Extension of the non-uniform warping theory to an orthotropic composite beam

This Note proposes an extension to composite section of the non-uniform (out-of-plane) warping beam theory recently established for homogeneous and isotropic beam by R. El Fatmi (C. R. Mecanique 335 (2007) 467–474). For the present work, which constitutes a first step of this extension, the cross-section is assumed to be symmetric and made by orthotropic materials; however, Poisson's effects (called here in-plane warping) are also taken into account. Closed form results are given for the structural behavior of the composite beam and for the expressions of the 3D stresses; these ones, easy to compare with 3D Saint Venant stresses, make clear the additional contribution of the new internal forces induced by the non-uniformity of the (in and out) warpings. As first numerical applications, results on torsion and shear-bending of a cantilever sandwich beam are presented.     

A kinetic interpretation of the section‐averaged Saint‐Venant system for natural river hydraulics

The classical Saint‐Venant system is well suited for the modeling of dam breaks, hydraulic jumps, reservoir emptying, flooding etc. For many applications, the extension of the Saint‐Venant system to the case of non‐rectangular channels is necessary and this section‐averaged Saint‐Venant system exhibits additional source terms. The main difficulty of these equations consists of the discretization of these source terms. In this paper we propose a kinetic interpretation for the section averaged Saint‐Venant system and derive an associated numerical scheme. The numerical scheme—2nd order in space and time—preserves the positivity of the water height, and is well‐balanced. Numerical results including comparisons with analytic and experimental test problems illustrate the accuracy and the robustness of the numerical algorithm. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Comparison of finite element methods for the St. Venant equations

Finite element schemes for hyperbolic systems are applied to the St. Venant equations for one-dimensional, unsteady, open channel flow. The comparative performances of the characteristic-dissipative-Galerkin, Taylor-Galerkin and least squares finite element schemes are assessed by means of linear Fourier analysis and solution of idealized non-linear wave propagation problems. Of particular interest is the behaviour of these schemes for the regressive wave component in both subcritical and supercritical flows. To assess the quality of the basic solution, the methods are compared without any additional artificial diffusion or shock-capturing formulations. The balanced treatment of both wave components in the characteristic-dissipative-Galerkin method is illustrated. Also, the method displays little sensitivity to parameters variations. The Taylor-Galerkin scheme provides good solutions, although oscillations due to wave dispersion and minimal diffusion of the regressive wave are displayed. Also, this method is somewhat sensitive to the time step increment. The least squares method is considered unsuitable for unsteady, open channel flow problems owing to its inability to propagate a regressive wave in a supercritical flow.     

一组适合于带纵向裂纹柱体圣维南扭转的等参数元素

本文给出一组新的适合于带纵向裂纹柱体圣维南扭转的等参数元素,它们分别是八结点等参数元素、在裂纹尖端具有r-1/2奇异性的“1/4”八结点等参数元素及八结点过渡元素.利用这些元素,对含有径向纵裂纹的圆柱体进行了圣维南扭转计算.计算结果表明,本文给出的等参数元素有较高的精度、较好的收敛性及快的收敛速度,同时还具有程序简单、省机时等优点,所以特别适合于实际的工程计算.     

多层层合板圣维南问题的解析解

将哈密尔顿体系理论引入到多层层合板问题之中,建立了一套求解该问题的横向哈密尔顿算子矩阵的本征函数向量展开解法,并成功地求解出圣维南问题的解析解．进一步显示了弹性力学新求解体系的有效性及其应用潜力