Propagation of a spherical wave in nonlinearly compressible and elastoplastic materials

The problem of spherical wave propagation in soil under the action of an intense uniformly decreasing load ₀(t) applied to the boundary of a cavity with radius r₀ is considered. Soil with a high stress level is modeled either by ideally nonlinearly compressible or elastoplastic material, taking account of linear irreversible unloading for the material. In contrast to [1–7], in order to describe material movement use is made of strain theory [8] with determining functions = (), _i=_i(_i), where , _i, , _i are the first and second invariants of strain and stress tensors. During material loading these functions are presented in the form of polynomials ()=(_i+₂¦¦), _ii)=(_i-_2i)_i, in which constant coefficients _i, _i=1, 2) are determined by experiment, taking account of the triaxial stressed state of soil. Solution of the problem is constructed by an analytically reversible method, with prescribed shape for the shock-wave (SW) surface in the form of a second-degree polynomial relating to time t and a numerical method of characteristics for a prescribed arbitrarily decreasing load _i(t). On the basis of the analytical equations obtained, calculations are carried out for material parameters (including loading profile) in a computer and stresses and mass velocity of plastic and elastoplastic materials are compared.Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, No. 4, pp. 95–100, July–August, 1986.The authors express their sincere thanks to Kh. A. Rakhmatulin for discussing the results of this work.     

Mixed convection flow in narrow vertical ducts

The mixed convection flow in a vertical duct is analysed under the assumption that , the ratio of the duct width to the length over which the wall is heated, is small. It is assumed that a fully developed Poiseuille flow has already been set up in the duct before heat from the wall causes this to be changed by the action of the buoyancy forces, as measured by a buoyancy parameter . An analytical solution is derived for the case when the Reynolds numberRe, based on the duct width, is of 0 (1). This is extended to the case whenRe is 0 (^–1) by numerical integrations of the governing equations for a range of values of representing both aiding and opposing flows. The limiting cases, || 1 andR=Re of 0 (1), andR and both large, with of 0 (R ^1/3) are considered further. Finally, the free convection limit, large with R of 0 (1), is discussed.

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Mischkonvektion in engen senkrechten Rohren

Zusammenfassung Mischkonvektion in einem senkrechten Rohr wird unter der Voraussetzung untersucht, daß das Verhältnis der Rohrbreite zur Länge, über welche die Wand beheizt wird, klein ist. Es wird angenommen, daß sich bereits eine voll entwickelte Poiseuille-Strömung in dem Rohr eingestellt hat, bevor Antriebskräfte, gemessen mit dem Auftriebsparameter , aufgrund der Wandbeheizung die Strömung verändern. Es wird eine analytische Lösung für den Fall erhalten, daß die mit der Rohrbreite als charakteristische Länge gebildete Reynolds-ZahlRe konstant ist. Dies wird mittels einer numerischen Integration der wichtigsten Gleichungen auf den FallRe =f (^–1) sowohl für Gleich- als auch für Gegenstrom ausgedehnt. Weiterhin werden die beiden Grenzfälle betrachtet, wenn || 1 undR=Re konstant ist, sowieR und beide groß mit proportionalR ^1/3. Schließlich wird der Grenzfall der freien Konvektion, großes mit konstantem R, diskutiert.

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Nomenclature g acceleration due to gravity - Gr Grashof number - G modified Grashof number - h duct width - l length of the heated section of the duct wall - p pressure - Pr Prandtl number - Q flow rate through the duct - Q ₀ heat transfer on the wally=0 - Q ₁ heat transfer on the wally=1 - Re Reynolds number - R modified Reynolds number - T temperature of the fluid - T ₀ ambient temperature - T applied temperature difference - u, velocity component in thex-direction - v, velocity component in they-direction - x, co-ordinate measuring distance along the duct - y, co-ordinate measuring distance across the duct - buoyancy parameter - ₀ modified buoyancy parameter, ₀=R ^–1/3 - coefficient of thermal expansion - ratio of duct width to heated length, =h/l - (non-dimensional) temperature - _w applied temperature on the wally=0 - kinematic viscosity - density of the fluid - ₀ shear stress on the wally=0 - ₁ shear stress on the wally=1 - stream function     

On laminar flow through a uniformly porous pipe

Numerous investigations ([1] and [4–9]) have been made of laminar flow in a uniformly porous circular pipe with constant suction or injection applied at the wall. The object of this paper is to give a complete analysis of the numerical and theoretical solutions of this problem. It is shown that two solutions exist for all values of injection as well as the dual solutions for suction which had been noted by previous investigators. Analytical solutions are derived for large suction and injection; for large suction a viscous layer occurs at the wall while for large injection one solution has a viscous layer at the centre of the channel and the other has no viscous layer anywhere. Approximate analytic solutions are also given for small values of suction and injection.

Nomenclature

General r distance measured radially - z distance measured along axis of pipe - u velocity component in direction of z increasing - v velocity component in direction of r increasing - p pressure - density - coefficient of kinematic viscosity - a radius of pipe - V velocity of suction at the wall - r ²/a ² - R wall or suction Reynolds number, Va/ - f() similarity function defined in (6) - u ₀() eigensolution - U(0) a velocity at z=0 - K an arbitrary constant - B _K Bernoulli numbers Particular Section 5 perturbation parameter, –2/R - ² a constant, –K - x / - g(x) f()/ Section 6 perturbation parameter, –R/2 - ² a constant, –K - g() f() - g _c ()=g() near centre of pipe - * point where g()=0 Section 7 2/R - ² K - t (1–)/ - w(t, ) [1–f(t)]/ - ₀, ₁ constants - g() f()– ₀ - ₀/ - ₀ a constant - * point where f()=0     

Analytical evaluation of stress-strain test data

An analytical model for deducing the actual stress-strain properties from laboratory test results is discussed. As an illustration, an elastic bilinear material is used for unconfined cylindrical compression test conditions, as simulated with a finite element analysis. The results obtained are applicable for assisting in evaluating measured strength and stiffness properties of some clay soils, concrete test cylinders, concrete cores, and rock cores.The quantitative results of this study can be used for interpreting measured stress-strain data for unconfined compression test conditions. The error in measured results is shown to be influenced by Poisson's ratio, length-to-diameter ratio of the specimen, end condition, and ratio of inelastic modulus to initial elastic modulus. Curves for adjusting the measured results to the theoretical results are presented.Nomenclature D specimen diameter - E _i initial elastic stiffness modulus - E _y elastic stiffness modulus beyond the yield stress, plastic or inelastic modulus - L specimen length - axial strain - _av average strain - _g gage length strain - _y yield strain - Poisson's ratio - compressive stress - _av average stress - _t theoretical compressive stress - _y yield stress - _ym measured stress at the yield strain     

Schwere symmetrische Kreisel kleiner Nutationen

Zusammenfassung Zur Integration der Eulerschen Bewegungsgleichungen schwerer symmetrischer Kreisel werden der Winkel (t) (Abb. 1) durch (t)=₀+(t) ersetzt und in sämtlichen Reihenentwicklungen von abhängiger Funktionen die Potenzen höheren als zweiten Grades vernachlässigt. Dadurch ist es möglich, die Eulerschen Winkel (t), (t) und (t) durch elementare Formeln zu beschreiben und somit sind die wesentlichsten Erscheinungen im Bewegungsablauf der schweren symmetrischen Kreisel einfach zu übersehen.     

Transcendentally small transversality in the rapidly forced pendulum

The rapidly forced pendulum equation with forcing sin((t/), where =<₀^p,p = 5, for ₀, sufficiently small, is considered. We prove that stable and unstable manifolds split and that the splitting distanced(t) in the ( ,t) plane satisfiesd(t) = sin(t/) sech(/2) +O( ₀ exp(–/2)) (2.3a) and the angle of transversal intersection,, in thet = 0 section satisfies 2 tan/2 = 2S _s = (/2) sech(/2) +O(( ₀ /) exp(–/2)) (2.3b) It follows that the Melnikov term correctly predicts the exponentially small splitting and angle of transversality. Our method improves a previous result of Holmes, Marsden, and Scheuerle. Our proof is elementary and self-contained, includes a stable manifold theorem, and emphasizes the phase space geometry.     

Wärmestrahlung staubhaltiger Gase

Zusammenfassung Nach einem mehr qualitativen theoretischen Überblick über Absorption und Streuung der Strahlung an kleinen Partikeln wird gezeigt, daß sich bei kleinen optischen Dichten als analytischer Ausdruck für die Emissionszahl der Staubstrahlung ein der Gasstrahlung analoger Ausdruck ergibt. Dieses Ergebnis wird durch Messungen bestätigt. Insgesamt werden die Emissionsdaten von 20 untersuchten Kesselstäuben angegeben und interpretiert. Es werden Durchschnittswerte empfohlen, um bei Stäuben mit unbekannten Strahlungsdaten näherungsweise Austauschrechnungen durchzuführen. Die Untersuchungen gelten für Strahlungsräume von annähernd konstanter Temperatur.

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Radiation of gases containing dust particles

Having presented a more qualitative short survey about absorption and scattering on small particles, it is shown that in the range of small optical thicknesses expressions for the emissivity of dust clouds are analogue to those of gases. Measurements confirm this. The emissivities of twenty different dust materials are measured and interpreted. For calculations with unknown materials average emissivity data are recommended.

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Bezeichnungen A Koeffizient für Absorption bzw. Emission - B Staubbeladung, kg m^–3 - d Durchmesser, m - E Koeffizient für Extinktion - E _sn Intensität der schwarzen Strahlung, Watt/m² Raumwinkel - f Querschnittfläche kugelförmiger Teilchen,d ²/4, m² - F Spezifische Projektionsfläche 3/2 ^St d, m²kg^–1 - I Intensität, W/m² Raumwinkel - k Stoffkonstante, m^–1/3 - k _g Absorptionskoeffizient des Gases, m^–1 - L Schichtstärke, m - L _ä Äquivalente Schichtstärke, m - N Teilchenzahl pro Volumeneinheit, m^–3 - p Größenparameter d/ - S Streukoeffizient - S _V Streukoeffizient in Vorwärtsrichtung - S _R Streukoeffizient in Rückwärtsrichtung - T absolute Temperature, °K - _G Absorptionszahl des Gases - _St Absorptionszahl des Staubes, _St=_St - _G Emissionszahl des Gases - _St Emissionszahl des Staubes - _W Emissionszahl der Wand - _0,5 Bezugswellenlänge, , m - Wellenlänge, , m - _St Staubdichte, kg m^–3 - Optische DichteA F B L, A f N L     

Thermodynamically complete equations of state for α-, ε-, and γ-iron

The numerical model of phase transition in iron in stress waves described in [1] contains equations of state with a limited range of applicability. They do not consider thermal excitation of conduction electrons and the presence of and — -triple point on the phase equilibrium curve, the effect of which should appear in shock loading of porous or preheated specimens. The present study will offer thermodynamically complete equations of state for the -, -, -phases of iron, free of these shortcomings.Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, No. 3, pp. 112–114, May–June, 1986.     

Scheme of Investigation of the Spectrum of a Family of Perturbed Operators and Its Application to Spectral Problems in Thick Junctions

We develop a scheme for the investigation of the asymptotic behavior of eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a family of self-adjoint compact operators {A: > 0} that act in different spaces and lose their compactness in the limit case 0. We prove the Hausdorff convergence of the spectrum of the operator A to the spectrum of the limit operator A₀, obtain asymptotic estimates for this convergence both to points of the discrete spectrum and to points of the essential spectrum of the operator A₀, and prove asymptotic estimates for eigenvectors of A. This scheme is applied to the investigation of the asymptotic behavior of eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of the Neumann problem in a thick singularly degenerate junction that consists of two domains connected by an -periodic system of thin rods of fixed length.     

Heat transfer from laminar flow in ducts with elliptic cross-section

Summary The cooling of a hot fluid in laminar Newtonian flow through cooled elliptic tubes has been calculated theoretically. Numerical data have been computed for the two values 1.25 and 4 of the axial ratio of the elliptic cross-section . For =1.25 the influence of non-zero thermal resistance between outmost fluid layer and isothermal surroundings has also been investigated. Special attention has been given to the distribution of heat flux around the perimeter; when increases the flux varies more with the position at the circumference. This positional dependence becomes less pronounced, however, as the (position-independent) thermal resistance of the wall increases.Flattening of the conduit, while maintaining its cross-sectional area constant, improves the cooling. Comparison with rectangular pipes shows that this improvement is not as marked with elliptic as with rectangular pipes.Nomenclature A _k =A _{m, n} coefficients of expansion (6) - a, b half-axes of ellipse, b<a - a _p =a _{r, s} coefficients of representation (V) - D hydraulic diameter, = 4S/P; S = cross-sectional area, P = perimeter - D _e equivalent diameter, according to (13) - n coordinate (outward) normal to the tube wall - T temperature of fluid - T _i temperature of fluid at the inlet - T _s temperature of surroundings - v ₀ mean velocity of fluid - v _z longitudinal velocity of fluid - x, y carthesian coordinates coinciding with axes of ellipse - z coordinate in flow direction - , dimensionless half-axes of ellipse, =a/D and =b/D - _t heat transfer coefficient from fluid at bulk temperature to surroundings; equation (11) - _w heat transfer coefficient at the wall; equation (3) - axial ratio of ellipse, = a/b = / - , , , dimensionless coordinates; =x/D, =y/D, =z/D, =n/D - dimensionless temperature, = (T–T _s)/(T _i–T _s) - ₀ cup-mixing mean value of ; equation (10) - thermal conductivity of fluid - _m,n = _k eigenvalue - c volumetric heat capacity of fluid - _{m, n} = _k = _k eigenfunction; equations (6) and (I) - Nu total Nusselt number, = _t D/ - Nusselt number at large distance from the inlet - Nu _w wall Nusselt number, = _w D/, based on _w - Pé Péclet number, = ₀ Dc/     

On the prediction of riblet performance with engineering turbulence models

The paper reports the outcome of a numerical study of fully developed flow through a plane channel composed of ribleted surfaces adopting a two-equation turbulence model to describe turbulent mixing. Three families of riblets have been examined: idealized blade-type, V-groove and a novel U-form that, according to computations, achieves a superior performance to that of the commercial V-groove configuration. The maximum drag reduction attained for any particular geometry is broadly in accord with experiment though this optimum occurs for considerably larger riblet heights than measurements indicate. Further explorations bring out a substantial sensitivity in the level of drag reduction to the channel Reynolds number below values of 15 000 as well as to the thickness of the blade riblet. The latter is in accord with the trends of very recent, independent experimental studies.Possible shortcomings in the model of turbulence are discussed particularly with reference to the absence of any turbulence-driven secondary motions when an isotropic turbulent viscosity is adopted. For illustration, results are obtained for the case where a stress transport turbulence model is adopted above the riblet crests, an elaboration that leads to the formation of a plausible secondary motion sweeping high momentum fluid towards the wall close to the riblet and thereby raising momentum transport.Nomenclature c _f Skin friction coefficient - c _f Skin friction coefficient in smooth channel at the same Reynolds number - k Turbulent kinetic energy - K ⁺ k/ _w - h Riblet height - S Riblet width - H Half height of channel - Re Reynolds number = volume flow/unit width/ - Modified turbulent Reynolds number - R _t turbulent Reynolds numberk ²/ - P _k Shear production rate ofk, _t (U _i /x _j + U _j /x _i ) U _i /x _j - dP/dz Streamwise static pressure gradient - U _i Mean velocity vector (tensor notation) - U Friction velocity, _w/ where _w=–H dP/dz - W Mean velocity - W _b Bulk mean velocity through channel - y ⁺ yU /v. Unless otherwise stated, origin is at wall on trough plane of symmetry - Kinematic viscosity - _t Turbulent kinematic viscosity - Turbulence energy dissipation rate - Modified dissipation rate – 2(k ^1/2/x _j )² - Density - _k , Effective turbulent Prandtl numbers for diffusion ofk and      

Dielectric properties of heterogeneous mixtures with a polar constituent

Summary After defining the boundaries for the dielectric constant of a heterogeneous mixture, the behaviour of such a mixture is studied as a function of the frequency, when one of its components is polar. Deviations from a semicircle are to be expected for the function _m =f( _m ) even when the dielectric properties of the polar constituent can be described with a semicircular Cole-Cole-arc. The relaxation time of the mixture is shorter than that of the polar constituent.     

Stress-intensity factors for a semi-infinite plane crack with a wavy front

The stress-intensity factors for a semi-infinite plane crack with a wavy front are determined when the crack faces are subjected to normal and shearing tractions. The results are derived using asymptotic methods and are valid to O(²) where =A/1; A is the amplitude and is the wavelength of the wavy front. The normal and shearing tractions are in the form of line loads parallel to the crack front.The results are then used to evaluate, in a qualitative manner, the growth characteristics of a semi-infinite plance crack with a wavy front under combined mode loading. This provides a possible explanation of crack front segmentation observed experimentally.     

Some remarks on differential equations of quadratic type

In this paper we study differential equations of the formx(t) + x(t)=f(x(t)), x(0)=x ₀ C HereC is a closed, bounded convex subset of a Banach spaceX,f(C) C, and it is often assumed thatf(x) is a quadratic map. We study the differential equation by using the general theory of nonexpansive maps and nonexpansive, non-linear semigroups, and we obtain sharp results in a number of cases of interest. We give a formula for the Lipschitz constant off: C C, and we derive a precise explicit formula for the Lipschitz constant whenf is quadratic,C is the unit simplex inR ⁿ, and thel ₁ norm is used. We give a new proof of a theorem about nonexpansive semigroups; and we show that if the Lipschitz constant off: CC is less than or equal to one, then lim_tf(x(t))–x(t)=0 and, if {x(t):t 0} is precompact, then lim_tx(t) exists. Iff¦C=L¦C, whereL is a bounded linear operator, we apply the nonlinear theory to prove that (under mild further conditions on C) lim_t f(x(t))–x(t)=0 and that lim_t x(t) exists if {x(t):t 0} is precompact. However, forn 3 we give examples of quadratic mapsf of the unit simplex ofR ⁿ into itself such that lim_t x(t) fails to exist for mostx ₀ C andx(t) may be periodic. Our theorems answer several questions recently raised by J. Herod in connection with so-called model Boltzmann equations.     

Calculation of the asymptotic behaviour of the TDR step response related to the asymptotic behaviour of dielectrics in the frequency domain

The asymptotic behaviour of the TDR step response is compared with the asymptotic behaviour of dielectrics in the frequency domain. For non conducting materials the asymptotic behaviour of the TDR step response appears to be related to the angles of intersection in the Cole-Cole plot. In the case of conducting materials the asymptotic behaviour for t depends on the low frequency conductivity, which suggests a new method of determining this conductivity from TDR experiments. Consequences are discussed for the accuracy of the determination of and from the TDR response obtained experimentally.     

Application of the Chapman-Enskog method to the case of a binary two-temperature gas mixture

An interesting property of the flows of a binary mixture of neutral gases for which the molecular mass ratio =m/M1 is that within the limits of the applicability of continuum mechanics the components of the mixture may have different temperatures. The process of establishing the Maxwellian equilibrium state in such a mixture divides into several stages, which are characterized by relaxation times _i which differ in order of magnitude. First the state of the light component reaches equilibrium, then the heavy component, after which equilibrium between the components is established [1]. In the simplest case the relaxation times differ from one another by a factor of ^*.Here the mixture component temperature difference relaxation time _T /, where is the relaxation time for the light component. If 1, 1, so that _T ~1, then for the characteristic hydrodynamic time scale t~1 the relative temperature difference will be of order unity. In the absence of strong external force fields the component velocity difference is negligibly small, since its relaxation time _vt1.In the case of a fully ionized plasma the Chapman-Enskog method is quite easily extended to the case of the two-temperature mixture [3], since the Landau collision integral is used, which decomposes directly with respect to . In the Boltzmann cross collision integral, the quantity appears in the formulas relating the velocities before and after collision, which hinders the decomposition of this integral with respect to , which is necessary for calculating the relaxation terms in the equations for temperatures differing from zero in the Euler approximation [4] (the transport coefficients are calculated considerably more simply, since for their determination it is sufficient to account for only the first (Lorentzian [5]) terms of the decomposition of the cross collision integrals with respect to ). This led to the use in [4] for obtaining the equations of the considered continuum mixture of a specially constructed model kinetic equation (of the Bhatnagar-Krook type) which has an undetermined degree of accuracy.In the following we use the Boltzmann equations to obtain the equations of motion of a two-temperature binary gas mixture in an approximation analogous to that of Navier-Stokes (for convenience we shall term this approximation the Navier-Stokes approximation) to determine the transport coefficients and the relaxation terms of the equations for the temperatures. The equations in the Burnett approximation, and so on, may be obtained similarly, although this derivation is not useful in practice.     

The virtual origin of riblets in an open channel flow

In this paper, a method using the mean velocity profiles for the buffer layer was developed for the estimation of the virtual origin over a riblets surface in an open channel flow. First, the standardized profiles of the mixing length were estimated from the velocity measurement in the inner layer, and the location of the edge of the viscous layer was obtained. Then, the virtual origins were estimated by the best match between the measured velocity profile and the equations of the velocity profile derived from the mixing length profiles. It was made clear that the virtual origin and the thickness of the viscous layer are the function of the roughness Reynolds number. The drag variation coincided well with other results.Nomenclature f _r skin friction coefficient - f _ro skin friction coefficient in smooth channel at the same flow quantity and the same energy slope - g gravity acceleration - H water depth from virtual origin to water surface - H ⁺ u*H/ - H false water depth from top of riblets to water surface - H ⁺ u*H/ - I _e streamwise energy slope - I _b bed slope - k riblet height - k ⁺ u*k/ - l mixing length - l _s standardized mixing length - Q flow quantity - Re Reynolds number volume flow/unit width/v - s riblet spacing - u mean velocity - u* friction velocity = - u* false friction velocity = - y distance from virtual origin - y distance from top of riblet - y ₀ distance from top of riblet to virtual origin - y _v distance from top of riblet to edge of viscous layer - y ⁺ u*y/ - y ⁺ u*y/ - y ₀ ⁺ u*y ₀/ - u ⁺ u*y/ - shifting coefficient for standardization - thickness of viscous layer=y ₀+y - ⁺ u*/ - ⁺ u*/ - eddy viscosity - ridge angle - v kinematic viscosity - density - shear stress     

The extension of Beltrami's ellipsoid to anisotropic bodies

Summary The spectral decomposition of the compliance, stiffness, and failure tensors for transversely isotropic materials was studied and their characteristic values were calculated using the components of these fourth-rank tensors in a Cartesian frame defining the principal material directions. The spectrally decomposed compliance and stiffness or failure tensors for a transversely isotropic body (fiber-reinforced composite), and the eigenvalues derived from them define in a simple and efficient way the respective elastic eigenstates of the loading of the material. It has been shown that, for the general orthotropic or transversely isotropic body, these eigenstates consist of two double components, ₁ and ₂ which are shears (₂ being a simple shear and ₁, a superposition of simple and pure shears), and that they are associated with distortional components of energy. The remaining two eigenstates, with stress components ₃, and ₄, are the orthogonal supplements to the shear subspace of ₁ and ₂ and consist of an equilateral stress in the plane of isotropy, on which is superimposed a prescribed tension or compression along the symmetry axis of the material. The relationship between these superimposed loading modes is governed by another eigenquantity, the eigenangle .The spectral type of decomposition of the elastic stiffness or compliance tensors in elementary fourth-rank tensors thus serves as a means for the energy-orthogonal decomposition of the energy function. The advantage of this type of decomposition is that the elementary idempotent tensors to which the fourth-rank tensors are decomposed have the interesting property of defining energy-orthogonal stress states. That is, the stress-idempotent tensors are mutually orthogonal and at the same time collinear with their respective strain tensors, and therefore correspond to energy-orthogonal stress states, which are therefore independent of each other. Since the failure tensor is the limiting case for the respective _x, which are eigenstates of the compliance tensor S, this tensor also possesses the same remarkable property.An interesting geometric interpretation arises for the energy-orthogonal stress states if we consider the projections of _x in the principal₃D stress space. Then, the characteristic state ₂ vanishes, whereas stress states ₁, ₃ and ₄ are represented by three mutually orthogonal vectors, oriented as follows: The ₃ and ₄ lie on the principal diagonal plane (₃₁₂) with subtending angles equaling (–/2) and (-), respectively. On the positive principal ₃-axis, is the eigenangle of the orthotropic material, whereas the ₁-vector is normal to the (₃₁₂)-plane and lies on the deviatoric -plane. Vector ₂ is equal to zero.It was additionally conclusively proved that the four eigenvalues of the compliance, stiffness, and failure tensors for a transversely isotropic body, together with value of the eigenangle , constitute the five necessary and simplest parameters with which invariantly to describe either the elastic or the failure behavior of the body. The expressions for the _x-vector thus established represent an ellipsoid centered at the origin of the Cartesian frame, whose principal axes are the directions of the ₁-, ₃- and ₄-vectors. This ellipsoid is a generalization of the Beltrami ellipsoid for isotropic materials.Furthermore, in combination with extensive experimental evidence, this theory indicates that the eigenangle alone monoparametrically characterizes the degree of anisotropy for each transversely isotropic material. Thus, while the angle for isotropic materials is always equal to _i = 125.26° and constitutes a minimum, the angle || progressively increases within the interval 90–180° as the anisotropy of the material is increased. The anisotropy of the various materials, exemplified by their ratiosE _L/2G_L of the longitudinal elastic modulus to the double of the longitudinal shear modulus, increases rapidly tending asymptotically to very high values as the angle approaches its limits of 90 or 180°.