The torsion of a non-homogeneous stratum with a hyperbolic variation of shear modulus

An exact formulation of the governing dual integral equations for the torsion of a non-homogeneous stratum due to a rigid circular body at its free surface is presented. The stratum varies in shear modulus according to the hyperbolic variation in a contemporary work [1]. It is shown that the unknown static stress distribution under the rigid body is governed by modified Bessel function of the first kind. By comparing the governing functions in the dual integral equations for five cases of elastic media: homogeneous half-space, and stratum, linearly non-homogeneous half-space and stratum and, finally, the present non-homogeneous stratum with hyperbolic variation, it is established that the surface shear modulus is the dominant parameter in the assessment of the stress and displacement fields in a non-homogeneous stratum where lateral variation of elastic properties is negligible.     

Anti-plane shear Green’s functions for an isotropic elastic half-space with a material surface

This paper presents analytical Green’s function solutions for an isotropic elastic half-space subject to anti-plane shear deformation. The boundary of the half-space is modeled as a material surface, for which the Gurtin–Murdoch theory for surface elasticity is employed. By using Fourier cosine transform, analytical solutions for a point force applied both in the interior or on the boundary of the half-space are derived in terms of two particular integrals. Through simple numerical examples, it is shown that the surface elasticity has an important influence on the elastic field in the half-space. The present Green’s functions can be used in boundary element method analysis of more complicated problems.     

Adhesion-induced instabilities in elastic and elastic-plastic contacts during single and repetitive normal loading

Adhesive interaction in spherical contacts was modeled with the Lennard-Jones (L-J) potential. Elastic adhesive contact was analyzed by the equivalent system of a rigid sphere with reduced radius of curvature and a half-space of effective elastic modulus. The critical gap at the instant of abrupt surface contact (jump-in) and separation (jump-out) was determined from the deformed surface profile of the elastic half-space and geometrical relationships. A finite element model of a rigid sphere and an elastic-plastic half-space was used to examine elastic-plastic adhesive contact. Surface adhesion was modeled by nonlinear springs with a force-displacement relationship governed by the L-J potential. The evolution of the interfacial force and the central gap distance as well as the occurrence of jump-in and jump-out instabilities were investigated in terms of the Tabor parameter, plasticity parameter, and dimensionless maximum normal displacement. The force-displacement response due to several approach-retraction cycles was interpreted in the context of elastic and plastic shakedown behaviors using dimensionless parameters.     

双相介质半空间内椭圆夹杂对透射SH波的散射

为探究双相介质弹性半空间内椭圆弹性夹杂对透射SH波的散射问题,主要采用Green函数法、复变函数法、保角映射法和极坐标移动技术。首先,引入复变量并在复平面上运用保角映射的方法将椭圆边界映射为单位圆边界;然后,将双相介质沿垂直边界剖开分成两个四分之一空间,在剖分面上作用附加力系使SH波在垂直边界上满足位移和应力连续的条件,并构造四分之一空间内点源荷载作用下的Green函数位移场;进而,利用"契合"的思想在垂直边界上建立定解积分方程组,并利用SH波衰减的性质进行有限项截断来求解未知附加力系。最后,通过具体算例得出在不同参数情况下椭圆夹杂周边动应力集中因子分布情况。结果得知,SH波的入射角度和频率以及介质的性质对夹杂周边动应力集中分布有一定影响。     

An analytical solution of an axisymmetric problem of deforming an isotropic half-space with an elastic fixed boundary under the action of a distributed load

An analytical solution to the axisymmetric problem on the action of a distributed load on an isotropic half-space when the load is given by a function dependent on the radial coordinate is obtained. The surface of the half-space is elastically fixed outside the circular domain of load application, the shear stresses are absent along the entire boundary, and the stresses vanish at infinity. At the boundary and inside the elastic half-space, the solutions are represented by the formulas for the stress tensor components and for the displacement vector components.     

Response of an elastic half-space with power-law nonhomogeneity to static loads

In this paper a series of problems for an isotropic elastic half-space with power-law nonhomogeneity are considered. The action of surface vertical and horizontal forces applied to the half-space is studied. A part of the paper deals with the case of zero-valued surface shear modulus (for positive values of the power determining the nonhomogeneity). This condition leads to simple solutions for two-dimensional (2D) case when radial distribution of stresses exists for surface loads concentrated along an infinite line. Corresponding results for the three-dimensional (3D) case are constructed on the basis of the relationships between 2D and 3D solutions developed in the paper. A more complicated case, in which the shear modulus at the surface of the half-space differs from zero, is treated using fundamental solutions of the differential equations for Fourier–Bessel transformations of displacements. In the paper the fundamental solutions are built in the following two forms: (a) a combination of functions expressing displacements of the half-space under the action of vertical and horizontal forces in the case of zero surface shear modulus, and (b) a representation of the fundamental solutions using confluent hypergeometric functions. The results of numerical calculation given in the paper relate to Green functions for the surface vertical and horizontal point forces.     

梯度半空间梯度覆层中的Love波

对功能梯度弹性半空间上覆盖一层功能梯度材料中的Love波的频散问题进行了研究,给出 了Love波频散方程的一般形式. 对功能梯度弹性半空间和功能梯度覆层的反平面剪切波的运 动控制方程进行了求解,给出了半空间和覆盖层的位移、应力解析解,给出了Love波在该解析 解下的频散方程. 以覆盖层的剪切弹性模量和质量密度均呈指数函数变化,半空间的剪切弹 性模量和质量密度均呈抛物线变化为例,利用迭代方法对频散方程进行了求解,给出了频散 曲线. 结果显示：在最低阶振型频散曲线中出现截止频率.     

径向非均匀介质中圆形夹杂的动应力分析

基于复变函数理论,研究了径向非均匀弹性介质中均匀圆夹杂对弹性波的散射问题. 介质的非均匀性体现在介质密度沿着径向按幂函数形式变化且剪切模量是常数. 利用坐标变换法将变系数的非均匀波动方程转为标准亥姆霍兹(Helmholtz) 方程. 在复坐标系下求得非均匀基体和均匀夹杂同时存在的位移和应力表达式. 通过具体算例分析了圆夹杂周边的动应力集中系数(DSCF). 结果表明:基体与夹杂的波数比和剪切模量比,基体的参考波数和非均匀参数对动应力集中有较大的影响.      

Green functions for an incompressible linearly nonhomogeneous half-space

Summary Time-harmonic vibrations of an incompressible half-space having shear modulus linearly increasing with depth are studied. The half-space is subjected to a surface load which has vertical or hovizontal direction. The general solution of the time-harmonic, in the vertical direction nonhomogeneous problem is constructed for arbitrary angular distribution in the horizontal plane. Numerical results concerning surface displacements due to a point force are given for the case of nonzero shear modulus at the surface. These results show that nonhomogeneity can considerably increase amplitudes at large distances from the applied force.     

Green’s functions of an exponentially graded transversely isotropic half-space

By virtue of a complete set of displacement potential functions and Hankel transform, the analytical expressions of Green’s function of an exponentially graded elastic transversely isotropic half-space is presented. The given solution is analytically in exact agreement with the existing solution for a homogeneous transversely isotropic half-space. Employing a robust asymptotic decomposition technique, the Green’s function is decomposed to the closed-form Green’s function corresponding to the homogeneous transversely isotropic half-space and grading term with strong decaying integrands. This representation is very useful for numerical methods which are based on boundary-integral formulations such as boundary-element method since the numerically evaluated part is not responsible for the singularity. The high accuracy of the proposed numerical scheme is confirmed by some numerical examples.     

SH波入射半空间双相介质界面附近圆形衬砌的动力分析

利用复变函数和Green函数法研究了无限半空间中双相介质界面附近圆形衬砌对SH波的散射与动应力集中问题.该问题的解答采用镜像法,首先构造出含有圆形衬砌的直角平面区域出平面问题的Green函数,然后利用“契合”技术,并根据界面处位移连续性条件将解答归结为具有弱奇异性的第一类Fredholm积分方程组的求解,结合散射波的衰减特性,直接离散该方程组,把积分方程组转化为线性代数方程组可得到该问题的数值结果.最后,通过算例分析了不同介质参数、几何参数和入射波时圆形衬砌界面的动应力集中情况.     

Nonlocal theory solution of two collinear cracks in the functionally graded materials

In this paper, the interaction of two collinear cracks in functionally graded materials subjected to a uniform anti-plane shear loading is investigated by means of nonlocal theory. The traditional concepts of the nonlocal theory are extended to solve the fracture problem of functionally graded materials. To make the analysis tractable, it is assumed that the shear modulus varies exponentially with the coordinate vertical to the crack. By use of the Fourier transform, the problem can be solved with the help of a pair of triple integral equations, in which the unknown variable is the displacement on the crack surfaces. To solve the triple integral equations, the displacement on the crack surfaces is expanded in a series of Jacobi polynomials. Unlike the classical elasticity solutions, it is found that no stress singularity is present near the crack tips. The nonlocal elastic solutions yield a finite hoop stress at the crack tip, thus allowing us to use the maximum stress as a fracture criterion in functionally graded materials. The magnitude of the finite stress field depends on the crack length, the distance between two cracks, the parameter describing the functionally graded materials and the lattice parameter of the materials.     

Elastic Displacement in a Half-Space Under the Action of a Tensor Force. General Solution for the Half-Space with Point Forces

The elastic displacement in an isotropic elastic half-space with free surface is calculated for a point tensor force which may arise from the seismic moment of seismic sources concentrated at an inner point of the half-space. The starting point of the calculation is the decomposition of the displacement by means of the Helmholtz potentials and a simplified version of the Grodskii-Neuber-Papkovitch procedure. The calculations are carried out by using generalized Poisson equations and in-plane Fourier transforms, which are convenient for treating boundary conditions. As a general result we compute the displacement in the isotropic elastic half-space with free surface caused by point forces with arbitrary structure and orientation, localized either beneath the surface (generalized Mindlin problem) or on the surface (generalized Boussinesq-Cerruti problems). The inverse Fourier transforms are carried out by means of Sommerfeld-type integrals. For forces buried in the half-space explicit results are given for the surface displacement, which may exhibit finite values at the origin, or at distances on the surface of the order of the depth of the source. The problem presented here may be viewed as an addition to the well-known static problems of elastic equilibrium of a half-space under the action of concentrated loads. The application of the method to similar problems and another approach to the starting point of the general solution are discussed.     

Deformation trapping due to thermoplastic instability in one-dimensional wave propagation

One-dimensional shear wave propagation in a half-space of a nonlinear material is considered. The surface of the half-space is subjected to a time dependent but spatially uniform tangential velocity. The half-space material exhibits strain hardening, thermal softening and strain rate sensitivity of the flow stress. For this system, a well-defined band of intense shear deformation can develop adjacent to the loaded surface, even though the material has no imperfections or other natural length scale. Representative particle velocity and strain profiles, which have been obtained numerically, are described for several different models.     

Displacement fields and self-energies of circular and polygonal dislocation loops in homogeneous and layered anisotropic solids

There are large classes of materials problems that involve the solutions of stress, displacement, and strain energy of dislocation loops in elastically anisotropic solids, including increasingly detailed investigations of the generation and evolution of irradiation induced defect clusters ranging in sizes from the micro- to meso-scopic length scales. Based on a two-dimensional Fourier transform and Stroh formalism that are ideal for homogeneous and layered anisotropic solids, we have developed robust and computationally efficient methods to calculate the displacement fields for circular and polygonal dislocation loops. Using the homogeneous nature of the Green tensor of order −1, we have shown that the displacement and stress fields of dislocation loops can be obtained by numerical quadrature of a line integral. In addition, it is shown that the sextuple integrals associated with the strain energy of loops can be represented by the product of a pre-factor containing elastic anisotropy effects and a universal term that is singular and equal to that for elastic isotropic case. Furthermore, we have found that the self-energy pre-factor of prismatic loops is identical to the effective modulus of normal contact, and the pre-factor of shear loops differs from the effective indentation modulus in shear by only a few percent. These results provide a convenient method for examining dislocation reaction energetic and efficient procedures for numerical computation of local displacements and stresses of dislocation loops, both of which play integral roles in quantitative defect analyses within combined experimental–theoretical investigations.     

Ordinary state-based peridynamics for plastic deformation according to von Mises yield criteria with isotropic hardening

This study presents the ordinary state-based peridynamic constitutive relations for plastic deformation based on von Mises yield criteria with isotropic hardening. The peridynamic force density–stretch relations concerning elastic deformation are augmented with increments of force density and stretch for plastic deformation. The expressions for the yield function and the rule of incremental plastic stretch are derived in terms of the horizon, force density, shear modulus, and hardening parameter of the material. The yield surface is constructed based on the relationship between the effective stress and equivalent plastic stretch. The validity of peridynamic predictions is established by considering benchmark solutions concerning a plate under tension, a plate with a hole and a crack also under tension.     

Dynamic response of a half-space to radial shear surface loadings

Summary The axisymmetric response of an elastic half-space to the sudden application of radial shear surface loadings is investigated in this paper. Exact expressions for the surface displacement components are developed by means of integral transforms and complex functions. Numerical results are presented in diagrams to show the wave propagation on the surface due to the dynamic loadings, and the wave front singularities in the displacement components are particularly discussed. It is found that, for a given point on the half-space surface, Rayleigh surface waves issued from the nearest and farthest disturbances give rise to a jump or a two-sided logarithmic singularity in the displacement components.     

Torsion of an elastic solid cylinder with a radial variation in the shear modulus

A Green's function approach is used to formulate and obtain the stress field, under torsional loads in a radially finite solid cylinder with radially variable elastic modulus. With this approach a certain dual static-geometric analogy in the solution is readily proved and applied to generate the solution with stress boundary conditions from that with displacement boundary conditions and vice-versa.The problem is solved using both boundary conditions and for an exponentially varying shear modulus. In particular, under displacement boundary conditions, the stress field in the solid with a generalised Reissner-Sagoci boundary condition is easily deduced. With stress boundary conditions, the criteria for crack propagation in such elastic models are also obtained using the Griffith-Irwin condition of rupture.     

Elastic interaction between force dipoles on a stretchable substrate

The objective of this paper is to study elastic interaction between force dipoles on the surface of a semi-infinite stretchable substrate. The substrate undergoes a uniform, finite pre-stretch, while the additional deformation induced by a force dipole is assumed infinitesimal. By adopting a neo-Hookean constitutive law, the surface Green function for the pre-stretched substrate is obtained. The result is then used to derive the energy of dipolar interaction on the surface. As an application, mutual interaction between two physisorbed molecules is discussed in detail. The dipole moment of a molecule is found from the elementary intermolecular potential, and its dependence on the pre-stretch is established explicitly. Numerical results indicate that pre-stretches can substantially alter the interaction, and thus provide a controllable way to guide the self-assembly of adsorbed molecules on the substrate surface.     

Static wetting on flexible substrates: a finite element formulation

In static wetting on an elastic substrate, force exerted by the liquid–vapour surface tension on a solid surface deforms the substrate, producing a capillary ridge along the contact line. This paper presents a finite element formulation for predicting elastic deformation, close to the static wetting line (with angle of contact=90o and σSV=σSL).The substrate deformation is modelled with the Mooney–Rivlin constitutive law for incompressible rubber‐like solids. At the contact line, a stress singularity is known to arise, due to the surface tension acting on a line of infinitesimal thickness. To relive the stress singularity, either (i) the surface tension is applied over a finite contact region (of macroscopic thickness), or (ii) the solid crease angle is fixed. These two options suggest that normal component of Neumann's triangle law of forces, for the three surface tensions, is not applicable for elastic substrates (as for rigid ones). The vertical displacement of the contact line is a strong function of liquid/vapour surface tension and shear modulus of the solid. Copyright 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.