A note on a new theory of turbulence

In this paper,the creation and annihilaton of turbulent eddies are described aselementary particles in the quantum field theory.An elementary particle may be consideredas a solid entity as it exists in quantum theory,but a turbulent eddy is often changed in sizeand shape with time due to its energy dissipation in a turbulent field.Therefore,in order toapply the method of the quantum field theory to the turbulent field by analogy,the entity ofthe same eddy should be defined firstly.According to the linearized theory,the turbulenteddies with the similarity character in lime duration may be considered as the entity of thesame eddy,and the creation and annihilation of turbulent eddies without the similarcharacters are related to the interaction term φ_2 in equation(2.6).Then,the creationoperator and annihilation operator similar to those in the quantum field theory are used todescribe the state of turbulent eddy field.Finally,a“Schrǒdinger”equation of turbulenteddies is formulated based upon the nonline     

复合材料厚梁精化锯齿理论及有限元分析

由于具有预先满足层间应力连续的优点,锯齿理论被广泛研究和应用。然而,至今锯齿理论仍然存在如下难题：基于锯齿理论构造单元时,需使用满足单元间C1连续的插值函数,难于构造多节点高阶单元,而且精度较低。如果这些问题不被重视和解决,应用此类理论分析复合材料力学问题可能得出不恰当的结论。通过发展高精度的考虑横法向应变的C0型锯齿理论,本文将克服已有锯齿理论遇到的上述难题。基于发展的锯齿理论,构造三节点梁单元验证发展理论模型的性能。     

粘流-无粘干扰流动(IF)理论

对不可压缩层流二维干扰流动,本文提出一个干扰流动(IF)理论。IF理论要点为:1)干扰流动沿主流的法向被分为三层即粘性层、干扰层和无粘层,引进了法向动量交换为主导过程的干扰层概念。2)利用力学守恒律、三层匹配关系及文中引进的干扰模型,把三层的空间尺度及惯性-粘性诸力的数置级表示为单参数m的函数,m<1/2·3)导出描述各层流动的控制方程、导出描述全城流动的控制方程为简化Navie-Stokes(SNS)方程。IF理论适用于不存在分离的附着干扰流动以及存在分离的大范围干扰流动,经典边界层(CBL)理论和流动分离局部区域Triple-Deck(TD)理论分别是本文理论在参数m=O和1/4时的两个特例,本文理论容易推广到可压缩、三维及湍流流动。     

Constitutive analysis of finite deformation field dislocation mechanics

Driving forces for dislocation motion and nucleation in finite-deformation field dislocation mechanics are derived. The former establishes a rigorous analog of the Peach-Koehler force of classical elastic dislocation theory in a nonlinear, nonequilibrium field-theoretic context; the latter is a prediction of the theory. The structure of the stress response and permanent distortion are also derived. Sufficient boundary and initial conditions are indicated, and invariance under superposed rigid motions is discussed. Hyperelasticity and finite-deformation elastic theory of dislocations are shown to be special cases of the framework. Owing to the nonlocal nature of the theory, the results as well as the methods used to derive them appear to be novel.     

Poroelasticity-II: On the Equilibrium State of the Fluid-Filled Penetrable Poroelastic Body

Part-II of the paper titled “Poroelasticity-II” is devoted to defining the joint equilibrium state of a fluid and elastic penetrable material, encapsulated in a rigid volume, Ω. One can ask different questions in respect to such an equilibrium state, such as: (1) In what physical state will the fluid be, if the porous volume of the poroelastic material is filled with a given mass of fluid? (2) What is the capacity of a volume filled with a penetrable sponge in respect to the fluid being in specific state? etc. The point is that, in the frame of the most popular theory of poroelastic materials, Biot’s theory, such a question cannot be addressed because this theory is formulated as a linear theory in the neighborhood of some equilibrium state. In this article, we continue to describe our theory that can be applied to solve such problems. We consider a simplified case of a linear-elastic matrix and a fluid having a Van der Waals equation of state and address the problem of the equilibrium state.     

Combination of structural reliability and interval analysis

In engineering applications, probabilistic reliability theory appears to be presently the most important method, however, in many cases precise probabilistic reliability theory cannot be considered as adequate and credible model of the real state of actual affairs. In this paper, we developed a hybrid of probabilistic and non-probabilistic reliability theory, which describes the structural uncertain parameters as interval variables when statistical data are found insufficient. By using the interval analysis, a new method for calculating the interval of the structural reliability as well as the reliability index is introduced in this paper, and the traditional probabilistic theory is incorporated with the interval analysis. Moreover, the new method preserves the useful part of the traditional probabilistic reliability theory, but removes the restriction of its strict requirement on data acquisition. Example is presented to demonstrate the feasibility and validity of the proposed theory.     

Elasto-plastic stress-strain theory for cohesionless soil with curved yield surfaces

An elasto-plastic stress-strain theory for cohesionless soil with curved yield surfaces is developed on the basis of soil behavior observed in laboratory tests. This theory is applicable to general three-dimensional stress conditions, but the parameters required to characterize the soil behavior can be derived entirely from results of isotropic compression and conventional drained triaxial compression tests. The theory is shown to predict soil behavior under various loading conditions with good accuracy. Of special interest is its capability of predicting soil behavior under drained as well as undrained conditions over a range of confining pressures where the behavior changes from that typical of dense sand to that typical of loose sand. Work-hardening as well as work-softening is incorporated in the theory.     

Slip-line field theory of transversely isotropic body

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Theory of elastoplastic media with mesostructure

It is known for a long time that under elastoplastic deformation, solid matter develops certain internal structures that can be observed with instruments which make it possible to look into the interior of the solids. Such a behavior is particularly pronounced in crystalline materials in which the plastic deformation occurs by sliding over crystallographic glide planes. Internal structure or microstructure may have a different appearance on several scale levels. Hence, it is also common to speak of multilevel structures. These structures and their influence on the material behavior is the subject of this investigation. It is argued that a continuum theory of elastoplasticity with dislocations is possible only on the microscopic scale where dislocations of opposite sign are considered. The macroscopic dislocation theory takes into account only the excess dislocations of one sign per unit macro-volume. It results in a great loss of information. This means that the macroscopic dislocation theory must be classified as a mean field theory as in statistical physics. The theory can be extended by application of correlation functions. Two examples for the development of a three level structure will be discussed.     

梁板壳的几何大变形--从近似的非线性理论到有限变形理论

对梁板壳的线性理论、近似几何非线性理论与有限变形理论作了比较,介绍了有限转动理论,指出了应用有限变形理论求解梁板壳的大变形问题的高效率、高精度的巨大优越性。     

三维气泡羽流的Kobus理论的扩展与评判

本文用已有的一些典型实验数据对三维气泡羽流的Kobus理论进行了全面检验。导出了计算Kobus理论中所包含的全部经验常数的公式,使得Kobus理论的实际应用更加方便。并对Kobus理论进行了评判。     

Buckling analysis of cylindrical thin-shells using strain gradient elasticity theory

The stability problem of cylindrical shells is addressed using higher-order continuum theories in a generalized framework. The length-scale effect which becomes prominent at microscale can be included in the continuum theory using gradient-based nonlocal theories such as the strain gradient elasticity theories. In this work, expressions for critical buckling stress under uniaxial compression are derived using an energy approach. The results are compared with the classical continuum theory, which can be obtained by setting the length-scale parameters to zero. A special case is obtained by setting two length scale parameters to zero. Thus, it is shown that both the couple stress theory and classical continuum theory forms a special case of the strain gradient theory. The effect of various parameters such as the shell-radius, shell-length, and length-scale parameters on the buckling stress are investigated. The dimensions and constants corresponding to that of a carbon nanotube, where the length-scale effect becomes prominent, is considered for this investigation.     

A simplified reissner theory for plate bending

A theory for plate bending is presented which includes the effects of transverse shear and transverse direct stress. It is based on the assumptions of Reissner's theory, but, by accepting a specified order of accuracy it is shown to be possible to formulate the theory for both homogeneous and sandwich plates in terms of transverse displacement as the single unknown variable. The application of finite difference and localized Ritz methods to the theory is briefly discussed.     

Mathematical construction of a Reissner–Mindlin plate theory for composite laminates

A Reissner–Mindlin theory for composite laminates without invoking ad hoc kinematic assumptions is constructed using the variational-asymptotic method. Instead of assuming a priori the distribution of three-dimensional displacements in terms of two-dimensional plate displacements as what is usually done in typical plate theories, an exact intrinsic formulation has been achieved by introducing unknown three-dimensional warping functions. Then the variational-asymptotic method is applied to systematically decouple the original three-dimensional problem into a one-dimensional through-the-thickness analysis and a two-dimensional plate analysis. The resulting theory is an equivalent single-layer Reissner–Mindlin theory with an excellent accuracy comparable to that of higher-order, layer-wise theories. The present work is extended from the previous theory developed by the writer and his co-workers with several sizable contributions: (a) six more constants (33 in total) are introduced to allow maximum freedom to transform the asymptotically correct energy into a Reissner–Mindlin model; (b) the semi-definite programming technique is used to seek the optimum Reissner–Mindlin model. Furthermore, it is proved the first time that the recovered three-dimensional quantities exactly satisfy the continuity conditions on the interface between different layers and traction boundary conditions on the bottom and top surfaces. It is also shown that two of the equilibrium equations of three-dimensional elasticity can be satisfied asymptotically, and the third one can be satisfied approximately so that the difference between the Reissner–Mindlin model and the second-order asymptotical model can be minimized. Numerical examples are presented to compare with the exact solution as well as the classical lamination theory and the first-order shear-deformation theory, demonstrating that the present theory has an excellent agreement with the exact solution.     

Constitutive relations describing creep deformation for multi-axial time-dependent stress states

A theory of primary and secondary creep deformation in metals is presented, which is based upon the concept of tensor internal state variables and the principles of continuum mechanics and thermodynamics. The theory is able to account for both multi-axial and time-dependent stress and strain states. The wellknown concepts of elastic, anelastic and plastic strains follow naturally from the theory. Homogeneous stress states are considered in detail and a simplified theory is derived by linearizing with respect to the internal state variables. It is demonstrated that the model can be developed in such a way that multi-axial constant-stress creep data can be presented as a single relationship between an equivalent stress and an equivalent strain. It is shown how the theory may be used to describe the multi-axial deformation of metals which are subjected to constant stress states. The multi-axial strain response to a general cyclic stress state is calculated. For uni-axial stress states, square-wave loading and a thermal fatigue stress cycle are analysed.     

A generalized multilength scale nonlinear composite plate theory with delamination

A new type of plate theory for the nonlinear analysis of laminated plates in the presence of delaminations and other history-dependent effects is presented. The formulation is based on a generalized two length scale displacement field obtained from a superposition of global and local displacement effects. The functional forms of global and local displacement fields are arbitrary. The theoretical framework introduces a unique coupling between the length scales and represents a novel two length scale or local-global approach to plate analysis. Appropriate specialization of the displacement field can be used to reduce the theory to any currently available, variationally derived, displacement based (discrete layer, smeared, or zig-zag) plate theory.The theory incorporates delamination and/or nonlinear elastic or inelastic interfacial behavior in a unified fashion through the use of interfacial constitutive (cohesive) relations. Arbitrary interfacial constitutive relations can be incorporated into the theory without the need for reformulation of the governing equations. The theory is sufficiently general that any material constitutive model can be implemented within the theoretical framework. The theory accounts for geometric nonlinearities to allow for the analysis of buckling behavior.The theory represents a comprehensive framework for developing any order and type of displacement based plate theory in the presence of delamination, buckling, and/or nonlinear material behavior as well as the interactions between these effects.The linear form of the theory is validated by comparison with exact solutions for the behavior of perfectly bonded and delaminated laminates in cylindrical bending. The theory shows excellent correlation with the exact solutions for both the inplane and out-of-plane effects and the displacement jumps due to delamination. The theory can accurately predict the through-the-thickness distributions of the transverse stresses without the need to integrate the pointwise equilibrium equations. The use of a low order of the general theory, i.e. use of both global and local displacement fields, reduces the computational expense compared to a purely discrete layer approach to the analysis of laminated plates without loss of accuracy. The increased efficiency, compared to a solely discrete layer theory, is due to the coupling introduced in the theory between the global and local displacement fields.     

基于质量守恒的缆索计算理论与找形解析算法

旨在解决既有缆索计算理论的基本假定不合理问题,基于质量守恒原则推导了精细化缆索计算理论;根据拉格朗日坐标建立了考虑缆索截面变形后受拉刚度变化的改进弹性悬链线计算理论。研究结果表明,精细化缆索计算理论与改进的分段悬链线计算理论具有等价性;自重下跨度为888 m的缆索找形计算案例中,精细化缆索计算理论与悬链线方程理论的缆力及高程差值分别为61.5 kN和-158.7 mm,与弹性悬链线理论计算差值对应分别为1.9 kN和0.5 mm;受外载下跨度为1038 m缆索找形计算案例中,推导的精细化缆索计算理论与悬链线方程理论缆力差值分别为77.8 kN,与弹性悬链线理论无应力长度计算差值控制为1.0 mm。精细化缆索单元计算理论及缆索找形算法可作为缆索承载结构体系一种完备的精细化计算理论与方法。     

Simulation on 2D underwater landslide-induced tsunamis

The Green-Naghdi (GN) theory is used here to simulate two-dimensional (2D) underwater landslide-induce tsunamis. Finite difference method is used to solve the GN equations. GN theory has different levels. There are GN-1, GN-2, ?, GN-K theory in GN theory. When K goes up, the GN equations will be more complicated, and the results will be more accurate. For the case simulated here, results of GN-5 theory are better than results of GN-3 theory. GN-7 results are almost the same as GN-5 results. That means GN-5 results are the converged results from GN theory. GN-5results agree well with other's experimental results.     

Sh surface Waves in a Homogeneous Gradient-Elastic Half-Space with Surface Energy

The existence of SH surface waves in a half-space homogeneous material (i.e. anti-plane shear wave motions which decay exponentially with the distance from the free surface) is shown to be possible within the framework of the generalized linear continuum theory of gradient elasticity with surface energy. As is well-known such waves cannot be predicted by the classical theory of linear elasticity for a homogeneous half-space, although there is experimental evidence supporting their existence. Indeed, this is a drawback of the classical theory which is only circumvented by modelling the half-space as a layered structure (Love waves) or as having non-homogeneous material properties. On the contrary, the present study reveals that SH surface waves may exist in a homogeneous half-space if the problem is analyzed by a continuum theory with appropriate microstructure. This theory, which was recently introduced by Vardoulakis and co-workers, assumes a strain-energy density expression containing, besides the classical terms, volume strain-gradient and surface-energy gradient terms. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.