Development and design of new methods of measurement of state of strain of structures

The present paper deals with development and design of new methods utilizing Wiedemann's effect for determination of state of strain in building structures. Wiedemann's effect and some features of torsional strain of magnetic field are the basis of new experimental method. Especially the point electromagnetic strain gages using the effect of pure torsion of electromagnetic field to enable universal examination. For strain-gage measurements, almost all physical quantities are used which can be related to the variation in length of the structures. From the electric strain measurements, the most commonly used methods are the measurements by resonance-wire strain gages or by electric-resistance strain gages. In this paper, electromagnetic strain gages are discussed using the Wiedemann effect, and the author describes some new measuring equipment and his own suggestions and methods based on an application of this effect.     

大学物理《力学》中的自由度分析

对《力学》中的物体自由度进行多方面分析,以深化教学、提高学生正 确分析物理问题的能力.使用实际教学分析的研究方法,在《力学》范围内讨论自由度与坐标、 自由与约束的关系并得以下结论: (1) 同一物体的自由度随其所在的``空间'不同而不同, 不因坐标系的选取不同而 异, 在同类参考系中不因参考系的动静而有别;(2)自由度遵循叠加原理. 讨论了质点系的总自由度及相关计算问题,并指出研究《力学》中自由度的意义.     

Equations of oscillations of rods of variable composition

We obtain differential equations for the general case of longitudinal, torsional, and transverse oscillations of rods to some parts of which masses are being added or detached. We solve certain special problems concerning the oscillations of such rods of variable composition. In deriving generalized equations of oscillations of rods of variable composition we employ the assumption of planar sections, the assumption of small deformations, and other customary simplifications. We also employ the simplifying assumption of close action; i.e., we assume that the masses being detached and added interact with the rod only at the instant of direct contact. Forces of internal nonelastic resistance are not taken into account. We assume also that in the undeformed state the elastic axis is rectilinear and that the centers of gravity of cross sections are not displaced from their initial positions relative to the cross sections. There may be a change of mass per unit length of the rod both on account of a change in density as well as on account of a change in area of a cross section, the latter being understood to be the union of the initial area of the cross section and the areas of the parts being added and detached. In addition, with the rod there may be associated particles of variable mass distributed continuously or discretely along the length of the rod. We assume that these particles do not interact among themselves but only with the rod.Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, No. 1, pp. 103–108, January–February, 1972.     

Method of calculation of interaction of wall flows

A flow of viscous compressible fluid in the neighborhood of the line of interaction of wall flows is considered. A method of calculating the line of interaction and the direction of the self-induced secondary flow is developed. Papers [1–3] are devoted to the simulation of a separation flow with singularities in the neighborhood of singular lines and points, where boundary-layer equations are invalid. However, the theories of local separation used at present have mainly been developed only for two-dimensional problems, while the models of viscous-inviscid interaction have restrictions in application for turbulent flows with developed separation. The interaction of three-dimensional wall turbulent flows is considered below. It is assumed that the thickness of the boundary layers and the scales of the interaction zones are small in comparison with the characteristic dimension of the system, while the line of discontinuity of the solutions of the three-dimensional boundary layer equations is the same as the line of interaction of the wall flows.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 2, pp. 53–59, March–April, 1987.The author is grateful to G. Yu. Stepanov and V. N. Ershov for their interest in my work and their valuable remarks.     

两自由度振动系统的斜碰撞分析

研究斜碰撞振动系统动力学的一个关键问题是对系统在碰撞前后的状态进行合理描述和正确计算．针对两弹性体斜碰撞问题，基于瞬间碰撞假设，提出了采用步进冲量来分析和求解斜碰撞前后的状态关系；并以弹簧摆和振子组成的两自由度斜碰撞振动系统为例，具体介绍了该算法如何实现．用解析方法讨论了该系统在斜碰撞过程中可能出现的各种力学现象，将冲量步进算法得到的数值解与解析结果进行对比，取得了完全一致的结果．该数值方法能适应多种斜碰撞问题的计算．     

Experiments of free vibration of shells of revolution

This paper presents experimental techniques used in and results obtained during a series of experiments performed to investigate the free-vibration behavior of 15-in. base-diameter spherical and paraboloidal shell models of various geometric parameters and boundary conditions. The models were manufactured from polyvinyl-chloride (P.V.C.) sheets by a thermo-vacuum process using special molds and templates. To provide the necessary excitation power, a variable control amplitude/frequency audio oscillator was used to drive a loudspeaker which was mounted underneath the models. A recently developed noncontact fiber-optics instrument, referred to as the “Fotonic Sensor”, was employed in determining the motion of the models. Thirty-two models of different configurations and boundary conditions were tested in the series. The natural frequencies were observed for all models, while the mode shapes associated with the first four-to-six resonant frequencies were mapped only for some of the models, using special scanning devices.     

Historical roots of the rule of composition of forces

This paper presents the first formulations and proofs of the rule of composition of forces. In particular, those by Leonardo da Vinci and Simon Stevin, both centered on the static conception of forces that are represented by means of ropes taut by weights.     

Investigation of the structure of the set of continuous solutions of systems of linear functional difference equations

We establish conditions for the existence of continuous solutions of systems of linear functional difference equations with linearly transformed argument and develop a method for the construction of these solutions.     

Degree of Stability of Equilibrium

ABSTRACT

A theoretical study is made of the hysteretic behavior of a portal frame under constant gravity and variable horizontal loading. Special account is taken of the variation of axial forces in the columns, the model simulating the plastic interaction of the overall shearing and bending in tall rectangular frames and battened columns. The assumed elastic-perfectly plastic behavior of columns makes a mathematical formulation feasible, and a detailed examination is given of the cyclic alternate displacement loading with the P-Δ-A effect taken into consideration. This example clarifies characteristic features of repeated loading such as shakedown, incremental collapse, and alternating plasticity under the combined action of bending moment and axial force existing in a frame member.     

沙漠地貌演化过程的湍流大涡模拟研究

采用大涡模拟和混合粒径群体沙粒运动算法结合内置边界方法来模拟沙波纹与沙丘的演化和发展,在平坦沙区形成沙波纹的同时,在沙丘上同样也出现了沙波纹的结构,即沙波纹的发展出现了多尺度现象.此外,还分析了粒径对沙波纹与沙丘自身形态演化和发展的影响,以及沙丘对平坦沙区沙波纹形成发展的作用.     

Experimental investigation of the range of applicability of the solution of Stokes's second problem

It is shown experimentally that under certain conditions the boundary layer flow on a smooth circular cylinder sinsusoidally oscillating along its own axis loses stability and becomes quasiturbulent. The critical values of the corresponding dimensionless numbers are presented.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 4, pp. 26–31, July–August, 1988.The author is grateful to E. F. Vedernikov and F. E. Mitkovskii for their technical assistance in building the experimental apparatus and also to V. F. Levashov for the computer calculations.     

Determination of mechanical properties of the bones of the skull

This paper presents the initial results of a research project concerning the mechanism of head injury. In order to begin to define the mechanism, it is necessary to determine mechanical properties of the various skull bones, organize them into constitutive equations, and develop a structural model of the skull. The material presented is concerned primarily with the development of experimental procedures and the results which have been obtained. The specimen-testing program has been split into four parts: (1) The procural of 3/4-in. and 11/2-in.-diam plugs from human skulls at autopsy and the precise determination of specimen location and orientation; (2) the fabrication and strain gaging of small test specimens for basic tension, compression, tension-compression, and shear tests; (3) the conducting of tests; and (4) the correlation of experimental findings with microscopic structure by standard and nonstandard techniques of histology.     

Applications of the group of equations of motion of a polytropic gas

The machinery of Lie theory (groups and algebras) is applied to the system of equations governing the unsteady flow of a polytropic gas. The action on solutions of transformation groups which leave the equations invariant is considered. Using the invariants of the transformation groups, various symmetry reductions are achieved in both the steady state and the unsteady cases. These reduce the system of partial differential equations to systems of ordinary differential equations for which some closed-form solutions are obtained. It is then illustrated how each solution in the steady case gives rise to time-dependent solutions.     

Theory of the combustion of small drops of metal

The article discusses the combustion of small drops of metal. It is postulated that the formation of an oxide in the liquid phase starts with the origin of a condensed phase and continues as the result of a reaction between the vapors of the drop and the oxidizer at the surface of the forming particles of the condensed phase. It is shown that the process of the formation of particles of condensed oxide in the gas, for very small drops, has an essentially unsteady-state character. Under these circumstances, a considerable fraction of the vaporization products of a drop does not succeed in condensing after the complete gasification of the drop and remains in the gaseous state.Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, No. 2, pp. 47–53, March–April, 1976.     

The uniqueness of the solution of boundary-value problems of a thermal model of discharge

The paper is devoted to a nonlinear analysis of superheating [1, 2] instability of an electric discharge stabilized by electrodes [3] in the framework of a thermal model [4] where the stability of the discharge relative to the long-wave and short-wave perturbations is proved in a linear approximation. Similar boundary-value problems arise in the theories of chemically and biologically reacting mixtures [5–7], thermal breakdown of dielectrics [8], thermal explosion [9], in the investigation of nonlinear waves in semiconductors and superconductors [10, 11], and in the investigation of Couette flow with variable viscosity [12]. The uniqueness of the one-dimensional steady solutions of the thermal model of discharge and the stability relative to the small spatial perturbations, respectively, for the exponential and step dependence of the electrical conductivity on the temperature are proved in [3, 13]. The uniqueness of the solutions in the one-dimensional case for the same electrode temperature and arbitrary dependences of the electrical and thermal conductivity on the temperature is established in paper [14]. In the present paper, the existence and uniqueness of steady solutions of the thermal model of discharge in a three-dimensional formulation for arbitrary fairly smooth electrical and thermal conductivity functions of the temperature in the case of isothermal isopotential electrodes are proved analytically.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 1, pp. 140–145, January–February, 1986.The author expresses his gratitude to A. G. Kulikovskii and A. A. Barmin for the formulation of the problem and their discussions.     

Application of the theory of branching of solutions of nonlinear equations in the estimation of pole perturbance of linear closed-loop systems

When the state and input matrices of a multivariable linear time-invariant system are perturbed, the problem of the estimation of pole perturbance of closed-loop system is considered by making use of the theory of branching of solutions for nonlinear equations.     

Laws of ascent of two volumes of hot gas

The three-dimensional interaction of a pair of thermals spaced a certain distance apart in the horizontal direction is numerically investigated. It is found that the distance between the thermals has a determining effect on the interaction pattern, the height of ascent of the pair, and the structure of the airstreams in the troposphere and atmosphere which they initiate.Moscow. Translated from Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 3, pp. 48–51, May–June, 1996.     

Asymptotic properties of solutions of systems of nonlinear functional differential equations of neutral type

We establish sufficient conditions for systems of nonlinear functional differential equations of neutral type to have solutions that are continuously differentiable and bounded for t ∈ ℝ (together with their first derivatives) and investigate the asymptotic properties of these solutions. Translated from Neliniini Kolyvannya, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 20–26, January–March, 2009.     

Analysis of evaporative cooling and enhancement of condenser efficiency and of coefficient of performance

The graphical method to determine with the aid of a Mollier i - x diagram (psychrometric chart) combined heat and mass transfer is simulated by a computer program. Heat rejection rates from a plate-fin tube type condenser are determined for various flow rates and inlet state conditions of air and for different degrees of wetting of the heat transfer surfaces. The presence of water and the cooling by latent heat makes it possible to exchange more heat than the unwetted exchanger would even for idealized conditions of infinite heat transfer coefficient of the air. The evaporative cooled condenser also can exchange heat with ambient air which has much higher temperature than the condensing fluid. Evaporative cooling increases heat transfer by a factor of more than three for saturated inlet air and greater than five for lower inlet humidities. Wetted heat exchangers require less extended surfaces and can operate effectively with bare tubes only. Wetting the condenser of a refrigeration or heat pump system makes it possible to exchange the condenser load at lower temperatures. This yields an increase of COP of the order of 30 to 60% and therefore a substantial decrease in compressor power and its energy consumption.