Diffraction of a planar strong detonation wave by a moving three-dimensional thin body

An analytic solution is obtained for the diffraction of a planar strong detonation wave by a three-dimensional thin body moving in the opposite direction. The planform and the thickness distribution of the body can be arbitrary and the speed of the body can be either supersonic or subsonic relative to the undisturbed stream ahead of the wave or to that behind the wave. The solution is a generalization of the previous solution of Ting and Gunzburger for the shock diffraction.     

Diffraction of a solitary wave by a thin wedge

The diffraction of a solitary wave by a thin wedge with vertical walls is studied when the incident solitary wave is directed along the wedge axis. The method of multiple scales is extended to this problem and reduces the task to that of solving the two-dimensional KdV equation with proper boundary and initial conditions. The finite-difference numerical procedure is carried out with the fractional step algorithm in which difference schemes are all implicit. Except the maximum run-up at the wall, the results in this paper are found to corroborate the Melville's experiments not only qualitatively but also quantitatively. The maximum run-up of our results agrees well with Funakoshi's numerical one but it is considerably larger than that in Melville's experiment. An important reason for this discrepancy is believed to be the effect of viscous boundary layer on the vertical side wall.     

Diffraction of a plane electromagnetic wave by a slit in a thick screen placed between two different media

The diffraction pattern due to a plane H-polarized electromagnetic wave is investigated, when this wave is incident upon an infinitely long slit of finite width in an opaque screen of non-vanishing thickness. The screen is located between the plane boundaries of two media with different electromagnetic properties. A Green's function formulation of the problem is employed, leading to a system of four coupled integral equations in which the field distributions in the slit occur as unknowns. Numerical results are presented for the field just below the screen as well as for the far field pattern.     

Diffraction of a solitary wave by a thin wedge part 2. Effects of viscous boundary layers

Based on the study on the Mach reflection of a solitary wave in [3], we continue to investigate effects of the boundary layers on the bottom and the vertical side wall. By using matched asymptotic methods, the two-dimensional KdV equation is modified to account for effects of viscosity. Numerical can be neglected. The results including the side wall's effects agree satisfactorily with those of Melville's experiments. Finally, we establish the simplified concept of the side wall effect and conclude that it represents the physical reason for the discrepancy between the experiments and the previous calculations based on the inviscid fluid flow theory.     

Mechanical response of a tensegrity structure close to its integrity limit submitted to external constraints

The response to an external constraint of a symmetrical tensegrity structure made of elastic and rigid elements has been studied by numerical experiments. Two non-linear effects have been found when the structure is close to its integrity limit above which it collapses. The first one is that the mechanical power response of the tensegrity structure can be modulated according to the magnitude of the applied force. This effect indicates that the structure may act as a mechanical power amplifier. The second one is that a slightly prestressed tensegrity structure can offer a greater resilience to an applied force than more prestressed equivalent structures. This paradoxical stiffening effect indicates that increasing the prestress may not always be the most efficient way to keep the stability of the structure.     

Diffraction of torsional waves by a penny-shaped crack in a non-homogeneous thick fibre bonded to a non-homogeneous matrix

In this paper the equation of motion is solved when the shear modulus and density are functions of r and z and the latter part of this paper contains an analysis of the interaction of torsional waves normally with penny-shaped crack located in a thick infinite elastic fibre. The infinite elastic fibre is bonded to an infinite elastic matrix. The matrix and the thick elastic fibre are non-homogeneous and are of dissimilar materials. The solution of the problem is reduced to a Fredholm integral equation of the second kind, which is solved numerically. The numerical solution is used to calculate the stress intensity factor at the rim of the penny-shaped crack. Finally the results of the stress intensity factors are displayed graphically.     

Asymptotic approximations for Bloch waves and topological mode steering in a planar array of Neumann scatterers

We study the canonical problem of wave scattering by periodic arrays, either of infinite or finite extent, of Neumann scatterers in the plane; the characteristic lengthscale of the scatterers is considered small relative to the lattice period. We utilise the method of matched asymptotic expansions, together with Fourier series representations, to create an efficient and accurate numerical approach for finding the dispersion curves associated with Floquet–Bloch waves through an infinite array of scatterers. The approach lends itself to direct scattering problems for finite arrays and we illustrate the flexibility of these asymptotic representations on topical examples from topological wave physics.     

A simplified frequency equation and its approximate solution of a beam with an incipient crack from a wave perspective

This paper presents a simplified frequency equation and its approximate solution to predict the modal frequencies of a beam with an incipient crack. The physical implication of the simplified frequency equation is fully described from a wave perspective for the cracked beam with arbitrary support conditions. The approximate solution of the proposed frequency equation is derived from a wave perspective as well. The asymptotic equivalence is demonstrated between the approximate solution and that obtained by the first order perturbation method as the mode number increases. The validity of the proposed approach is demonstrated through comparison to both numerical results from finite element analysis and experimental data.     

半覆水相变V形峡谷场地P波入射下的空间地震动散射频域理论解、验证及特征

克服介质相变、峡谷分层且局部地形覆水导致的固有边界值难题,首次推导并得到了半覆水相变V形峡谷场地对P波激励下的散射理论解,验证理论解的正确性,探究了相变界面的有无、入射波频率和入射角对地表位移的显著影响,突出并重点强调了覆水因素对结果影响的不可忽视性。分析结果表明,(1)以经典算例为标准,对比验证了本文理论解的正确性,解释并澄清了峡谷局部可预测性的微小偏差的来源。(2)与未覆水部位相比,峡谷覆水部位表面位移显著增大;与峡谷满水状态相比,相变面的存在使位移增大的初始位置向峡谷中间移动;不同的入射波频率和入射角下,地面运动情况存在显著差异,随着入射角的增大,水平方向的位移逐渐增大,竖直方向的位移逐渐减小。本文研究可为覆水V形峡谷的长大结构多点地震动的合理输入提供基础性研究依据,兼有理论意义与应用价值。     

A layered composite containing a crack in its lower layer loaded by a rigid stamp

The elastostatic plane problem of a layered composite containing an internal or edge crack perpendicular to its boundaries in its lower layer is considered. The layered composite consists of two elastic layers having different elastic constants and heights and rests on two simple supports. Solution of the problem is obtained by superposition of solutions for the following two problems: The layered composite subjected to a concentrated load through a rigid rectangular stamp without a crack and the layered composite having a crack whose surface is subjected to the opposite of the stress distribution obtained from the solution of the first problem. Using theory of Elasticity and Fourier transform technique, the problem is formulated in terms of two singular integral equations. Solving these integral equations numerically by making use of Gauss–Chebyshev integration, numerical results related to the normal stress σ_x(0,y), the stress-intensity factors, and the crack opening displacements are presented and shown graphically for various dimensionless quantities.     

The application of coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering to temperature measurements in a pulsed high enthalpy supersonic flow

Broadband single pulse coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) experiments employing a folded box phase matching geometry in a shock tunnel flow are presented. Rovibrational spectra of molecular nitrogen, produced at the exit of a pulsed supersonic nozzle for a range of flow enthalpies, are examined. Difficulties peculiar to the application of the optical technique to a high enthalpy pulsed flow facility are discussed and measurements of flow temperatures are presented. Theoretically calculated values for temperatures based upon algorithms used to determine shock tunnel flow conditions agree well with experimental measurements using the CARS technique.     

Evolution of nanoscale defects to planar cracks in a brittle solid

Fracture of a solid is a highly multiscale process that associates atomic scale bond breaking with macroscopic crack propagation, and the process can be dramatically influenced by the presence of defects in materials. In a nanomaterial, defect formation energy decreases with the reduction of material size, and therefore, the role of defects in crack formation and subsequent crack growth in such materials may not be understood from the classical laws of fracture mechanism. In this study, we investigated the crack formation process of a defective (with missing atoms) nanostructured material (NaCl) using a series of molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. It was demonstrated that simple defects in the form of several missing atoms in the material could develop into a planar crack. Subsequently, MD simulations on failures of nanosized NaCl with pre-defined planar atomistic cracks of two different lengths under prescribed tensile displacement loads were performed. These failure loads were then applied on the equivalent continuum models, separately, to evaluate the associated fracture toughness values using the finite element analysis. For small cracks, the fracture toughness thus obtained is cracksize dependent and the corresponding critical energy release rate is significantly smaller than Griffith’s theoretical value. Explanation for this discrepancy between LEFM and the atomistic model was attempted.     

Diffraction of a plane stress wave by a semi-infinite crack in a general anisotropic elastic material

The problem of a semi-infinite crack subjected to an incident stress wave in a general anisotropic elastic solid is considered. The plane wave impinges the crack at a general oblique angle and is of any of the three types propagating in that direction. A related problem of a semi-infinite crack loaded by a pair of concentrated forces moving along the crack surfaces is also considered. In contrast to the conventional approach by Laplace transforms, a Stroh-like formalism is employed to construct the solution directly in the time domain. The solution is shown to depend on a Wiener–Hopf factorization of a symmetric matrix. Closed-form solution of the stress intensity factors is derived. A remarkably simple expression for the energy release rate is obtained for normal incidence.     

Decoupling coefficients of dilatational wave for Biot’s dynamic equation and its Green’s functions in frequency domain

Green’s functions for Biot’s dynamic equation in the frequency domain can be a highly useful tool for the investigation of dynamic responses of a saturated porous medium. Its applications are found in soil dynamics, seismology, earthquake engineering, rock mechanics, geophysics, and acoustics. However, the mathematical work for deriving it can be daunting. Green’s functions have been presented utilizing an analogy between the dynamic thermoelasticity and the dynamic poroelasticity in the frequency domain using the u-p formulation. In this work, a special term “decoupling coefficient” for the decomposition of the fast and slow dilatational waves is proposed and expressed to present a new methodology for deriving the poroelastodynamic Green’s functions. The correctness of the solution is demonstrated by numerically comparing the current solution with Cheng’s previous solution. The separation of the two waves in the present methodology allows the more accurate evaluation of Green’s functions, particularly the solution of the slow dilatational wave. This can be advantageous for the numerical implementation of the boundary element method (BEM) and other applications.     

Hilbert-Huang变换方法在Duffing方程和圆柱尾迹流分析中的应用

本文采用N．E Huang最近提出的Hilbert-Huang变换方法分析了使用三阶Runge-Kutta方法数值求解的Duffing方程的性质和圆柱绕流尾流特性,分解得到了有限阶经验模态（Empirical Modes）,给出了相应的Hilbert谱。结果表明,Hilbert-Huang变换得到的主要含能模态物理意义清晰,相应的瞬时频率存在着明显的波内频率调制,很好地刻画了信号的时空局部特性。