Basic solutions of a 3D rectangular limited-permeable crack or two 3D rectangular limited-permeable cracks in the piezoelectric/piezomagnetic composite materials

The solutions of a three-dimensional rectangular limited-permeable crack or two three-dimensional rectangular limited-permeable cracks in the piezoelectric/piezomagnetic composite materials were investigated by using the generalized Almansi’s theorem and the Schmidt method. Finally, the relations among the electric field, the magnetic flux field and the stress field near the crack tips were obtained and the effects of the electric permittivity, the magnetic permeability of the air inside the crack, the shape of the rectangular crack on the stress, the electric displacement and magnetic flux intensity factors in the piezoelectric/piezomagnetic composite materials were analyzed.     

On the stress distribution in a rectangular thick plate of a composite material with curved structure under forced vibration

The stress distribution in a rectangular plate of a multilayer composite material with a periodically curved structure under forced vibration is studied. It is assumed that the plate is hinge supported at opposite sides. The investigation is carried out within the exact three-dimensional linear theory of elasticity. The mechanical relationships of the plate material are described by the continuum theory of Akbarov and Guz'. The numerical results obtained by the finite element method show that even in low-frequency dynamic loading of the plate the extreme values of stresses, which appear as a result of the curving in the plate structure, considerably exceed those in the corresponding static loading.Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics, Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, Baku, Azerbaijan. Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 35, No. 4, pp. 447–454, July–August, 1999.     

Constructing the governing equations for a layered composite of regular structure within the limits of the theory of asymmetric elasticity on the basis of energy criteria of equivalence

Within the limits of the theory of asymmetric elasticity, two (kinematic and static) approaches are offered to constructing the governing equations for a layered hybrid composite of regular structure with isotropic constituents. As a criteria of equivalence between the layered composition and a homogeneous transversely isotropic material, the equality of the specific free energy and the specific thermodynamic Gibbs energy in them is used, which allows one to determine the upper and lower bounds for the effective rigidities of the layered material. Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 45, No. 1, pp. 3–16, January–February, 2009.     

The Igusa Zeta Function Associated with a Composite Power Function on the Space of Rectangular Matrices

On the space of real rectangular n × m matrices, we introduce a composite power function and study the zeta integral associated with it. We describe the properties of the Igusa zeta function on the basis of the properties of a generalized composite power function and establish a functional relation for the zeta integral. As a result, the Fourier transform of a generalized composite power function is found in explicit form.     

Stress analysis for a rectangular thick plate of a composite material with a spatially locally curved structure under forced vibration

Natural and forced vibrations of a thick rectangular plate fabricated from a composite material with a spatially locally curved structure are investigated with the use of exact three-dimensional equations of motion of the theory of elastic anisotropic bodies. The investigations are carried out within the framework of the continuum approach developed by Akbarov and Guz. It is supposed that the plate is clamped at all its edges and is loaded on the upper face with uniformly distributed normal forces periodically changing with time. The influence of the parameters of local curving on the fundamental frequency of the plate and on the distribution of the normal stress acting in the thickness direction under forced vibration is studied. The corresponding boundary-value problems are solved numerically by employing the three-dimensional FEM modelling.Russian translation published in Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 40, No. 6, pp. 779–790, November–December, 2004.     

On the accumulation of eigenvalues of operator pencils connected with the problem of vibrations in a viscoelastic rod

In this paper, we study the problem of the boundary accumulation of a discrete spectrum, which is essential for a boundary-value problem of fourth order arising in the theory of small transverse vibrations in an inhomogeneous viscoelastic rod (a Kelvin—Voigt body). We establish conditions for such an accumulation and its asymptotics, which are expressed in terms of the coefficients defining the problem posed by the differential expression. The results obtained are illustrated by numerical computation data.     

Derivatives of the energy functional for 2D‐problems with a crack under Signorini and friction conditions

We consider the two‐dimensional elasticity problem for an elastic body with a crack under unilateral constraints imposed at the crack. We assume that both the Signorini condition for non‐penetration of the crack faces and the condition of given friction between them are fulfilled. The problem is non‐linear and can be described by a variational inequality. Varying the shape of the crack by a local coordinate transformation of the domain, the first derivative of the energy functional to the problem with respect to the crack length is obtained, which gives the criterion for the crack growing. The regularity of the solution is discussed and the singular solution is performed. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.