{"title":"Nonlinear elastic general integral equations in micromechanics of random structure composites","authors":"Valeriy A Buryachenko","doi":"10.1177/10812865241255048","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10812865241255048","url":null,"abstract":"We consider static problems for composite materials (CMs) with either locally elastic or peridynamic constitutive properties. The general integral equation (GIE) is the exact integral equationWe consider static problems for composite materials connecting the random fields at the point being considered and the surrounding points. There is a very long and colored history of the development of GIE which goes back to Lord Rayleigh. Owing to the new GIE (forming the second background of micromechanics also called the computational analytical micromechanics, CAM), one proved that local micromechanics (LM) and peridynamic micromechanics (PM) are formally similar to each other for CM of random structures. By now, the GIEs are generalized to CMs (of statistically homogeneous and inhomogeneous structures) with the phases described by local models, strongly nonlocal models (strain type and displacement type, peridynamics), and weakly nonlocal models (strain-gradient theories, stress-gradient theories, and higher-order models). However, a fundamental restriction of all mentioned GIEs is their linearity with respect to a primary unknown variable. The goal of this study is obtaining nonlinear GIEs for PM, and, in a particular case, for LM. For the presentation of PM as a unified theory, we describe PM as the formalized schemes of blocked (or modular) structures so that the experts developing one block need not be experts in the underlying another block (this is a good background for effective collaborations of different teams in so many multidisciplinary areas as PM). The opportunity for the creation of this blocked structure of the PM is supported by a critical generalization of CAM which is extremely flexible, robust, and general.","PeriodicalId":49854,"journal":{"name":"Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141873024","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Transient mode-III problem of the elastic matrix with a line inclusion","authors":"YS Wang, BL Wang, KF Wang","doi":"10.1177/10812865241262491","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10812865241262491","url":null,"abstract":"The method of pull-out test has been used to identify the mechanical performance of hybrid and fiber-reinforced composite materials. This paper investigates the elastic phase preceding the pull-out of a rigid line inclusion from the polymer matrix with fixed top and bottom surfaces. The mode-III problem is investigated such that the pull-out force is applied from the out-of-plane direction and it can be either transient or static. By applying the singular integral equation technique, the semi-analytical elastic field expressions are obtained. Under the static pull-out force, the stress intensity factor (SIF) near the inclusion tip shows a monotonic increase as the length and height of the matrix increase, whereas for the transient pull-out force, the SIF displays an initial increasing and followed by a decline. The maximum SIF is obtained for (1) the matrix length is 2 to 2.5 times of the inclusion length, and (2) the matrix height is 1 to 2 times of the inclusion length. Moreover, this paper provides a solution approach that incorporates the elasticity of the inclusion, showing that there is an optimal shear stiffness that minimizes the stress singularity of system. The conclusions of this study hold significance for the design and performance evaluation of fiber-reinforced composite materials.","PeriodicalId":49854,"journal":{"name":"Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids","volume":"245 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141776123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Does the capacitor analogy model in fracture mechanics of elastic dielectrics constitute an appropriate approximation?","authors":"Lennart Behlen, Daniel Wallenta, Andreas Ricoeur","doi":"10.1177/10812865241252368","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10812865241252368","url":null,"abstract":"The analytical solution of an elliptic dielectric cavity in an infinite dielectric plate is taken as basis to investigate a Griffith crack problem which is obtained by letting the semi-minor axis tend towards zero. In the course of this, an erroneous conformal mapping, commonly employed in literature and correctly reproducing the electric field only in a part of the physical space, is rectified. Interpreting the elliptic interface as faces of a mechanically opened crack which is exposed to an oblique remote electric field, surface charges and electrostatic tractions are calculated. In contrast to the established capacitor analogy model, approximately yielding electric charge densities and Coulombic tractions from displacements and electric potentials in the undeformed crack configuration, the work at hand provides exact solutions accounting for different implications of the crack curvature and for the inclination of the electric field. Crack weight functions are finally used to calculate stress and electric displacement intensity factors. As turns out, the surface charges of the capacitor analogy represent an excellent substitute for the exact electric boundary conditions within a relevant range of parameters, whereas inaccurate Coulombic tractions in the vicinity of crack tips may lead to a significantly overestimated mode I stress intensity factor.","PeriodicalId":49854,"journal":{"name":"Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids","volume":"48 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141776122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mechanics and mechanobiology of intracranial aneurysms","authors":"JD Humphrey","doi":"10.1177/10812865231219163","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10812865231219163","url":null,"abstract":"Rupture of intracranial aneurysms, either fusiform or saccular in shape, associates with significant morbidity and mortality. The progressive enlargement and eventual rupture of these lesions depends strongly on the associated mechanics and mechanobiology. In this paper, we review results from past biomechanical analyses of intracranial aneurysms and highlight lessons learned in the general area of vascular mechanobiology with the goal of guiding future research.","PeriodicalId":49854,"journal":{"name":"Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids","volume":"160 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141776126","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Explicit solutions in Cartesian coordinates for an elliptic hole in an infinite elastic plate","authors":"Mordecai Oore, Sageev Oore","doi":"10.1177/10812865241249751","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10812865241249751","url":null,"abstract":"An explicit analytical solution for an elliptical hole in an infinite elastic plate is derived for uniaxial load from the earliest work on this configuration. This is used along with the biaxial loading case and more recent solutions, available in curvilinear coordinates, to transform the stress fields into Cartesian coordinates along the x and y axes, reducing the curvilinear solutions to simplified short-form expressions of x and y. The present closed-form results are the functions of polynomials of the second and third order of x or y along the x or y axes, respectively, and have the most concise form to the best of the authors’ knowledge. The displacements for plain stress condition are calculated directly from the present stress field expressions, as functions of second-order polynomials of x or y and demonstrate overall consistency. Application of the present stress field and displacements results to special cases, such as a circular hole, a crack, and an elliptical hole in a pressurized cylindrical shell, are shown to agree with published solutions where available.","PeriodicalId":49854,"journal":{"name":"Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids","volume":"63 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141785488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Transient heat transfer analysis of a sandwich panel with a cracked honeycomb core","authors":"Wenzhi Yang, Ruchao Gao, Jinxing Liu, Zengtao Chen","doi":"10.1177/10812865241261638","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10812865241261638","url":null,"abstract":"Sandwich structures with ceramic honeycomb cores are extensively employed in thermal protection systems owing to their exceptional ability to resist high temperatures. This work aims at exploring the effect of cracking on the transient thermal process of the sandwich panel subject to impulsive and cyclic thermal loadings. Both the conventional and re-entrant hexagonal alumina honeycombs are considered for the core material. By the integral transform method, combined with singular integral equations, the transient temperatures of the whole sandwich panel are determined from the semi-analytical solution. The straightforward temperature difference of the crack face’s midpoints is exploited to characterize the heat intensification near the crack. Parametric investigations are carried out for the internal cell angle, the relative density, crack length, crack position, and thickness of face sheets, which provides a better understanding of the honeycomb materials working in thermal protection systems.","PeriodicalId":49854,"journal":{"name":"Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids","volume":"86 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141785487","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Julian Karl Bauer, Constantin Krauß, Juliane Blarr, Philipp L Kinon, Luise Kärger, Thomas Böhlke
{"title":"Evaluation of a decomposition-based interpolation method for fourth-order fiber-orientation tensors: An eigensystem approach","authors":"Julian Karl Bauer, Constantin Krauß, Juliane Blarr, Philipp L Kinon, Luise Kärger, Thomas Böhlke","doi":"10.1177/10812865241241002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10812865241241002","url":null,"abstract":"We propose and assess a new decomposition-based interpolation method on fourth-order fiber-orientation tensors. This method can be used to change the resolution of discretized fields of fiber-orientation tensors, e.g., obtained from flow simulations or computer tomography, which are common in the context of short- and long-fiber–reinforced composites. The proposed interpolation method separates information on structure and orientation using a parametrization which is based on tensor components and a unique eigensystem. To identify this unique eigensystem of a given fourth-order fiber-orientation tensor in the absence of material symmetry, we propose a sign convention on tensor coefficients. We explicitly discuss challenges associated with material symmetries, e.g., non-distinct eigenvalues of the second-order fiber-orientation tensor and propose algorithms to obtain a unique set of parameters combined with a minimal number of eigensystems of a given fourth-order fiber-orientation tensor. As a side product, we specify for the first time, parametrizations and admissible parameter ranges of cubic, tetragonal, and trigonal fiber-orientation tensors. Visualizations in terms of truncated Fourier series, quartic plots, and tensor glyphs are compared.","PeriodicalId":49854,"journal":{"name":"Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids","volume":"61 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141776121","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Transfer matrix for a weakly nonlocal elastic layer and Lamb waves in layered nonlocal composite plates","authors":"Vu Thi Ngoc Anh, Pham Chi Vinh, Tran Thanh Tuan","doi":"10.1177/10812865241258377","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10812865241258377","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we establish the transfer matrix for an orthotropic elastic layer made of nanomaterial that is modeled by the weakly nonlocal elasticity model. This model is proposed recently and different from other existing nonlocal models of elasticity it has been proved to be well-posed for any problem of plane waves. Since the established transfer matrix is totally explicit, it is a convenient tool in investigating various problems of plane waves propagating in layered nonlocal elastic media. To prove this point, we use it to derive the dispersion equation of Lamb waves propagating in a composite plate consisting of two weakly nonlocal orthotropic layers. The dispersion equation in explicit form of Lamb waves has been derived, and it is shown that the derivation of this equation is much more simple than the one using the traditional technique. The obtained explicit dispersion equation will be used to establish techniques monitoring the health of layered nanostructures.","PeriodicalId":49854,"journal":{"name":"Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141776125","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An internal variable model of macroscopic twin boundary dynamics","authors":"Arkadi Berezovski","doi":"10.1177/10812865241258723","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10812865241258723","url":null,"abstract":"Depending on whether the experiments are quasi-static or fast dynamics, the measured twin boundary velocity values range from zero to the material’s sound speed. The twin boundary velocity is not yet predicted theoretically in the continuum mechanics framework. The extension of continual description is provided in the paper by means of internal variables. It is shown that a diffusional slow motion of twin boundaries can be represented using a single internal variable. The dual internal variable technique is employed for the description of the fast dynamics of twin boundaries.","PeriodicalId":49854,"journal":{"name":"Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids","volume":"69 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141776118","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Non-coercive problems for elastic plates with thin junction","authors":"Alexander M Khludnev","doi":"10.1177/10812865241252375","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10812865241252375","url":null,"abstract":"We consider a non-coercive boundary value problem for two elastic Kirchhoff–Love plates connected to each other by a thin junction. The non-coercivity of the problem is due to the Neumann-type conditions imposed at the external boundaries of the plates. A solution existence is proved for suitable given external forces. Passages to limits are justified as a rigidity parameter of the junction tends to infinity and to zero. We prove that the model corresponding to the first limit case describes an equilibrium of elastic plates with a thin rigid junction; the second limit model fits to the equilibrium state of two elastic plates independent of each other.","PeriodicalId":49854,"journal":{"name":"Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141776119","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}