The radar cross section of the semi-infinite elliptic cone

In order to determine the radar cross section of a semi-infinite elliptic cone first the solution of the pertinent canonical boundary value problem in sphero-conal coordinates is derived. For this purpose one has to solve a two-parameter eigenvalue problem with two coupled Lamé differential equations. The exact nose-on radar cross section of the semi-infinite elliptic cone has been evaluated for two orthogonal polarizations of the incident plane wave. In the degenerate case of a circular cone the known formula first deduced by Hansen and Schiff is obtained. The theoretical results also hold for the case of a plane angular sector which is another degenerate case of the elliptic cone.     

Degenerate scale for multiply connected Laplace problems

The degenerate scale in the boundary integral equation (BIE) or boundary element method (BEM) solution of multiply connected problem is studied in this paper. For the mathematical analysis, we use the null-field integral equation, degenerate kernels and Fourier series to examine the solvability of BIE for multiply connected problem in the discrete system. Two treatments, the method of adding a rigid body term and CHEEF concept (Combined Helmholtz Exterior integral Equation Formulation), are applied to remedy the non-unique solution due to the critical scale. The efficiency and accuracy of the two regularizations are also addressed. For simplicity without loss of generality, the eccentric case is considered to demonstrate the occurring mechanism of degenerate scale.     

The degenerate scale problem for the Laplace equation and plane elasticity in a multiply connected region with an outer circular boundary

This paper investigates the degenerate scale problem for the Laplace equation and plane elasticity in a multiply connected region with an outer circular boundary. Inside the boundary, there are many voids with arbitrary configurations. The problem is analyzed with a relevant homogenous BIE (boundary integral equation). It is assumed that all the inner void boundary tractions are equal to zero, and tractions on the outer circular boundary are constant. Therefore, all the integrations in BIE are performed on the outer circular boundary only. By using the relation z * conjg(z) = a * a, or conjg(z) = a * a/z on the circular boundary with radius a, all integrals can be reduced to an integral for complex variable and they can be integrated in closed form. The degenerate scale a = 1 is found in the Laplace equation and in plane elasticity regardless of the void configuration.     

平面弹性力学充要的随机边界元

将平面弹性力学确定性的充分必要的边界积分方程推广到含材料常数随机的不确定问题中去，给出了位移的均值以及偏差的充分必要的边界积分方程。数值计算结果表明，和确定性的积分方程一样，习用的随机边界积分方程在退化尺度附近，无论是均值还是偏差都存在巨大的误差，而充要的随机边界积分方程则始终保持良好的精度     

The Linearized Crocco Equation

In this paper, we study the existence and uniqueness of a degenerate parabolic equation, with nonhomogeneous boundary conditions, coming from the linearization of the Crocco equation [12]. The Crocco equation is a nonlinear degenerate parabolic equation obtained from the Prandtl equations with the so-called Crocco transformation. The linearized Crocco equation plays a major role in stabilization problems of fluid flows described by the Prandtl equations [5]. To study the infinitesimal generator associated with the adjoint linearized Crocco equation – with homogeneous boundary conditions – we first study degenerate parabolic equations in which the x-variable plays the role of a time variable. This equation is doubly degenerate: the coefficient in front of ∂_x vanishes on a part of the boundary, and the coefficient of the elliptic operator vanishes in another part of the boundary. This makes very delicate the proof of uniqueness of solution. To overcome this difficulty, a uniqueness result is first obtained for an equation in which the elliptic operator is symmetric, and it is next extended to the original equation by combining an iterative process and a fixed point argument (see Th. 4.9). This kind of argument is also used to prove estimates, which cannot be obtained in a classical way.     

Action of an elliptic punch on a transversally isotropic half-space

The 3D contact problem on the action of a punch elliptic in horizontal projection on a transversally isotropic elastic half-space is considered for the case in which the isotropy planes are perpendicular to the boundary of the half-space. The elliptic contact region is assumed to be given (the punch has sharp edges). The integral equation of the contact problem is obtained. The elastic rigidity of the half-space boundary characterized by the normal displacement under the action of a given lumped force significantly depends on the chosen direction on this boundary. In this connection, the following two cases of location of the ellipse of contact are considered: it can be elongated along the first or the second axis of Cartesian coordinate system on the body boundary. Exact solutions are obtained for a punch with base shaped as an elliptic paraboloid, and these solutions are used to carry out the computations for various versions of the five elastic constants. The structure of the exact solution is found for a punch with polynomial base, and a method for determining the solution is proposed.     

各向异性势问题充要的随机边界积分方程

本文针对各向异性势问题提出了一类充分必要的随机边界积分方程。数值计算结果表明在退化尺度附近，充要的随机边界积分方程较习用的随机边界积分方程有较大的优越性。     

Mathematical model and numerical method for spontaneous potential log in heterogeneous formations

This paper introduces a new spontaneous potential log model for the case in which formation resistivity is not piecewise constant. The spontaneous potential satisfies an elliptic boundary value problem with jump conditions on the interfaces. It has beer/ shown that the elliptic interface problem has a unique weak solution. Furthermore, a jump condition capturing finite difference scheme is proposed and applied to solve such elliptic problems. Numerical results show validity and effectiveness of the proposed method.     

Contact problem for an orthotropic half-space

Numerical and analytical solutions of the 3D contact problem of elasticity on the penetration of a rigid punch into an orthotropic half-space are obtained disregarding the friction forces.A numericalmethod ofHammerstein-type nonlinear boundary integral equations was used in the case of unknown contact region, which permits determining the contact region and the pressure in this region. The exact solution of the contact problem for a punch shaped as an elliptic paraboloid was used to debug the program of the numerical method. The structure of the exact solution of the problem of indentation of an elliptic punch with polynomial base was determined. The computations were performed for various materials in the case of the penetration of an elliptic or conical punch.     

Degenerate scale problem in antiplane elasticity or Laplace equation for contour shapes of triangles or quadrilaterals

This paper provides several solutions to the degenerate scale for the shapes of triangles or quadrilaterals in an exterior boundary value problem (BVP) of the antiplane elasticity or the Laplace equation. The Schwarz-Christoffel mapping is used throughout. It is found that a complex potential with a simple form in the mapping plane satisfies the vanishing displacement condition (or w = 0) along the boundary of the unit circle when the dimension R reaches its critical value 1. This means that the degenerate size in the physical plane is also achieved. The degenerate scales can be evaluated from the particular integrals depending on certain parameters in the mapping function. The numerical results of degenerate sizes for the shapes of triangles or quadrilaterals are provided.     

On the uniformly valid asymptotic solution of non-linear Dirichlet problem

In this paper, Dirichlet problem for second order quasilinear elliptic equation with a small parameter at highest derivatives is studied. In case degenerate equation has no singular point and parameter is sufficiently small, the existence and uniqueness of solution are proved, and the uniformly valid asymptotic solution is derived on the entire domain.     

一类Signorini问题的边界变分不等式

本文讨论了一类简化的Signorini问题。首先将原问题和一个边值问题建立联系，其次将原问题的解分解为不带不等边界条件的变分方程的解和一个变分不等式的解。然后利用边值问题的边界积分方程将变分不等式等价地化解为边界变分不等式。这样原求区域上的第一类椭圆变分不等式问题化解为求一个区域上的变分方程和一个边界变分不等式。最后说明了边界变分不等式解的存在唯一性。文末计算了柱面和半无限刚性基础的摩擦接触问题。结论表明文中方法具有较好的精度。     

Stress-strain state of an anisotropic plate with an elliptic hole and thin rigid inclusions

The stress-strain state of an anisotropic plate containing an elliptic hole and thin, absolutely rigid, curvilinear inclusions is studied. General integral representations of the solution of the problem are constructed that satisfy automatically the boundary conditions on the elliptic-hole contour and at infinity. The unknown density functions appearing in the potential representations of the solution are determined from the boundary conditions at the rigid inclusion contours. The problem is reduced to a system of singular integral equations which is solved by a numerical method. The effects of the material anisotropy, the degree of ellipticity of the elliptic hole, and the geometry of the rigid inclusions on the stress concentration in the plate are studied. The numerical results obtained are compared with existing analytical solutions. __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 48, No. 4, pp. 173–180, July–August, 2007.     

Bernoulli Variational Problem and Beyond

The question of ‘cutting the tail’ of the solution of an elliptic equation arises naturally in several contexts and leads to a singular perturbation problem under the form of a strong cut-off. We consider both the PDE with a drift and the symmetric case where a variational problem can be stated. It is known that, in both cases, the same critical scale arises for the size of the singular perturbation. More interesting is that in both cases another critical parameter (of order one) arises that decides when the limiting behaviour is non-degenerate. We study both theoretically and numerically the values of this critical parameter and, in the symmetric case, ask if the variational solution leads to the same value as for the maximal solution of the PDE. Finally we propose a weak formulation of the limiting Bernoulli problem which incorporates both Dirichlet and Neumann boundary condition.     

Identification of parameters of a plane elliptic crack in an isotropic linearly elastic body from the results of a single uniaxial tension test

The method earlier developed by one of the authors for identifying ellipsoidal defects is numerically tested for the applicability to the problem of identification of a degenerate ellipsoidal defect, i.e., an elliptic crack. The method is based on the reciprocity functional and the assumption that the displacements are measured in a uniaxial tension test of an isotropic linearly elastic body. Calculations show that the earlier developed method is also efficient for identification of an elliptic crack and its parameters (the center coordinates, the normal to the crack plane, and the directions and lengths of the semiaxes) can be determined with high accuracy. Some examples where the crack has a non-elliptic shape are also considered. It is discovered that, in many cases, the ellipsoids that were constructed by formulas reconstructing the ellipsoidal crack from the data on the external boundary of the body that correspond to a nonelliptic crack, approximate the actual defect with sufficient accuracy. The method stability was investigated with respect to noise in the initial data.     

On the approximate solution of elliptic,self adjoint boundary value problems

Summary Integral representations for the solutions to linear elliptic self adjoint boundary value problems are derived in terms of two functions which are generalisations of the single and double layer potentials used in the theory of harmonic functions. The generalised potentials are constructed in terms of a fundamental solution which is an approximation to the exact kernel of the boundary value problem in question. The representations so obtained are shown to provide a basis from which strict approximations to the solutions of boundary value problems can be developed. In particular the structure of the integral equation representing the given boundary value problem is precisely determined.     

On the numerical solution of some two-dimensional boundary-contact delocalization problems

The elastic equilibrium of a multi-layer confocal elliptic ring is studied. The ring consists of steel, rubber and celluloid layers which differ in thickness and in the order in which they are placed relative to one another. Using the solutions of the considered problems, the following delocalization problem is solved: for a three-layer elliptic body, the external elliptic boundary of which is loaded by normal point force and the internal boundary is stress-free and the layers of which are in rigid or sliding contact with one another, by an appropriate choice of layer thickness and arrangement of the layers relative to one another we can obtain a sufficiently uniform distribution of normal displacements on the internal elliptic boundary. Numerical solutions are obtained by the boundary element method and the related graphs are constructed. For the two-layer ellipse, exact and approximate solutions of the same problem are obtained respectively by the method of separation of variables and by the boundary element method. The results obtained by both methods are compared and the conclusion as to the reliability of the numerical boundary element method is made.     

On the stress concentration in thick cylindrical shells with an arbitrary cutout

1.IntroductionThefocusofmuch'researcllforalongtimehasbeenontheinvestigationofstressconcentrationsofthincylindricalshellsll--41.Thestressproblemisdiscussedinreferences[5,6].Whentheratioofthicknesshofshellstothecutoutsizeroisnotrathersmall,thegoverningequationofReissuer'sshallowshellincludingtheeffectoftransversesheardeformationsmustbeusedl7-sl.Thethickshelltheorymakesupweaknessesoftheclassicaltheoryofthinshells.Thetheoryofthickshellscanbeusedforanalyzingstressconcentrationsofcircularcylindrica…     

双周期圆柱形夹杂纵向剪切问题的精确解

研究无限介质中矩形排列双周期圆柱形夹杂的纵向剪切问题．利用Eshelby等效夹杂理论并结合双周期与双准周期解析函数工具，为这类考虑夹杂相互影响的问题提供了一个严格又实用的分析方法，求得了问题的全场级数解．作为退化情形得到单夹杂问题的经典解答，双周期孔洞、双周期刚性夹杂及单行(列)周期弹性夹杂等问题也可作为特殊情况被解决．数值结果揭示了这类非均匀材料力学性质随微结构参数变化的规律．     

Dual boundary element analysis of wave scattering from singularities

The dual boundary element method is used to obtain an efficient solution of the Helmholtz equation in the presence of geometric singularities. In particular, time-harmonic waves in a membrane which contains one or more fixed edge stringers (or cracks) are investigated. The hypersingular integral equation is used in the procedure to ensure a unique solution for the problem with a degenerate boundary. The method yields a solution for the entire membrane as well as the dynamic stress intensity factor. Numerical results are presented for a circular membrane containing a single edge stringer, two edge stringers and an internal stringer. Also, the first three critical wave numbers of the membrane with the homogeneous boundary condition are determined, and the dynamic stress intensity factors are found for problems with the nonhomogeneous boundary condition. Good agreement is found after comparing the results with exact solutions, and with results obtained using DtN-FEM and ABAQUS.