Determination of contact stresses in problems on bending of a package of transversely isotropic bars

A mechanomathematical model for bending of packages of transversely isotropic bars of rectangular cross section is proposed. Adhesion, slippage, and separation zones between the bars are considered. The resolving equations for deflections and tangential displacements are supplemented with a system of linear differential equations for determining the normal and tangential contact stresses, and boundary conditions are formulated. A scheme for analytical solution of two contact problems—a package under the action of a distributed load and a round stamp—is considered. For these packages, a transition is performed from the initial system of differential equations for determining the contact stresses, where the unknown functions are interrelated by recurrent relationships, to one linear differential equation of fourth order and then to a system of linear algebraic equations. This transition allows us to integrate the initial system and get expressions for the contact stresses.Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 40, No. 6, pp. 761–778, November–December, 2004.     

Mechanical properties of metallic ribbons investigated by depth sensing indentation technique

The paper presents mechanical properties of two kinds of Co-based and one Fe-based metallic ribbons by the depth sensing indentation (DSI) technique. Investigations were carried out on two kinds ternary alloy Co₇₇Si_11,5B_11,5 and Fe₇₈Si₁₃B₉ and multicomponent Co₆₈Fe₄Mo₁Si_13,5B_13,5, which are so-called “zero-magnetostriction” materials. Metallic ribbons were investigated in amorphous state and partially crystallized state after annealing in 400°C in argon atmosphere. Heating of ribbons obtained by melt spinning technique was performed to check its effect on changes of mechanical properties.     

Amination of octafluoronaphthalene in liquid ammonia: 2,6- and 2,7-Diaminohexafluoronaphthalenes selective preparation

Monoamination of octafluoronaphthalene by liquid ammonia affords 2-aminoheptafluoronaphthalene mainly (isolated yield 85-90%). Diamination of octafluoronaphthalene or amination of 2-aminoheptafluoronaphthalene affords a mixture of isomeric 1,6-, 1,7-, 2,6-, and 2,7-diaminohexafluoronaphthalenes with considerable prevalence of the 2,7-isomer (∼70%), thus being the first example of the predominant substitution at position 7 in 2-substituted polyfluoronaphthalenes. The 2,7/2,6 ratio of 2-X-heptafluoronaphthalene (X = ⁻NH, NH₂ and NHAc) amination diminishes with the decrease of electron-donating effect of the substituent; 2,7-diaminohexafluoronaphthalene forms in the reactions of 2-aminoheptafluoronaphthalene or octafluoronaphthalene with excess of NaNH₂ in liquid ammonia and 2,6-diaminohexafluoronaphthalene—in the reaction of 2-acetylamidoheptafluoronaphthalene with liquid ammonia followed by acetylamido group hydrolysis. The method of the selective preparation of these diamines based on the reversible transformation of amino group and a convenient technique of their high purity isolation by complexation with crown ether have been elaborated.     

Modeling the wave parameters of a narrow slotted transmission line based on a superconducting film

An analytical expression for calculating the wave parameters of a narrow-slot transmission line is found in the quasistatic approximation. A two-fluid model is used for analyzing processes in a superconducting film of thickness comparable to the London penetration depth. The wave parameters of the slotted line are calculated under assumptions about the current distribution near the edges of the slot which are analogous to those used previously for analyzing microstrip and coplanar lines. Zh. Tekh. Fiz. 67, 94–97 (September 1997)     

Light scattering in a finite multi-particle system

We use the discrete dipole approximation (DDA) to perform electromagnetic scattering calculations of particles in a 3D volume. We adjust the spacing between the particles to change the volume densities of the scattering systems from approximately 10% to 100%. For very large volume densities, e.g. >50%, it is difficult to assign unambiguously whether the system is composed of a single heterogeneous particle or of multiple particles. Our calculations demonstrate optical effects attributable to multiple scattering in systems having volume densities as high as ～90%. This suggests that heterogeneities within naturally occurring particle systems can produce multiple-scattering effects. We also see evidence of very deep negative polarization branches (NPBs) (～?6%) that may have implications in interpreting polarization phase curves of cometary circumnuclear halos.     

Nanosecond Calibration of a Piezo Transducer by Comparing Thermoacoustic and Vaporization Pressure Signals at Pulsed Laser Irradiation of a Metal Target

Physics of Wave Phenomena - A possibility of calibrating a piezo transducer by comparing thermoacoustic and vaporization pressure signals generated in a metal (liquid mercury) irradiated with...