Rheological material functions of polymer solutions using a generalized Maxwell model with slip functions Part I: Theory

A generalization of the Maxwell model for polymer systems is derived that replaces the velocity gradient in the Eulerian expression for the upper convected derivative by a tensorial kinematic function. Applying the principle of objectivity this tensorial function is reduced to two scalar slip functions. In shear flows, only one of the two occurs. Material functions are calculated in closed form, and asymptotic conditions are formulated that guarantee isotropic behaviour of the material in sudden strains.Presented at the second conference Recent Developments in Structured Continua, May 23–25, 1990, in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.     

On a moment static problem in stresses

Recently one has often been speaking of problems with couple stresses. The theory in which such problems are considered is sometimes called micropolar, or the theory of Cosserat continuum [1]. In the case of elastic medium, such a theory is considered in [2].     

On the boundary value problem of elastostatics in terms of stresses

The boundary value problem of elastostatics in terms of six components of the stress consists of nine equations and three boundary conditions. In this paper, we distinguished between the possible cases and impossible cases, i.e., the problem is or is not equivalent to a boundary value problem of six equations and six boundary conditions.     

Controllability of viscoelastic stresses for nonlinear Maxwell models

We investigate a class of models for viscoelastic fluids, in which the elastic stress is determined by a conformation tensor, and the conformation tensor is linked to the velocity field by a system of ordinary differential equations. We study the question which values of the conformation tensor can be reached in a homogeneous flow, subject to a given initial condition and arbitrary velocity fields. This problem is a special “easy” case for the question of controllability of viscoelastic flows. For a class of models, we show that constraints on the values of the conformation tensor are given by lower and/or upper bounds on its determinant. The behavior of seemingly similar models, e.g. the PTT, Giesekus and Peterlin dumbbell models, turns out to be surprisingly different.     

On the use of stretched-exponential functions for both linear viscoelastic creep and stress relaxation

The use of the stretched-exponential function to represent both the relaxation function g(t)=(G(t)-G _∞)/(G ₀-G _∞) and the retardation function r(t) = (J _∞+t/η-J(t))/(J _∞-J ₀) of linear viscoelasticity for a given material is investigated. That is, if g(t) is given by exp (?(t/τ)^β), can r(t) be represented as exp (?(t/λ)^µ) for a linear viscoelastic fluid or solid? Here J(t) is the creep compliance, G(t) is the shear modulus, η is the viscosity (η^?1 is finite for a fluid and zero for a solid), G _∞ is the equilibrium modulus G _e for a solid or zero for a fluid, J _∞ is 1/G _e for a solid or the steady-state recoverable compliance for a fluid, G ₀= 1/J ₀ is the instantaneous modulus, and t is the time. It is concluded that g(t) and r(t) cannot both exactly by stretched-exponential functions for a given material. Nevertheless, it is found that both g(t) and r(t) can be approximately represented by stretched-exponential functions for the special case of a fluid with exponents β=µ in the range 0.5 to 0.6, with the correspondence being very close with β=µ=0.5 and λ=2τ. Otherwise, the functions g(t) and r(t) differ, with the deviation being marked for solids. The possible application of a stretched-exponential to represent r(t) for a critical gel is discussed.     

Thermal stresses in plane elasticity: Numerical solutions based only on harmonic functions

Summary A theoretical treatment is outlined allowing solution of thermal stress problems in plane elasticity by using only numerical methods suited to solving — in 2 D — the Laplace equation. Only one type of element matrix (supposing for the sake of simplicity F.E.M.s are used) and only one mesh would thus be required, both for the determination of the thermal field and of the displacement/stress field. The numerical solutions required in the plane domain of interest entail, consequently, only one variable per node in place of two. Even if numerous unit solutions are required in order to impose arbitrary boundary conditions, this reduction of nodal variables allows to spend less computation time in solving linear systems, at least for problems of a certain extent.

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Sommario Si delinea una tecnica che permette di risolvere i problemi di coazioni termiche in elasticità piana facendo uso solo di metodi numerici atti a risolvere l'equazione di Laplace. Un solo tipo di matrice degli elementi (nel caso si usi una formulazione a E. F.) e una sola reticolazione sono pertanto richiesti tanto per il problema termico come per quello elastico. Ne consegue altresì il vantaggio che le soluzioni numeriche richieste nel dominio di interesse cornportano una sola variabile per nodo, anzichè due; anche tenuto conto che sono richieste numerose soluzioni unitarie per poter imporre condizioni al contorno comunque definite, ne deriva per problemi di una certa ampiezza una riduzione del tempo di calcolo speso nella soluzione di sistemi.

     

On the sign of the internal stresses in a problem of plane elasticity

An elastic plane body, shaped like a circular ring or a disk, is subjected to radial surface forces varying according to a sinusoidal law. The existence of a tensile region included in a purely compressive one is proven and its asymptotic behaviour studied when the surface forces converge to two concentrated loads acting along the same diameter. The results show that any maximum principle for the principal stress components would require conditions stronger than the simple negativity of both on the boundary of the domain.     

Relaxation and retardation functions of the Maxwell model with fractional derivatives

A four-parameter Maxwell model is formulated with fractional derivatives of different orders of the stress and strain using the Riemann-Liouville definition. This model is used to determine the relaxation and retardation functions. The relaxation function was found in the time domain with the help of a power law series; a direct solution was used in the Laplace domain. The solution can be presented as a product of a power law term and the Mittag-Leffler function. The retardation function is determined via Laplace transformation and is solely a power law type.The investigation of the relaxation function shows that it is strongly monotonic. This explains why the model with fractional derivatives is consistent with thermodynamic principles.This type of rheological constitutive equation shows fluid behavior only in the case of a fractional derivative of the stress and a first order derivative of the strain. In all other cases the viscosity does not reach a stationary value.In a comparison with other relaxation functions like the exponential function or the Kohlrausch-Williams-Watts function, the investigated model has no terminal relaxation time. The time parameter of the fractional Maxwell model is determined by the intersection point of the short- and long-rime asymptotes of the relaxation function.     

Exact solutions to a problem in terms of stresses for incompressible elastic conical bodies

Exact solutions to the elasticity theory problem in terms of stresses for an incompressible conical body of arbitrary shape under the action of a given concentrated force applied at its vertex are given and analyzed. A solution in terms of stresses with a singularity whose order is higher by one than that in the classical solution is discussed. The surface load at the boundary of the conical body corresponding to such a solution is obtained.     

Extended Kantorovich method for local stresses in composite laminates upon polynomial stress functions

The extended Kantorovich method is employed to study the local stress concentrations at the vicinity of free edges in symmetrically layered composite laminates subjected to uniaxial tensile load upon polynomial stress functions. The stress fields are initially assumed by means of the Lekhnitskii stress functions under the plane strain state. Applying the principle of complementary virtual work, the coupled ordinary differential equations are obtained in which the solutions can be obtained by solving a generalized eigenvalue problem. Then an iterative procedure is estab-lished to achieve convergent stress distributions. It should be noted that the stress function based extended Kantorovich method can satisfy both the traction-free and free edge stress boundary conditions during the iterative processes. The stress components near the free edges and in the interior regions are calculated and compared with those obtained results by finite element method (FEM). The convergent stresses have good agreements with those results obtained by three dimensional (3D) FEM. For generality, various layup configurations are considered for the numerical analysis. The results show that the proposed polynomial stress function based extended Kan-torovich method is accurate and efficient in predicting the local stresses in composite laminates and computationally much more efficient than the 3D FEM.     

Stress functions for continua with couple stresses

In this paper new representations of stresses and couple stresses in terms of stress functions are obtained for three- and two-dimensional Cosserat continua using the motor analysis, and the particular cases of these representations are compared with known results. As an application of the introduced stress functions we consider several examples of determining the stress and couple stress fields due to discrete dislocations and disclinations.     

四狗追戏问题的其他解法

本通过直角坐标及极坐标法求解四狗追戏问题。     

On divergence-free stress fields and zero-energy stress functions in elasticity

Applying two identities for divergence-free non-symmetric and symmetric second-order tensors, novel type of first- and second-order stress functions are proposed for three-dimensional elasticity problems. It is shown that self-equilibrated but non-symmetric 3D stress fields can be generated by one first-order stress function vector, whereas a self-equilibrated and symmetric 3D stress field can be generated by one Airy-type second-order stress function. Assuming linearly elastic materials, the zero-energy modes of the stress functions introduced are derived and investigated. It is pointed out that the structure of the zero-energy modes of the proposed first-order stress function vector is the same as that of the rigid-body displacements in the linear theory of elasticity.     

On the representation of three-dimensional elasticity solutions with the aid of complex valued functions

In this paper the representation of three-dimensional displacement fields in linear elasticity in terms of six complex valued functions is considered. The representation includes the complex Muskhelishvili formulation for plane strain as a special case. The completeness of the complex representation for regular solutions is shown and a relationship to the Neuber/Papkovich solutions is given.     

Calculation of stresses in a multiply-connected anisotropic plate using stress functions of multiple complex variables

On the basis of anisotropic mathematical elasticity, using multiple conformal representations, the stress functions of multiple complex variables for an infinite multiply-connected anisotropic plate are derived. The functions are developed in Fourier series on unit circles, and the unknown coefficients of the functions are determined by undetermined coefficients method. Then the stresses in the plate can be calculated. A plate containing multiple elliptical holes or cracks is discussed, and the corresponding FORTRAN77 program is developed. Five examples are given. The results show that this method is very effective and convenient. The project supported by Aeronautical Science Foundation of China     

On the variational boundary integral equations in elastodynamics with the use of conjugate functions

This paper proposes a Variational Boundary Integral Equation for time harmonic elasticity, using conjugate functions. A bilinear hermitian form for the variational formulation, as well as an a posteriori error indicator are proposed. The method does not involve hypersingular integrals in the finite part sense and preserves the symmetrical structures of equations.     

On the uniqueness of solutions to the displacement problem in linear elastodynamics

In recent separate investigations, Kirchhoff's classical uniqueness theorem of elastodynamics has been extended in two ways. Gurtin and Toupin generalized the theorem to encompass bodies possessing an elasticity tensor that obeys the semi-strong ellipticity condition, whereas the author has extended the theorem to unbounded regions. These two results are brought together in the present paper.

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Resume Dans deux études récentes, le champ d'application du théoréme classique de Kirchhoff sur l'unicité de l'élastodynamique a été élargi de deux manières différentes. Gurtin et Toupin l'ont généralisé pour inclure les corps possédant un tenseur d'élasticité obéissant à la condition d'ellipticité demi-forte, alors que le présent auteur l'a étendu aux régions non finies. Ces deux résultats ont été combinés dans la présente communication.