Modeling of Transverse Shears of Piecewise Homogeneous Composite Bars Using an Iterative Process with Account of Tangential Loads. 2. Resolving Equations and Results

Using the variational method, a system of resolving equations and boundary conditions is deduced on the basis of the nonclassical model for a composite bar. The order of the equations depends on the step of the iterative process. For normal and tangential loads, these equations are realized in trigonometric series. The results are presented as a sum of the classical solution and an additional part, which is determined by the influence of the shear deplanation of cross sections and is taken into account by higher iterations. The problems for bars with various cross section variants are considered.     

一类单调变分不等式的非精确交替方向法

交替方向法适合于求解大规模问题.该文对于一类变分不等式提出了一种新的交替方向法.在每步迭代计算中,新方法提出了易于计算的子问题,该子问题由强单调的线性变分不等式和良态的非线性方程系统构成.基于子问题的精确求解,该文证明了算法的收敛性.进一步,又提出了一类非精确交替方向法,每步迭代计算只需非精确求解子问题.在一定的非精确条件下,算法的收敛性得以证明.     

Forced Vibration of Three-Layered Spherical and Ellipsoidal Shells under Axisymmetric Loads

A variant of vibration theory for three-layered shells of revolution under axisymmetric loads is elaborated by applying independent kinematic and static hypotheses to each layer, with account of transverse normal and shear strains in the core. Based on the Reissner variational principle for dynamic processes, equations of nonlinear vibrations and natural boundary conditions are obtained. The numerical method proposed for solving initial boundary-value problems is based on the use of integrodifferential approach for constructing finite-difference schemes with respect to spatial and time coordinates. Numerical solutions are obtained for dynamic deformations of open three-layered spherical and ellipsoidal shells, over a wide range of geometric and physical parameters of the core, for different types of boundary conditions. A comparative analysis is given for the results of investigating the dynamic behavior of three-layered shells of revolution by the equations proposed and the shell equations of Timoshenko and Kirhhoff-Love type, with the use of unified hypotheses across the heterogeneous structure of shells.     

A semi-analytical direct optimal control solution for strongly excited and dissipative Hamiltonian systems

A semi-analytical direct optimal control solution for strongly excited and dissipative Hamiltonian systems is proposed based on the extended Hamiltonian principle, the Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (HJB) equation and its variational integral equation, and the finite time element approximation. The differential extended Hamiltonian equations for structural vibration systems are replaced by the variational integral equation, which can preserve intrinsic system structure. The optimal control law dependent on the value function is determined by the HJB equation so as to satisfy the overall optimality principle. The partial differential equation for the value function is converted into the integral equation with variational weighting. Then the successive solution of optimal control with system state is designed. The two variational integral equations are applied to sequential time elements and transformed into the algebraic equations by using the finite time element approximation. The direct optimal control on each time element is obtained respectively by solving the algebraic equations, which is unconstrained by the system state observed. The proposed control algorithm is applicable to linear and nonlinear systems with the quadratic performance index, and takes into account the effects of external excitations measured on control. Numerical examples are given to illustrate the optimal control effectiveness.     

Globally Convergent Broyden-Like Methods for Semismooth Equations and Applications to VIP, NCP and MCP

In this paper, we propose a general smoothing Broyden-like quasi-Newton method for solving a class of nonsmooth equations. Under appropriate conditions, the proposed method converges to a solution of the equation globally and superlinearly. In particular, the proposed method provides the possibility of developing a quasi-Newton method that enjoys superlinear convergence even if strict complementarity fails to hold. We pay particular attention to semismooth equations arising from nonlinear complementarity problems, mixed complementarity problems and variational inequality problems. We show that under certain conditions, the related methods based on the perturbed Fischer–Burmeister function, Chen–Harker–Kanzow–Smale smoothing function and the Gabriel–Moré class of smoothing functions converge globally and superlinearly.     

A Generalization of Ritz-Variational Method for Solving a Class of Fractional Optimization Problems

This paper presents an approximate method for solving a class of fractional optimization problems with multiple dependent variables with multi-order fractional derivatives and a group of boundary conditions. The fractional derivatives are in the Caputo sense. In the presented method, first, the given optimization problem is transformed into an equivalent variational equality; then, by applying a special form of polynomial basis functions and approximations, the variational equality is reduced to a simple linear system of algebraic equations. It is demonstrated that the derived linear system has a unique solution. We get an approximate solution for the initial optimization problem by solving the final linear system of equations. The choice of polynomial basis functions provides a method with such flexibility that all initial and boundary conditions of the problem can be easily imposed. We extensively discuss the convergence of the method and, finally, present illustrative test examples to demonstrate the validity and applicability of the new technique.     

Axisymmetrical vibrations of shells of revolution under abrupt loading

A frequency method is proposed for solving the problem of the vibrations of shells of revolution taking into account the energy dissipation under arbitrary force loading and on collision with a rigid obstacle. The Laplace transform is taken of the equation of the vibrations of a shell of revolution with non-zero initial conditions. For the inhomogeneous differential equation obtained, a variational method is used to solve the boundary-value problem, which consists of finding the Laplace-transformed boundary transverse and longitudinal forces and bending moments as functions of the boundary displacements. The equations of equilibrium of nodes, i.e. the corresponding equations of the finite-element method, are then compared, using results obtained earlier [1–4]. Amplitude-phase-frequency characteristics (APFCs) for the shell cross-sections selected are plotted. An inverse Laplace transformation is carried out using the clear relationship between the extreme points of the APFCs and the coefficients of the corresponding terms of the series in an expansion vibration modes [3]. In view of the fact that the proposed approach is approximate, numerical testing is used.     

The equilibrium boundary element method in boundary-value problems of elasticity theory

An equilibrium boundary element method is proposed for solving boundary-value problems in the theory of elasticity, thermo-elasticity, the dynamical theory of elasticity, bar torsion calculations, and the bending of a plate. The idea is to use simultaneously the method of constructing bundles of functions which exactly satisfy the equilibrium equations, the boundary variational equations of mechanics, and the methods of discrete finite-element approximation. The variational method of constructing the resolving boundary equations ensures that the linear system is symmetric and easily coupled to the finite-element method. Since volume integrals are eliminated the dimensions of the problem are reduced by one, but, unlike the boundary element method, there is no need to know the fundamental solutions. The solution of some bar torsion and plate bending problems confirms the high numerical efficiency of the method.     

Inexact implicit methods for monotone general variational inequalities

Solving a variational inequality problem is equivalent to finding a solution of a system of nonsmooth equations. Recently, we proposed an implicit method, which solves monotone variational inequality problem via solving a series of systems of nonlinear smooth (whenever the operator is smooth) equations. It can exploit the facilities of the classical Newton–like methods for smooth equations. In this paper, we extend the method to solve a class of general variational inequality problems Moreover, we improve the implicit method to allow inexact solutions of the systems of nonlinear equations at each iteration. The method is shown to preserve the same convergence properties as the original implicit method. Received July 31, 1995 / Revised version received January 15, 1999? Published online May 28, 1999     

Asymptotic analysis of periodically-perforated nonlinear media

We give a direct proof of the nonlinear vector-valued variational version of the Cioranescu Murat result on the asymptotic behaviour of Dirichlet problems in perforated domains giving rise to extra terms. Our method is based on a lemma which allows to modify sequences of functions in the vicinity of the perforation, in the spirit of a method proposed by De Giorgi to match boundary conditions. We describe the extra term by a capacitary formula involving a quasiconvexification process. Nonexistence and nonpositive homogeneity phenomena are discussed.     

一般单调变分不等式的一个改进的预估-校正算法

最近何炳生等提出了解大规模单调变分不等式的一种预估-校正算法,然而,这个方法在计算每一个试验点时需要一次投影运算,因而计算量较大．为了克服这个缺点,我们提出了一个解一般大规模g-单调变分不等式的新的预估-校正算法,该方法使用了一个非常有效的预估步长准则,每个步长的选取只需要计算一次投影,这将大大减少计算量．数值试验说明我们的算法比最新文献中出现的投影类方法有效．     

Laguerre series direct method for variational problems

A direct method for solving variational problems via Laguerre series is presented. First, an operational matrix for the integration of Laguerre polynomials is introduced. The variational problems are reduced to the solution of algebraic equations. An illustrative example is given.     

Effective numerical—analytical solution of isoperimetric variational problems of mechanics by an accelerated convergence method

A new numerical-analytical method for solving non-linear variational problems of mechanics is presented. The method enables additional isoperimetric conditions and boundary conditions of different types to be taken into account. Unlike existing approaches, the method is based on the use of residuals of the unknown functions corresponding to abscissae at which they satisfy the required conditions. The method has a clear geometrical interpretation and provides more confident idea as to the convergence of the iteration algorithm which is quadratic in nature. The algorithm constructed is used to compute single-mode and multi-mode viscous incompressible flows in a plane convergent channel (Jeffrey-Hamel flow) for a broad range of governing parameters (the aperture angle and Reynolds number).     

损伤粘弹性力学的广义变分原理及应用

从粘弹性材料的Boltzmann迭加原理和带空洞材料的线弹性本构关系出发,提出了一种损伤粘弹性材料具有广义力场的本构模型．应用变积方法得到了以卷积形式表示的泛函,并建立了损伤粘弹性固体的广义变分原理和广义势能原理．把它们应用于带损伤的粘弹性Timoshenko梁,得到了Timoshenko梁的统一的运动微分方程、初始条件和边界条件． 这些广义变分原理为近似求解带损伤的粘弹性问题提供了一条途径．     

On Fictitious Domain Formulations for Maxwell''s Equations

We consider fictitious domain-Lagrange multiplier formulations for variational problems in the space H(curl: Ω{\bf)} derived from Maxwell's equations. Boundary conditions and the divergence constraint are imposed weakly by using Lagrange multipliers. Both the time dependent and time harmonic formulations of the Maxwell's equations are considered, and we derive well-posed formulations for both cases. The variational problem that arises can be discretized by functions that do not satisfy an a-priori divergence constraint.     

Generalized equations and the generalized Newton method

We give some convergence results on the generalized Newton method (referred to by some authors as Newton's method) and the chord method when applied to generalized equations. The main results of the paper extend the classical Kantorovich results on Newton's method to (nonsmooth) generalized equations. Our results also extend earlier results on nonsmooth equations due to Eaves, Robinson, Josephy, Pang and Chan. We also propose inner-iterative schemes for the computation of the generalized Newton iterates. These schemes generalize popular iterative methods (Richardson's method, Jacobi's method and the Gauss-Seidel method) for the solution of linear equations and linear complementarity problems and are shown to be convergent under natural generalizations of classical convergence criteria. Our results are applicable to equations involving single-valued functions and also to a class of generalized equations which includes variational inequalities, nonlinear complementarity problems and some nonsmooth convex minimization problems.     

The choice of spectral element basis functions in domains with an axis of symmetry

New spectral element basis functions are constructed for problems possessing an axis of symmetry. In problems defined in domains with an axis of symmetry there is a potential problem of degeneracy of the system of discrete equations corresponding to nodes located on the axis of symmetry. The standard spectral element basis functions are modified so that the axial conditions are satisfied identically. The modified basis is employed only in spectral elements that are adjacent to the axis of symmetry. This modification of the spectral element method ensures that the nodes are the same in each element, which is not the case in other methods that have been proposed to tackle the problem along the axis of symmetry, and that there are no nodes along the axis of symmetry. The problems of Stokes flow past a confined cylinder and sphere are considered and the performance of the original and modified basis functions are compared.     

Composite spectral method for solution of the diffusion equation with specification of energy

Many physical subjects are modeled by nonclassical parabolic boundary value problems with nonlocal boundary conditions replacing the classic boundary conditions. In this article, we introduce a new numerical method for solving the one‐dimensional parabolic equation with nonlocal boundary conditions. The approximate proposed method is based upon the composite spectral functions. The properties of composite spectral functions consisting of terms of orthogonal functions are presented and are utilized to reduce the problem to some algebraic equations. The method is easy to implement and yields very accurate result. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq, 2008     

A New defy for iteration methods

The work presents an adaptation of iteration method for solving a class of thirst order partial nonlinear differential equation with mixed derivatives.The class of partial differential equations present here is not solvable with neither the method of Green function, the most usual iteration methods for instance variational iteration method, homotopy perturbation method and Adomian decomposition method, nor integral transform for instance Laplace,Sumudu, Fourier and Mellin transform. We presented the stability and convergence of the used method for solving this class of nonlinear chaotic equations.Using the proposed method, we obtained exact solutions to this kind of equations.