Development of direct numerical integration methods for one-dimensional integro-differential equations in mechanics

We propose constructive methods for direct numerical integration of one-dimensional singular and hypersingular integro-differential equations for the case in which their solution has an asymptotics of power-law type at the endpoints of the integration interval. The approaches are qualitatively divided into two types, typical of complex and real asymptotics. In the first case, the solution is constructed as an expansion with respect to a finite system of orthogonal polynomials (with the endpoint asymptotics explicitly taken into account), the singular and hypersingular integrals are calculated, the regular (generalized) kernel is replaced by a degenerate kernel of special form, and then the integral containing this kernel is calculated analytically (or by direct numerical computation). The application of the collocation method to the functional equation thus constructed permits obtaining a system of linear algebraic equations for the coefficients of the solution expansion. For the real asymptotics, we develop a direct approach based on the approximation of the unknown function by the Lagrange polynomial (with the endpoint asymptotics taken into account), the use of quadrature formulas of interpolation type, and the construction of a linear algebraic system for the values of the unknown function on a discrete set of points by using the collocation method. We present the results of numerical computations and compare them with the analytic solutions.     

Stress-strain state of an anisotropic plate with curved cracks and thin rigid inclusions

We solve the bending problem for an anisotropic plate with flaws like smooth curved nonoverlapping through cracks and rigid inclusions. The problem is solved by the method of Lekhnitskii complex potentials specified as Cauchy type integrals over the flaw contours with an unknown integrand density function. We use the Sokhotskii—Plemelj formulas to reduce the boundary-value problem to a system of singular integral equations with the additional conditions that the displacements in the plate are single-valued when going around the cut contours and the equilibrium conditions for stress-free rigid inclusions. After the singular integrals are approximated by the Gauss-Chebyshev quadrature formulas, the problem is reduced to solving a system of linear algebraic equations. We study the local stress distribution near flaw tips. We analyze the mutual influence of flaws on the stress distribution character near their vertices and compare the well-known solutions for isotropic plates with the solutions obtained by passing to the limit in the anisotropy parameters (“weakly anisotropic material”) and by using the method proposed here.     

各向异性平面含斜裂纹的奇异积分方程方法

本文应用平面弹性复变方法，将无限各向异性平面中的任意斜裂纹问题归结为求解一组解析函数边值问题，通过构造适当的积分变换将边值问题转化为奇异积分方程，进而应用Lobotto-Chebyshev数值求积公式，求出该奇异积分方程的数值解，并得到了应力强度因子的近似表达式，最后，给出了一些实例的数值结果，对特例的数值结果与精确结果进行比较，吻合的很好。     

Analysis of a crack in a half-plane piezoelectric solid with traction-induction free boundary

In this paper, the problem of a crack embedded in a half-plane piezoelectric solid with traction-induction free boundary is analyzed. A system of singular integral equations is formulated for the materials with general anisotropic piezoelectric properties and for the crack with arbitrary orientation. The kernel functions developed are in complex form for general anisotropic piezoelectric materials and are then specialized to the case of transversely isotropic piezoelectric materials which are in real form. The obtained coupled mechanical and electric real kernel functions may be reduced to those kernel functions for purely elastic problems when the electric effects disappear. The system of singular integral equations is solved numerically and the coupling effects of the mechanical and electric phenomena are presented by the generalized stress intensity factors for transversely isotropic piezoelectric materials.     

Helmholtz边界积分方程中奇异积分间接求解方法

提出了间接求解传统Helmholtz边界积分方程CBIE的强奇异积分和自由项系数,以及Burton-Miller边界积分方程BMBIE中的超强奇异积分的特解法。对于声场的内域问题,给出了满足Helmholtz控制方程的特解,间接求出了CBIE中的强奇异积分和自由项系数。对于声场外域对应的BMBIE中的超强奇异积分,按Guiggiani方法计算其柯西主值积分需要进行泰勒级数展开的高阶近似,公式繁复,实施困难。本文给出了满足Helmholtz控制方程和Sommerfeld散射条件的特解,提出了间接求出超强奇异积分的方法。推导了轴对称结构外场问题的强奇异积分中的柯西主值积分表达式,并通过轴对称问题算例证明了本文方法的高效性。数值结果表明,对于内域问题,采用本文特解法的计算结果优于直接求解强奇异积分和自由项系数的结果,且本文的特解法可避免针对具体几何信息计算自由项系数,因而具有更好的适用性。对于外域问题,两者精度相当,但本文的特解法可避免对核函数进行高阶泰勒级数展开,更易于数值实施。     

边界积分方程中近奇异积分计算的一种变量替换法

准确估计近奇异边界积分是边界元分析中一项很重要的课题,其重要性仅次于对奇异积分的处理. 近年来已发展了许多方法,都取得了一定程度的成功,但这个问题至今仍未得到彻 底的解决. 基于一种新的变量变换的思想和观点,提交了一种通用的积分变换法, 它非常有效地改善了被积函数的震荡特性,从而消除了积分的近奇异性,在不增加计算量的情况 下, 极大地改进了近奇异积分计算的精度. 数值算例表明,其算法稳定,效率高, 并可达到很高的计算精度,即使区域内点非常地靠近边界,仍可取得很理想的结果.     

边界元法中计算几乎奇异积分的一种无奇异算法

边界元法中存在几乎奇异积分的计算困难。引起边界单元上几乎奇异积分的因素是源点到其邻近单元的最小距离δ。本文拓展文[1]的思想,进一步采用分部积分将δ移出奇异积分式中积分核之外,转换后积分核是δ的正则函数。所以几乎强奇异和超奇异积分被化为无奇异的规则积分与解析积分的和,可由通常的Gauss数值积分解。文中应用此正则化技术求解了弹性力学平面问题的近边界点位移和应力。     

动态断裂力学的无限相似边界元法

对弹性动力学的相似边界元法进行了进一步研究,推导了相应的计算公式,并在此基础上提出了动态断裂力学的无限相似边界元法.与传统的边界元法相比,相似边界元法由于只需在少数单元上进行数值积分,大大减少了计算量.对动态断裂力学问题,无限相似边界元法由于在裂纹尖端的边界上设置了逼近于裂纹尖端的无限个相似边界单元,可直接得到裂纹尖端具有奇异性的应力,而不需要设置奇异单元,从而突破了奇异单元对应力奇异性阶次的局限.另外,还讨论了无限相似边界元法得到的无限阶的线性代数方程组的求解方法.     

Formulation and integration of the standard linear viscoelastic solid with fractional order rate laws

A physically sound three-dimensional anisotropic formulation of the standard linear viscoelastic solid with integer or fractional order rate laws for a finite set of the pertinent internal variables is presented. It is shown that the internal variables can be expressed in terms of the strain as convolution integrals with kernels of Mittag–Leffler function type. A time integration scheme, based on the Generalized Midpoint rule together with the Grünwald algorithm for numerical fractional differentiation, for integration of the constitutive response is developed. The predictive capability of the viscoelastic model for describing creep, relaxation and damped dynamic responses is investigated both analytically and numerically. The algorithm and the present general linear viscoelastic model are implemented into the general purpose finite element code Abaqus. The algorithm is then used together with an explicit difference scheme for integration of structural responses. In numerical examples, the quasi-static and damped responses of a viscoelastic ballast material that is subjected to loads simulating the overrolling of a train are investigated.     

各向异性位势问题边界元法中几乎奇异积分的解析算法

导出了一种解析积分算法,精确计算了二维各向异性位势问题边界元法中近边界点的几乎奇异积分。对线性单元,几乎奇异积分可用解析公式直接计算。对二次单元,可将其细分为几个线性单元,采用该解析公式间接近似计算。当内点离积分单元较远时,仍然保持常规高斯数值积分模式;而当内点离其较近时,高斯积分结果失效,采用该解析积分取代高斯数值积分。数值算例证明了该算法的有效性和精确性。二次元比线性元计算结果更精确。     

基于球面细分法的高效高精度近奇异积分计算

精确高效地计算近奇异积分,对边界元法的成功实施至关重要,也是边界元法在实际工程计算中面临的主要障碍之一。论文提出了一种基于球面细分技术的近奇异积分计算方法,可以精确计算任意基本解类型、任意单元形状和任意源点位置的近奇异积分。该方法首先通过计算源点到单元的最近最远距离,来确定球面细分的初始半径和终止半径;然后通过一系列半径呈指数级增长的球面来分割积分单元,得到一系列三角形和四边形子单元;最后把细分后得到的子单元变成弧形状,即三角形和四边形子单元分别变成扇形和环形子单元。由于球面细分是直接在三维笛卡尔坐标系下进行的,所以它适用于任何类型的单元。此外,由于基本解主要是源点到场点距离的函数,因此在同等精度下,近奇异积分在子单元的环向上所需要的高斯积分点数将大大减少。在径向方向上,由于球半径系列呈指数级变化,各个子块可以做到等精度高斯积分。数值算例表明,与传统近奇异积分计算方法相比,论文提出的方法更加稳定,精度更高。     

A solution of steady-state fluid flow in multiply fractured isotropic porous media

Herein a plane, steady-state fluid flow solution for fractured porous media is first presented. The solution is based on the theory of complex potentials, the theory of Cauchy integrals, and of singular integral equations. Subsequently, a numerical method is illustrated that may be used for the accurate estimation of the pore pressure and pore pressure gradient fields due to specified hydraulic pressure or pore pressure gradient acting on the lips of one or multiple non-intersecting curvilinear cracks in a homogeneous and isotropic porous medium. It is shown that the numerical integration algorithm of the singular integral equations is fast and converges rapidly. After the successful validation of the numerical scheme several cases of multiple curvilinear cracks are illustrated.     

Two non-elliptical inhomogeneities with internal uniform stresses interacting with a mode-III crack

We use the method of Green's functions to analyze an inverse problem in which we aim to identify the shapes of two non-elliptical elastic inhomogeneities, embedded in an infinite matrix subjected to uniform remote stress, which enclose uniform stress distributions despite their interaction with a finite mode-III crack. The problem is reduced to an equivalent Cauchy singular integral equation, which is solved numerically using the Gauss–Chebyshev integration formula. The shapes of the two inhomogeneities and the corresponding location of the crack can then be determined by identifying a conformal mapping composed in part of a real density function obtained from the solution of the aforementioned singular integral equation. Several examples are given to demonstrate the solution.     

An improved exponential transformation for nearly singular boundary element integrals in elasticity problems

This paper presents an improved exponential transformation for nearly singular boundary element integrals in elasticity problems. The new transformation is less sensitive to the position of the projection point compared with the original transformation. In our work, the conventional distance function is modified into a new form in the polar coordinate system. Based on the refined distance function, an improved exponential transformation is proposed in the polar coordinate system. Moreover, to perform integrations on irregular elements, an adaptive integration scheme considering both the element shape and the projection point associated with the improved transformation is proposed. Furthermore, when the projection point is located outside the integration element, another nearest point is introduced to subdivide the integration elements into triangular or quadrilateral patches of fine shapes. Numerical examples are presented to verify the proposed method. Results demonstrate the accuracy and efficiency of our method.     

三维变系数热传导问题边界元分析中几乎奇异积分计算

在边界积分的数值计算过程中,当源点离积分单元很近时,边界积分就会具有几乎奇异性,此时不能直接用高斯数值积分公式计算几乎奇异积分。本文以三维非均质热传导问题为例,介绍了一种计算几乎奇异边界积分的新方法。首先,采用Newton-Raphson迭代算法确定积分单元上离源点最近的点;然后,将积分单元上任意一点的坐标在最近点处展开成泰勒级数,并计算源点到积分单元任意点的距离;最后,将距离函数代入几乎奇异边界积分中,并运用指数变换方法导出积分单元上几乎奇异积分的计算公式。文中给出了两个非均质热传导问题的算例来验证所述方法的正确性、有效性和稳定性。     

On the mechanical modeling of anisotropic biological soft tissue and iterative parallel solution strategies

Biological soft tissues appearing in arterial walls are characterized by a nearly incompressible, anisotropic, hyperelastic material behavior in the physiological range of deformations. For the representation of such materials we apply a polyconvex strain energy function in order to ensure the existence of minimizers and in order to satisfy the Legendre–Hadamard condition automatically. The 3D discretization results in a large system of equations; therefore, a parallel algorithm is applied to solve the equilibrium problem. Domain decomposition methods like the Dual-Primal Finite Element Tearing and Interconnecting (FETI-DP) method are designed to solve large linear systems of equations, that arise from the discretization of partial differential equations, on parallel computers. Their numerical and parallel scalability, as well as their robustness, also in the incompressible limit, has been shown theoretically and in numerical simulations. We are using a dual-primal FETI method to solve nonlinear, anisotropic elasticity problems for 3D models of arterial walls and present some preliminary numerical results.     

正交各向异性位势问题边界元法中几乎奇异积分的解析算法

几乎奇异积分的计算困难阻碍了边界元法的工程应用。本文针对二维正交各向异性位势问题边界元法中近边界点的几乎奇异积分,采用分部积分法,导出一种直接的解析计算公式。该解析公式可以精确计算线性单元上的几乎奇异积分。对二次单元,可将其细分为几个线性元,采用该解析公式近似计算其边界积分。当内点离当前积分单元较远时,仍保持常规高斯数值积分模式;而当内点离其较近时,因常规高斯积分结果失效,则采用该解析积分取代高斯数值积分。数值算例证明了该算法的有效性和精确性。二次元计算结果比线性元计算结果更精确。     

Two Cracks Emerging from a Single Point,under the Influence of a Longitudinal Shear Wave

The problem of determining the dynamic stress intensity coefficients for two cracks emerging from a single point is solved. The cracks are affected by a longitudinal shear wave. The original problem is reduced to solving a system of two singular integro-differential equations with fixed singularities. For an approximate solution of this system, a numerical method is proposed that takes into account the real asymptotics of the unknown functions and uses special quadrature formulas for singular integrals.     

A partially insulated interface crack between a graded orthotropic coating and a homogeneous orthotropic substrate under heat flux supply

In this paper, thermal response of an orthotropic functionally graded coating-substrate structure with a partially insulated interface crack under heat flux supply is considered. It is assumed that there exists thermal resistance to heat conduction through the crack region. The mixed boundary value problems are reduced to a system of singular integral equations and solved numerically. Higher order asymptotic terms for the singular integral kernels are considered to improve the accuracy and the convergence efficiency of the numerical integrals. Numerical results are presented to show the effects of the orthotropy parameters, thermo-elastic nonhomogeneity parameters, and dimensionless thermal resistance on the temperature distribution and the thermal stress intensity factors (SIFs).     

The integrated singular basis function method for the stick-slip and the die-swell problems

We further develop a new singular finite element method, the integrated singular basis function method (ISBFM), for the solution of Newtonian flow problems with stress singularities. The ISBFM is based on the direct subtraction of the leading local solution terms from the governing equations and boundary conditions of the original problem, followed by a double integration by parts applied to those integrals with singular contributions. The method is applied to the stick-slip and the die-swell problems and improves the accuracy of the numerical results in both cases. In the case of the die-swell problem it considerably accelerates the convergence of the free surface profile with mesh refinement. The advantages and disadvantages of the ISBFM when compared to other singular methods are also discussed.