Generalized variational principle on nonlinear theory of naturally curved and twisted closed thin-walled composite beams

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Region-wise variational principles and generalized variational principles on large strain for consolidation theory

Introduction Thedeformationofsaturatedsoftclayisoneofimportantquestionsingeotechnical engineering.Thenotablecharacteristicisthatthedegreeofitsstrainisgenerallylargerthan10percent.Oneofthecauses[1],Whichleadtoaquantitativedifferencebetweenthe numericalsimu…     

STUDY OF THE EQUIVALENT THEOREM OF GENERALIZED VARIATIONAL PRINCIPLES IN ELASTICITY

The relations of all generalized variational principles in elasticity are studied by employing the invariance theorem of field theory. The infinitesimal scale transformation in field theory was employed to investigate the equivalent theorem. Among the results found particularly interesting are those related to that all generalized variational principles in elasticity are equal to each other. Also studied result is that only two variables are independent in the functional and the stress-strain relation is the variational constraint condition for all generalized variational principles in elasticity. This work has proven again the conclusion of Prof. Chien Wei-zang.     

On the connections between the functionals of equivalent variational principles

It is proved in this paper that the functionals of equivalent variational principles are different essentially only in terms of weighted residues. Consequently, the simplest method for constructing equivalent variational principles is to add weighted residues to known functionals as first used by Courant [4].     

The applications of generalized variational principles in nonlinear structural analysis

This paper discusses the generalized variational principles founded by thetechnique of Lagrangian multipliers in structural mechanics and analyzes the nonlinearstatically indeterminate structures.It is assumed that the stress-strain relationship ofthe materials of structures has the form ofσ=Bε~(1/m)orτ=Cγ~(1/m),namely,thephysical equations of structures have the shape of exponential functions.Severalexamples are given to illustrate the statically indeterminate structures such as thetrusses,beams,frames and torsional bars.     

Semi-inverse method and generalized variational principles with multi-variables in elasticity

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Hamiltonian systems in elasticity and their variational principles

ＨＡＭＩＬＴＯＮＩＡＮＳＹＳＴＥＭＳＩＮＥＬＡＳＴＩＣＩＴＹＡＮＤＴＨＥＩＲＶＡＲＩＡＴＩＯＮＡＬＰＲＩＮＣＩＰＬＥＳＷａｎｇＺｈｉ－ｇｕｏ（王治国）（ＲｅｓｅａｒｃｈＩｎｓｔｉｔｕｔｅｏｆＶｉｂｒａｔｉｏｎＥｎｇｉｎｅｅｒｉｎｇ,ＮａｎｊｉｎｇＵｎ...     

Mixed variational principle in elasticity theory and canonical systems of equations

The paper proposes a modification of the mixed variational principle from which stationarity conditions are derived in the form of a mixed system of equations resolved for the first derivatives of the displacement and stress components acting in a plane perpendicular to one of the coordinate axes. The variational principle allows decreasing the dimension of the problem of elasticity thus reducing the system of equations to a canonical form. The modified mixed principle helps immediately obtain a canonical system of equations for various applied theories. This possibility is demonstrated with the example of the Timoshenko theory of plates __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 43, No. 5, pp. 55–62, May 2007.     

Generalized sub-region mixed and hybrid variational principlesin nonlinear elastodynamics

In this paper, the Hu-Washizu generalized variational principle isextended to nonlinear elastodynamics with five independent fields. The twokinds of framework of functional, the potential energy and complementaryenergy expressions containing the subsidiary conditions with Lagrangemultipliers are suggested. According to the principle of stationaryfunctional, we have the governing equations and Lagrange multipliersdetermened by the results of variation. The generalized sub-region mixed andhybrid variational principle in nonlinear elastodynamics is presented.Supported by National Natural ScienceFoundation of China.     

Generalized variational principles of the viscoelastic body with voids and their applications

From the Boltzmann‘ s constitutive law of viscoelastic materials and the linear theory of elastic materials with voids, a constitutive model of generalized force fields for viscoelastic solids with voids was given. By using the variational integral method, the convolution-type functional was given and the corresponding generalized variational principles and potential energy principle of viscoelastic solids with voids were presented. It can be shown that the variational principles correspond to the differential equations and theinitial and boundary conditions of viscoelastic body with voids. As an application, a generalized variational principle of viscoelastic Timoshenko beams with damage was obtained which corresponds to the differential equations of generalized motion and the initial and boundary conditions of beams. The variational principles provide a way for solving problems of viscoelastic solids with voids.     

电磁弹性固体三维问题的广义变分原理

提出了以电磁弹性固体所有变量应力、应变、位移、电位移、电场强度、电势、磁感应强度、磁场强度和磁势为自变量的电磁弹性固体三维问题最一般形式的广义变分原理。它们涵盖了电磁弹性固体问题所有的基本方程和边界条件。在此基础上还可以进一步给出部分变量为自变量的其它形式广义变分原理。     

Generalized variational principles of symmetrical elasticity problem of large deformations

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Research on a systematic methodology for theory of elasticity

IntroductionTraditionalsolutionmethodsforelastictheorygenerallyconformedtotwodifferentthoughts[1～ 12 ] .Onewasbaseduponpointsthatstartfromdifferentialequations.Theotherwasbaseduponwholethatstartsfromenergyprinciples .Inthispaper,theequivalenceisprovedbetweendifferentialformandintegralformofasystematicmethodologyfortheoryofelasticity .Auniformframeworkofthesystematicmethodologyisestablished .Innewsystemitisexpressedintheformsofdifferentialform ,integralformormixedform .Aseriesofdualrelations…     

Large deformation symmetrical elasticity problems solved by the variational method

In this paper,based on the mathematical theory of classical mechanics and Chen‘s theorem,the variational method is used in the study of large deformation symmetrical elasticity problems.The generalized variational principles of potential energy and complementary energy,based on the instantaneous configuration are obtained,and the equivalence between the two principles is proved.Besides,the generalized variational principles of dynamical problems based on the instantaneous configuration are also given.     

Generalized variational principles for boundary value problem of electromagnetic field in electrodynamics

An expression of the generalized principle of virtual work for the boundary value problem of the linear and anisotropic electromagnetic field is given. Using Chien＇s method, a pair of generalized variational principles （GVPs） are established, which directly leads to all four Maxwell＇s equations, two intensity-potential equations, two constitutive equations, and eight boundary conditions. A family of constrained variational principles is derived sequentially. As additional verifications, two degenerated forms are obtained, equivalent to two known variational principles. Two modified GVPs are given to provide the hybrid finite element models for the present problem.     

Variational principles of asymmetric elasticity theory of finite deformation

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The variational principles and application of nonlinear numerical manifold method

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Variational principles and generalized variational principles for nonlinear elasticity with finite displacement

In a previous paper (1979)^[1], the minimum potential energy principle and stationary complementary energy principle for nonlinear elasticity with finite displacement, together with various complete and incomplete generalized principles were studied. However, the statements and proofs of these principles were not so clearly stated about their constraint conditions and their Euler equations. In somecases, the Euler equations have been mistaken as constraint conditions. For example, the stress displacement relation should be considered as Euler equation in complementary energy principle but have been mistaken as constraint conditions in variation. That is to say, in the above mentioned paper, the number of constraint conditions exceeds the necessary requirement. Furthermore, in all these variational principles, the stress-strain relation never participate in the variation process as constraints, i.e., they may act as a constraint in the sense that, after the set of Euler equations is solved, the stress-strain relation may be used to derive the stresses from known strains, or to derive the strains from known stresses. This point was not clearly mentioned in the previous paper (1979)^[1]. In this paper, the high order Lagrange multiplier method (1983)^[2] is used to construct the corresponding generalized variational principle in more general form. Throughout this paper, V/.V. Novozhilov's results (1958)^[3] for nonlinear elasticity are used.     

The combined energy variational principles in linear elasticity

In this paper, a new kind of mixed energy variational principles in linear elasticity—the combined energy variational principles is presented. First, we define the conjugate body of an elastic body, which is obtained by changing the boundary conditions of the elastic body. Next, we decompose the conjugate body into two component-states, construct functionals of potential energy and complementary energy, respectively, for the component-states and define the additional hybrid energy between the component-states. Thus the functionals of combined energy can be constructed. Three typical combined energy variational principles are demonstrated and the other forms of combined energy variational principles are given. The application of the proposed principles to the calculation of thin plates with complicated boundaries is shown.