Theoretical analysis of generalized loadings and image forces in a planar magnetoelectroelastic layered half-plane

The problem of a planar transversely isotropic magnetoelectroelastic layered half-plane subjected to generalized line forces and edge dislocations is analyzed. The complete solutions consist only of the simplest solutions for an infinite magnetoelectroelastic medium with applied loadings. The physical meaning of this solution is the image method. It is shown that the explicit solutions include Green's function for originally applied singularities in an infinite medium and the other image singularities are induced to satisfy free surface and interface continuity conditions. The mathematical method used in this study provides an automatic determination for the locations and magnitudes of all image singularities. The locations and magnitudes of image singularities are dependent on the roots of the characteristic equation which is related to the material constants of the layered half-plane. With the aid of the generalized Peach-Koehler formula, the explicit expressions of image forces acting on dislocations are easily derived from the full-field solutions of the generalized stresses. Numerical results for the full-field distributions of stresses, electric fields, and magnetic fields in the layered half-plane medium are presented based on the analytical solutions. The image forces and equilibrium positions of one dislocation, two dislocations, and an array of dislocations are presented by numerical calculations and are discussed in detail.     

Image singularities of Green’s functions for isotropic elastic bimaterials subjected to concentrated forces and dislocations

Green’s functions for isotropic materials in the two-dimensional problem for elastic bimaterials with perfectly bonded interface are reexamined in the present study. Although the Green’s function for an isotropic elastic bimaterial subjected to a line force or a line dislocation has been discussed by many authors, the physical meaning and the structure of the solution are not clear. In this investigation, the Green’s function for an elastic bimaterial is shown to consist of eight Green’s functions for a homogeneous infinite plane. One of the novel features is that Green’s functions for bimaterials can be expressed directly by knowing Green’s functions for the infinite plane. If the applied load is located in material 1, the solution for the half-plane of material 1 is constructed with the help of five Green’s functions corresponding to the infinite plane. However, the solution for the half-plane of material 2 only consists of three Green’s functions for the infinite plane. One of the five Green’s functions of material 1 and all the three Green’s functions of material 2 have their singularities located in the half-plane where the load is applied, and the other four image singularities of material 1 are located outside the half-plane at the same distance from the interface as that of the applied load. The nature and magnitude of the image singularities for both materials are presented explicitly from the principle of superposition, and classified according to different loads. It is known that for the problem of anisotropic bimaterials subjected to concentrated forces and dislocations, the image singularities are simply concentrated forces and dislocations with the stress singularity of order O(1/r). However, higher orders (O(1/r²) and O(1/r³)) of stress singularities are found to exist in this study for isotropic bimaterials. The highest order of the stress singularity is O(1/r³) for the image singularities of material 1, and is O(1/r²) for material 2. Using the present solution, Green’s functions associated with the problems of elastic half-plane with free and rigidly fixed boundaries, for homogeneous isotropic elastic solid, are obtained as special cases.     

Green's functions for anisotropic piezoelectric bimaterials with a slipping interface

An explicit full-field expression of the Green's functions for anisotropic piezoelectric bimaterials with a slipping interface is derived. When the electro-elastic singularity reduces to a pure dislocation in displacement and electric potential, interaction energy between the dislocation and the bimaterials is obtained explicitly while the generalized force on the dislocation is given in a real form which is also valid for degenerate materials. The investigation demonstrates that the boundary conditions at the slipping interface between two piezoelectric materials will exert a prominent influence on the mobility of the dislocation. Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 59635140).     

Thermoelectroelastic Green's function and its application for bimaterial of piezoelectric materials

Summary For a two-dimensional piezoelectric plate, the thermoelectroelastic Green's functions for bimaterials subjected to a temperature discontinuity are presented by way of Stroh formalism. The study shows that the thermoelectroelastic Green's functions for bimaterials are composed of a particular solution and a corrective solution. All the solutions have their singularities, located at the point applied by the dislocation, as well as some image singularities, located at both the lower and the upper half-plane. Using the proposed thermoelectroelastic Green's functions, the problem of a crack of arbitrary orientation near a bimaterial interface between dissimilar thermopiezoelectric material is analysed, and a system of singular integral equations for the unknown temperature discontinuity, defined on the crack faces, is obtained. The stress and electric displacement (SED) intensity factors and strain energy density factor can be, then, evaluated by a numerical solution at the singular integral equations. As a consequence, the direction of crack growth can be estimated by way of strain energy density theory. Numerical results for the fracture angle are obtained to illustrate the application of the proposed formulation. Received 10 November 1997; accepted for publication 3 February 1998     

Image singularities of planar magnetoelectroelastic bimaterials for generalized line forces and edge dislocations

This study presents two-dimensional explicit full-field solutions of transversely isotropic magnetoelectroelastic bimaterials subjected to generalized line forces and edge dislocations using the Fourier-transform technique. One of the major objectives of this study is to analyze the physical meaning and the structure of the solution. Complete solutions for this problem consist only of the simplest solutions for an infinite medium. The solutions include Green's function of originally applied singularities in an infinite medium and thirty-two image singularities which are induced to satisfy interface continuity conditions. It is shown that the physical meaning of the solution is the image method. The mathematical method used in this study provides an automatic determination for the locations and magnitudes of image singularities. The locations and magnitudes of image singularities are dependent on the roots of the characteristic equation for bimaterials. The number and distribution for image singularities are discussed according to characteristic roots features. With the aid of the generalized Peach–Koehler formula, the explicit expressions of image forces acting on generalized edge dislocations are easily derived from the full-field solutions of the generalized stresses. Numerical results for the full-field distributions of stresses, electric fields, and magnetic fields in bimaterials are presented. The image forces and equilibrium positions of one dislocation, two dislocations, and an array of dislocations are presented by numerical calculations and are discussed in detail.     

Time-dependent Green's functions for an anisotropic bimaterial with viscous interface

By virtue of the Stroh formalism, we derive the exact closed-form solutions for the time-dependent two-dimensional Green's functions due to a line force and line dislocation in an anisotropic bimaterial with a viscous interface. We first reduce the boundary value problem to two coupled homogeneous first-order partial differential equations, which can be solved using a decoupling technique. The full-field expressions of the time-dependent displacements and stresses due to the line force and line dislocation interacting with the viscous interface are obtained.     

Some basic problems in anisotropic bimaterials with a viscoelastic interface

This research is devoted to the study of anisotropic bimaterials with Kelvin-type viscoelastic interface under antiplane deformations. First we derive the Green’s function for a bimaterial with a Kelvin-type viscoelastic interface subjected to an antiplane force and a screw dislocation by means of the complex variable method. Explicit expressions are derived for the time-dependent stress field induced by the antiplane force and screw dislocation. Also presented is the time-dependent image force acting on the screw dislocation due to its interaction with the Kelvin-type viscoelastic interface. Second we investigate a rectangular inclusion with uniform antiplane eigenstrains embedded in one of the two bonded anisotropic half-planes by virtue of the derived Green’s function for a line force. The explicit expressions for the time-dependent stress field induced by the rectangular inclusion are obtained in terms of the simple logarithmic and exponential integral functions. It is observed that in general the stresses exhibit the logarithmic singularity at the four corners of the rectangular inclusion. Our results also show that when one side of the rectangular inclusion lies on the viscoelastic interface, the interfacial tractions are still regular at the two corners of the inclusion which are located on the interface. Last we address a finite Griffith crack normal to the viscoelastic interface by means of the obtained Green’s function for a screw dislocation. The crack problem is formulated in terms of a resulting singular integral equation which is solved numerically. The time-dependent stress intensity factors at the two crack tips are obtained and some interesting features are discussed.     

Green’s function of bimaterials comprising all cases of material degeneracy

For bimaterials with planar interfaces subjected to a line force and dislocation, Green’s functions are determined for all types of anisotropic materials including the nondegenerate, degenerate and extra-degenerate cases. The changes in Green’s function caused by material degeneracy are twofold: (i) implicit changes, attributable to material effects only and characterized by high-order eigenvectors and their intrinsic coupling in the higher-order eigensolutions; (ii) explicit changes, influenced by boundary and interface conditions, that cause additional terms in Green’s function. Material degeneracy affects the angular variation of the singular stress field, which may have significant implication on the failure prediction of strongly anisotropic materials. For all material types, Green’s functions are obtained for bimaterials with a planar interface, and for multi-material wedges subjected to a line force and dislocation at the vertex. The results are expressed in a concise notation in terms of the complete set of eigenvectors and kernel matrices of analytic functions.     

Piezoelectric screw dislocations interacting with a circular inclusion with imperfect interface

The electroelastic coupling interaction between multiple screw dislocations and a circular inclusion with an imperfect interface in a piezoelectric solid is investigated. The appointed screw dislocation may be located either outside or inside the inclusion and is subjected to a line charge and a line force at the core. The analytic solutions of electroelastic fields are obtained by means of the complex-variable method. With the aid of the generalized Peach–Koehler formula, the explicit expressions of image forces exerted on the piezoelectric screw dislocations are derived. The motion and the equilibrium position of the appointed screw dislocation near the circular interface are discussed for variable parameters (interface imperfection, material electroelastic mismatch, and dislocation position), and the influence of the nearby parallel screw dislocations is also considered. It is found that the piezoelectric screw dislocation is always attracted by the electromechanical imperfect interface. When the interface imperfection is strong, the impact of material electroelastic mismatch on the image force and the equilibrium position of the dislocation becomes weak. Additionally, the effect of the nearby dislocations on the mobility of the appointed dislocation is very important.     

GREEN''''S FUNCTIONS FOR 2D PROBLEMS OF ANISOTROPIC PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL WITH A STRIP REGION

By using Stroh's formalism and the conformal mapping technique, we derive the simple explicit elastic fields of a generalized line dislocation and a generalized line force in a general anisotropic piezoelectric strip with fixed surfaces, which are two fixed conductor electrodes. The solutions obtained are usually considered as Green's functions which play important roles in the boundary element methods. The Coulomb forces of the distributed charges along the region boundaries on the line chargeq atz ⁰ are analysed in detail. The results are valid not only for plane and antiplane problems but also for the coupled problems between inplane and outplane deformations.     

ANALYSIS OF A SCREW DISLOCATION INSIDE A CIRCULAR INCLUSION WITH INTERFACIAL CRACKS IN PIEZOELECTRIC COMPOSITES

IntroductionPiezoelectric materials have potentials for use in many modern devices and compositestructures. The presence of various defects, such as inclusions, holes, dislocations andcracks, can greatly influence their characteristics and coupled behavio…     

Interaction between a screw dislocation and a viscoelastic piezoelectric bimaterial interface

The complex variable method is employed to derive analytical solutions for the interaction between a piezoelectric screw dislocation and a Kelvin-type viscoelastic piezoelectric bimaterial interface. Through analytical continuation, the original boundary value problem can be reduced to an inhomogeneous first-order partial differential equation for a single function of location z = x + iy and time t defined in the lower half-plane, which is free of the screw dislocation. Once the initial, steady-state and far-field conditions are known, the solution to the first order differential equation can be obtained. From the solved function, explicit expressions are then derived for the stresses, strains, electric fields and electric displacements induced by the piezoelectric screw dislocation. Also presented is the image force acting on the screw dislocation due to its interaction with the Kelvin-type viscoelastic interface. The derived solutions are verified by comparing with existing solutions for the simplified cases, and various interesting features are observed, particularly for those associated with the image force.     

垂直磁压电材料界面三维裂纹的超奇异积分法

应用有限部积分概念和广义位移基本解,垂直于磁压电双材料界面三维复合型裂纹问题被转 化为求解一组以裂纹表面广义位移间断为未知函数的超奇异积分方程问题. 进而,通过主部 分析法精确地求得裂纹尖端光滑点附近的奇性应力场解析表达式. 然后,通过将裂纹表面 位移间断未知函数表达为位移间断基本密度函数与多项式之积,使用有限部积分法对超奇异 积分方程组建立了数值方法. 最后,通过典型算例计算,讨论了广义应力强度因子的变化规 律.     

Line-integral representations for the elastic displacements,stresses and interaction energy of arbitrary dislocation loops in transversely isotropic bimaterials

The elastic displacements, stresses and interaction energy of arbitrarily shaped dislocation loops with general Burgers vectors in transversely isotropic bimaterials (i.e. joined half-spaces) are expressed in terms of simple line integrals for the first time. These expressions are very similar to their isotropic full-space counterparts in the literature and can be easily incorporated into three-dimensional (3D) dislocation dynamics (DD) simulations for hexagonal crystals with interfaces/surfaces. All possible degenerate cases, e.g. isotropic bimaterials and isotropic half-space, are considered in detail. The singularities intrinsic to the classical continuum theory of dislocations are removed by spreading the Burgers vector anisotropically around every point on the dislocation line according to three particular spreading functions. This non-singular treatment guarantees the equivalence among different versions of the energy formulae and their consistency with the stress formula presented in this paper. Several numerical examples are provided as verification of the derived dislocation solutions, which further show significant influence of material anisotropy and bimaterial interface on the elastic fields and interaction energy of dislocation loops.     

A piezoelectric screw dislocation interacting with a half-plane trimaterial composite

The electro-elastic stress investigation on the interaction between a screw dislocation and a half-plane trimaterial composite composed of three bonded dissimilar transversely isotropic piezoelectric materials is analyzed in the framework of linear piezoelectricity. Each layer is assumed to have the same material orientation with x ₃ in the poling direction. The dislocations are characterized by a discontinuous displacement and electric potential across the slip plane and are subjected to a line force and a line charge at the core. Based on the complex variable and the method of alternating technique, the solution of electric field and displacement field is expressed in terms of explicit series form. The solutions derived here can be applied to a variety of problems, for example, a half-plane bimaterial, a quarter-plane bimaterial, a quarter-plane material and a rectangular strip etc. Numerical results are provided to show the influences of the material combinations and geometric configurations on the electro-elastic fields and image force calculated through the generalized Peach-Koehler formula. The solutions proposed here can be served as Green??s functions for the analyses corresponding piezoelectric cracking problems.     

On a semi-infinite crack penetrating a piezoelectric circular inhomogeneity with a viscous interface

We investigate a semi-infinite crack penetrating a piezoelectric circular inhomogeneity bonded to an infinite piezoelectric matrix through a linear viscous interface. The tip of the crack is at the center of the circular inhomogeneity. By means of the complex variable and conformal mapping methods, exact closed-form solutions in terms of elementary functions are derived for the following three loading cases: (i) nominal Mode-III stress and electric displacement intensity factors at infinity; (ii) a piezoelectric screw dislocation located in the unbounded matrix; and (iii) a piezoelectric screw dislocation located in the inhomogeneity. The time-dependent electroelastic field in the cracked composite system is obtained. Particularly the time-dependent stress and electric displacement intensity factors at the crack tip, jumps in the displacement and electric potential across the crack surfaces, displacement jump across the viscous interface, and image force acting on the piezoelectric screw dislocation are all derived. It is found that the value of the relaxation (or characteristic) time for this cracked composite system is just twice as that for the same fibrous composite system without crack. Finally, we extend the methods to the more general scenario where a semi-infinite wedge crack is within the inhomogeneity/matrix composite system with a viscous interface.     

On periodic indentation of a rigid solid occupying a wavy surface moving on multiferroic materials

The present article is concerned with a 2D dynamic contact problem of a rigid solid occupying a wavy surface moving on anisotropic multiferroic materials. Three bulk wave velocities for anisotropic multiferroic materials are obtained. Five harmonic functions are suggested to derive the general solutions of anisotropic multiferroic governing equations based on the generalized Almansi’s theorem. The contact length and various stresses, electric displacements, and magnetic inductions can be given in the whole half-plane analytically. Figures are plotted to gain an insight of how the velocity and the elastic coefficient influence the contact performance of anisotropic multiferroic materials. Numerical results show that the contact length can be enlarged by escalating the velocity of the rigid solid.     

Green’s functions of two-dimensional piezoelectric quasicrystal in half-space and bimaterials

In this paper, we obtain Green’s functions of two-dimensional (2D) piezoelectric quasicrystal (PQC) in half-space and bimaterials. Based on the elastic theory of QCs, the Stroh formalism is used to derive the general solutions of displacements and stresses. Then, we obtain the analytical solutions of half-space and bimaterial Green’s functions. Besides, the interfacial Green’s function for bimaterials is also obtained in the analytical form. Before numerical studies, a comparative study is carried out to validate the present solutions. Typical numerical examples are performed to investigate the effects of multi-physics loadings such as the line force, the line dislocation, the line charge, and the phason line force. As a result, the coupling effect among the phonon field, the phason field, and the electric field is prominent, and the butterfly-shaped contours are characteristic in 2D PQCs. In addition, the changes of material parameters cause variations in physical quantities to a certain degree.     

The degeneration of image singularities from anisotropic materials to isotropic materials for an elastic half-plane

The degeneration of image singularities from an anisotropic material to an isotropic material for a half-plane is discussed in this study. The Green’s functions for anisotropic and isotropic half-planes with traction free boundary subjected to concentrated forces and dislocations have been obtained by many authors. It was commonly accepted that the solution of isotropic problem cannot be derived from anisotropic solutions. However, we believe that this possibility exists as we will demonstrate in this paper. Anisotropic materials include only image singularities of order O(1/r) (i.e., forces and dislocations) existing on image points. There are many image points for anisotropic materials and the locations of these image points depend on the material constants. However, isotropic materials have only one image point with higher order image singularities (O(1/r²), O(1/r³)). From the analysis provided in this study, it is found that the higher order image singularities for an isotropic half-plane are generated by combining the concentrated forces and dislocations when an anisotropic material degenerates to an isotropic material. The solutions of higher order image singularities for isotropic material are dependent. Therefore, these image singularities can be combined to form only three or four simpler image singularities acting on an image point of the isotropic material.     

An analysis of 2D piezoelectric half-plane with a fixed conductor surface

Solutions to a piezoelectric half-plane with a fixed conductor surface electrode subjected to two generalized singularities (line dislocation and/or line force and free charge) are presented. Coulomb forces acting on the singularities due to the boundary polarization charges of medium and the induction charges of conductor electrode are analyzed in detail. The interaction between the two singularities is also analyzed numerically. Results show that Coulomb forces will become important as the free charge approaches the boundary or two singularities move closely. Project supported by the National Science Foundation of China (No. 10172036).