Exact solution of the problem of plane bending of a layered ring

An exact solution is given for the problem of a closed cylindrical transversely isotropic ring subjected to bending in its own plane under an arbitrary external load; it is assumed that a fiber straight before deformation and orthogonal to the neutral surface remains straight and undeformed but may no longer be orthogonal to the neutral surface. A variant of the theory developed by Korolev is employed.Moscow Institute of Electronic Machine Building. Translated from Mekhanika Polimerov, No. 1, pp. 168–171, January–February, 1973.     

Calculation for thin-walled closed contours of composite materials in torsion

We consider the torsion of closed torsion-box structures made of composite materials (such as airplane wings) under mechanical loads inducing only torsion of the construction without bending. The problem is solved by an energy method and using a conforming displacement method. The derived distribution law for the tangential stresses contains two terms and gives the Bredt formula for the special case of pure torsion. Since in solving the problem by a conforming displacement method the axial warping distribution law for torsion of a simple closed contour is obtained automatically, this method may be considered to be ecact in the sense of satisfying the continuity condition for the structural material.Deceased.Moscow State Aviation Institute (Technical University), Russia. Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 235–241, March–April, 1997.     

Design of closed thin-walled composite shapes for bending

A study is made of the possibility of dividing the complex bending of a structure into elementary components, and an examination is made of closed wing-type monocoque structures with a rigid contour. The structures studied are asymmetric with respect to their geometric and stiffness characteristics. They are subjected to bending without torsion and are referred to a cylindrical coordinate system (Z, S). The longitudinal displacements are determined on the basis of the method of conjugate displacements by integrating the Cauchy equation and circulation equation, with the displacement along the contour (due to its stiffness) being represented in the form of a series containing terms describing the bending of the structure. The shear strains are similarly represented. The resolvent equations are obtained by using the principle of the minimum potential strain energy of the contour.Deceased.Moscow State Aviation Institute (Technical University). Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, No. 1, pp. 82–89, January–February, 1997.     

基于曲梁弹性理论的弯曲覆岩变形及应力分析

引入适用于极坐标下曲梁的位移函数,通过理论分析得出用位移函数表示的曲梁控制方程和位移分量、应力分量.在此基础上,采用差分原理给出曲梁控制方程、位移分量和应力分量的差分代数方程.最后,采用数值计算方法,分析了煤层开采后弯曲覆岩的位移和应力分布特征,结果表明:1)煤层开采后弯曲覆岩产生下沉变形;弯曲岩层环向位移既有拉伸也有压缩.2)离开切眼不远处径向应力将达到峰值,径向应力由内边界向外逐渐增大;工作面后方不远处环向应力将达到峰值,环向应力较容易引起压缩破断;离开切眼不远处剪应力将达到峰值,对于小角度截面上的剪应力由内边界向外逐渐增大.研究结果为煤矿工程提供了科学依据与参考.     

Determination of the elastic and damping properties of the human femur in bending

The results of an experimental investigation of the deflection of the human femur subjected to a bending moment are presented. The existence of two principal bending planes is established. The equivalent flexural rigidity of the dry bone is calculated for both static and dynamic loading. It is found that the human femur has a nonlinear elastic characteristic. The stiffness and damping properties obtained in static and dynamic testing are compared.Paper presented at the First All-Union Conference on Engineering and Medical Biomechanics, Riga, October, 1975.Moscow. Translated from Mekhanika Polimerov, No. 4, pp. 642–646, July–August, 1975.     

Hyperbolic bendings of surfaces

The paper investigates isolated singular points of the family of characteristics of a hyperbolic bending of a surface, as well as providing certain consequences characterizing the bending of closed surfaces and surfaces with boundaries.Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 10, No, 4, pp. 469–478, October, 1971.     

Determination of the transverse strain coefficients of orthotropic materials from bending tests

A method is proposed for determining the elastic constants of orthotropic materials by testing rectangular specimens in pure bending. The method is based on the fact that in bending the tensile zone undergoes transverse contraction and the compressive zone transverse expansion.Kiev Structural Engineering Institute. Translated from Mekhanika Polimerov, No. 6, pp. 1115–1117, November–December, 1969.     

End defects in crystalline polyethylene. 1. Statement of the problem and modeling of the steric structure of end defects

Conclusions 1. Changes in the conformations of polyethylene molecules around the end of a neighboring chain and around the ends of two neighboring chains have been determined on an electronic calculator for various directions of end bending.2. It has been ascertained that a column of bivacancies disappears with simultaneous formation of spiral dislocations at smaller distances from the chain end to the crystallite surface than in the case of a single-vacancy column.3. Energies of formation of end defects and the bonding energy of defects upon aggregation have been calculated.Institute of Polymer Mechanics, Academy of Sciences of the Latvian SSR, Riga. Translated from Mekhanika Polimerov, No. 3, pp. 400–407, May–June, 1978.     

Bending features of a sandwich panel with asymmetric structure under local loads

The bending characteristics of a composite panel with asymmetric layered structure under local surface loads are obtained. A refined version of the applied theory is developed using the analytical solution of the bending problem of a sandwich plate with arbitrary asymmetric structure under a point load. Local effects are investigated within the limits of a discrete model allowing for the specific character of elastic properties of a soft filler. The advantages of the solution are expressions of bending characteristics — layer curvatures, displacements, and stresses — in a closed form. It is shown that these characteristics can vary several times depending on the asymmetry parameters of the structure. Degeneration peculiarities of the solution, stemming from the slipping of layers or, otherwise, their rigid linking by the Kirchoff—Love hypothesis, as well as from account of the transverse shear and compression of the normal, are examined in line with the degeneration of geometric and physical parameters of the discrete model adopted. The results obtained are illustrated by curves and surfaces for the characteristics studied.Submitted for the 11th International Conference on the Mechanics of Composite Materials (Riga, June 11–15, 2000).Institute of Polymer Mechanics, Latvian University, Riga, LV-1006 Latvia. Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 35, No. 6, pp. 717–742, November–December, 1999.     

An improvement of the numerical stability results for nonlinear neutral delay-integro-differential equations

This paper deals with stability of the extended Runge–Kutta methods for nonlinear neutral delay-integro-differential equations. The stability results in the reference [Y. Yu, L. Wen, S. Li, Nonlinear stability of Runge–Kutta methods for neutral delay integro-differential equations, Appl. Math. Comput. 191 (2007) 543–549] are improved. With this improvement, several new numerical stability criteria are obtained, it is proven that the extended Runge–Kutta methods are globally and asymptotically stable under the suitable conditions.     

Slip of a rigid cylinder along a viscoelastic foundation in the presence of friction

The problem of the slip of a rigid infinitely long cylinder along a viscoelastic foundation in the presence of friction forces dependent on the slip rate is solved in a linear quasistatic arrangement. The effect of the rheological characteristics of the foundation material and other factors on the point displacement of the surface in front of the moving cylinder is studied. Rather good agreement is obtained between theoretical and experimental data.Institute of Mechanics of Metal-Polymer Systems, Academy of Sciences of the Belorussian SSR, Gomel'. Translated from Mekhanika Polimerov, No. 6, pp. 1058–1064, November–December, 1974.     

Residual technological stresses in the winding of the stator of large electrical machines

Conclusions Equations were derived for calculating RTS in the gap part and the zone of bending the coils and bars of the stator winding; it was shown that in calculating the RTS in the bending zones, it is necessary to take into account the presence of residual stresses in the copper of the bar. The calculated and experimental results indicate the high concentration of the stresses _X in the bending zones, These regions are most critical from the view-point of possible disruption of the monolithic nature and reduction in the electrical strength of the housing insulation.Paper presented at the Fifth All-Union Conference on the Mechanics of Polymer and Composite Materials (Riga, October, 1983).Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, No. 5, pp. 868–872, September–October, 1983.     

Boundary-value problem of thermoelasticity in displacements for an elongated spheroid

The static problem for an elongated spheroid with the temperature distribution and the displacement vector given on its surface is formulated and an exact solution is obtained. The internal and external problems are solved for the spheroid.Translated from Vychislitel'naya i Prikladnaya Matematika, No. 64, pp. 81–90, 1988.     

不同模量横力弯曲梁的解析解

选择处于平面复杂应力状态下横力弯曲梁,对结构进行了中性层的判定,推导出中性轴、正应力、剪应力、位移的计算公式,得到如下结论:对于复杂应力状态下的不同模量弹性弯曲梁,其中性轴位置与剪应力无关,因此用正应力作为判据而得到解析解,改进了以往用主应力判定中性点的多次循环的计算方法．把解析解的结果与经典力学同模量理论,以及有限元数值解进行了比较,结果表明:解析解很好地考虑了拉压不同模量的效应．还提出了对不同模量结构的计算修正以及对结构优化的思想．     

Effect of fiber length on the strength and fracture properties of a fiber-filled silicone composite

The mechanism by which fillers strengthen polymers is discussed, and the effect of fiber length on static and impact bending strength and on the area of the fracture surface is studied with reference to the example of a silicone composite. A correlation is established between the strength properties and the area of the fracture surface. On the basis of the data obtained it is shown that, as the fiber length increases, the fracture mechanism changes from extraction of the ends of the fibers along the fracture path to breakage of the fibers.Moscow Lomonosov Institute of Fine Chemical Technology. Ter-Gazaryan State Scientific-Research Planning Institute of Polymer Adhesives, Kirovakan. Translated from Mekhanika Polimerov, No. 3, pp. 445–449, May–June, 1971.     

Resistance of composite flywheel rim to radial tensile stresses from centrifugal forces based on results of pure bending of a rim segment

A method is proposed for evaluating the resistance of a flywheel rim to radial stresses in free rotation. The method is based on loading a rim segment in pure bending and calculating the limiting moment and the corresponding limiting angular velocity. Applicability of the method is substantiated theoretically by investigating the similarity of the radial stress diagrams in rotation and pure bending. The method is verified experimentally for the strained state of a rim segment in pure bending.Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 521–526, July–August, 1993.     

Finite-difference method of solving the bending problem for glass-reinforced plastic plates with allowance for creep

A new finite-difference method is proposed for solving the bending problem as it applies to thin rectangular orthotropic plates of linear hereditary material. The proposed method makes it possible to obtain a closed approximate solution in explicit form for a series of finite-difference systems of equations corresponding to the problem of the bending of plates of orthotropic glass-reinforced plastic with allowance for the rheological properties of the material under various boundary conditions.Institute of Cybernetics and Computer Center, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Translated from Mekhanika Polimerov, No. 6, pp. 1075–1082, November–December, 1969.     

Deformation of rigidly clamped specimens of acrylic plastics subjected to one-sided cyclic heating

The effect of one-sided rapid cyclic heating on the deformation of rigidly clamped specimens of acrylic plastics has been investigated. It is shown that as the temperature drop increases, so does the bending deformation (concave toward the heated surface) of the unclamped specimens; the greatest temperature change during thermal cycling is concentrated in an active surface layer not more than 1.6 mm thick and is accompanied by the development of tensile stresses in that layer. The characteristics of the reversibility of the deformation upon subsequent annealing are examined.Riga Institute of Civil Aviation Engineers. Translated from Mekhanika Polimerov, No. 1, pp. 85–90, January–February, 1976.     

Analysis of the transition zone in combined metal/reinforced-plastic shells

The bending stresses in the conical joint zone of cylindrical shells composed of two different materials are determined for the case of internal pressure. The effect of the length of the joint on these stresses is investigated using parameters typical of steel and glass-reinforced plastic.Institute of Polymer Mechanics, Academy of Sciences of the Latvian SSR, Riga. Translated from Mekhanika Polimerov, No. 3, pp. 465–475, May–June, 1971.     

Postcritical stage of plates buckling beyond the elastic limit

The theory of small elastoplastic deformations is used to construct differential equations for investigating the behavior of plates in the postcritical stage. The problem of the cylindrical bending of a rectangular plate compressed in one direction is solved by way of example.Tartu State University. Translated from Mekhanika Polimerov, Vol. 4, No. 5, pp. 881–886, September–October, 1968.