Axial displacement of a rigid elliptical disc inclusion embedded in a transversely isotropic elastic solid

The present paper examines the axial translation of a rigid elliptical disc inclusion which is embedded in bonded contact with a transversely isotropic elastic medium of infinite extent. The load-displacement relationship for the embedded elliptical inclusion is evaluated in explicit closed form.     

Dynamic Response of a Piezoelectric Material with a Conducting Rigid Inclusion

The problem of a conducting rigid inclusion embedded in an infinite piezoelectric matrix is considered under the action of combined electromechanical impact loads. By using integral transform techniques, the mixed initial-boundary value problem for the case of anti-plane shear load and in-plane electric field is transformed into two systems of dual integral equations, the solutions of which give the singularity coefficients of electroelastic field near the inclusion tips in closed-form in the Laplace transform domain. Numerical results for the stress singularity coefficient in the physical space are presented graphically by numerically solving the resulting Fredholm integral equation and carrying out the numerical inversion of Laplace transform for a PZT-5H material with a conducting rigid line inclusion.     

Stress singularities in a periodically layered composite with a transverse rigid line inclusion

The stress fields in an infinite elastic bimaterial layered system with an embedded rigid ribbon-like inclusion oriented in the normal direction to the layering and subjected to a far-field uniform tension loading are obtained approximately within the linear static elasticity with microlocal parameters. The solution method is based on the Fourier transform and dual integral equations. The effects of geometrical and mechanical parameters of the composite structure on the stress singularities near the inclusion tips are discussed and presented in graphical form.     

On the load transfer from a rigid cylindrical inclusion into an elastic half space

The present paper examines the problems related to the axial, lateral, and rotational loading of a rigid cylindrical inclusion which is embedded in bonded contact at the boundary of an isotropic elastic half space. The rigid inclusion is modeled as a field of distributed forces which represent the normal and shear tractions that act on the inclusion-elastic-medium interface. The intensities of these distributed tractions are determined by enforcing displacement compatibility conditions at discrete locations of the interface. These compatibility conditions are derived from rigid-body displacement modes appropriate for each loading. The results derived from this numerical scheme are compared with equivalent results derived via analytical techniques which focus on the solution of the governing integral-equation schemes and other approximate-solution schemes. The numerical results presented in the paper illustrate the manner in which the generalized stiffnesses of the embedded inclusion are influenced by its geometry and Poisson's ratio of the half-space region.     

On certain bounds for the in-plane translational stiffness of a disc inclusion at a bi-material elastic interface

This paper presents a set of bounds that can be used to estimate the in-plane translational stiffness of a rigid circular disc inclusion that is embedded at the interface between two dissimilar elastic half-space regions.     

Spheroidal inhomogeneity in a transversely isotropic piezoelectric medium

Summary Piezoelectric material containing an inhomogeneity with different electroelastic properties is considered. The coupled electroelastic fields within the inclusion satisfy a system of integral equations solved in a closed form in the case of an ellipsoidal inclusion. The solution is utilized to find the concentration of the electroelastic fields around an inhomogeneity, and to derive the expression for the electric enthalpy of the electroelastic medium with an ellipsoidal inclusion that is relevant for various applications. Explicit closed-form expressions are found for the electroelastic fields within a spheroidal inclusion embedded in the transversely isotropic matrix. Results are specialized for a cylinder, a flat rigid disk and a crack. For a penny-shaped crack, the quantities entering the crack propagation criterion are found explicitly. Received 17 February 2000; accepted for publication 9 May 2000     

Interaction between a circular inclusion and a symmetrically branched crack

The interaction problem between a circular inclusion and a symmetrically branched crack embedded in an infinite elastic medium is solved. The branched crack is modeled as three straight cracks which intersect at a common point and each crack is treated as a continuous contribution of edge dislocations. Green's functions are used to reduce the problem into a system of singular equations consisting of the distributions of Burger's dislocation vectors as unknown functions through the superposition technique. The resulting integral equations are solved numerically by the method of Gauss-Chebychev quadrature. The proposed integral equation approach is first verified for two limiting cases against the literature. More effort is paid on the effect of inclusion on both the Mode I and Mode lI stress intensity factors at the branch tips. The effect of inclusion on the branching path is also investigated.     

On a bounded elliptic elastic inclusion in plane magnetoelasticity

The problem of an elliptic inclusion embedded in an infinite matrix subjected to a uniform magnetic induction is considered in this paper. Basing upon the two-dimensional magnetoelastic formulation, the technique of conformal mapping, and the method of analytical continuation, a general solution of magnetic field quantities and the magnetoelastic stresses are obtained for both the matrix and the inclusion. Comparison is made with several special cases of which the analytical solutions can be found in the literature, which shows that the solutions presented here are general and exact. Moreover, the magnetoelastic stresses at the interface between the inclusion and the matrix are presented with figures.     

Analysis of a Circular Piezoelectric Semiconductor Embedded in a Piezoelectric Semiconductor Substrate

We analyze anti-plane electromechanical fields associated with a circular piezoelectric semiconductor of 6 mm symmetry embedded in a matrix of a different piezoelectric semiconductor. An exact solution is obtained. The solution shows the presence of field concentration near the interface. It is also found that the strain and electric fields inside the inclusion are not uniform.     

Stress field of a coated arbitrary shape inclusion

This paper presents an effective method for the plane problem of a coated inclusion of arbitrary shape embedded in an isotropic matrix subjected to uniform stresses at infinity. Based on the complex variable method combined with the expansion of Faber series and Laurent series, the complex potentials in the matrix, the coating and the arbitrary shape inclusion are given in the form of series with unknown coefficients. The stress and displacement continuous conditions on the interfaces are then used to produce a set of linear equations containing all the coefficients. Through solving these linear equations, the complex potentials are finally obtained in the three phases. Additionally, numerical results are presented and graphically shown to investigate the influence of inclusion geometry and coating on the stress distribution along the interfaces for the cases of a coated elliptic, square and triangle inclusions, respectively. It is found that the coating has little effects on the interface stress for a hard inclusion, while it impacts greatly for a soft inclusion. Especially, it is also found that the stresses show the nature of intense fluctuations near the corner of the triangle inclusion, since the inclusion in this case is similar to a wedge.     

The in-plane loading of rigid disc inclusion embedded in a crack

The paper examines the in-plane loading of a disc shaped rigid disc inclusion which is embedded in bonded contact with the plane surfaces of a penny-shaped crack. The mixed boundary value problem governing the elastostatic problem is reduced to the solution of a system of coupled integral equations, which are solved numerically to determine results of engineering interest. These results include the in-plane stiffness of the disc inclusion and the crack opening mode stress intensity factor at the boundary of the penny-shaped crack.     

Solution of Eshelby's inclusion problem with a bounded domain and Eshelby's tensor for a spherical inclusion in a finite spherical matrix based on a simplified strain gradient elasticity theory

A solution for Eshelby's inclusion problem of a finite homogeneous isotropic elastic body containing an inclusion prescribed with a uniform eigenstrain and a uniform eigenstrain gradient is derived in a general form using a simplified strain gradient elasticity theory (SSGET). An extended Betti's reciprocal theorem and an extended Somigliana's identity based on the SSGET are proposed and utilized to solve the finite-domain inclusion problem. The solution for the disturbed displacement field is expressed in terms of the Green's function for an infinite three-dimensional elastic body in the SSGET. It contains a volume integral term and a surface integral term. The former is the same as that for the infinite-domain inclusion problem based on the SSGET, while the latter represents the boundary effect. The solution reduces to that of the infinite-domain inclusion problem when the boundary effect is not considered. The problem of a spherical inclusion embedded concentrically in a finite spherical elastic body is analytically solved by applying the general solution, with the Eshelby tensor and its volume average obtained in closed forms. This Eshelby tensor depends on the position, inclusion size, matrix size, and material length scale parameter, and, as a result, can capture the inclusion size and boundary effects, unlike existing Eshelby tensors. It reduces to the classical Eshelby tensor for the spherical inclusion in an infinite matrix if both the strain gradient and boundary effects are suppressed. Numerical results quantitatively show that the inclusion size effect can be quite large when the inclusion is very small and that the boundary effect can dominate when the inclusion volume fraction is very high. However, the inclusion size effect is diminishing as the inclusion becomes large enough, and the boundary effect is vanishing as the inclusion volume fraction gets sufficiently low.     

Inclusions in a finite elastic body

Within the framework of 2D or 3D linear elasticity, a general approach based on the superposition principle is proposed to study the problem of a finite elastic body with an arbitrarily shaped and located inclusion. The proposed approach consists in decomposing the initial inclusion problem into the problem of the inclusion embedded in the corresponding infinite body and the auxiliary problem of the finite body subjected to the appropriate boundary loading provided by solving the former problem. Thus, our approach renders it possible to circumvent the difficulty due to the unavailability of the relevant Green function, use various existing solutions for the problem of an inclusion inside an unbounded body and clearly makes appear the finite boundary effects. The general approach is applied and specified in the context of 2D isotropic elasticity. The complex potentials for the problem of an inclusion in an infinite body are given as two boundary integrals, and the boundary integral equation governing the complex potentials for the auxiliary problem is provided. In the important particular situation where a finite body with an arbitrarily shaped and located inclusion is circular, the exact explicit expressions for the complex potentials are derived, leading to those for the strain, stress and Eshelby’s tensor fields inside and outside the inclusion. These results are analytically detailed and numerically illustrated for the cases of a square inclusion placed concentrically, and a circular inclusion located eccentrically, inside a circular body.     

Size dependent,non-uniform elastic field inside a nano-scale spherical inclusion due to interface stress

The primary objective of the present paper is to analyze the influence of interface stress on the elastic field within a nano-scale inclusion. Special attention is focused on the case of non-hydrostatic eigenstrain. From the viewpoint of practicality, it is assumed that the inclusion is spherically shaped and embedded into an infinite solid, within which an axisymmetric eigenstrain is prescribed. Following Goodier’s work, the elastic fields inside and outside the inclusion are obtained analytically. It is found that the presence of interface stress leads to conclusion that the elastic field in the inclusion is not only dependent on inclusion size but also on non-uniformity. The result is in strong contrast to Eshelby’s solution based on classical elasticity, and it is helpful in the understanding of relevant physical phenomena in nano-structured solids.     

Strain gradient solution for a finite-domain Eshelby-type anti-plane strain inclusion problem

A solution for the finite-domain Eshelby-type inclusion problem of a finite elastic body containing an anti-plane strain inclusion of arbitrary cross-sectional shape prescribed with a uniform eigenstrain and a uniform eigenstrain gradient is derived in a general form using a simplified strain gradient elasticity theory (SSGET). The formulation is facilitated by an extended Betti’s reciprocal theorem and an extended Somigliana’s identity based on the SSGET and suitable for anti-plane strain problems. The disturbed displacement field is obtained in terms of the SSGET-based Green’s function for an infinite anti-plane strain elastic body. The solution reduces to that of the infinite-domain anti-plane strain inclusion problem when the boundary effect is not considered. The problem of a circular cylindrical inclusion embedded concentrically in a finite cylindrical elastic matrix undergoing anti-plane strain deformations is analytically solved by applying the general solution, with the Eshelby tensor and its average over the circular cross section of the inclusion obtained in closed forms. This Eshelby tensor, being dependent on the position, inclusion size, matrix size, and a material length scale parameter, captures the inclusion size and boundary effects, unlike existing ones. It reduces to the classical linear elasticity-based Eshelby tensor for the circular cylindrical inclusion in an infinite matrix if both the strain gradient and boundary effects are suppressed. Numerical results quantitatively show that the inclusion size effect can be quite large when the inclusion is small and that the boundary effect can dominate when the inclusion volume fraction is high. However, the inclusion size effect is diminishing with the increase of the inclusion size, and the boundary effect is vanishing as the inclusion volume fraction becomes sufficiently low.     

Uniformity of stresses inside an elliptic inclusion in finite plane elastostatics

We consider an elastic inclusion embedded in a particular class of harmonic materials subjected to uniform remote stress. Using complex variable techniques, we show that if the Piola stress within the inclusion is uniform, the inclusion is necessarily an ellipse except in the special case when the (uniform) remote stress assumes a particular form. In addition, we obtain the complete solution for an elliptic inclusion with uniform interior stress for any uniform remote stress distribution.     

Solution of two-dimensional scattering problem in piezoelectric/piezomagnetic media using a polarization method

Using a polarization method, the scattering problem for a two-dimensional inclusion embedded in infinite piezoelectric/piezomagnetic matrices is investigated. To achieve the purpose, the polarization method for a two-dimensional piezoelectric/piezo-magnetic "comparison body" is formulated. For simple harmonic motion, kernel of the polarization method reduces to a 2-D time-harmonic Green's function, which is ob-tained using the Radon transform. The expression is further simplified under condi-tions of low frequency of the incident wave and small diameter of the inclusion. Some analytical expressions are obtained. The analytical solutions for generalized piezoelec-tric/piezomagnetic anisotropic composites are given followed by simplified results for piezoelectric composites. Based on the latter results, two numerical results are provided for an elliptical cylindrical inclusion in a PZT-5H-matrix, showing the effect of different factors including size, shape, material properties, and piezoelectricity on the scattering cross-section.     

Eshelby tensors for a spherical inclusion in microstretch elastic fields

In the present work, microelastic and macroelastic fields are presented for the case of spherical inclusions embedded in an infinite microstretch material using the concept of Green’s functions. The Eshelby tensors are obtained for a spherical inclusion and it is shown that their forms for microelongated, micropolar and the classical cases are the proper limiting cases of the Eshelby tensors of microstretch materials.     

复合材料中矩形夹杂角端部力学行为分析

提出了一种分析矩形夹杂角端部奇异应力场的新型杂交有限元方法,该方法在分析矩形夹杂角端部奇异应力场时,需要在夹杂端部构造一个超级单元。超级单元的刚度矩阵可以通过夹杂端部特征问题数值解建立。我们用这种方法计算了单向载荷作用下无限大均质板中单个矩形夹杂角端部奇异应力场,并与现有的数值解进行了比较。比较结果表明:本文提出的方法是可行的、有效的,而且数值结果精度高。为说明本文方法适用范围更广,文章最后讨论了各向异性弹性材料和横观各向同性压电材料中矩形夹杂角端部电弹性场行为。     

A crack along the interface of a circular inclusion embedded in an infinite solid

The two-dimensional problem of an arc shaped crack lying along the interface of a circular elastic inclusion embedded in an infinite matrix with different elastic constants is considered. Based on the complex variable method of Muskhelishvili, closed-form solutions for the stresses and the displacements around the crack are obtained when general biaxial loads are applied at infinity. These solutions are then combined with A.A. Griffith's virtual work argument to give a criterion of crack extension, namely the de-bonding of the interface. The critical applied loads are expressed explicitly in terms of a function of the inclusion radius and the central angle subtended by the crack arc. In the case of simple tension the critical load is inversely proportional to the square-root of the inclusion radius. By analyzing the variation of the cleavage stress near the crack tip, the deviation of the crack into the matrix is discussed. The case of uniaxial tension is worked out in detail.