A generalized Mohr–Coulomb criterion implied by the revised Goodman–Cowin theory

In the present study, the constitutive relations derived in the revised Goodman–Cowin theory for granular matter are shown to imply a generalized Mohr–Coulomb criterion for impending flows. Due to the concept of microcontinuum and the incorporation of the internal friction into the expression of the Cauchy stress tensor, a constrained equilibrium stress state characterized by the Mohr–Coulomb criterion is yet obtained under uniform distributions of the grains.     

Qualitative Distinctions in the Solutions Based on the Plasticity Theories with the Mohr-Coulomb Yield Criterion

The following two models of the plasticity theory are considered: the model with the Mohr-Coulomb yield criterion and the classical model of the plasticity theory with a yield criterion independent of the mean stress. The deformation problem of a plastic layer enclosed between two rotating plates is studied. __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 46, No. 6, pp. 136–145, November–December, 2005.     

Long-term strength of metals and creep equations based on the Coulomb-Mohr criterion

It is proposed to construct long-term strength and creep relations for metals on the basis of the Coulomb-Mohr criterion. The creep equations and the long-term strength criterion for plane stress are analyzed in detail. Results of long-term strength calculations are compared with data of experiments with metallic materials. It is established that theoretical and experimental results are in satisfactory agreement. __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 48, No. 6, pp. 115–123, November–December, 2007.     

A nonlocal theory for brittle fracture

In this paper, a nonlocal theory of fracture for brittle materials has been systematically developed, which is composed of the nonlocal elastic stress fields of Griffith cracks of mode-I, II and III, the asymptotic forms of the stress fields at the neighborhood of the crack tips, and the maximum tensile stress criterion for brittle fracture. As an application of the theory, the fracture criteria of cracks of mode-I, II, III and mixed mode I–II, I–III are given in detail and compared with some experimental data and the theoretical results of minimum strain energy density factor.     

Micromechanics of long-term damage of particulate composites with unlimited microdurability

The theory of long-term damage of homogeneous materials is generalized to particulate composite materials. The damage of the composite components is modeled by randomly dispersed micropores. The damage criterion for a microvolume is characterized by its stress-rupture strength. It is determined by the dependence of the time to brittle failure on the difference between the equivalent stress and its limit, which is the tensile strength, according to the Huber–Mises criterion, and assumed to be a random function of coordinates. An equation of damage (porosity) balance in the composite components at an arbitrary time is formulated. Algorithms of calculating the time dependence of microdamage and macrostresses or macrostrains are developed and relevant curves are plotted in the case of unlimited microdurability Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 44, No. 11, pp. 7–17, November 2008.     

Analyzing methods to allow for the damage of material in thermoviscoelastoplastic deformation

Three methods to allow for damage of isotropic materials are discussed. The relations of the theory of deformation along paths of small curvature are used as equations of state. Rabotnov’s scalar equation is used to study the damage of a material during thermoviscoelastoplastic deformation. The stress determined by a stress rupture criterion that accounts for the stress mode is taken as an equivalent stress. An algorithm based on the finite-element method is developed to solve three-dimensional problems of thermoviscoelastoplasticity with allowance for material damage. The numerical results obtained are compared with experimental data __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 43, No. 12, pp. 110–121, December 2007.     

Elastic properties and long-term damage of transversely isotropic composites with stress-rupture microstrength described by a fractional-power function

The damage process is modeled by randomly dispersed micropores occurring in places of destroyed microvolumes according to the stress-rupture microstrength, which is determined by the dependence of the time to brittle failure on the difference between the equivalent stress and its limit, according to the Huber–Mises criterion, and is a random function of coordinates. Given microstresses or microstrains, the equations of porosity balance at an arbitrary time are derived. Together with the macrostress–macrostrain relationships for a discrete fibrous composite with porous components, they describe the coupled processes of deformation and long-term damage. A specific problem with a bounded stress-rupture microstrength function is solved Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 45, No. 1, pp. 71–81, January 2009.     

Estimate of the strength of a plate with an elliptic hole in tension and compression

The strength of a plate with an elliptic hole under uniaxial tension or compression is estimated for arbitrary angles between the ellipse axes and the direction of loading with the use of the gradient strength criterion. The calculated critical stress agrees with the existing experimental data. Institute of Physicotechnical Problems of the North, Siberian, Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, Yakutsk 677891. Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 41, No. 3, pp. 163–168, May–June, 2000.     

Stress intensity factors and crack deviation conditions in a brittle anisotropic solid

For arbitrary anisotropy in the linear manifold of singular solutions generating square-root singularities of the crack tip stress, a special basis is introduced that possesses the same properties as in the isotropic case and provides simple integral representations for the attributes of the energy fracture criterion, in particular, the conditions of crack deviation from a straight path. __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 46, No. 3, pp. 98–107, May–June, 2005.     

Deformation and long-term damage of particulate composites under thermal loads

A theory of long-term damage of particulate composite materials under thermal load is proposed. The damage of the composite components is modeled by randomly dispersed micropores. The failure criterion for a single microvolume is determined by its stress-rupture strength, which, in turn, is determined by the dependence of the time to brittle failure on the difference between the equivalent stress and its limit, which characterizes the ultimate strength according to the Schleicher–Nadai criterion. The damage (porosity) balance equation is derived for an arbitrary time, taking the thermal effect into account. Algorithms for calculating microdamage and macrostresses as functions of time are developed     

Deformation and short-term damage of physically nonlinear stochastic composites

The studies on the deformation and short-term damage of physically nonlinear homogeneous and composite materials are systemized. A single microdamage is modeled by an empty quasispherical pore in place of a microvolume damaged in accordance with the Huber–von Mises failure criterion. The ultimate microstrength is assumed to be a random function of coordinates. The porosity balance equation is derived. Together with the macrostress–macrostrain relationship, it constitutes a closed-form system of equations. The damage–macrostrain relationship and macrostress–macrostrain curves for homogeneous and composite materials are analyzed     

Coupled processes of deformation and long-term damage of layered materials under thermal loading

The failure criterion for a microvolume is characterized by its stress-rupture strength. It is determined by the dependence of the time to brittle fracture on the difference between the equivalent stress and its limit, which is the ultimate strength, according to the Schleicher–Nadai failure criterion, and assumed to be a random function of coordinates. An equation of damage (porosity) balance in the layers at an arbitrary time is formulated taking into account the thermal component. Algorithms of calculating the time dependence of microdamage and macrostresses are developed. Corresponding curves are plotted. The effect of temperature on the deformation and microdamage of the layers is studied     

Application of the gradient strength criterion and the boundary-element method to a plane stress-concentration problem

A numerical algorithm for strength analysis of plane structural elements with stress concentrators is developed using the gradient strength criterion and the boundary-element method. As the first calculation test, the brittle fracture of a plate with a circular hole in tension is evaluated. To verify the algorithm and to compare the results of analysis with experimental data available in the literature, we consider symmetric and asymmetric problems of fracture of glass plates with a narrow elliptic hole in tension and compression. For all the problems, the accuracy of numerical results is estimated by comparison with analytical solutions. In comparison with the classical criteria, the use of the gradient strength criterion leads to better agreement between theoretical estimates and experimental data. Lavrent’ev Institute of Hydrodynamics, Siberian Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090. Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 40, No. 4, pp. 214–221, July–August, 1999.     

Linear and nonlinear stability of double diffusive convection in a couple stress fluid–saturated porous layer

The linear and nonlinear stability of double diffusive convection in a layer of couple stress fluid–saturated porous medium is theoretically investigated in this work. Applying the linear stability theory, the criterion for the onset of steady and oscillatory convection is obtained. Emphasizing the presence of couple stresses, it is shown that their effect is to delay the onset of convection and oscillatory convection always occurs at a lower value of the Rayleigh number at which steady convection sets in. The nonlinear stability analysis is carried out by constructing a system of nonlinear autonomous ordinary differential equations using a truncated representation of Fourier series method and also employing modified perturbation theory with the help of self-adjoint operator technique. The results obtained from these two methods are found to complement each other. Besides, heat and mass transport are calculated in terms of Nusselt numbers. In addition, the transient behavior of Nusselt numbers is analyzed by solving the nonlinear system of ordinary differential equations numerically using the Runge–Kutta–Gill method. Streamlines, isotherms, and isohalines are also displayed.     

Axisymmetric thermoviscoelastoplastic state of thin flexible shells with damages

The paper presents a technique to determine the axisymmetric geometrically nonlinear thermoviscoelastoplastic state of thin shells with damages. The technique is based on the geometrically nonlinear equations that incorporate transverse-shear strains. The equations of thermoelasticity that describe the deformation of the body’s element along paths of small curvature are used as equations of state. The equivalent stress in the kinetic equations of damage and creep is determined from a failure criterion that accounts for the stress mode. As an example, the geometrically nonlinear thermoviscoelastoplastic deformation of a corrugated shell is analyzed and the time to its failure is determined __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 44, No. 2, pp. 49–60, February 2008.     

Influence of heating on the deformation and long-term damage of unreinforced materials

A theory of long-term damage of homogeneous materials under thermal load is proposed. The damage of the material is modeled by randomly dispersed micropores. The failure criterion for a single microvolume is determined by its stress-rupture strength, which, in turn, is determined by the dependence of the time to brittle failure on the difference between the equivalent stress and its limit, which characterizes the ultimate strength according to the Schleicher–Nadai criterion. The damage (porosity) balance equation is derived for an arbitrary time, taking the thermal effect into account. Algorithms for calculating microdamage and macrostresses as functions of time are developed, and respective curves are plotted. The effect of temperature on the macrodeformation and damage curves is studied     

Generation of cracks in a perforated reinforced plate

A problem of fracture mechanics on crack nucleation in a reinforced plate attenuated by a periodic system of circular holes is considered. Crack nucleation is modeled by a pre-fracture band in the plastic flow state with a constant stress, which is considered as a region of attenuated bonds between material particles. Determining unknown parameters characterizing the emerging crack reduces to solving a singular integral equation. The condition of crack emergence is formulated with allowance for the criterion of the limiting opening of the faces of the material pre-fracture band. __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 49, No. 6, pp. 170–180, November–December, 2008.     

Prediction of mixed-mode fracture based on an elasto–plastic energy balance criterion

The maximum energy release rate criterion, i.e., G _max criterion, is commonly used for crack propagation analysis. This fracture criterion is based on the elastic macroscopic strength of materials. In the present investigation, however, the G _max criterion has been modified in order to accommodate the consideration of plastic strain energy. This modified criterion is extended to study the fatigue crack growth characteristics of mixed-mode cracks. To predict crack propagation due to fatigue loads, a new elasto–plastic energy model is presented. This new model includes the effects of material properties such as strain hardening exponent n, yield strength σ _y , and fracture toughness and stress intensity factor ranges. The results obtained are compared with those obtained using the commonly employed crack growth law and the experimental data.     

Criteria for the Separation of Unsteady Ideal Fluid Flow past a Smooth Airfoil

Criteria for the separation of unsteady flow past a closed smooth airfoil are studied using the ideal fluid model and the Brillouin-Villat criterion. The necessary separation conditions are formulated. __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 47, No. 1, pp. 74–81, January– February, 2006.     

Crack-growth prediction in axisymmetric pull-out and tension specimens

A methodology is developed which combines the basics of reinforced concrete, three-dimensional plasticity, stress freezing and the shear-difference method and utilizes the maximum-tensile-stress criterion to predict crack locations and their direction of propagation in reinforced axisymmetric specimens. The advantages of using a three-dimensional photoelastic model include: (1) the generation of stress trajectories, (2) the accurate location of singular zones and stress concentrations, and (3) the direct observation of internal cracks. Paper was presented at the 1983 SEM Spring Conference on Experimental Mechanics held in Cleveland, OH on May 15–20.