Comments on “Explicit transient solutions for a mode III crack subjected to dynamic concentrated loading in a piezoelectric material” by Yi-Shyong Ing, Mau-Jung Wang [Int. J. Solids Struct. 41 (2004) 3849–3864]

In this comment it is pointed out that the analysis of the dynamic stress intensity factor, dynamic electric displacement intensity factor and dynamic energy release rate conducted by Ing and Wang [Ing, Y.S., Wang, M.J., 2004. Explicit transient solutions for a mode III crack subjected to dynamic concentrated loading in a piezoelectric material. International Journal of Solids and Structures 41, 3849–3864] is incorrect. The correct analysis and corresponding correct plots are presented.     

Crack analysis in semi-infinite transversely isotropic piezoelectric solid. I. Green’s functions

Three-dimensional fundamental solutions corresponding to a unit point force and point electric charge are obtained for a semi-infinite transversely isotropic piezoelectric solid. The free boundary is parallel to the plane of isotropy. They can be used as the Green’s function for solving the problem of a flat circular crack near the free surface which will be dealt with in Part II of this work.     

On a new exact solution to Stokes’ first problem for Maxwell fluids

Stokes’ first problem for Maxwell fluids is re-examined using integral transform methods and several forms of the exact solution are presented. In the process, we call attention to, and correct, a recent case in the literature where this solution has been stated incorrectly. In addition, we note a number of analytical results and give several velocity profile plots. Finally, connections are drawn to other areas of research.     

Comments on ‘‘Design of aluminium boom and arm for an excavator”

This paper comments on the recently published work dealing with the problem in the design of the backhoe excavator working device. It also includes remarks on the inadequacy in the problem approach to the device weight optimization and synthesis, and highlights mistakes in the mathematical model. This work points out the demand for a much wider approach to the optimization problem of the backhoe excavator working device.     

Interaction of a conductive crack and of an electrode at a piezoelectric bimaterial interface

The interaction of a conductive crack and an electrode at a piezoelectric bi-material interface is studied. The bimaterial is subjected to an in-plane electrical field parallel to the interface and an anti-plane mechanical loading. The problem is formulated and reduced, via the application of sectionally analytic vector functions, to a combined Dirichlet–Riemann boundary value problem. Simple analytical expressions for the stress, the electric field, and their intensity factors as well as for the crack faces' displacement jump are derived. Our numerical results illustrate the proposed approach and permit to draw some conclusions on the crack–electrode interaction.     

Control of stress response in a rotating infinite hollow multilayered piezoelectric cylinder

The theoretical study of the control of stress is developed for a rotating infinite hollow multilayered radially polarized piezoelectric cylinder. The exact solution is obtained by means of the state-space method. As an illustrative example, the distribution of the radial and tangential stresses in a rotating hollow internally pressurized five-layered piezoelectric cylinder subjected to different electric potential at the internal and external surfaces are performed. Numerical results show that the distribution of the stress can be controlled by applying appropriate electric potentials at the correct surfaces.     

A ‘stack’ model of rate-independent polycrystals

A novel ‘stack’ model of a rate-independent polycrystal, which extends the ‘ALAMEL’ model of Van Houtte et al. (2005) is proposed. In the ‘stack’ model, stacks of N neighboring ‘ALAMEL’ domains collectively accommodate the imposed macroscopic deformation while deforming such that velocity and traction continuity with their neighbors is maintained. The flow law and consistency conditions are derived and an efficient solution methodology based on the linear programming technique is given. The present model is applied to study plastic deformation of an idealized two-dimensional polycrystal under macroscopically imposed plane-strain tension and simple shear constraints. Qualitative and quantitative variations in the predicted macroscopic and microscopic response with N are presented. The constraint on individual ‘ALAMEL’ domains diminishes with stack size N but saturates for large N. Computational effort associated with the present model is analyzed and found to be well within one order of magnitude greater than that required to solve the classical Taylor model. Furthermore, implementation of the consistency conditions is found to reduce computation time by at least 50%.     

Extension of eigenfunction-expansion solutions of a fokker-planck equation—I. First order system

The work is concerned with eigenfunction-expansion solutions to the forward Fokker-Planck equation associated with a specific, non-linear, first-order system subject to white noise excitation. Using a digital computer, a substantial number of new terms in the expansions have been generated. With this new information, inverted Domb-Sykes plots revealed a pattern in the coefficients for certain ranges of values of the parameters. Through this pattern, Dingle's theory of terminants was used to recast the series into a more favorable computational form.     

Dynamic compressive strength properties of aluminium foams. Part II—‘shock’ theory and comparison with experimental data and numerical models

One-dimensional ‘steady-shock’ models based on a rate-independent, rigid, perfectly-plastic, locking (r-p-p-l) idealisation of the quasi-static stress-strain curves for aluminium foams are proposed for two different impact scenarios to provide a first-order understanding of the dynamic compaction process. A thermo-mechanical approach is used in the formulation of their governing equations. Predictions by the models are compared with experimental data presented in the companion paper (Part I) and with the results of finite-element simulations of two-dimensional Voronoi honeycombs.A kinematic existence condition for continuing ‘shock’ propagation in aluminium foams is established using thermodynamics arguments and its predictions compare well with the experimental data. The thermodynamics highlight the incorrect application of the global energy balance approach to describe ‘shock’ propagation in cellular solids which appears in some current literature.     

A single degree of freedom ‘lollipop’ model for carbon nanotube bundle formation

Current carbon nanotube (CNT) synthesis methods include the production of ordered, free-standing vertically aligned arrays, the properties of which are partially governed by interactions between adjacent tubes. Using material parameters determined by atomistic methods, here we represent individual CNTs by a simple single degree of freedom ‘lollipop’ model to investigate the formation, mechanics, and self-organization of CNT bundles driven by weak van der Waals interactions. The computationally efficient simple single degree of freedom model enables us to study arrays consisting of hundreds of thousands of nanotubes. The effects of nanotube parameters such as aspect ratio, bending stiffness, and surface energy, on formation and bundle size, as well as the intentional manipulation of bundle pattern formation, are investigated. We report studies with both single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and double wall carbon nanotubes (DWCNTs) with varying aspect ratios (that is, varying height). We calculate the local density distributions of the nanotube bundles and show that there exists a maximum attainable bundle density regardless of an increase in surface energy for nanotubes with given spacing and stiffness. In addition to applications to CNTs, our model can also be applied to other types of nanotube arrays (e.g. protein nanotubes, polymer nanofilaments).     

随机选取法计算化学反应流爆轰过程引起的参数涨落

利用ＲＣＭ（随机选取法）解反应流爆轰问题时，掌握影响流动参数随机涨落的主要因素是选择适当计算参数、保证得到正确结果的关键。各种流动参数的随机涨落相互关联，只需要搞清楚炸药未反应质量分数的随机涨落并做出分析，其它流动参数涨落的情况也就清楚了。给出了影响未反应质量分数涨落的因数，同时还给出了具体算例，检验所得结论的正确性。     

CAE技术在井架设计中的应用

应用GAE技术，针对ZJ30／1700CZ钻机井架分别进行了静态分析及在自然状态和有钩载情况下的模态分析，为合理设计钻机井架结构提供了理论依据。通过分析计算，可以看出：所设计的井架的静态强度满足要求；经动力再设计后的井架固有频率与钻机的设计工作转速相差较大，达到工程要求，表明修改后的井架设计方案合理。     

Pressure-volume dependence for the eyeball under an external load

The knowledge for the individual eye of the dependence of the intraocular volume on the intraocular pressure in the presence of a given external load is necessary for obtaining physically correct conclusions from the data of standard measurement procedures used in ophthalmology (tonometry, elastometry, tonography). On the basis of general physical principles, using dimensional theory, restrictions on possible forms of this dependence are formulated on the assumption of elastic behavior of the eye shell and elastic nature of its interaction with surrounding objects. Possible applications of the restrictions obtained to experimental and theoretical investigations are discussed.     

作大运动弹性薄板中的几何非线性与耦合变形

导出作大范围刚体运动弹性薄板包括了几何非线性和中面变形之间的相互耦合（耦合变形）的动力学控制方程．分析了几何非线性和耦合变形各自对系统动力学性质的影响,得到了在传统方法上只考虑几何非线性,系统将通过同宿轨分岔过渡到混沌运动;若在传统方法上考虑耦合变形,系统稳定且数值解收敛,与实际情形相符．     

Comment on “Analysing flow and heat transfer of a viscoelastic fluid over a semi-infinite horizontal moving flat plate, IJNLM, 43 (2008) 772”

In this report we make corrections to a paper by Rafael Cortell (IJNLM, 43 (2008) 772). In this paper (IJNLM, 43 (2008) 772) the author considered an incorrect equation (by including a wrong term instead of correct term) for his considered flow and heat transfer problem and reported unrealistic results as a consequence. In this communication we have considered the correct equation (replacing the incorrect term by correct one) and solved it analytically. Our analysis shows that the unrealistic behavior as observed by Cortell (IJNLM, 43 (2008) 772) persists no more if one considers the correct term.     

A moving dislocation in a magneto–electro-elastic solid

This work considers the generalized plane problem of a moving dislocation in an anisotropic elastic medium with piezoelectric, piezomagnetic and magnetoelectric effects. The closed-form expressions for the elastic, electric and magnetic fields are obtained using the extended Stroh formalism for steady-state motion. The radial components, E_rand H_r, of the electric and magnetic fields as well as the hoop components, D_θ and B_θ, of electric displacement and magnetic flux density are found to be independent of θ in a polar coordinate system. This interesting phenomenon is proven to be is a consequence of the electric and magnetic fields, electric displacement and magnetic flux density that exhibit the singularity r⁻¹ near the dislocation core. As an illustrative example, the more explicit results for a moving dislocation in a transversely isotropic magneto–electro-elastic medium are provided and the behavior of the coupled fields is analyzed in detail.     

Evaluation of linear,inviscid, viscous,and reduced-order modelling aeroelastic solutions of the AGARD 445.6 wing using root locus analysis

Reduced-order modelling (ROM) methods are applied to the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)-based aeroelastic analysis of the AGARD 445.6 wing in order to gain insight regarding well-known discrepancies between the aeroelastic analyses and the experimental results. The results presented include aeroelastic solutions using the inviscid Computational Aeroelasticity Programme–Transonic Small Disturbance (CAP-TSD) code and the FUN3D code (Euler and Navier–Stokes). Full CFD aeroelastic solutions and ROM aeroelastic solutions, computed at several Mach numbers, are presented in the form of root locus plots in order to better reveal the aeroelastic root migrations with increasing dynamic pressure. Important conclusions are drawn from these results including the ability of the linear CAP-TSD code to accurately predict the entire experimental flutter boundary (repeat of analyses performed in the 1980s), that the Euler solutions at supersonic conditions indicate that the third mode is always unstable, and that the FUN3D Navier–Stokes solutions stabilize the unstable third mode seen in the Euler solutions.     

Two-dimensional time-harmonic dynamic Green’s functions in transversely isotropic piezoelectric solids

The two-dimensional time-harmonic dynamic Green’s functions in an infinite transversely isotropic piezoelectric solid are obtained. After introduction of a new function, the original problem is reduced to the determination of the Green’s function for the two-dimensional Helmholtz equation and that for the two-dimensional Laplace equation. The explicit expressions of all the field components are presented. It is verified that the obtained dynamic Green’s functions can reduce to the corresponding static ones by letting the circular frequency be zero. The asymptotic expansions for Green’s functions at far-field are also given.