Algorithms of the asymptotic construction of linear two-dimensional thin shell theory and the st venant principle

A modified St Venant principle is formulated, governing the decay of the asymptotically dominant part of the stress-strain state due to a system of forces applied to an edge of a thin elastic body Four conditions for the satisfaction of the modified St Venant principle are derived and the possibility of using them to construct iterative processes for integrating the general equations of the theory of elasticity is established.     

Modeling of transverse shears of piecewise homogeneous composite bars using an iterative process with account of tangential loads

A nonclassical model for the stress-strain state of a piecewise homogeneous composite bar is proposed. The model is based on an iterative process and takes into account the deplanation of cross sections of the bar caused by transverse shears. Based on the shear strains of some particular approximation, higher approximation models are constructed. The model accounts for both the normal and tangential loads.Presented at the 11th International Conference on Mechanics of Composite Materials (Riga, June 11–15, 2000).Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 36, No. 4, pp. 487–500, July–August, 2000.     

Finite element construction for simulating delamination of sandwich composite plates and masses

Displacements and transverse normal stresses in sandwich plates and masses have been approximated by the Ambartsumyan iterative approach to constructing mathematical models of the stress-strain state of sandwich structures. A linear distribution of the displacements in the sandwich structure is set up as the first step of the iterative process, while in the subsequent steps the displacement approximations with higher-order polynomials are obtained. The approximation of the compression stresses is based on Hooke's law using the expression of the tangential displacements in the second step and the normal displacements in the third step of the iterative process. Two shear functions are introduced. The finite element is rectangular and has four nodes. The number of degrees of freedom of finite elements is independent of the quantity of the layers that may be orthotropic. The finite element allows us to simulate delamination by a thin low-modulus interlayer. In doing so, the quantity of the layers increases, while the order of the resolving set of equations does not grow. A number of numerical experiments were carried out. It has been shown that the delamination can greatly increase the level of the stresses in the structure. This effect is especially significant for thin structures. The stresses are somewhat lower when taking into account the interlaminar friction.Submitted to the 10th International Conference on Mechanics of Composite Materials (Riga, April 20–23, 1998).Ukrainian Transport University, Kiev, Ukraine. Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 34, No. 2, pp. 251–263, March–April, 1998.     

Stress-Strain State in the Zone of Load Transfer in a Composite Specimen under Uniaxial Tension

The stress-strain state in the zone of load transfer in a uniaxially stretched specimen made of a unidirectional epoxy carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) is investigated. A parametric analysis of the influence of geometric and mechanical characteristics of the specimen on its stress-strain state is performed by means of finite-element modeling. The parameters allowing us to significantly reduce the dangerous concentration of transverse and tangential stresses are revealed. The mechanical tensile characteristics of a high-strength pultruded unidirectional CFRP are determined experimentally, and the size effect of its strength is estimated.     

An unflexural refined model of deformation of multilayered plates on an undeformable foundation

The stress-strain state of multilayered plates on an undeformable foundation is investigated. The design diagram of a transversely loaded plate is formed by supplementing it with a symmetric one about the contact surface of the foundation. The double-thickness plate obtained becomes loaded bilaterally and symmetrically about its midsurface. In such a way, only unflexural deformations can be modeled, which reduces the number of unknowns and the general order of differentiation of the resolving system of equations. The refined continual model developed takes into account the deformations of transverse shear and transverse compression in high iterative approximations. The cases of a rigid contact between the foundation and the plate and frictionless slip of the plate over the foundation are considered. Calculations confirm the efficiency of such an approach, which allows one to obtain solutions qualitatively and quantitatively close to three-dimensional ones. __________ Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 42, No. 5, pp. 643–654, September–October, 2006.     

Moment Mechanics of Composites

Based on the gradient (multimoment) theory of composites, the stress-strain state in structural elements is analyzed. Approximate formulas for the moduli and stresses of fibrous composites in longitudinal shear and other stress states are found. The effect of scale parameters on the state of supercomposites is revealed.     

Generalization of discrete and continuous structural approaches to elaboration of a mathematical model of laminated plates and masses

A mathematical model of laminated plates and masses in the form of bands was elaborated using an iterative approach. A system of differential equations was written relative to the unknown functions found on face surfaces. This allows dividing the structure into several bands by thickness if necessary. The stress-strain state of each one is described by the proposed system of differential equations. It is possible to attain a high accuracy of determination of the components of the displacement vector and stress tensor. However, for most of the problems of calculation of both plates and masses analyzed, it is totally sufficient to examine one band. The analogy in the differential operators relative to the unknown function significantly facilitates the realization of such a model.Ukrainian Transportation University, Kiev, Ukraine. Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 32. No. 3, pp. 377–387, May–June, 1996.     

折线强化弹塑性应力分析的有限元法

本文对材料的应力应变曲线用三段直线的折线拟合,按照弹塑性的简单加载理论,对以增量理论得出的完整应力应变关系进行简化,导出按位移求解的有限元的增量方程.其中弹塑性刚度矩阵可以从弹性刚度矩阵补充后得出,从而节省计算时间.根据von Mises屈服准则确定各次荷载的增量,引入迭代法进行求解,省去对弹塑性刚度矩阵的重复地三角分解,进一步减少计算时间.本文对于应用高次单元、偏离简单加载的荷载、卸载计算、曲线拟合以及荷载的估算问题,均作了说明.     

Boundary-value problems of the asymmetric theory of elasticity for thin plates

Boundary-value problems of the three-dimensional asymmetric micropolar, moment theory of elasticity with free rotation are considered for thin plates. It is assumed that the total stress-strain state is the sum of the internal stress-strain state and the boundary layers, which are determined in an approximation using asymptotic analysis. Three different asymptotic forms are constructed for the three-dimensional boundary-value problem posed, depending on the values of dimensionless physical constants of the plate material. The initial approximation for the first asymptotic form leads to a theory of micropolar plates with free rotation, the initial approximation for the second asymptotic form leads to a theory of micropolar plates with constrained rotation, and the initial approximation for the third asymptotic form leads to a theory of micropolar plates with “small shear stiffness.” The corresponding micropolar boundary layers are constructed and studied. The regions of applicability of each of the theories of micropolar plates constructed are indicated.     

Analysis of the stress-strain state of a ring-reinforced cylindrical section of an underground pipe

A method is presented for solving the problem of determining the stress-strain state of closed circular cylindrical shells in an elastic medium. The problem relates to the design of underground pipelines. The work of cylindrical shells is examined from the viewpoint of the theory of thin-walled three-dimensional systems, with allowance being made for the unilateral character of the interaction with the elastic medium. The stress-strain state of a cylindrical section of an underground pipe reinforced in the middle by a ring is investigated. It is shown that different factors influence the stress-strain state of the shell of the pipe.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Prikladnaya Mekhanika, No. 18, pp. 66–72, 1987.     

Stress-strain state of two-way glass-reinforced plastics with allowance for resin yield point

The results of a theoretical study of the stress-strain state of a two-way glass-reinforced plastic under uniaxial load are presented. It is assumed that the reinforcing fibers are elastic up to failure, whereas the resin is elastic only at stresses below the yield point. It is found that with these assumptions the stress-strain curve is composed of three line segments.Mekhanika Polimerov, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 55–58, 1965     

On the Accuracy of the MAP Inference in HMMs

In a hidden Markov model, the underlying Markov chain is usually unobserved. Often, the state path with maximum posterior probability (Viterbi path) is used as its estimate. Although having the biggest posterior probability, the Viterbi path can behave very atypically by passing states of low marginal posterior probability. To avoid such situations, the Viterbi path can be modified to bypass such states. In this article, an iterative procedure for improving the Viterbi path in such a way is proposed and studied. The iterative approach is compared with a simple batch approach where a number of states with low probability are all replaced at the same time. It can be seen that the iterative way of adjusting the Viterbi state path is more efficient and it has several advantages over the batch approach. The same iterative algorithm for improving the Viterbi path can be used when it is possible to reveal some hidden states and estimating the unobserved state sequence can be considered as an active learning task. The batch approach as well as the iterative approach are based on classification probabilities of the Viterbi path. Classification probabilities play an important role in determining a suitable value for the threshold parameter used in both algorithms. Therefore, properties of classification probabilities under different conditions on the model parameters are studied.     

Calculation of the Thermoelastoplastic Nonaxisymmetric Stress-Strain State of Layered Orthotropic Shells of Revolution

The methods for determining the nonaxisymmetric thermoelastoplastic stress-strain state of layered orthotropic shells of revolution are developed. It is assumed that the layered package deforms without mutual slippage or separation of layers. The problem is solved using the geometrically nonlinear theory of shells based on the Kirchhoff-Love hypotheses. In the isotropic layers, plastic deformations may appear, whereas the orthotropic layers deform in the elastic region. It is assumed that the mechanical properties of the materials are temperature-dependent. The thermoplasticity equations are presented in a form corresponding to the method of additional deformations. The order of the system of partial differential equations obtained is reduced with the help of trigonometric series in the circumferential coordinate. The resulting systems of ordinary differential equations are solved by the Godunov technique of discrete orthogonalization. The nonaxisymmetric thermoelastoplastic stress-strain states of layered shells of revolution are considered as examples.     

Modelling of the deformation processes and the localization of plastic deformations in the torsion–tension of solids of revolution

Generalized two-dimensional problems of the torsion of elastoplastic solids of revolution of arbitrary shape for large deformations under non-uniform stress-strain conditions are formulated and a method for their numerical solution is proposed. The use of this method to construct strain diagrams of materials based on experiments on the torsion of axisysmmetric samples of variable thickness until fracture occurs is described. Experimental and numerical investigations of processes of elastoplastic deformation, loss of stability and supercritical behaviour of solid cylindrical steel samples of variable thickness under conditions of monotonic kinematic loading with a torque, a tension and a combined load are presented. The mutual influence of torsion and tension on the deformation process and the limit states is estimated, and the universality (the independence of the form of the stress-strain state) of the “stress intensity – Odqvist parameter” diagram for steel for large deformations is proved.     

Problem-Oriented Functionals in the Theory of Nonlinearly Elastic Composite Shells

Based on the Kirchhoff-Love or Timoshenko hypotheses and with regard for a possible membrane or shear degeneration, mixed linearized functionals for four variants of shell theory are presented. The convergence of numerical methods is improved by choosing small strain components as additional variable functions. New classes of problems for thin and nonthin shells are solved. The stress-strain state of shells is studied using different variants of this theory.     

单轴作用下岩土材料的双重介质本构模型

基于弹塑性力学和损伤力学理论,将岩土材料视为孔隙-裂隙双重介质,假设孔隙介质不发生损伤,而裂隙介质随应变的增加发生损伤,建立了单轴作用下岩土类材料的双重介质本构模型隐式表达式,并利用Newton迭代法得出了材料的全程应力-应变曲线．分析结果表明,岩土材料中裂隙空间展布的多态性（均匀展布、集中展布和随机展布）是岩土材料本构关系千变万化的根本原因．由于双重介质本构模型将岩土材料的弹性主体（孔隙介质部分）和损伤主体（裂隙介质部分）分化开来,对于研究岩土或含损伤材料的破坏具有实用价值和理论意义．     

Iterative learning control for discrete-time switched singular systems

This paper deals with the problem of iterative learning control for a class of discrete-time switched singular systems with arbitrary switching rules. According to the characteristics of the systems, two types of iterative learning algorithms are proposed and the corresponding convergence conditions of the algorithms are established. Under some given assumptions, the algorithms can ensure the system state converges to the desired state trajectory on a finite time interval. Finally, two numerical examples are constructed to support the theoretical analysis.     

On mathematical models of stress-strain relationship for living soft tissues

How detailed must a mathematical expression of the mechanical properties of a tissue be? The answer depends on the use intended for the constitutive equation. With the objective of application to physiology and medicine, a simplified approach is recommended. We point out that all biological tissues are composites and have complex behavior. In general, there is no "natural" state. Preconditioning is necessary to obtain repeatable experimental results. The viscoelastic properties of several tissues are examined and a unique feature is pointed out in that the stress-strain relationship in cyclic loading and unloading is not very sensitive to strain rate, and that the hysteresis loop is virtually constant for a wide range of frequencies. This is interpreted as being due to a continuously distributed spectrum of relaxation times which spread over a very wide range. This unique feature justifies the assumption of "pseudoelasticity," and the use of a pseudo strain-energy function to derive the stress-strain relationship in specific loading processes. Basic materials and tissues of higher structures may need other considerations. For example, in the lung the contribution of the surface tension between the air-liquid interface on the interalveolar septa is a major factor. The derivation of the stress-strain relationship for the lung tissue is presented.     

Internal and boundary calculations of thin elastic bodies

A method for the separate construction of the main stress-strain state (the internal calculation) and the boundary corrections (the boundary calculations) are discussed in the case of a linear static problem in the theory of shells and plates. It is assumed that the internal calculation is carried out using an iterative process based on the Kirchhoff-Love theory. The boundary calculation involves the construction of antiplane and plane boundary layers, that is, in the initial approximation they reduce to the solution of antiplane and plane problems in the theory of elasticity.

Investigation of the asymptotic behaviour of the boundary corrections shows that near a weakly clamped edge only the correction from the antiplane boundary layer is important and that near a fairly rigidly clamped edge only the correction from the plane boundary layer is important.

The advisability of the use of the shear theory of the bending of plates for investigating boundary elastic phenomena is discussed from the point of view of the results obtained. It is shown that, close to the free edge, its use is justified and is adequate for the method described in the paper both with regard to the numerical results and with regard to the nature of the mathematical apparatus. As a method for investigating boundary elastic phenomena, shear theories lose their meaning close to a fairly rigidly clamped edge since they only enable one to construct the minor part of the correction asymptotically.