Theory of acoustoelasticity of rayleigh surface waves

Institute of Electric Welding, Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR, Kiev. Institute of Mechanics, Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR, Kiev. Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 35–41, April, 1990.     

Measurement of stress based upon universal relations in acoustoelasticity

A new approach to ultrasonic measurement of stress was proposed recently by Man and Lu. That approach is based on universal relations that result from material symmetry in an acoustoelastic theory applicable to plastically deformed bodies for which superimposed ultrasonic waves can be taken as elastic. When applicable, the Man-Lu approach circumvents the two main difficulties of the acoustic-birefringence method, namely those of unknown initial texture and plastic deformation. An experiment was performed to verify a new universal relation derived by Man and Lu in their earlier work. Plastic strain was developed during the test. The results were in basic accord with the prediction of the theory.     

General expressions for unsteady forces in a lattice of profiles

A large number of studies have been devoted to the unsteady flow of a viscid incompressible fluid past a lattice of thin profiles and the determination of the resulting aerodynamic forces and moments. For example, in the particular case of the motion of a lattice with stagger with zero phase shift of the oscillations between neighboring profiles, Haskind [1] determined the unsteady lift force and moment. Popescu [2] suggested expressions for the force and moment in the case when =0 and =0, using the method of conformal mapping. Samoilovich [3] obtained equations for the unsteady lift force and moment by the method of the acceleration potential for phase shift =0 and = of the oscillations between neighboring profiles. Musatov [4] used an electronic digital computer to calculate the overall unsteady aerodynamic characteristics of a grid by the vortex method, taking into account the amplitude of the oscillations and the initial circulation for =m (m1). Gorelov [5] determined the coefficients of the over-all unsteady aerodynamic force and moment of a profile in a lattice with the stagger and any value of =m. He used a method based on the unsteady flow past an isolated profile with subsequent account for the interference of the profiles in the lattice.In the following we find general expressions for the unsteady lift force and moment acting on a lattice moving in an incompressible fluid with the constant velocity U. These formulas generalize the known formulas for the isolated profile [6]. The profiles of a staggered grid (Section 1) are considered to be thin and slightly curved, and perform oscillations with a phase shift of the oscillations between neighboring profiles. The method of separation of singularities is used to obtain the solution in closed form. The coefficients of the expansion of the complex velocity in a series in the derivatives of a function are calculated. An integral equation relative to the unknown tangential velocity component in the wake is derived (Section 2), and its analytic solution is given (Section 3). For =0 the solution coincides with the solution obtained earlier in [7]. Expressions are obtained for the forces and moments (Section 4) in the form of four terms. The first two terms determine the force and moment for motion with constant circulation, and the last two determine these characteristics for motion with variable circulation. The suction force acting at the leading edges of the profiles is found in a general form. Particular cases of closely and widely spaced lattices are considered. Computational results are presented.     

Initial stresses in elastic solids: Constitutive laws and acoustoelasticity

On the basis of the nonlinear theory of elasticity, the general constitutive equation for an isotropic hyperelastic solid in the presence of initial stress is derived. This derivation involves invariants that couple the deformation with the initial stress and in general, for a compressible material, it requires 10 invariants, reducing to 9 for an incompressible material. Expressions for the Cauchy and nominal stress tensors in a finitely deformed configuration are given along with the elasticity tensor and its specialization to the initially stressed undeformed configuration. The equations governing infinitesimal motions superimposed on a finite deformation are then used to study the combined effects of initial stress and finite deformation on the propagation of homogeneous plane waves in a homogeneously deformed and initially stressed solid of infinite extent. This general framework allows for various different specializations, which make contact with earlier works. In particular, connections with results derived within Biot's classical theory are highlighted. The general results are also specialized to the case of a small initial stress and a small pre-deformation, i.e. to the evaluation of the acoustoelastic effect. Here the formulas derived for the wave speeds cover the case of a second-order elastic solid without initial stress and subject to a uniaxial tension [Hughes and Kelly, Phys. Rev. 92 (1953) 1145] and are consistent with results for an undeformed solid subject to a residual stress [Man and Lu, J. Elasticity 17 (1987) 159]. These formulas provide a basis for acoustic evaluation of the second- and third-order elasticity constants and of the residual stresses. The results are further illustrated in respect of a prototype model of nonlinear elasticity with initial stress, allowing for both finite deformation and nonlinear dependence on the initial stress.     

Nondestructive residual-stress measurement in a wide-flanged rolled beam by acoustoelasticity

X-ray stress analysis is a standard nondestructive stress-measurement technique, but its use is limited in the sense that only a surface layer is surveyed. Recently, acoustoelasticity has emerged as a technique for nondestructive stress analysis. Acoustoelasticity makes use of stress-induced acoustic-birefringent effects. It gives stress distributions averaged through the thickness of a specimen. This technique is attractive because it does not require a transparent plastic model as photoelasticity does. However, much should be done before this method is established as a standard nondestructive technique of stress analysis. The most important among them is to separate stress-induced birefringence from that introduced by texture structure. For special cases, such as axisymmetric stress distributions and when a stress-free region is knowna priori, residual-stress distributions can be evaluated nondestructively. In this paper, we measured residual-stress distribution in a wide-flanged rolled beam by using a recently developed T-type transducer. The results were compared to those obtained from conventional destructive methods.     

On the separation of stress-induced and texture-induced birefringence in acoustoelasticity

In this paper we develop a simple micromechanical model of a prestressed polycrystalline aggregate, in which the texture-induced and stress-induced anisotropies of the aggregate are precisely defined; here the word texture always refers to the texture of the aggregate at the given prestressed configuration, not to that of a perhaps fictitious natural state of the aggregate. We use this model to derive, for a prestressed orthotropic aggregate of cubic crystallites, a birefringence formula which shows explicitly the effects of the orthotropic texture on the acoustoelastic coefficients. From this formula we observe that, generally speaking, we cannot separate the total birefringence into two distinct parts, one reflecting purely the influence of stress on the birefringence, and the other encompassing all the effects of texture. The same formula, on the other hand, provides for each material specific quantitative criteria under which the separation of stress-induced and texture-induced birefringence would become meaningful in an approximate sense.     

Use of the theory of acoustoelasticity of Rayleigh waves to determine stresses in solids

Institute of Mechanics and E. O. Paton Institute of Electric Welding, Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR, Kiev. Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 27, No. 1, pp. 44–49, January, 1991.     

On unimodular constitutive expressions

We consider constitutive expressions which the stress σ(X, t) at a particle X at time t is given by σ (X, t) = $\text{F}$[F[X, τ)] where $\text{F}$[F(X, τ)] denotes a functional of the history of the deformation gradient matrix [F(X, τ)] from time τ = 0 unti τ = t. This expression is restricted by the requirement of invariance under a superposed rotation of the physical system and by the further requirement that the constitutive expression shall be invariant under the group of unimodular transformations, i.e. $\text{F}$[F(X, τ)] = $\text{F}$[F(X, τ) H] must hold for all matrices H such that det H - 1. We employ results from the classical theory of invariants in order to determine the general form of the expression $\text{F}$[F(X, τ)] which is consistent with these restrictions. Special cases are considered where the functional is replaced by a function of the strain, rate of strain, ? matrices. The case of shear flow is briefly discussed.     

Analytical expressions for odd-order anisotropic tensor dimension

According to the symmetries of the matter, the number of coefficients needed to define a tensorial relation varies. It is well known that in linear elasticity the number of generic coefficients varies from 21, for a complete anisotropic material, to 2, in case of isotropy. In a previous contribution, we provided analytical expressions that give the number of generic anisotropic coefficients in any anisotropic system for an even-order tensor. In the present note, we aim at extending the previous results to the case of odd-order tensors. As an illustration, the dimension of any anisotropic system for third-order piezoelectricity tensors and of the fifth-order coupling tensors of Mindlin's strain-gradient elasticity are determined.     

Unified expressions of all differential variational principles

A mathematical expression of the quantitative causal principle is given, using the expression this letter shows the unified expressions of D’Alembert–Lagrange, virtual work, Jourdian, Gauss and general D’Alembert–Lagrange principles of differential style, first finds the intrinsic relations among these variational principles, the conservation quantities of the above principles are first found, finally the Noether conservation charges of the all differential variational principles in the systems with the symmetry of Lie group D_m are first obtained.     

Density effects in plasmas: Detailed atomic calculations and analytical expressions

In warm dense plasmas, the free-electron and ion spatial distribution may strongly affect atomic structure. To account for such effects we have implemented a potential correction based on the uniform electron gas model in the Flexible Atomic Code (FAC). This code has been applied to obtain energies, wave-functions and radiative rates modified by the plasma environment. In hydrogen-like ions, these numerical results have been successfully compared to an analytical calculation based on first-order perturbation theory. In the case of multi-electron ions, we observe level crossings in agreement with another recent model calculation.     

Bending integral expressions of a cylinder with cracks

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