On the Large Time Behavior of the Solutions of a Nonlocal Ordinary Differential Equation with Mass Conservation

We consider an initial value problem for a nonlocal differential equation with a bistable nonlinearity in several space dimensions. The equation is an ordinary differential equation with respect to the time variable t, while the nonlocal term is expressed in terms of spatial integration. We discuss the large time behavior of solutions and prove, among other things, the convergence to steady-states. The proof that the solution orbits are relatively compact is based upon the rearrangement theory.     

Nonlinear dynamics of imperfectly-supported pipes conveying fluid

In this paper, the nonlinear dynamics of a pipe imperfectly supported at the upstream end and free at the other and conveying fluid is investigated. The imperfect support is modelled via cubic translational and rotational springs. The equation of motion is obtained via Hamilton’s principle for an open system, and the Galerkin method is used for discretizing the resulting partial differential equation. The dynamics of a system with either strong rotational or strong translational stiffness is examined in details. Numerical results show that similarly to a cantilevered pipe, the system undergoes a supercritical Hopf bifurcation leading to period-1 limit cycle oscillations. The Hopf bifurcation may, however, occur at a much lower flow velocity compared to the perfect system. At higher flow velocities, quasi-periodic and chaotic-like motions may be observed. The amplitude of transverse displacement is generally much higher than that for a cantilevered pipe, mainly due to large-amplitude rigid-body motion. In addition, effects of the mass ratio, internal dissipation, hardening- or softening-type nonlinearity, as well as concentrated- or distributed-type nonlinearity on the dynamics of the system are examined.     

Output feedback controller for hysteretic time-delayed MIMO nonlinear systems

In this paper, an H ^?? output feedback controller is developed for a class of time-delayed MIMO nonlinear systems, containing backlash as an input nonlinearity. Particularly, a state observer is proposed to estimate unmeasurable states. The control law can be divided into two elements: An adaptive interval type-2 fuzzy part which approximates the uncertain model. The second part is an H ^??-based controller, which attenuates the effects of external disturbances and approximation errors to a prescribed level. Furthermore, the Lyapunov theorem is used to prove stability of proposed controller and its robustness to external disturbance, hysteresis input nonlinearity, and time varying time-delay. As an example, the designed controller is applied to address the tracking problem of 2-DOF robotic manipulator. Simulation results not only verify the robust properties but also in comparison with an existing method reveal the ability of the proposed controller to exclude the effects of unknown time varying time-delays and hysteresis input nonlinearity.     

Compressibility effects on the dynamic characteristics of gas lubricated mechanical components

The present Note deals with the effects of compressibility on the linearized dynamic characteristics of gas lubricated mechanical components (journal and thrust bearings). Although the effect of compressibility on the static characteristics is well known, its influence on the dynamic characteristics is still not clearly understood. The present Note uses Lubrication's simplest model problems (the 1D slider) to qualitatively describe this effect. An analytic solution obtained for the parallel 1D slider depicts the variation of stiffness and damping with the excitation frequency and shows that this nonlinearity must be taken into account for squeeze number larger than 1. A convenient way of handling this nonlinearity in a dynamic system is described for an aerodynamic thrust bearing. To cite this article: M. Arghir, P. Matta, C. R. Mecanique 337 (2009).     

On some localized waves described by the extended KdV equation

The influence of higher-order nonlinear terms on the shape of solitary waves is studied for mechanical systems governed by a generalization of the 5th order Korteweg–de Vries equation. New localized travelling wave with intrinsic oscillations (not breathers) is shown to arise from arbitrary initial pulse thanks only to the higher-order quadratic nonlinearity, while cubic nonlinearity is responsible for the formation of so-called ‘fat’ solitary wave. To cite this article: A.V. Porubov et al., C. R. Mecanique 333 (2005).     

Necessary conditions for shear thickening in associating polymer networks

We study shear-thickening phenomena observed in thermoreversible gels of telechelic associating polymers on the basis of the transient network theory. We introduce nonlinear models for the elongational properties of the middle chain; the tension along middle chains contains a nonlinear term with an amplitude A that diverges if the chain is fully stretched. Models for the dissociation rate of end chains from network junctions are also introduced; the dissociation rate is coupled to the middle-chain tension by a coupling constant g. The balance between the nonlinearity strength and coupling intensity determines the necessary condition for thickening. A strong nonlinearity in the tension caused by a large A leads to thickening if the dissociation rate of the end chains is weakly coupled to the middle-chain tension. In contrast, if it is strongly coupled, the end chains easily dissociate upon a small nonlinear elongation of the middle chains, thus leading to thinning. We present theoretical phase diagrams showing the boundary of the thickening/thinning transition in the A–g plane, and we show the existence of a critical point for thickening in these diagrams.     

Wave propagation analysis in 2D nonlinear hexagonal periodic networks based on second order gradient nonlinear constitutive models

We analyze the propagation of nonlinear waves in homogenized periodic nonlinear hexagonal networks, considering successively 1D and 2D situations. Wave analysis is performed on the basis of the construction of the effective strain energy density of periodic hexagonal lattices in the nonlinear regime. The obtained second order gradient nonlinear continuum has two propagation modes: an evanescent subsonic mode that disappears after a certain wavenumber and a supersonic mode characterized by an increase of the frequency with the wavenumber. For a weak nonlinearity, a supersonic mode occurs and the dispersion curves lie above the linear dispersion curve (v_p =v_p0). For a higher nonlinearity, the wave changes from a supersonic to an evanescent subsonic mode at s=0.7 and the dispersion curves drops below the linear case and vanish for certain values of the wavenumber. An important decrease in the frequency occurs for both subsonic and supersonic modes when the lattice becomes auxetic, and the longitudinal and shear modes become very close to each other. The influence of the lattice geometrical parameters of the lattice on the dispersion relations is analyzed.     

Adaptive sliding mode control of uncertain chaotic systems with input nonlinearity

This paper is concerned with the stabilization problem of uncertain chaotic systems with input nonlinearity. The slope parameters of this nonlinearity are unmeasured. A new sliding function is designed, then an adaptive sliding mode controller is established such that the trajectory of the system converges to the sliding surface in a finite time and finite-time reachability is theoretically proved. Using a virtual state feedback control technique, sufficient condition for the asymptotic stability of sliding mode dynamics is derived via linear matrix inequality (LMI). Then the results can be extended to uncertain chaotic systems with disturbances and adaptive sliding mode H _∞ controllers are designed. Finally, a simulation example is presented to show the validity and advantage of the proposed method.     

Lane-Emden equations of second kind modelling thermal explosion in infinite cylinder and sphere

We study a modified version of the Lane-Emden equation of the second kind modelling a thermal explosion in an infinite cylinder and a sphere. We first show that the solution to the relevant boundary value problem is bounded and that the solutions are monotone decreasing. The upper bound, the value of the solution at zero, can be approximated analytically in terms of the physical parameters. We obtain solutions to the boundary value problem, using both the Taylor series （which work well for weak nonlinearity） and the b-expansion method （valid for strong nonlinearity）. From here, we are able to deduce the qualitative behavior of the solution profiles with a change in any one of the physical parameters.     

The Stress–Strain State of Geometrically and Physically Nonlinear Plates with One-Sided Corrosive Wear

A technique is proposed to investigate one-sided corrosive wear. The problem is solved with regard for geometric and physical nonlinearity. Two, Dolinskii's and Gutman's corrosion models are considered. The quasistatic problem is solved by the method of variational iterations, which reduce ordinary differential equations to a system of nonlinear equations with approximation o(h ²) to be solved by Newton's method. At each step, to allow for physical nonlinearity, the method of variable elastic parameters is used. Also a technique is developed to consider various boundary conditions and ⁱ(e ⁱ) diagrams. Specific numerical results are presented.     

Design and analysis of a first order time-delayed chaotic system

The present paper reports the design and analysis of a new time-delayed chaotic system and its electronic circuit implementation. The system is described by a first-order nonlinear retarded type delay differential equation with a closed form mathematical function describing the nonlinearity. We carry out stability and bifurcation analysis to show that with the suitable delay and system parameters the system shows sustained oscillation through supercritical Hopf bifurcation. It is shown through numerical simulations that the system depicts bifurcation and chaos for a certain range of the system parameters. The complexity and predictability of the system are characterized by Lyapunov exponents and Kaplan?CYork dimension. It is shown that, for some suitably chosen system parameters, the system shows hyperchaos even for a small or moderate delay. Finally, we set up an experiment to implement the proposed system in electronic circuit using off-the-shelf circuit elements, and it is shown that the behavior of the time delay chaotic electronic circuit agrees well with our analytical and numerical results.     

Intrinsic nonlinearity from LAOStrain—experiments on various strain- and stress-controlled rheometers: a quantitative comparison

Strain-controlled large amplitude oscillatory shear (LAOStrain) experiments on a polyisoprene melt and a polyisobutylene solution were conducted on four different rheometers. The results are compared using nonlinear quantities such as the normalized intensity of the third harmonic (I _3/1) and the intrinsic nonlinearity in order to assess the reproducibility of the experiments. Two of the investigated instruments were strain-controlled rheometers, another two, were advanced stress-controlled rheometers. Since the stress-controlled rheometers are able to conduct strain-controlled tests when employing an active deformation control loop, the two different rheometer types could be compared. Experimental details like the gain of the deformation control loop, and the method of temperature control have been shown to play crucial roles in achieving reasonable reproducibility across the different instruments. Furthermore, deviations from the quadratic scaling of I _3/1 with the strain amplitude and the influence of instrument inertia on nonlinear quantities were observed for one of the stress-controlled instruments. The standard deviation of the intrinsic nonlinearity Q ₀(ω ₀) at a specific angular frequency as determined by measurements on the same instrument was found to be 8 % or lower. The relative deviations of Q ₀ across different instruments were instead up to 12 % in the investigated frequency range with an exception for a specific instrument and one of the samples, where the deviation was considerably larger.     

A theoretical and experimental investigation of the effects of a steady angle of attack on the nonlinear flutter of a delta wing plate model

Limit cycle oscillations (LCO) of wings on certain modern high performance aircraft have been observed in flight and in wind tunnel experiments. Whether the physical mechanism that gives rise to this behavior is a fluid or structural nonlinearity or both is still uncertain. It has been shown that an aeroelastic theoretical model with only a structural nonlinearity can predict accurately the limit cycle behavior at low subsonic flow for a plate-like wing at zero angle of attack. Changes in the limit cycle and flutter behavior as the angle of attack is varied have also been observed in flight. It has been suggested that this sensitivity to angle of attack is due to a fluid nonlinearity. In this investigation, we study the flutter and limit cycle behavior of a wing in low subsonic flow at small steady angles of attack. Experimental results are compared to those predicted using an aeroelastic theoretical model with only a structural nonlinearity. Results from both experiment and theory show a change in flutter speed as the steady angle of attack is varied. Also the LCO magnitude increased at a given velocity as the angle of attack was increased for both the experiment and theory. While not proving that the observed sensitivity to angle of attack of LCO in aircraft is due to a structural nonlinearity, the results do show that a change in the aeroelastic behavior at angles of attack can be caused by a structural nonlinearity as well as a fluid nonlinearity. In this paper, only structural nonlinearities are considered, but an extension to include aerodynamic nonlinearities would be very worthwhile.     

微分求积法的特性及其改进

微分求积法已在科学和工程计算中得到了广泛应用。然而,有关时域微分求积法的数值稳定性、计算精度即阶数等基本特性,仍缺乏系统性的分析结论。依据微分求积法的基本原理,推导证明了微分求积法的权系数矩阵满足V-变换这一重要特性;利用微分求积法和隐式Runge-Kutta法的等值性,证明了时域微分求积法是A-稳定、s级s阶的数值方法。在此基础上,为进一步提高传统微分求积法的计算精度,利用待定系数法和Padé逼近,推导出了一类新的s级2s阶的微分求积法。数值计算对比结果验证了所提出的新微分求积法比传统的微分求积法具有更高的计算精度。     

On <Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>th-order nonlinear ordinary random differential equations

An existence result for a nonlinear nth-order ordinary random differential equation is proved under the Carathéodory condition. Two existence results for extremal random solutions are also proved in the Carathéodory case and the discontinuous case of the nonlinearity involved in the equations. Our investigations are carried out in the Banach space of continuous real-valued functions on closed bounded intervals of the real line together with the application of a random version of the Leray–Schauder principle.     

Dissipative Boussinesq equations

The classical theory of water waves is based on the theory of inviscid flows. However it is important to include viscous effects in some applications. Two models are proposed to add dissipative effects in the context of the Boussinesq equations, which include the effects of weak dispersion and nonlinearity in a shallow water framework. The dissipative Boussinesq equations are then integrated numerically. To cite this article: D. Dutykh, F. Dias, C. R. Mecanique 335 (2007).     

单层平面索网幕墙结构的几何非线性问题研究

单层平面索网支承式玻璃幕墙结构是近年来在国内外应用较为广泛的一种新型幕墙结构形式,由于单层平面索网不具有负高斯曲面形式,结构在平面外方向的刚度偏柔,表现出较明显的几何非线性特征.本文采用连续化方法建立了单层平面索网结构考虑几何非线性影响的静力平衡方程和振动方程,得到了结构刚度的解析表达式,并采用谐波平衡法求得非线性频率的简化解析表达式,以此为基础研究了单层平面索网结构的静力非线性和动力非线性问题.研究结果表明:结构的非线性和结构的初始位置密切相关;结构的非线性频率主要取决于索的初始应变、结构振动幅值与跨度的比值,几何非线性对于结构动力性能的影响要小于对结构静力性能的影响;本文得到的结构在地震荷载和平均风荷载作用下的非线性振动方程和非线性频率为结构在地震荷载和脉动风荷载作用下动力响应的求解奠定了基础.     

Geometrically nonlinear vibration of laminated composite cylindrical thin shells with non-continuous elastic boundary conditions

The geometrically nonlinear forced vibration response of non-continuous elastic-supported laminated composite thin cylindrical shells is investigated in this paper. Two kinds of non-continuous elastic supports are simulated by using artificial springs, which are point and arc constraints, respectively. By using a set of Chebyshev polynomials as the admissible displacement function, the nonlinear differential equation of motion of the shell subjected to periodic radial point loading is obtained through the Lagrange equations, in which the geometric nonlinearity is considered by using Donnell’s nonlinear shell theory. Then, these equations are solved by using the numerical method to obtain nonlinear amplitude–frequency response curves. The numerical results illustrate the effects of spring stiffness and constraint range on the nonlinear forced vibration of points-supported and arcs-supported laminated composite cylindrical shells. The results reveal that the geometric nonlinearity of the shell can be changed by adjusting the values of support stiffness and distribution areas of support, and the values of circumferential and radial stiffness have a more significant influence on amplitude–frequency response than the axial and torsional stiffness.

     

Solitary-wave solutions of the Klein-Gordon equation with quintic nonlinearity

In this paper, the (G′/G)-expansion method is used to obtain exact solitary-wave and periodic-wave solutions for nonlinear evolution equations arising in mathematical physics with the aid of symbolic computations, namely, the Klein-Gordon equation with quintic nonlinearity. Our work is motivated by the fact that the (G′/G)-expansion method provides not only more general forms of solutions, but also periodic and solitary waves. As a result, hyperbolic function solutions and trigonometric function solutions with parameters are obtained. The method is straightforward and concise, and its application is promising for other nonlinear evolution equations in mathematical physics.     

On the asymptotic behavior of solutions of second-order differential equations with nonlinearity close to an exponential

We obtain asymptotic representations for one class of solutions of a second-order differential equation with nonlinearity close to an exponential. Translated from Neliniini Kolyvannya, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 541–553, October–December, 2008.