Propagation of S-wave in a non-homogeneous anisotropic incompressible and initially stressed medium under influence of gravity field

In this paper, propagation of shear waves in a non-homogeneous anisotropic incompressible, gravity field and initially stressed medium is studied. Analytical analysis reveals that the velocity of propagation of the shear waves depends upon the direction of propagation, the anisotropy, gravity field, non-homogeneity of the medium, and the initial stress. The frequency equation that determines the velocity of the shear wave has been obtained. The dispersion equations have been obtained and investigated for different cases. A comparison is made with the results predicted by Abd-Alla et al. [22] in the absence of initial stress and gravity field. The results obtained are discussed and presented graphically.     

Propagation of torsional surface waves in a homogeneous layer of finite thickness over an initially stressed heterogeneous half-space

In the present paper, the dispersion equation which determines the velocity of torsional surface waves in a homogeneous layer of finite thickness over an initially stressed heterogeneous half-space has been obtained. The dispersion equation obtained is in agreement with the classical result of Love wave when the initial stresses and inhomogeneity parameters are neglected. Numerical results analyzing the dispersion equation are discussed and presented graphically. The result shows that the initial stresses have a pronounced influence on the propagation of torsional surface waves. It has also been shown that the effect of density, directional rigidities and non-homogeneity parameter on the propagation of torsional surface waves is prominent.     

带有圆柱形孔洞弹性半空间的表面效应分析

针对表面应力在纳米结构控制机械响应中的重要性,利用复变函数的基本方法,研究了含有圆柱形孔洞的弹性半空间的表面应力问题.将含有缺陷的接触问题分解为均匀介质的接触问题和无外载荷的非均匀介质的接触问题两部分进行分析.结果显示:接触表面的应力和位移有很强的尺寸依赖性,同时表面位移可以用表面应力函数表示.     

Solving an initial value problem in inhomogeneous electrically and magnetically anisotropic uniaxial media

An initial value problem for a system of the second order partial differential equations, describing the electric wave propagation in vertically inhomogeneous electrically and magnetically anisotropic uniaxial media, is the main object of the study. The present paper suggests and justifies a new algorithm for solving this problem. This algorithm has several steps. On the first step the original initial value problem is written in terms of the Fourier images with respect to lateral variables. After that the obtained problem is transformed into an equivalent second kind vector integral equation of the Volterra type. A solution of this integral equation is constructed by successive approximations. At last, using the real Paley-Wiener theorem, a solution of the original initial value problem is found.     

Solving the random diffusion model in an infinite medium: A mean square approach

This paper deals with the construction of an analytic-numerical mean square solution of the random diffusion model in an infinite medium. The well-known Fourier transform method, which is used to solve this problem in the deterministic case, is extended to the random framework. Mean square operational rules to the Fourier transform of a stochastic process are developed and stated. The main statistical moments of the stochastic process solution are also computed. Finally, some illustrative numerical examples are included.     

On a new method for the study of the spatial behavior in a homogeneous elastic arch-like region

We consider a two-dimensional homogeneous elastic state in the arch-like region a?≤?r?≤?b, 0?≤?θ?≤?α, where (r,θ) denotes plane polar coordinates. We assume that three of the edges are traction-free, while the fourth edge is subjected to a (in plane) self-equilibrated load. The Airy stress function ‘?’ satisfies a fourth-order differential equation in the plane polar coordinates with appropriate boundary conditions. We develop a method which allows us to treat in a unitary way the two problems corresponding to the self-equilibrated loads distributed on the straight and curved edges of the region. In fact, we introduce an appropriate change for the variable r and for the Airy stress functions to reduce the corresponding boundary value problem to a simpler one which allows us to indicate an appropriate measure of the solution valuable for both the types of boundary value problems. In terms of such measures we are able to establish some spatial estimates describing the spatial behavior of the Airy stress function. In particular, our spatial decay estimates prove a clear relationship with the Saint-Venant's principle on such regions.     

Recovery of residual stress in a vertically heterogeneous elastic medium

We study the problem of identifying residual stress within athin subsurface layer in an elastic medium occupying a region = {(x₁, x₂, x₃) , R³: 0 < x₃ < L, where L } in space,where all parameters depend only on the depth x₃. Under thetheoretical framework of linear elasticity with initial stress,the incremental elasticity tensor of each material point iswritten as a sum of two terms, namely the elasticity tensorand the acoustoelastic tensor, both of which are taken hereas isotropic functions of their arguments. By imposing impulsiveloads and measuring the displacements at the boundary x₃ = 0,we recover the residual stress and its gradient there. If theresidual stress has a diagonal form, we can recover the residualstress inside the subsurface layer.     

Propagation of SH‐wave in an initially stressed orthotropic medium sandwiched by a homogeneous and an inhomogeneous semi‐infinite media

The paper presents a study of propagation of shear wave (SH‐wave) in an orthotropic elastic medium under initial stress sandwiched by a homogeneous semi‐infinite medium and an inhomogeneous half‐space. The technique of separation of variables has been adopted to get the analytical solutions for the dispersion relation in a closed form. The propagation of SH‐waves is influenced by inhomogeneity parameters and initial stress parameter. Velocities of SH‐waves are calculated numerically for different cases. As a special case when the intermediate layer and half‐space are homogeneous, computed frequency equation coincides with general equation of Love wave. To study the effect of inhomogeneity parameters and initial stress parameter, we have plotted the velocity of SH‐wave in several figures and observed that the velocity of wave decreases with the increases of non‐dimensional wave number. It can be found that the phase velocity decreases with the increase of inhomogeneity parameters. We observed that the velocity of SH‐wave decreases with the increases of initial stress parameter in both homogeneous and inhomogeneous media. GUI has been developed by using MATLAB to generalize the effect of the parameters discussed. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Rotational and voids effect on the reflection of P waves from stress-free surface of an elastic half-space under magnetic field and initial stress without energy dissipation

The influence of rotation, magnetic field, voids and initial stress on the reflection of P waves in thermoelasticity without energy dissipation are studied. The basic governing equations for isotropic and homogeneous thermoelastic half-space with voids, rotation, are based on Green and Naghdi (GN) theory under the effect of initial stress, where there is an initial magnetic field parallel to the plane boundary of the half-space. The solution of the problem in xz-plane indicates the existence of four plane waves; $P_1\text{;}{P}_2\text{;}{P}_3$ and $P_4$ and an SV waves. The relevant boundary conditions at stress-free insulated surface are satisfied by appropriate solutions in the half-space to obtain the reflection coefficients for the incidence of P waves. The numerical values of the complex modulus of the reflection coefficients are visualized graphically to display the effect of the rotation, magnetic field, initial stress and voids parameters.     

Four coplanar Griffith cracks moving in an infinitely long elastic strip under antiplane shear stress

This paper concerns with the problem of determining the anti-plane dynamic stress distributions around four coplanar finite length Griffith cracks moving steadily with constant velocity in an infinitely long finite width strip. The two-dimensional Fourier transforms have been used to reduce the mixed boundary value problem to the solution of five integral equations. These integral equations have been solved using the finite Hilbert transform technique to obtain the analytic form of crack opening displacement and stress intensity factors. Numerical results have also been depicted graphically.     

Eigenvalue approach to study the effect of rotation and relaxation time in generalized magneto-thermo-viscoelastic medium in one dimension

The fundamental equations of the problems of generalized thermoelasticity with one relaxation parameter including heat sources in infinite rotating magneto-thermo-viscoelastic media have been derived in the form of a vector matrix differential equation in the Laplace transform domain for a one dimensional problem. These equations have been solved by the eigenvalue approach to determine deformations, stress, and temperature. The results have been compared to those available in the existing literature. The graphs have been drawn to show the effect of rotation in the medium.     

对称迭层矩形板的平面应力分析

常用的对称迭层板为各向异性板．根据平面应力问题的基本方程精确地用应力函数解法求得了各向异性板的一般解析解．推导出平面内应力和位移的一般公式,其中积分常数由边界条件来决定．一般解包括三角函数和双曲函数组成的解,它能满足4个边为任意边界条件的问题．还有代数多项式解,它能满足4个角的边界条件．因此一般解可用以求解任意边界条件下的平面应力问题．以4边承受均匀法向和切向载荷以及非均匀法向载荷的对称迭层方板为例,进行了计算和分析．     

The critical speed of a moving time-harmonic load acting on a system consisting a pre-stressed orthotropic covering layer and a pre-stressed half-plane

The dynamic response of a system consisting of an initially stressed covering layer and an initially stressed half-plane to a moving time-harmonic load is investigated within the scope of the piecewise-homogeneous body model utilizing three-dimensional linearized wave propagation theory in the initially stressed body. It is assumed that the material of the layer and half-plane is orthotropic. It is also assumed that the velocity of the line-located time harmonic moving load which acts on the covering layer is constant. The investigations were carried out were for the plane-strain state under subsonic velocity of the moving load for two types of contact conditions, namely: complete and incomplete. An algorithm is developed for the determination of the values of the moving load’s critical velocity. For various values of the problem parameters the numerical results were presented and discussed.     

Evaluation of mechanical parameters of an elastic thin film system by modeling and numerical simulation of telephone cord buckles

The morphology of telephone cord buckles of elastic thin films can be used to evaluate the initial residual stress and interface toughness of the film-substrate system. The maximum out-of-plane displacement δ, the wavelength λ and amplitude A of the wave buckles can be measured in physical experiments. Through δ, λ, and A, the buckle morphology is obtained by an annular sector model established using the von Karman plate equations in polar coordinates for the elastic thin film. The mode-mix fracture criterion is applied to determine the shape and scale parameters. A numerical algorithm combining the Newmark-β scheme and the Chebyshev collocation method is adopted to numerically solve the problem in a quasi-dynamic process. Numerical experiments show that the numerical results agree well with physical experiments.     

Description of the elastic deformation and degradation of elastic properties of dispersedly failing isotropic materials

A model is put forward for describing the elastic deformation of a quasi-homogeneous isotropic material capable of accumulating scattered microdamages during loading, which eventually leads to its total failure. The degree of damage of the material at a point is characterized by a centrosymmetric scalar function on the unit sphere, named the damage function, whose values depend on a dimensionless equivalent stress. This function is approximated by a fourth-rank tensor, which is used to construct a constitutive relation between stresses and strains in a differential form. By way of example, the elastic deformation of concrete and the degradation of its linearly elastic properties are described, and the basic three-dimensional sections of the corresponding strength surface are constructed. __________ Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 42, No. 2, pp. 193–208, March–April, 2006.     

The stress field problem for a pre-stressed plate-strip with finite length under the action of arbitrary time-harmonic forces

In the framework of the three-dimensional linearized theory of elastodynamics the finite element modeling of the stress field problem for the pre-stressed plate-strip with finite length resting on a rigid foundation under the action of inclined linearly located time-harmonic forces is developed. The numerical results involving the normal stress acting on the interface plane of the plate-strip and the rigid foundation are presented. Moreover, the dependencies between this stress, the frequency of the arbitrary inclined linearly located external force and the initial stretching of the plate-strip are analyzed.     

Explicit secular equations of Rayleigh waves in elastic media under the influence of gravity and initial stress

The problem of Rayleigh waves in an orthotropic elastic medium under the influence of gravity and initial stress was investigated by Abd-Alla [A. M. Abd-Alla, Propagation of Rayleigh waves in an elastic half-space of orthotropic material, Appl. Math. Comput. 99 (1999) 61-69], and the secular equation of the wave in the implicit form was derived. However, due to the uncorrect representation of the solution, the secular equation is not right. The main aim of the present paper is to reconsider this problem. We find the secular equation of the wave in explicit form. By considering some special cases, we obtain the exact explicit secular equations of Rayleigh waves under the effect of gravity of some previous studies, in which only implicit secular equations were derived.     

Properties of multilevel block -circulants

In a previous paper we characterized unilevel block α-circulants , , 0mn-1, in terms of the discrete Fourier transform of , defined by . We showed that most theoretical and computational problems concerning A can be conveniently studied in terms of corresponding problems concerning the Fourier coefficients F₀,F₁,…,F_n-1 individually. In this paper we show that analogous results hold for (k+1)-level matrices, where the first k levels have block circulant structure and the entries at the (k+1)-st level are unstructured rectangular matrices.     

受轴力作用的平面杆的圣维南问题

本文利用文[1]中讨论的主轴应力坐标上的平衡微分方程,通过假设平面杆在轴力作用下的主轴应力曲线,获得了该问题的圣维南问题的解,指出剪应力的衰减速度是a3/y3,轴力趋于常数的速度是a2/y2.     

圆外平面弹性问题的边界积分公式

将边界上的应力函数及其法向导数展开为罗朗级数,与复应力函数的罗朗级数的表达式对比,可以确定罗朗级数的各系数,再利用傅利叶级数和卷积的几个公式进行计算,得到应力函数边界积分公式．通过边界的应力函数及其法向导数的积分,直接得到圆外应力函数值,并给出几个算例,表明结果用于求解单位圆外平面弹性问题十分方便．