The linear theory of dislocations and disclinations in elastic shells

A stress state of a thin linearly elastic shell containing both isolated as well as continuously distributed dislocations and disclinations is considered using the classical Kirchhoff–Love model. A variational formulation of the problem of the equilibrium of both a multiply connected shell with Volterra dislocations as well as shells containing dislocations and disclinations distributed with a known density is given. The mathematical equivalence between the boundary-value problem of the stress state of a shell caused by distributed dislocations and disclinations and the boundary-value problem of the equilibrium of a shell under the action of specified distributed loads is established. A number of problems on dislocations and disclinations in a closed spherical shell is solved. The problem of infinitesimally deformations of a surface when there are distributed dislocations is formulated.     

Torsional rigidity of reinforced concrete bars with arbitrary sectional shape

In this paper, the torsional rigidity of arbitrarily shape bar made of different materials is studied on the basis of theory of elasticity and finite element approach. With additional boundary conditions for the common boundaries of different materials from the continuous conditions of deformation and traction across the interior boundary, the torsion function can be solved numerically from the second boundary-value problem of potential theory. The traction jump boundary conditions across the interior surfaces are enforced in the alternate finite element approach. Several examples are shown to check the computational approach proposed, and the approach, at last, is applied to calculate the torsional rigidity of reinforced concrete bar and some multiply connected cross sections such as tower leg section of the Tsing Ma Bridge and other engineering structures.     

The equilibrium boundary element method in boundary-value problems of elasticity theory

An equilibrium boundary element method is proposed for solving boundary-value problems in the theory of elasticity, thermo-elasticity, the dynamical theory of elasticity, bar torsion calculations, and the bending of a plate. The idea is to use simultaneously the method of constructing bundles of functions which exactly satisfy the equilibrium equations, the boundary variational equations of mechanics, and the methods of discrete finite-element approximation. The variational method of constructing the resolving boundary equations ensures that the linear system is symmetric and easily coupled to the finite-element method. Since volume integrals are eliminated the dimensions of the problem are reduced by one, but, unlike the boundary element method, there is no need to know the fundamental solutions. The solution of some bar torsion and plate bending problems confirms the high numerical efficiency of the method.     

A theory of dislocations and disclinations in elastic plates

The problem of the stress state of a thin elastic plate, containing dislocations and disclinations, is considered using Kirchhoff's theory. The problem of the equilibrium of a multiply connected plate with Volterra dislocations with specified characteristics is formulated. The problem of the flexure of an annular slab resulting from a screw dislocation and a twisting disclination is solved. The solutions of problems of concentrated (isolated) dislocations and disclinations in an unbounded plate as well as the dipoles of dislocations and disinclinations are found. It is shown that a screw dislocation in a thin plate is equivalent to the superposition of two orthogonal dipoles of torsional disclinations. By taking the limit from a discrete set of defects to their continuous distribution, a theory of thin plates with distributed dislocations and disclinations is constructed. Solutions of problems of the flexure of circular and elliptic plates with continuously distributed disclinations are obtained. An analogy is established between the problem of the flexure of a plate with defects and the plane problem of the theory of elasticity with mass forces, and also between a plane problem with dislocations and disclinations and the problem of the flexure of a plate with specified distributed loads.     

Mixed finite element methods for elastic rods of arbitrary geometry

Summary The boundary-value problem for rods having arbitrary geometry, and subjected to arbitrary loading, is studied within the context of the small-strain theory. The basic assumptions underlying the rod kinematics are those corresponding to the Timoshenko hypotheses in the plane rectilinear case: that is, plane sections normal to the line of centroids in the undeformed state remain plane, but not necessarily normal. The problem is formulated in both the standard and mixed variational forms, and after establishing the existence and uniqueness of solutions to these equivalent problems, the corresponding discrete problems are studied. Finite element approximations of the mixed problem are shown to be stable and convergent. It is shown that the equivalence between the mixed problem and the standard problem with selective reduced integration holds only for the case of rods having constant curvature and torsion, though. The results of numerical experiments are presented; these confirm the convergent behaviour of the mixed problem.     

Closed-form solutions, extremality and nonsmoothness criteria in a large deformation elasticity problem

The pure azimuthal shear problem for a circular cylindrical tube of nonlinearly elastic material, both isotropic and anisotropic, is examined on the basis of a complementary energy principle. For particular choices of strain-energy function, one convex and one non-convex, closed-form solutions are obtained for this mixed boundary-value problem, for which the governing differential equation can be converted into an algebraic equation. The results for the non-convex strain energy function provide an illustration of a situation in which smooth analytic solutions of a nonlinear boundary-value problem are not global minimizers of the energy in the variational statement of the problem. Both the global minimizer and the local extrema are identified and the results are illustrated for particular values of the material parameters.      

Variation of Neumann and Green functions under homotopies of the boundary

We develop variational formulas for certain Neumann and Green functions of multiply connected planar domains, valid for any smooth homotopy of the boundary. The modified Neumann and Green functions under consideration arise in the study of holomorphic functions with single-valued primitives.     

Solution of a singular homogeneous Hilbert boundary-value problem for analytic function in multiply connected circular domain

We offer a new approach for solving the homogeneous Riemann-Hilbert boundary-value problem for analytic function in multiply connected circular domains. The approach is based on determination of analytic function in terms of known boundary values of its argument in a special case.     

Reliable solution of an elasto–plastic torsion problem

A variational inequality with uncertain coefficients, which are given in certain bounded intervals, is considered. The inequality corresponds to a torsion problem of an elasto–plastic orthotropic bar, when employing the Haar–Kármán principle. Two maximization problems with respect to the admissible coefficients are formulated. The solvability of continuous and approximate problems is proven and a convergence analysis is presented. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Transient response of dissimilar piezoelectric layers with multiple interacting interface cracks

In this study, we examine the dynamic behavior of two bonded dissimilar piezoelectric layers containing multiple interfacial cracks subjected to electro-mechanical impact loading. The problem was formulated through Fourier transformation into singular integral equations in which the unknown variables are the jumps of displacement and electric potential across the crack surface in the Laplace transform domain. The resulting integral equations together with the corresponding single-valued conditions are solved numerically for the densities of electro-elastic dislocations on a crack surface. The dynamic field intensity factors and dynamic energy release rate (DERR) history are obtained for both permeable and impermeable crack. The stress field is also obtained for the interface crack under impact loads. The results show that the field intensity factors at the crack tips and dynamic energy release rate depend on the interfacial crack geometry, electromechanical coupling and the electric boundary conditions on the crack surface.     

The non-linear Saint-Venant problem of the torsion,stretching and bending of a naturally twisted rod

Problems on large stretching, torsional and bending deformations of a naturally twisted rod, loaded with end forces and moments, are considered from the point of view of the non-linear three-dimensional theory of elasticity. Particular solutions of the equations of elastostatics are found, which are two-parameter families of finite deformations and which possess the property that, for these deformations, the initial system of three-dimensional non-linear equations reduces to a system of equations with two independent variables. The use of these equations enables one to reduce certain Saint-Venant problems for a naturally twisted rod to two-dimensional non-linear boundary-value problems for a planar domain in the form of the cross-section of a rod. Different formulations of the two-dimensional boundary-value problem for the cross-section are proposed, which differ in the choice of the unknown functions. A non-linear problem of the torsion and stretching of a circular cylinder with helical anisotropy, which is reduced to ordinary differential equations, is considered as a special case.     

等直蜂窝夹芯盒式矩形截面杆约束扭转应力和位移的解析解

用待定函数法建立等截面蜂窝夹芯盒式矩形截面直杆约束扭转微分方程并求得其通解．求得无量纲化的面板正应力、剪应力,芯材剪应力和横截面的翘曲位移．数值结果表明,面板正应力沿轴向衰减很快．距固定端20 h远处横截面的面板正应力仅为固定端处的百分之一．     

任意多连通截面扭转应力函数的有限元解法

杆件扭转问题的求解,主要有基于扭转理论翘曲函数的边界元法和有限元法、基于薄壁杆件理论的数值解法和基于扭转理论应力函数的有限元法．根据任意多连通截面直杆扭转问题的应力函数理论,讨论并改进了与微分方程及定解条件等效的泛函,在此基础上推导了求解多连通截面扭转应力函数的有限元列式,将扭转问题的翘曲位移单值条件转化为边界节点上的集中荷载．采用主从节点法满足孔洞边界上应力函数的同值条件,实现了任意多连通复杂截面扭转应力函数的有限元直接求解,通过应力函数积分获得截面的扭转常数．算例验证了方法的可行性和有效性．     

Multiple solutions to non-convex variational problems with implications for phase transitions and numerical computation

Non-convex variational/boundary-value problems are studied usinga modified version of the Ericksen bar model in nonlinear elasticity.The strain-energy function is a general fourth-order polynomialin a suitable measure of strain that provides a convenient modelfor the study of, for example, phase transitions. On the basisof a canonical duality theory, the nonlinear differential equationfor the non-convex, non-homogeneous variational problem, herewith either mixed or Dirichlet boundary conditions, is convertedinto an algebraic equation, which can, in principle, be solvedto obtain a complete set of solutions. It should be emphasizedthat one important outcome of the theory is the identificationand characterization of the local energy extrema and the globalenergy minimizer. For the soft loading device criteria for theexistence, uniqueness, smoothness and multiplicity of solutionsare presented and discussed. The iterative finite-differencemethod (FDM) is used to illustrate the difficulty of capturingnon-smooth solutions with traditional FDMs. The results illustratethe important fact that smooth analytic or numerical solutionsof a nonlinear mixed boundary-value problem might not be minimizersof the associated potential variational problem. From a ‘dual’perspective, the convergence (or non-convergence) of the FDMis explained and numerical examples are provided.     

Mixed boundary-value problems in the theory of elasticity of thin laminated bodies of variable thickness consisting of anisotropic inhomogeneous materials

Starting from the three-dimensional equations of the theory of thermoelasticity, two-dimensional equations for thin laminated bodies are derived in a general formulation and solved by an asymptotic method. The bodies and layers, consisting of anisotropic and inhomogeneous materials (with respect to two longitudinal coordinates), bounded by arbitrary smooth non-intersecting surfaces, also have variable thicknesses. Recursion formulae are derived for determining the components of the stress tensor and the displacement vector when the kinematic or mixed boundary conditions of the static boundary-value problem of the theory of thermoelasticity are specified on the faces of the body, assuming that the corresponding heat conduction problem is solved. An algorithm for constructing of the analytical solutions of the boundary-value problems formulated is developed using modern computational facilities.     

Torsion of multiconnected bodies with cracks

A general expression is obtained for a multiconnected anisotropic (isotropic) body with rectilinear cracks, for the complex torsion potential that exactly satisfies conditions on the cracks and contains unknown functions determined from the boundary conditions on closed contours. A solution is given for the torsion problem of an elliptical rod with a crack. Results are presented of investigation on the clarification of the influence of geometric and elastic characteristics of the rod on the magnitude of the stress intensity coefficient near an outer edge.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Prikladnaya Mekhanika, No. 18, pp. 34–38, 1987.     

Gap Functions and Existence of Solutions to Set-Valued Vector Variational Inequalities

The variational inequality problem with set-valued mappings is very useful in economics and nonsmooth optimization. In this paper, we study the existence of solutions and the formulation of solution methods for vector variational inequalities (VVI) with set-valued mappings. We introduce gap functions and establish necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of a solution of the VVI. It is shown that the optimization problem formulated by using gap functions can be transformed into a semi-infinite programming problem. We investigate also the existence of a solution for the generalized VVI with a set-valued mapping by virtue of the existence of a solution of the VVI with a single-valued function and a continuous selection theorem.     

Variational principles and convergence of finite element approximations of a holonomic elastic-plastic problem

Summary It is shown that a boundary-value problem based on a holonomic elastic-plastic constitutive law may be formulated equivalently as a variational inequality of the second kind. A regularised form of the problem is analysed, and finite element approximations are considered. It is shown that solutions based on finite element approximation of the regularised problem converge.     

Torsion of anisotropic cylindrical rods with cavities and planar cracks

Using the generalized complex potential and the method of least squares we solve the problem of the torsion of multiconnected anisotropic cylindrical rods. This problem is reduced to a system of linear algebraic equations in the unknowns that occur in the required function. By numerical studies we show the influence of the elastic and geometric characteristics of the rod on the stress distribution, the potential energy densities, and the variation of the stress intensity factor in an elliptic cylinder with one or two cracks and in an annular cylinder with a radial crack. Six figures. Three tables. Bibliography: 4 titles. Translated fromTeoreticheskaya i prikladnaya Mekhanika, No. 26, 1996 pp. 36–43.     

The relation between the equations of the two-dimensional theory of elasticity for anisotropic and isotropic bodies

The two-dimensional problem of the theory of elasticity for an isotropic body is reduced to the solution of the problem for an anisotropic body. Small additional terms are introduced into the biharmonic operator of the problem of the theory of elasticity of an isotropic body, so that the generalized biharmonic operator obtained has no multiple roots. The general solution is then represented in terms of a function of the generalized complex variables, and numerical investigations for isotropic and anisotropic bodies are carried out using the same algorithms. The effectiveness of such a replacement is demonstrated in numerical investigations for simplify connected and multiply connected regions of arbitrary section.