Torsional Swelling of a Hyperelastic Tube with Helically Wound Reinforcement

This paper examines the combination of radial deformation with torsion for a circular cylindrical tube composed of a transversely isotropic hyperelastic material subject to finite deformation swelling. The stored energy function involves separate matrix and fiber contributions such that the fiber contribution is minimized when the fiber direction is at a natural length. This natural length is not affected by the swelling. Hence swelling preferentially expands directions that are orthogonal to the fiber. The swelling itself is described via a swelling field that prescribes the local free volume at each location in the body. Such a treatment is a relatively simple generalization of the conventional incompressible theory. The direction of transverse isotropy associated with the fiber reinforcement is described by a helical winding about the tube axis. The swelling induced preferential expansion orthogonal to this direction induces the torsional aspect of the deformation. For a specific class of strain energy functions we find that the twist increases with swelling and approaches a limiting asymptotic value as the swelling becomes large. The fibers reorient such that fibers at the inner portion of the tube assume a more circumferential orientation whereas, at least for small and moderate swelling, the fibers in the outer portion of the tube assume a more axial orientation. For large swelling the fibers in the outer portion of the tube reorient beyond the axial orientation, and so are described by helices with orientation in the opposite sense to that in the reference configuration.      

Nonlinear Bending of thin Elastic Rods

Exact solutions of the problem of nonlinear bending of thin rods under various fixing conditions and point dead loads are obtained. The solutions written in a unified parametric form and expressed in terms of the elliptic Jacobi functions are classified. These solutions depend on a single parameter — modulus of elliptic functions.     

On the Material Symmetry of Elastic Rods

This paper presents a treatment of material symmetry for hyperelastic rods. The rod theory of interest is based on a Cosserat (or directed) curve with two director fields, and was developed in a series of works by Green, Naghdi and several of their co-workers. The treatment is based on Murdoch and Cohen's work on material symmetry of Cosserat surfaces. Two material symmetry groups are discussed: one pertains to the strain-energy function, while the other pertains to the response functions. The paper closes by showing how the treatment relates to the form-invariant approach used in Green and Naghdi's papers and a treatment proposed recently by Cohen. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Paradoxical Bending Behavior of Shearable Nonlinearly Elastic Rods

In nonlinear elasticity the exact geometry of deformation is combined with general constitutive relations. This allows a very sophisticated interaction of deformations in different material directions. Based on the Cosserat theory for planar deformations of nonlinearly elastic rods we demonstrate some paradoxical bending effects caused by a nontrivial interaction of extension, flexure, and shear. The analytical results are illustrated by numerical examples.     

Postbuckling Behavior of Compressed Rods in an Elastic Medium

The postbuckling of rods loaded by a compressive force P in an elastic medium is considered. The resolving nonlinear equation is obtained, and a method for solving this equation is given. It is shown that, for large lengths, in contrast to the case without elastic medium, the deflection increases as the force P decreases after the loss of stability. Several simple finite-element models, namely, the problems of compression of multilink rods with links connected by springs, are considered to confirm this effect.     

Helical and Localised Buckling in Twisted Rods: A Unified Analysis of the Symmetric Case

We review the geometric rod theory for the case of a naturallystraight, linearly elastic, inextensible, circular rod suffering bendingand torsion but no shear. Our primary focus is on the post-bucklingbehaviour of such rods when subjected to end moment and tension.Although this is a classic problem with an extensive literature, datingback to Kirchhoff, the usual approach tends to neglect the physicalinterpretation of solutions (i.e., rod configurations) to the modelsproposed. Here, we explicitly compute geometrical properties of buckledrods. In a unified approach, making use of Kirchhoff's dynamic analogy,both the classical helical and the more recently investigated localisedbuckling are considered. Special attention is given to a consistenttreatment of concepts of link, twist and writhe.     

On Shear and Torsion Factors in the Theory of Linearly Elastic Rods

Lower bounds for the factors entering the standard notions of shear and torsion stiffness for a linearly elastic rod are established in a new and simple way. The proofs are based on the following criterion to identify the stiffness parameters entering rod theory: the rod’s stored-energy density per unit length expressed in terms of force and moment resultants should equal the stored-energy density per unit length expressed in terms of stress components of a Saint-Venant cylinder subject to either flexure or torsion, according to the case. It is shown that the shear factor is always greater than one, whatever the cross section, a fact that is customarily stated without proof in textbooks of structure mechanics; and that the torsion factor is also greater than one, except when the cross section is a circle or a circular annulus, a fact that is usually proved making use of Saint-Venant’s solution in terms of displacement components.     

Stability of n-covered Circles for Elastic Rods with Constant Planar Intrinsic Curvature

A stability index is computed for the n-covered circular equilibria of inextensible-unshearable elastic rods with constant planar intrinsic curvature û and constant values for the twisting stiffness and two bending stiffnesses. A simple expression is derived for the index as a function of û, (the ratio of bending stiffness out of the plane of curvature to bending stiffness in the plane of curvature), and (the ratio of twisting stiffness to bending stiffness in the plane of curvature). In particular, for intrinsically straight rods (û = 0) we prove that the 1-covered circle is stable if and only if 1, and the n-covered circle (n>1) is stable if and only if >1, >1, and

A Helical Cauchy-Born Rule for Special Cosserat Rod Modeling of Nano and Continuum Rods

We present a novel scheme to derive nonlinearly elastic constitutive laws for special Cosserat rod modeling of nano and continuum rods. We first construct a 6-parameter (corresponding to the six strains in the theory of special Cosserat rods) family of helical rod configurations subjected to uniform strain along their arc-length. The uniformity in strain then enables us to deduce the constitutive laws by just solving the warping of the helical rod’s cross-section (smallest repeating cell for nanorods) but under certain constraints. The constraints are shown to be critical in the absence of which, the 6-parameter family reduces to a well known 2-parameter family of uniform helical equilibria. An explicit formula for the 6-parameter helical map is derived which maps atoms in the repeating cell of a nanorod to their images for the purpose of repeating cell energy minimization. A scheme for the passage from nano to continuum scale is also presented to derive the constitutive laws of a continuum rod via atomistic calculations of nanorods. The bending, twisting, stretching and shearing stiffnesses of diamond nanorods and carbon nanotubes are computed to demonstrate our theory. We show that our scheme is more general and accurate than existing schemes allowing us to deduce shearing stiffness and several coupling stiffnesses of a nanorod for the first time.     

Deduction of Saint-Venant"s Principle for the Asymptotic Residue of Elastic Rods

Let u(ε) be a rescaled 3-dimensional displacement field solution of the linear elastic model for a free prismatic rod Ω^ε having cross section with diameter of order ε, and let u ⁽⁰⁾ –Bernoulli–Navier displacement – and u ⁽²⁾ be the two first terms derived from the asymptotic method. We analyze the residue r(ε) = u(ε) − (u ⁽⁰⁾ + ε² u ⁽²⁾) and if the cross section is star-shaped, we prove such residue presents a Saint-Venant"s phenomenon near the ends of the rod. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Saint-Venant's Principle in the Asymptotic Analysis of Elastic Rods with One End Fixed

The authors take advantage of an already stated Saint-Venant's principle for a linear elastic free rod to obtain a generalization in the case of the rod fixed on one end. The result is established for star-shaped cross sections and assumes some regularity on the axial forces. Also, an exposition of the technique and its conjecture for the case of the rod fixed on both of its ends is given.     

非圆截面弹性细杆的螺旋线平衡及稳定性

本文研究端部受力和力矩作用,且存在初曲率和初扭率的非圆截面弹性细杆的螺旋线平衡及其稳定性。描述弹性细杆平衡状态的Kirchhoff方程存在与杆的螺旋线平衡状态相对应的特解。直杆和圆环杆为螺旋线状态的两种特例。文中分析了螺旋线的几何特性与作用力和力矩之间的相互关系,并导出螺旋线平衡的一次近似解析形式稳定性判据。分析表明,松弛状态下弹性杆可处于螺旋线状态,直杆只有在轴向压力的作用下才能保持螺旋线平衡。无初曲率和初扭率弹性杆的螺旋线平衡稳定性必要条件是杆截面绕副法线轴的抗弯刚度大于或等于绕法线轴的抗弯刚度。此条件也适用于带初扭率的圆环杆及更普遍情形。无初曲率和初扭率的圆截面杆的螺旋线平衡恒稳定。     

The Influence of Elastic Constraints on the Dispersion of Bending Waves in Rods with Periodic Parameters

Problems on the harmonic transverse vibrations of rods with a periodic structure and elastic linear and angular constraints are reduced to Hamilton periodical systems of ordinary differential equations with pulse perturbations. The general solutions of the systems obtained are constructed and analyzed based on the Floquet theorem. The transmission and cut-off domains of vibrations are determined for specific types of beams over a wide frequency range     

Lonsdaleite Model of Open-Cell Elastic Foams: Theory and Calibration

We formulate a unit-cell model of open-cell elastic foams. In this model, a foam consists of four-bar tetrahedra arranged in the hexagonal diamond structure known as Lonsdaleite. The parameters of the model are the Young??s modulus of the bars and a few geometric parameters, the values of which may be roughly estimated for any given foam. We use the model to simulate a set of experiments in which elastic polyether polyurethane foams in a broad range of densities were tested under five loading conditions, namely tension along the rise direction; compression along the rise direction; compression along a transverse direction; simple shear combined with compression along the rise direction; and hydrostatic pressure combined with compression along the rise direction. With a suitable choice of values of the parameters of the model, the stress?Cstretch curves that we compute using the model compare favorably with the stress?Cstretch curves that were measured in the experiments. In some of the experiments a stress plateau in the stress?Cstretch curve was accompanied by heterogeneous stretch fields, even though the attendant stress fields were homogeneous. For these experiments we show that the model can be used to predict the occurrence of a second-order phase transition, so that the plateau stress can be interpreted as a Maxwell stress and the attendant heterogeneous stretch fields as two-phase fields, consistent with the experimental evidence. In other experiments the stress?Cstretch curve evinced a sudden and pronounced loss of stiffness, but no genuine stress plateau, and the attendant stretch fields remained homogeneous. For these experiments we show that the model can be used to predict the occurrence of a bifurcation of equilibrium in which the stress keeps rising as the deformation continues to increase in the post-buckling stage, so that the stretch fields remain homogeneous throughout, consistent with the experimental evidence. In general, to appraise the goodness of our model we put emphasis on the relation between the stress?Cstretch curve measured in an experiment and the nature of the attendant stretch fields. We submit that this emphasis should remain a guiding methodological trait in the appraisal of constitutive models of open-cell elastic foams.     

微纳米摩擦的弹性棘轮模型与形貌的尺度效应

建立了弹性棘轮模型并用于研究微观形貌参数对摩擦性能的影响,通过研磨和抛光的方法在硅材料表面进行形貌修饰,并采用原子力显微镜和自制微摩擦测试仪分别在纳米和微米尺度下进行摩擦力测量试验.结果表明：硅表面经过形貌修饰后,摩擦力不仅与粗糙峰的斜率有关,而且与接触副的等效曲率半径相关;在纳米尺度下,粗糙峰斜率对摩擦力的影响较大;在微米尺度下,等效曲率半径对摩擦力的影响较大;棘轮模型只适用于斜率影响为主导因素的情况,而弹性棘轮模型由于综合考虑了形貌斜率和等效曲率半径的影响,能够更好地描述不同尺度接触副的摩擦规律.     

A Catalogue of Stable Equilibria of Planar Extensible or Inextensible Elastic Rods for All Possible Dirichlet Boundary Conditions

We catalogue configurations that locally minimize energy for a planar elastic rod (extensible-shearable or inextensible-unshearable) subject to arbitrary Dirichlet boundary conditions in position and orientation. Via a combination of analysis and computation, we determine several bifurcation surfaces in the 3-parameter space of boundary conditions and explore how they depend on the rod material parameters, including in the inextensible limit. For each possible boundary condition, we find all stable equilibria with sufficiently low energy that they might be competitive within a Boltzmann distribution if the rod were used to model DNA with tens or hundreds of base pairs, the length-scale relevant for DNA looping. Depending on the boundary conditions, there are as many as three such equilibria.     

斜齿轮弹流润滑下的接触疲劳寿命计算

经典齿轮接触疲劳强度理论是基于光滑表面赫兹干接触理论,而实际齿面具有粗糙度,且啮合轮齿多数处于混合润滑状态.本文基于齿轮润滑接触分析建立了渐开线斜齿轮的接触疲劳寿命计算模型.模型由齿轮润滑接触分析模型和基于次表面应力分布的疲劳寿命模型组成.首先将斜齿圆柱齿轮一对齿的瞬时啮合等效为两反向圆锥的接触问题,建立了齿轮的有限长弹流润滑计算模型,考虑了齿轮啮合周期内瞬时载荷、接触线长、卷吸速度等因素的影响,基于统一雷诺方程方法求得啮合齿对间的润滑压力和油膜厚度分布;在此基础上,计算轮齿接触区次表面的米歇斯应力分布,根据Zaretsky接触疲劳寿命计算模型,对齿轮组的接触疲劳寿命进行模拟预测.针对不同工况参数下接触疲劳寿命计算表明:润滑油黏度、轮齿表面粗糙度等因素对齿面接触疲劳寿命均有显著的影响.     

Model for Elastic Modulus of Multi-Constituent Particulate Composites

In this paper, a methodology has been developed to accurately predict the elastic properties of multi-constituent particulate composites by accounting for irreversible effects, such as energy loss that arises due to internal friction. The complex dependence on loading density and particle properties (i.e., size, shape, morphology, etc.) is investigated in terms of their effects on the effective elastic modulus of the composite. Confirmed by experimental data from the compression loading of individual Ni and Al particles dispersed in an epoxy matrix, it is believed that this approach captures the effects of internal friction, consequently providing a more accurate and comprehensive representation for predicting and understanding the material behavior of multi-constituent particulate reinforced composites. The present methodology provides a model to directly compare the elastic modulus from an uncomplicated test, such as dual-cantilever beam loading in dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), to the modulus obtained by other more complex experimental methods such as quasi-static compression. The model illustrates an efficient method to incorporate input data from DMA to represent realistic elastic moduli, hence promising for the characterization and design of particulate composites.