The finite-element-force method for solving plane problems of elasticity

Using elements in the form of arbitrary sectors, the author has devised a plan for solving plane problems of elasticity by the force method. The method is characterized by a smaller number of nodes, a more convenient computation and a perfect adaptability to the particular shape of the region in question.     

The method of caustics for static plane elasticity problems

By use of the complex stress function analysis of Muskhelishvili-Kolosov and conformal mapping procedures the general governing equations of the method of caustics or shadow spot technique have been developed for optically isotropic and anisotropic materials in static plane elasticity theory. Special cases of caustics formed about cutouts, cracks, and various singular regions in static elastic stress fields are obtained upon specialization.     

Numerical study on heavy rigid particle motion in a plane wake flow by spectral element method

Experimental particle dispersion patterns in a plane wake flow at a high Reynolds number have been predicted numerically by discrete vortex method (Phys. Fluids A 1992; 4 :2244–2251; Int. J. Multiphase Flow 2000; 26 :1583–1607). To address the particle motion at a moderate Reynolds number, spectral element method is employed to provide an instantaneous wake flow field for particle dynamics equations, which are solved to make a detail classification of the patterns in relation to the Stokes and Froude numbers. It is found that particle motion features only depend on the Stokes number at a high Froude number and depend on both numbers at a low Froude number. A ratio of the Stokes number to squared Froude number is introduced and threshold values of this parameter are evaluated that delineate the different regions of particle behavior. The parameter describes approximately the gravitational settling velocity divided by the characteristic velocity of wake flow. In order to present effects of particle density but preserve rigid sphere, hollow sphere particle dynamics in the plane wake flow is investigated. The evolution of hollow particle motion patterns for the increase of equivalent particle density corresponds to that of solid particle motion patterns for the decrease of particle size. Although the thresholds change a little, the parameter can still make a good qualitative classification of particle motion patterns as the inner diameter changes. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

On the complex variable displacement method in plane isotropic elasticity

A modified formulation of the complex variable displacement method in plane isotropic elasticity is presented. It makes use of two equations deduced from the planar Navier equations in terms of the complex variable, which differs from England’s original formulation based on only one equation. This formulation is more direct and complements the one by England.     

A boundary-field equation method for a nonlinear exterior elasticity problem in the plane

This paper presents a new method for solving a nonlinear exterior boundary value problem arising in two-dimensional elasto-plasticity. The procedure is based on the introduction of a sufficiently large circle that divides the exterior domain into a bounded region and an unbounded one. This allows us to consider the Dirichlet-Neumann mapping on the circle, which provides an explicit formula for the stress in terms of the displacement by using an appropriate infinite Fourier series. In this way we can reduce the original problem to an equivalent nonlinear boundary value problem on the bounded domain with a natural boundary condition on the circle. Hence, the resulting weak formulation includes boundary and field terms, which yields the so called boundary-field equation method. Next, we employ the finite Fourier series to obtain a sequence of approximating nonlinear problems from which the actual Galerkin schemes are derived. Finally, we apply some tools from monotone operators to prove existence, uniqueness and approximation results, including Cea type error estimates for the corresponding discrete solutions.     

Solutions of the interior and exterior boundary value problems in plane elasticity by using dislocation distribution layer

Based on a previous publication (Savruk, 1981), a dislocation distribution layer method for the solution of interior and exterior boundary value problem (BVP) is studied in more detail. Properties of an integral operator in the resulting integral equation are studied. It is proved theoretically that the tractions applied on the outer boundary should be in equilibrium. In addition, a dislocation distribution layer method for the solution of exterior BVP is also suggested. In the exterior BVP, the tractions applied on the boundary may not be in equilibrium. In the exterior BVP, one must consider the single-valued condition of displacements. The formulation in the exterior BVP is not same as in the interior BVP. In the process of discretization, a technique for balance of the numbers of resulting algebraic equations and unknowns is suggested. Numerical examples prove that the suggested method can give sufficient accurate results.     

Operator method for solving the plane elasticity problem for a strip with periodic cuts

In the present paper, we use the conformal mapping z/c = ζ?2a sin ζ (a, c?const, ζ = u + iv) of the strip {|v| ≤ v ₀, |u| < ∞} onto the domain D, which is a strip with symmetric periodic cuts. For the domain D, in the orthogonal system of isometric coordinates u, v, we solve the plane elasticity problem. We seek the biharmonic function in the form F = C ψ ₀ + S ψ*₀ + x(C ψ ₁ ? S ψ ₂) + y(C ψ ₂ + S ψ ₁), where C(v) and S(v) are the operator functions described in [1] and ψ ₀(u), …, ψ ₂(u) are the desired functions. The boundary conditions for the function F posed for v = ±v ₀ are equivalent to two operator equations for ψ ₁(u) and ψ ₂(u) and to two ordinary differential equations of first order for ψ ₀(u) and ψ*₀(u) [2]. By finding the functions ψ _j (u) in the form of trigonometric series with indeterminate coefficients and by solving the operator equations, we obtain infinite systems of linear equations for the unknown coefficients. We present an efficient method for solving these systems, which is based on studying stable recursive relations. In the present paper, we give an example of analysis of a specific strip (a = 1/4, v ₀ = 1) loaded on the boundary v = v ₀ by a normal load of intensity p. We find the particular solutions corresponding to the extension of the strip by the longitudinal force X ^∞ and to the transverse and pure bending of the strip due to the transverse force Y ^∞ and the constant moment M ^∞, respectively. We also present the graphs of normal and tangential stresses in the transverse cross-section x = 0 and study the stress concentration effect near the cut bottom.     

平面运动刚体两类瞬心轨迹之间关系的探讨

首先阐述了刚体运动的列阵——矩阵描述方法,然后在阐明刚体瞬心及两类瞬心轨迹等概念的基础上,经过简洁的数学推演,给出了平面运动刚体的动瞬心轨迹与定瞬心轨迹在固定坐标系中投影的运动方程．通过分析二者的运动方程,证明了结论：平面运动刚体任一时刻的动瞬心轨迹在定瞬心轨迹上作纯滚动,接触点即为刚体在该时刻的瞬心固连点．然后通过一个具体算例展示了瞬心轨迹运动方程的求解方法,并讨论了运动方程的物理意义．最后对一般运动刚体的情形进行了简要讨论．     

The method of straight lines in the plane problem of the theory of elasticity

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Steady motion of a rigid disk of finite thickness on a horizontal plane

The article discusses the steady motion of a rigid disk of finite thickness rolling on its edge on a horizontal plane under the influence of gravity. The governing equations are presented and two cases allowing for a steady-state solution are considered: rolling on consistently rough ground and rolling on perfectly smooth ground. The conditions of steady motion are derived for both kinds of ground and it is shown that the possible steady motion of a disk is either on a straight line or in a circle. Oscillations about steady state are discussed and conditions for stable motion established. The bifurcations of steady motions on a smooth surface are also considered.     

Uniqueness for plane crack problems in dipolar gradient elasticity and in couple-stress elasticity

The present work deals with the uniqueness theorem for plane crack problems in solids characterized by dipolar gradient elasticity. The theory of gradient elasticity derives from considerations of microstructure in elastic continua [Mindlin, R.D., 1964. Micro-structure in linear elasticity. Arch. Ration. Mech. Anal. 16, 51–78] and is appropriate to model materials with periodic structure. According to this theory, the strain-energy density assumes the form of a positive-definite function of the strain (as in classical elasticity) and the second gradient of the displacement (additional term). Specific cases of the general theory employed here are the well-known theory of couple-stress elasticity and the recently popularized theory of strain-gradient elasticity. These cases are also treated in the present study. We consider an anisotropic material response of the cracked plane body, within the linear version of gradient elasticity, and conditions of plane-strain or anti-plane strain. It is emphasized that, for crack problems in general, a uniqueness theorem more extended than the standard Kirchhoff theorem is needed because of the singular behavior of the solutions at the crack tips. Such a theorem will necessarily impose certain restrictions on the behavior of the fields in the vicinity of crack tips. In standard elasticity, a theorem was indeed established by Knowles and Pucik [Knowles, J.K., Pucik, T.A., 1973. Uniqueness for plane crack problems in linear elastostatics. J. Elast. 3, 155–160], who showed that the necessary conditions for solution uniqueness are a bounded displacement field and a bounded body-force field. In our study, we show that the additional (to the two previous conditions) requirement of a bounded displacement-gradient field in the vicinity of the crack tips guarantees uniqueness within the general form of the theory of dipolar gradient elasticity. In the specific cases of couple-stress elasticity and pure strain-gradient elasticity, the additional requirement is less stringent. This only involves a bounded rotation field for the first case and a bounded strain field for the second case.     

A method of solving plane problems of the moment theory of elasticity for multiply connected regions

Summary The proposed method can be used to investigate problems for plates weakened by a finite number of arbitrarily located curvilinear openings at given stresses or displacements, and also in the presence of reinforcing rings or elastic cores.Without serious modification the method can also be used by analogy with [4] and [5], for the solution of periodic, doubly periodic and cyclosymmetric problems.Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 3–19, 1966     

A modified SPH method for simulating motion of rigid bodies in Newtonian fluid flows

A weakly compressible smoothed particle hydrodynamics (WCSPH) method is used along with a new no-slip boundary condition to simulate movement of rigid bodies in incompressible Newtonian fluid flows. It is shown that the new boundary treatment method helps to efficiently calculate the hydrodynamic interaction forces acting on moving bodies. To compensate the effect of truncated compact support near solid boundaries, the method needs specific consistent renormalized schemes for the first and second-order spatial derivatives. In order to resolve the problem of spurious pressure oscillations in the WCSPH method, a modification to the continuity equation is used which improves the stability of the numerical method. The performance of the proposed method is assessed by solving a number of two-dimensional low-Reynolds fluid flow problems containing circular solid bodies. Wherever possible, the results are compared with the available numerical data.     

On the method of reciprocal theorem to find solutions of the plane problems of elasticity

In this paper the method of reciprocal theorem is extended to find solutions of plane problems of elasticity of the rectangular plates with various edge conditions. First we give the basic solution of the plane problem of the rectangular plate with four edges built-in as the basic system and then find displacement expressions of the actual system by using the reciprocal theorem between the basic system and actual system with various edge conditions. When only displacement edge conditions exist, obtaining displacement expressions by means of the method of reciprocal theorem is actual. But in other conditions, when static force edge conditions or mixed ones exist, the obtained displacements are admissible. In order to find actual displacement, the minimum potential energy theorem must be applied. Calculations show that the method of reciprocal theorem is a simple, convenient and general one for the solution of plane problems of elasticity of the rectangular plates with various edge conditions. Evidently, it is a new method.     

The more general displacement solutions for the plane elasticity problems

In this paper,the author obtains the more general displacement solutions for theisotropic plane elasticity problems.The general solution obtained in ref.[1 ]is merelythe particular case of this paper,In comparison with ref.[1],the general solutions ofthis paper contain more arbitrary constants.Thus they may satisfy more boundaryconditions.     

An estimate for the number of relative equilibria in the motion of a plane rigid body and a material point under mutual attraction

The plane motion of a rigid body with a discrete mass distribution and a material point under mutual attraction is considered. The stationary configurations of this mechanical system are studied in the case when the mass of the material point can be ignored and the body rotates about its mass center at a nonzero angular velocity and in the general case of mutual interaction between the body and the material point. It is shown that in this mechanical system there always exist at least two different positions of relative equilibrium.