die base, the force exerted by the die on the elastic medium, and the vertical displacement field of the free surface of the orthotropic medium out side the die. The solutions thus obtained permit studying specific features of the process of die penetration into an orthotropic medium and the strain properties of the medium.     

In-plane waves in an elastic solid containing a cracked slab region

Propagation of longitudinal and transverse waves in an elastic solid that contains a cracked slab region is investigated. The cracks have a uniform probability density in the slab region, are parallel to the boundaries of the slab, and the solid is uncracked on either side of the slab. The waves are normally incident on the cracks. It is shown that the resulting average total motion in the solid is governed by a pair of coupled integral equations. These equations are solved under the special assumption that the average exciting motion near a fixed crack is equal to the average total motion. In this case, one finds that in the cracked region, where multiple scattering occurs, there is a forward motion and a backward motion. The two motions have identical frequency-dependent velocity and attenuation, for which simple closed-form formulae are obtained. Simple formulae are also obtained for the wave amplitudes outside the slab. Numerical results corresponding to the velocity, attenuation, reflection amplitude, and transmission amplitude are presented for several values of crack density and slab thickness.     

An exact transient analysis of plane wave diffraction by a crack in an orthotropic or transversely isotropic solid

A transient plane strain analysis of diffraction of plane waves by a semi-infinite crack in an unbounded orthotropic or transversely isotropic solid is performed. The waves approach the crack at a general oblique angle, and are of two types, a normal stress pulse and a shear stress pulse, i.e. a P- and an SV-wave, respectively, in the isotropic limit. A class of materials that includes this limit and beryl, cobalt, ice, magnesium and titanium is chosen for illustration, and exact solutions are obtained for the initial/mixed boundary value problems.In contrast to related work, a factorization in the Laplace transform space is used to simplify the solution forms and the Wiener-Hopf component of the solution process, and to yield a more compact expression for the Rayleigh wave speed. Calculations for this speed, the two allowable, direction-dependent, plane wave speeds, and quantities related to the Mode I and Mode II dynamic stress intensity factors are given for the five anisotropic materials mentioned.     

Dynamic stress intensity factors of multiple cracks in a functionally graded orthotropic half-plane

In the present paper dynamic stress intensity factor and strain energy density factor of multiple cracks in the functionally graded orthotropic half-plane under time-harmonic loading are investigated. By utilizing the Fourier transformation technique the stress fields are obtained for a functionally graded orthotropic half-plane containing a Volterra screw dislocation. The variations of the material properties are assumed to be exponential forms which the equilibrium has an analytical solution. The dislocation solution is utilized to formulate integral equation for the half-plane weakened by multiple smooth cracks under anti-plane deformation. The integral equations are of Cauchy singular type at the location of dislocation which are solved numerically to obtain the dislocation density on the faces of the cracks. The dislocation densities are employed to determined stress intensity factor and strain energy density factors (SEDFs) for multiple smooth cracks under anti-plane deformation. Numerical examples are provided to show the effects of material properties and the crack configuration on the dynamic stress intensity factors and SEDFs of the functionally graded orthotropic half-plane with multiple curved cracks.     

ELASTIC ANALYSIS OF ORTHOTROPIC PLANE PROBLEMS BY THE SPLINE FICTITIOUS BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD

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Nonaxisymmetric waves in an orthotropic timoshenko shell containing a viscous fluid

Institute of Mechanics, Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR, Kiev. Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 26, No. 12, pp. 22–28, December, 1990.     

On the plane problem of orthotropic quasi-static thermoelasticity

The plane displacement boundary value problem of quasi-static linear orthotropic thermoelasticity is discussed. The thermoelastic system on a bounded simply-connected domain is decoupled. The decoupled temperature equation is investigated by using an accurate estimate and the contractive mapping principle. Representation of solution of the field equation is obtained, and some solvability results are proved. The results are of both theoretical and numerical interest.     

Thermo-stress concentration of an orthotropic plate weakened by multiple elliptical holes

A laminate weakened by multiple elliptical holes of arbitrary distribution, arbitrary orientation and arbitrary dimensions, is treated as an anisotropic, infinite, multiple connected thin plate. By Faber series expansion [1–6] and a complex potential method in the plane theory of thermo-elasticity of an anisotropic body, the general step to deduce the thermostress concentration in the laminate subjected to arbitrary mechanical and thermal loads is obtained.Supported by The Chinese Science Foundation of Aeronautics     

正交异性材料平面裂纹尖端应力场

根据正交各向异性材料力学性能确定出了用应力函数表示的弹性力学基本方程,利用坐标变换和复变函数方法求解了正交异性材料平面裂纹体的应力边值问题。借鉴一般断裂力学解法构造了I型和II型裂纹问题的应力函数,推导出了正交各向异性板裂纹尖端区的奇异应力场。通过数值计算说明了裂纹尖端应力表达式的正确性,验证了裂尖前沿应力变化规律,即σx与材料特征参数h2成正比,而σy和τxy不随材料特性变化。     

Modelling inelastic behaviour of orthotropic metals in a unique alignment of deviatoric plane within the stress space

A finite strain constitutive model to predict the deformation behaviour of orthotropic metals is developed in this paper. The important features of this constitutive model are the multiplicative decomposition of the deformation gradient and a new Mandel stress tensor combined with the new stress tensor decomposition generalized into deviatoric and spherical parts. The elastic free energy function and the yield function are defined within an invariant theory by means of the structural tensors. The Hill’s yield criterion is adopted to characterize plastic orthotropy, and the thermally micromechanical-based model, Mechanical Threshold Model (MTS) is used as a referential curve to control the yield surface expansion using an isotropic plastic hardening assumption. The model complexity is further extended by coupling the formulation with the shock equation of state (EOS). The proposed formulation is integrated in the isoclinic configuration and allows for a unique treatment for elastic and plastic anisotropy. The effects of elastic anisotropy are taken into account through the stress tensor decomposition and plastic anisotropy through yield surface defined in the generalized deviatoric plane perpendicular to the generalized pressure. The proposed formulation of this work is implemented into the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory-DYNA3D code by the modification of several subroutines in the code. The capability of the new constitutive model to capture strain rate and temperature sensitivity is then validated. The final part of this process is a comparison of the results generated by the proposed constitutive model against the available experimental data from both the Plate Impact test and Taylor Cylinder Impact test. A good agreement between experimental and simulation is obtained in each test.