Stress bounds for twisted bars of strip cross section

Bounds are established for the maximum resultant shear stress, and used to investigate the approximation involved in the value predicted for thin sections on the basis of the membrane analogy.     

扇形截面杆扭转的应力分析

柱体扭转的基本方程为非齐次偏微分方程,在极坐标系下,利用分离变量法及傅立叶级数展开法,求出了扭转应力函数,进一步即可计算出扇形截面杆在外力偶作用下,扭转角和横截面上剪应力的精确解答。这种方法为精确解法,在各种机械及其他工程设备中,对受扭转作用的扇形截面杆设计,有一定实用价值。     

Stress bounds for the torsion of tubes of uniform wall thickness

Upper and lower bounds are derived for the torsional rigidity and the maximum shear-stress magnitude. The values provided by Bredt's formulas are characterized as asymptotic approximations. Explicit results on error bounds are included.     

Optimization of elastic bars in torsion

The paper considers the problem of optimization of mechanical systems described by partial differential equations. The shape of the region of integration of these equations is not specified beforehand but is to determined from the condition that a certain integral functional attains an extremal value. The mathematical optimization problem is reduced to a variational one having no differential constraints and the necessary optimality conditions are derived. The latter are used for seeking the cross-sectional shape of elastic bars of maximum torsional rigidity. Exact and approximate analytical solutions are given and the effectiveness of the optimal solutions is estimated.     

Some analytical solutions for Saint-Venant torsion of non-homogeneous cylindrical bars

The Saint-Venant torsion problem of linearly elastic cylindrical bars with solid and hollow cross-section is treated. The shear modulus of the non-homogeneous bar is a given function of the Prandtl's stress function of considered cylindrical bar when its material is homogeneous. The solution of the torsional problem of non-homogeneous bar is expressed in terms of the torsional and Prandtl's stress functions of homogeneous bar having the same cross-section as the non-homogeneous bar.     

On the torsion of chiral bars in gradient elasticity

This paper contains a study of the problem of torsion of chiral bars with arbitrary cross-sections in the context of the linear theory of gradient elasticity. The solution is expressed in terms of solutions of four auxiliary plane problems characterized by loads which depend only on the constitutive coefficients. It is shown that, in general, the torsion produces extension (or contraction) and bending effects. The results are used to investigate the torsion of a homogeneous circular bar. In contrast with the case of achiral circular cylinders, the torsion and extension cannot be treated independently of each other.     

Large strain torsion of axially-constrained solid rubber bars

Large strain fixed-end torsion of circular solid rubber bars is studied semi-analytically. The analyses are based on various non-Gaussian network models for rubber elasticity, some of which were proposed very recently. Results are presented in terms of predicted torque vs. twist curves and axial force vs. twist curves. In some cases, the predicted stress distributions are also given. The sensitivity of the second-order axial force to the employed models is considered. The predicted results are compared with experimental results found in the literature.     

Some analytical solutions for Saint-Venant torsion of non-homogeneous anisotropic cylindrical bars

The Saint-Venant torsion of linearly elastic anisotropic cylindrical bars with solid and hollow cross-section is treated. The shear flexibility moduli of the non-homogeneous bar are given functions of the Prandtl's stress function of considered cylindrical bar when its material is homogeneous. The solution of the torsion problem of non-homogeneous anisotropic bar is expressed in terms of the torsion and Prandtl's stress functions of the corresponding homogeneous anisotropic bar having the same cross-section as the non-homogeneous bar.     

On the torsion problem of strain gradient elastic bars

The torsion problem of elastic bars of any cross-sections is discussed, into the context of strain gradient elasticity. It is proven that torsion problem is feasible only for the bars with circular cross-sections. For the other bars (with non-circular cross sections), the non-classical boundary conditions are not satisfied.     

A coupling cross-section finite element model for torsion analysis of prismatic bars

A general finite element model has been developed for the analysis of prismatic bars subject to torsional loading by modelling only a small slice of the bar. Exact analytical coupling deformation relationships between the artificial cross-sections, which are independent of the position of axis of rotation, have been formulated. Three examples from the range of analyses that have been evaluated have been selected to demonstrate the accuracy and effectiveness of the method. Analyses for an orthotropic elastic square cross-section bar, an elastic–plastic circular cross-section shaft containing a radial crack, and geometrically nonlinear deformation of a thin-walled I-section beam are presented and compared with previous results, where available.     

Application of scattered-light photoelasticity to doubly connected tapered torsion bars

This paper reports the use of scattered-light photoelasticity to solve the doubly connected tapered-shaft problem. Some techniques are presented which help realize more fully the potential of scattered-light photoelasticity. These include the use of a continuousemission gas laser as a light source for the polariscope, the use of a photometer arrangement to read fringe spacings, and the use of curve-fitting techniques to analyze the data. Also, some design features for constructing a scattered-light polariscope are presented.     

Free-edge stresses and progressive cracking in surface coatings of circular torsion bars

This paper considers the explicit solutions of free-edge stresses near circumferential cracks in surface coatings of circular torsion bars and their application in determining the progressive cracking density in the coating layers. The problem was formulated within the framework of linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM). The free-edge stresses near crack tip and the shear stresses in the cross-section of the torsion bar were approached in explicit forms based on the variational principle of complementary strain energy. Criterion for progressive cracking in the coating layer was established in sense of strain energy conservation, and the crack density is thereby estimated. Effects of external torque, aspect ratio, and elastic properties on the density of progressive cracking were examined numerically. The present study shows that, in the sense of inducing a given crack density, compliant coating layer with lower modulus has much higher critical torque than that of a stiffer one with the same geometries and substrate material, i.e., compliant coating layer has greater cracking tolerance. Meanwhile, the study also indicates that thicker surface coating layer is more pliant to cracking than the thinner ones. The present model can be used for analyzing the damage mechanism and cracking tolerance of surface coatings of torsion shafts and for data reduction of torsional fracture test of brittle surface coatings, etc.     

Coupled thermo-mechanical analysis of shape memory alloy circular bars in pure torsion

Pure torsion of shape memory alloy (SMA) bars with circular cross section is studied by considering the effect of temperature gradient in the cross sections as a result of latent heat generation and absorption during forward and reverse phase transformations. The local form of energy balance for SMAs by taking into account the heat flux effect is coupled to a closed-form solution of SMA bars subjected to pure torsion. The resulting coupled thermo-mechanical equations are solved for SMA bars with circular cross sections. Several numerical case studies are presented and the necessity of considering the coupled thermo-mechanical formulation is demonstrated by comparing the results of the proposed model with those obtained by assuming an isothermal process during loading–unloading. Pure torsion of SMA bars in various ambient conditions (free and forced convection of air, and forced convection of water flow) subjected to different loading–unloading rates are studied and it is shown that the isothermal solution is valid only for specific combinations of ambient conditions and loading rates.     

On transient creep bounds and approximate solutions for the torsion of thin strips

Integral equations are derived which govern transient primary and secondary creep in thin rectangular strips subject to torsion. Formal similarity between these equations and others arising in previous work are exploited to obtain bounds, monotonicity and convexity of the stress profile as well as uniform approximations.