Bending problems of rectangular Reissner plate with free edges laid on tensionless Winkler foundations

In this paper,an analytical method for solving the bending problems of rectangularReissner plate with free edges under arbitrary loads laid on tensionless Winkler foundationsis proposed.By assuming proper form of Fourier series with supplementary terms,whichmeet derivable conditions,for deflection and shear force functions,the basic differentialequations with given boundary conditions can be transformed into a set of simple infinitealgebraic equations.For common Winkler foundations,this set of equations can be solveddirectly and for tensionless Winkler foundations,it is a set of weak nonlinear algebraicequations,the solution of which can be obtained easily by using iterative procedures.     

VIBRATIONS OF STEPPED RECTANGULAR THIN PLATES ON WINKLER’S FOUNDATION

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Experimental investigation of dynamic pressure loads during dam break

The objective of this research work has been to conduct experimental measurements on a dam break flow over a horizontal dry bed in order to provide a detailed insight, with emphasis on the pressure loads, into the dynamics of the dam break wave impacting a vertical wall downstream the dam. The experimental setup is described in detail, comprising state of the art miniaturized pressure sensors, high sampling rate data acquisition systems and high frame-rate video camera. It is a 1:2 scale of the highly cited (Lee et al., 2002, Journal of Fluids Engineering, 124) article experimental apparatus. Kinematics has been analyzed focusing on the free surface and wave front evolution. Experimental observations regarding liquid height and wave front speed have found to be in agreement with existing literature. This agreement enables the authors, assuming a similar framework, to discuss the measured pressure loads as a consequence of the dam break wave front impacting on the downstream wall. These loads show a substantial variability which has been statistically characterized. The measured quantities have been compared with the scarce available data in the literature, whose consistency is discussed. Measurements have been conducted with two filling heights. Scaling effects for such heights are also analyzed. As a direct result of the present initiative, an extensive set of data for computational tools validation is provided as Supplementary Materials, including pressure signals, wave height measurements and experimental videos.     

On simplified solutions of contact problems for elastic foundations

In the paper, a method of averaging displacements in a circular area lying in a linearly elastic transversally isotropic foundation is developed for the four modes of motion: vertical, horizontal, rocking and torsional. The corresponding formulae are constructed in a general form which does not depend on the kind of Green functions. For vertical and horizontal modes, uniform load distribution are applied and the simple integral mean is considered, whereas for rotational modes the load proportional to the distance from an axis of rotation is used, and angles of rotation for individual points are averaged with weight of the distance squared. Along with the case of equal radii of circles of loading and averaging, the case of different radii is studied, which allows one to consider contact problems for embedded axisymmetric foundations having the radius varying with depth. As examples the following contact problems are studied: static stiffness for a cone embedded in a homogeneous isotropic half-space in vertical motion, and dynamic stiffness for a disk on a layer resting on a homogeneous half-space for four modes of motion. Comparisons with the corresponding exact solutions are carried out.     

具有弹性夹层的文克勒地基上双层叠合梁的解

将双层叠合梁之间的接触状况拟合为一符合 Goodman假设的弹性夹层 ,导出了Winkler弹性地基上双层叠合梁的微分方程组及其解析解。通过引入“广义夹层反应模量”计入了夹层水平和竖向反力引起的梁截面的剪切和拉压形变效应 ,它有效地提高了计算精度 ,尤其是在双层梁结构有间断的场合。     

Forced vibration of curved beams on two-parameter elastic foundation

Forced vibration analysis of curved beams on two-parameter elastic foundation subjected to impulsive loads are investigated. The Timoshenko beam theory is adopted in the derivation of the governing equation. Ordinary differential equations in scalar form obtained in the Laplace domain are solved numerically using the complementary functions method. The solutions obtained are transformed to the real space using the Durbin’s numerical inverse Laplace transform method. The static and forced vibration analysis of circular beams on elastic foundation are analyzed through various examples.     

Evaluation of the quality of clinical laboratories in the Slovak Republic: conceptual and contextual remarks

The paper demonstrates conceptual parallels and relationships between intellectual capital measurement methods and the evaluation of quality in clinical laboratories in the Slovak Republic. It explores further the contextual links of those parallels with the tangibility (or intangibility) of quality indicators of laboratory diagnostics. It also highlights the problems which laboratory staff in Slovakia are confronted with. Presented at the conference Quality in the Spotlight, March 2007, Antwerp, Belgium.     

Thermal post-buckling analysis of square plates resting on elastic foundation: A simple closed-form solutions

Thermal post-buckling paths of homogeneous, isotropic, square plate configurations resting on elastic foundation (Winkler type) subjected to biaxial compressive thermal loads are expressed as simple closed-form solutions by using the Rayleigh–Ritz method based on coupled displacement fields. Geometric non-linearity of von-Karman type is considered. The in-plane displacement field variations used in the formulation of Rayleigh–Ritz method are derived by using the governing in-plane static differential equations of the plate which in turn simplifies the difficulty of assuming an in-plane displacement field variations of the square plate. Accuracy and robustness of the proposed closed-form solutions are demonstrated by using the non-linear finite element formulation results which are obtained from an equilibrium path approach.     

基础动力分析的一种半解析、半数值方法

提出了一种基础动力分析的半解析、半数值计算方法．采用Lamb解及其相应的近似公式,建立了基础动反力和位移的关系式．从而可象静力问题那样将基础板分离出来,将板看作上部作用已知载荷,下部作用用挠度表示的地基反力,因此只需要对板进行有限元分析．采用这种方法分析了不同形状、 不同刚度、不同频率下的地基板的振动问题, 而且可以考虑基础埋深的影响．算例分析表明,提出的方法是一种计算简便、精度较高、适用范围广泛的有效数值方法．     

Elementary solution of contact problems for a transversely isotropic elastic layer bonded to a rigid foundation

The contact problem for an arbitrary punch acting on a transversely isotropic elastic layer bonded to a rigid foundation is solved by the generalized images method developed by the author earlier. The problem is reduced to that of an electrostatic problem of infinite row of coaxial charged disks in the shape of the domain of contact. The solution can be obtained by the method of iteration, collocations or any other standard procedure for solving integral equations. Exact inversion can be obtained in the case of a circular domain of contact. The mean value theorem can be used for estimation of the resultant force and tilting moment acting on a punch of arbitrary shape and circular domain of contact. A limiting case of general solution gives the solution for an isotropic layer. (Received: August 11, 2003)