On shakedown of elastic plastic solids

Summary Making reference to elastic perfectly plastic solids subjected to cyclic loads, the problem of the shakedown load factor is considered and the relevant Euler-Lagrange equations are discussed. It is proved that the solution to these equations describes the gradient, with respect to the load multiplier, of the steady-state response of the solid body to the cyclic loads at the shakedown limit, and that it thus enables one to predict the nature of the impending collapse. These results are then extended to the more general case of loads varying within a given load domain.

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Sommario Facendo riferimento a un solido elastico perfettamente plastico soggetto a carichi ciclici, si considera il problema del moltiplicatore dei carichi ad adattamento e si studiano le equazioni di Eulero-Lagrange ad esso associate. Si trova che la soluzione di queste equazioni descrive il gradiente, rispetto al moltiplicatore dei carichi, della risposta stazionaria del solido ai carichi ciclici al limite di adattamento, e che quindi essa consente di predire la natura del collasso incipiente, Questi risultati vengono quindi estesi al caso più generale di carichi variabili in un dato dominio.

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This paper is part of a research project sponsored by the National Research Council (CNR) of Italy.     

On the theory of mixtures of elastic solids

In this paper we derive a theory for binary mixtures of elastic solids in which the independent constitutive variables are the displacement gradients, displacement fields, volume fractions and volume fraction gradients. The theory is linearized and a uniqueness theorem with no definiteness assumption on the elasticities and no restriction on the initial stresses is presented.     

On reflected interactions in elastic solids containing inhomogeneities

Interactions in linear elastic solids containing inhomogeneities are examined using integral equations. Direct and reflected interactions are identified. Direct interactions occur simply because elastic fields emitted by inhomogeneities affect each other. Reflected interactions occur because elastic fields emitted by inhomogeneities are reflected by the specimen boundary back to the individual inhomogeneities. It is shown that the reflected interactions are of critical importance to analysis of representative volume elements. Further, the reflected interactions are expressed in simple terms, so that one can obtain explicit approximate expressions for the effective stiffness tensor for linear elastic solids containing ellipsoidal and non-ellipsoidal inhomogeneities. For ellipsoidal inhomogeneities, the new approximation is closely related to that of Mori and Tanaka. In general, the new approximation can be used to recover Ponte Castañeda–Willis׳ and Kanaun–Levin׳s approximations. Connections with Maxwell׳s approximation are established.     

On the constitutive relations for second sound in elastic solids

We give a derivation of the constitutive relations of an elastic heat conductor for which the heat flux and the temperature obey a frame-invariant form of Cattaneo's equation.     

Nonlinear dynamics of oriented elastic solids

Based on a continuum model for oriented elastic solids the set of nonlinear dispersive equations derived in Part I of this work allows one to investigate the nonlinear wave propagation of the soliton type. The equations govern the coupled rotation-displacement motions in connection with the linear elastic behavior and large-amplitude rotations of the director field. In the one-dimensional version of the equations and for two simple configurations an exhaustive study of solitons is presented. We show that the transverse and/or longitudinal elastic displacements are coupled to the rotational motion so that solitons, jointly in the rotation of the director and the elastic deformations, are exhibited. These solitons are solutions of a system of linear wave equations for the elastic displacements which are nonlinearly coupled to a sine-Gordon equation for the rotational motion. For each configuration, the solutions are numerically illustrated and the energy of the solitions is calculated. Finally, some applications of the continuum model and the related nonlinear dynamics to several physical situations are given and additional more complex problems are also evoked by way of conclusion.     

Theory of nonlocal asymmetric elastic solids

In this paper, a nonlinear theory of nonlocal asymmetric, elastic solids is developed on the basis of basic theories of nonlocal continuum fieM theory and nonlinear continuum mechanics. It perfects and expands the nonlocal elastic fiteld theory developed by Eringen and others. The linear theory of nonlocal asymmetric elasticity developed in [1] expands to the finite deformation, We show that there is the nonlocal body moment in the nonlocal elastic solids. The noniocal body moment causes the stress asymmetric and itself is caused by the covalent bond formed by the reaction between atoms. The theory developed in this paper is applied to explain reasonably that curves of dispersion relation of one-dimensional plane longitudinal waves are not similar with those of transverse waves.     

Shock waves in incompressible elastic solids

Summary The thermodynamic theory of shock waves in incompressible elastic solids is reviewed, and the Hugoniot relation and the propagation condition for the shock speed are derived. Expanding the equations, for weak shock waves, in powers of the shock strength some well-known results of gasdynamics are generalized to the dynamics of shock waves in incompressible elastic media.

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Zusammenfassung Die thermodynamische Theorie der Stoßwellen in inkompressiblen elastischen Körpern wird zusammenfassend dargestellt, die Hugoniot-Relation und die Ausbreitungsbedingung für die Stoßgeschwindigkeit werden abgeleitet. Durch Reihenentwicklung nach Potenzen der Stoßstärke werden für schwache Stoßwellen einige bekannte Ergebnisse der Gasdynamik für die Dynamik der Stoßwellen in inkompressiblen elastischen Medien verallgemeinert.

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On tensile instabilities and ellipticity loss in fiber-reinforced incompressible non-linearly elastic solids

Loss of ellipticity and associated failure in fiber-reinforced non-linearly elastic solids is examined for uniaxial plane deformations. We consider separately fiber reinforcement that either endows the material with additional stiffness only in the fiber direction or introduces additional stiffness under shear deformations. In the first case it is shown that loss of ellipticity under tensile loading in the fiber direction corresponds to a turning point of the nominal stress and requires concavity of the Cauchy stress–stretch curve. For the second example loss of ellipticity occurs after the nominal stress maximum and prior to a turning point of the Cauchy stress.     

Variational principles of fluid full-filled elastic solids

IntroductionManypracticalproblemsinengineeringinvolveanalysisoffluidfijll-filledelasticsolids.Energyexplorationand"utilizationaretwoexamples.ThefieldequationsofBlot'sstaticalanddynamicaltheoryoffluidfijll-filledelasticsolidswereestablishedinRefs.[1,Zj.BecausetheitisdifficulttogetexactanswersInumericalmethodsareadopted,especiallythet'initCelementmethod.Theelementmethodbasedonvariationalprinciplesisappliedextensively.GhaboussiandWilsonderivedvariationalprinciplesonthebasisofBlot'sequationsan…     

On axisymmetric motion of an incompressible elastic medium under impact loading

The method of matched asymptotic expansions was employed to obtain approximate solutions to the one-dimensional boundary-value problems of nonlinear dynamic elasticity theory of impact loading on the surface of a cylindrical cavity of an incompressible medium that causes antiplane motion or torsion of the medium. The expansion of the solution in the near-front region is based on solutions of evolution equations different from the equations for quasi-simple waves. __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 47, No. 6, pp. 144–151, November–December, 2006.     

Dynamic toughness in elastic nonlinear viscous solids

This work addresses the interrelationship among dissipative mechanisms—material separation in the fracture process zone (FPZ), nonelastic deformation in the surrounding background material and kinetic energy—and how they affect the macroscopic dynamic fracture toughness as well as the limiting crack speed in strain rate sensitive materials. To this end, a micromechanics-based model for void growth in a nonlinear viscous solid is incorporated into a microporous strip of cell elements that forms the FPZ. The latter is surrounded by background material described by conventional constitutive relations. In the first part of the paper, the background material is assumed to be purely elastic. Here, the computed dynamic fracture toughness is a convex function of crack velocity. In the second part, the background material as well as the FPZ are described by similar rate-sensitivity parameters. Voids grow in the strain rate strengthened FPZ as the crack velocity increases. Consequently, the work of separation increases. By contrast, the inelastic dissipation in the background material appears to be a concave function of crack velocity. At the lower crack velocity regime, where dissipation in the background material is dominant, toughness decreases as crack velocity increases. At high crack velocities, inelastic deformation enhanced by the inertial force can cause a sharp increase in toughness. Here, the computed toughness increases rapidly with crack velocity. There exist regimes where the toughness is a non-monotonic function of the crack velocity. Two length scales—the width of the FPZ and the ratio of the shear wave speed to the reference strain rate—can be shown to strongly affect the dynamic fracture toughness. Our computational simulations can predict experimental data for fracture toughness vs. crack velocity reported in several studies for amorphous polymeric materials.     

Compressibility effects for nearly incompressible elastic solids

By using the theory of small deformations superposed on large compressibility effects for nearly incompressible materials can be considered. A procedure suggested by Truesdell is outlined and used for the problems of straightening, stretching and shearing of an annular wedge and the telescopic shear of a cylindrical tube.     

One method of determining the elastic properties of inhomogeneous solids

This paper considers the inverse problem of reconstructing three inhomogeneous characteristics of a rod (Young’s modulus, shear modulus, and density) from amplitude-frequency characteristics for the regime of steady-state longitudinal, flexural, and torsional vibrations. The unknown characteristics are identified by constructing iterative processes based on the apparatus of the Fredholm integral equations of the first and the second kind. Results of numerical experiments are presented.     

Effect of friction in wedging of elastic solids

In this paper the contact problem for an elastic wedge of arbitrary angle is considered. It is assumed that the external load is applied to the medium through a rigid wedge and the coefficient of friction between the loading wedge and the elastic solid is constant. The problem is reduced to a singular integral equation of the second kind with the contact pressure as the unknown function. An effective numerical solution of the integral equation is described and the results of three examples are presented. The comparison of these results with those obtained from the frictionless wedge problem indicates that generally friction has the tendency of reducing the peak values of the stress intensity factors calculated at the wedge apex and at the end points of the contact area.This work was supported by NASA-Laugley under the Grant NGR 39-007-011 and by NSF under the Grant GK-42771X.